Tools

R

• rgbif, gbdif: Access biodiversity data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility with R.

• pangear: data retrieval interface for the World Data Centre PANGAEA with R.

• clifloR: Access Cliflo data with R (includes Scott Base and Arrival Heights climate data).

• pastclim 1.2: an R package to easily access and use paleoclimatic reconstructions.

Python

• PolarToolKit: A Python package with the goal of making Polar (i.e. Antarctic, Arctic, Greenland) research more efficient, reproducible, and accessible

QGIS

• BAS Mapping Data Service: Antarctica and Southern Ocean basemap for Desktop GIS (updated 6 monthly)