iNat2Wiki

iNat2Wiki is a tool that helps bridge biodiversity data from iNaturalist to Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.

Code for Commons import adapted from: iNaturalist2Commons by @kaldari

Development

The tool is currently being rebuilt at:

• inat2wiki-dev.toolforge.org
• Source code: inat2wiki-dev GitHub repository

Please submit feature requests and bug reports to the inat2wiki-dev issue tracker.

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Basic Usage

Add an Observation via iNaturalist ID

chmod +x parse_observation_in_cli ./parse_observation_in_cli observationidhere

Then, just click the generated link to upload the image to Wikimedia Commons.

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Get Personalized Curation Queries

python3 list_user_observations.py

You'll be prompted to enter:

• Your iNaturalist username
• A language code for the Wikipedia query

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Core Logic

Core functionality is implemented in a shared Python module:

• inat2wiki-module

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Browser Add-on

There's also a Google Chrome extension to simplify workflows and upload directly from iNaturalist.