Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference

Since its development in 2020, the Guatemala Biodiversity Symbiota portal (biodiversidad.gt) has turned into an outstanding resource to facilitate the digitization, mobilization and use of specimen records from local natural history collections. Close to 50,000 records and several thousands of images from Guatemalan collections have been shared online for the first time in this portal. The bilingual interface Spanish-English, and the increased accessibility to biodiversity data and specialized tools like checklists and datasets generators, interactive search in collections and maps, among other resources, has also encouraged users from undergraduate students to professional researchers to develop their own studies on Guatemalan natural diversity. An integrated installation allows further data mobilization to GBIF, amplifying its impact on biodiversity research at international level and, at the same time, promoting visibility and recognition for Guatemalan collections and researchers.