It's Our Nature to Know

Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute

Explore Our Data and Resources
Learn about Alberta's species and access our varied data products, mapping information, and acoustic data. It's all here!
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Leaders in Biodiversity Monitoring

We work collaboratively to provide ongoing, relevant and scientifically credible information on Alberta's living resources.

We're the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI). We track changes in wildlife and their habitats across Alberta.

Monitoring

We collect data on Alberta’s species at sites across the province in an extensive field program.

Mapping

We use innovative approaches to map and monitor Alberta’s landscapes and human footprint.

Collaborating

Together, we leverage each other’s strengths and expertise to deliver high-quality, scientific information.

Sharing and Engaging

We collect and share trusted information on biodiversity and landscapes to meaningfully understand the world around us.

Data For Everyone

Transparent. Accessible. Open.

We’re built around Open Data—the philosophy and practice of making data freely available, easy to access, and easy to use. Open Data helps to connect people and support transparency and collaboration in pursuit of balanced policies and informed conservation and management decisions.

All of our data and products are available for any use by any person or organization—always.
 

See our Open Data Portal

The Value of Value Neutral.

Alberta is home to diverse land uses and perspectives on our living resources. One constant need is for biodiversity and land cover information that’s reliable, trustworthy, and scientifically rigorous. We are an independent, arm’s-length scientific institution; our work is trusted by groups from industry and government to academia, Indigenous communities, and the general public. Focused on quality, collaboration, and accessibility to all, we let our data and products speak for themselves.

Explore Our Data

It's our nature to know—and yours, too. Explore all of the ABMI's open-access data and products. 

Biodiversity Browser

Learn more about the species we've detected across Alberta.
EXPLORE ALBERTA'S SPECIES

Mapping Portal

Explore, visualize, and create your own maps with our geospatial data.
EXPLORE OUR MAPS

Open Data Portal

Browse and download our data on species, habitat, human footprint, and more.
EXPLORE OUR DATA
Our Partners

Our work would not be possible without the support of our delivery partners.

We’re grateful to all our valued partners and collaborators.
See Our Collaborators