Could you add geometry as a parameter to the count endpoint

15390
Reporter: feedback bot
Type: NewFeature
Summary: Could you add geometry as a parameter to the count endpoint
Priority: Major
Resolution: Fixed
Status: Closed
Created: 2014-03-17 22:02:40.924
Updated: 2017-10-09 16:48:24.253
Resolved: 2017-10-09 16:48:24.234
        
        
Description: Hello!

Could you add geometry as a parameter to the count endpoint, a user has asked for it. That is, a user could then pass in a WKT polygon.

Thanks! Scott Chamberlain

*Reporter*: Scott Chamberlain
*E-mail*: [mailto:scott@ropensci.org]]]>
    

Author: kbraak@gbif.org
Created: 2014-03-20 15:59:47.516
Updated: 2014-03-20 15:59:47.516
        
Noted.

In case you weren't aware, occurrence search includes a geometry parameter permitting bounding box searches, e.g. http://api.gbif.org/v0.9/occurrence/search?geometry=POLYGON((30.1%2010.1,%2010%2020,%2020%2040,%2040%2040,%2030.1%2010.1))
    

Author: hoefft
Comment: can be done by the occurrence api
Created: 2017-10-09 16:48:24.251
Updated: 2017-10-09 16:48:24.251