https://data-blog.gbif.org/tags/sql/ Recent content in SQL on GBIF Data Blog Hugo -- gohugo.io en Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://data-blog.gbif.org/post/sql-downloads-col-xr/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://data-blog.gbif.org/post/sql-downloads-col-xr/ <p>GBIF SQL downloads now use the <a href="https://www.catalogueoflife.org/building/releases">Catalogue of Life Extended Release (COL XR)</a> as the default taxonomy for organizing results. They also use COL XR taxon keys by default. <a href="https://data-blog.gbif.org/post/catalogue-of-life-taxonomic-backbone/">See the previous post for more information.</a></p> <p>If you have existing SQL queries that use numeric GBIF Backbone taxon keys, update them to use alphanumeric COL XR keys or reference the <code>gbif_classification</code> field to continue using the GBIF Backbone taxonomy. Because the GBIF Backbone will not be updated, we recommend transitioning your queries and scripts to COL XR.</p>