Movebank
FreeLiveLast verified 24 Sept 2026
Animal movement and biologging data (GPS, accelerometer) shared by research groups worldwide.
Example request
curl "https://www.movebank.org/movebank/service/direct-read?entity_type=event&study_id=2911040&sensor_type_id=653&attributes=individual_local_identifier,tag_local_identifier,timestamp,location_long,location_lat,visible&api-token=$API_KEY"
Free tier, in plain English
Free with a Movebank account; access is rate-limited by concurrent requests rather than a daily quota.
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