There are several ways to download data from SCAN.
Public access through “Search collections” tab allows anyone to download a csv of specific taxa and you can filter by geography, data range, collector etc.. There is a limit of 1 million records per download. Please limit large downloads to non-peak hours (i.e., evenings and weekends). The Spatial Module allows for visualizing occurrences via a map interface.
You can also download a Darwin Core archive file (DwC-A), it will provide a complete dataset for a collection up to the date listed.
Administrative access: Anyone with admin rights to their collection can download their entire dataset to a csv. All collections are encouraged to keep a separate copy of their data. Here are the steps for copying your own collection data.
Below are screenshots showing the steps to download collection data and image information (VPI is the example). You need admin access to your collection to use these steps to access data. There is also a video that illustrates the same steps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsNF-GSIHBA
