Movebank
Movebank provides animal movement tracking data and an interactive map for exploring it.
About Movebank
Movebank is an online database of animal tracking data hosted by the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior. It provides an interactive map for exploring animal movements and supports managing, sharing, protecting, analyzing and archiving tracking data.
Users can explore existing data, add data, or start a new project. The site lists 11.8 billion locations, 9.5 billion other sensor records, 10,192 studies, 1,712 taxa and 5,324 data owners.
Key features
- Explore animal movements on interactive map
- Manage animal tracking data
- Share animal tracking data
- Protect animal tracking data
- Analyze animal tracking data
- Archive animal tracking data
Best for: Researchers, journalists, students and developers working with animal movement data.
Good for
- Described as a free, online database
- Hosted by the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
- Lists 11.8 billion locations across 10,192 studies
Movebank at a glance
- Category
- Research & Data › Geographic & Mapping Data
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- German
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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