SpeciesMapMarkerCLI - Species Map Marker Generator

Overview

SpeciesMapMarkerCLI is a command-line tool that generates map markers with species silhouettes from PhyloPic.

Features

• Fetch species silhouettes from PhyloPic API
• Generate custom map markers with species images
• Normalize species names for accurate searching
• SVG output format for high-quality markers

Installation

1. Ensure you have Go installed (version 1.21.0 or higher)
2. Clone this repository
3. Run go mod tidy to download dependencies

Usage

Create a Marker

go run main.go make-marker "species name"

Example:

go run main.go make-marker "Bufo bufo"

This will:

1. Download the species silhouette from PhyloPic
2. Combine it with a map marker template
3. Create new SVG files in the files directory:
   • {species_name}_{uuid}.svg: Original species silhouette
   • {species_name}_marker.svg: Combined map marker

Building the Application

To build an executable:

go build -o species-map-marker

Then run with:

./species-map-marker make-marker "Bufo bufo"

Dependencies

• Cobra CLI Framework
• golang.org/x/text for text normalization

Todo

• gorelease & action