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  1. Support article: Search by species

    Jump to section: Simple species search Tabs on the species pages Advanced species search The Atlas of Living Australia is a repository that aggregates biodiversity data. The search tool is great for finding information and occurrence records of different species. The Atlas is built from scientific names, which means you’ll often have more success searching by scientific name...

  2. Support article: Infrastructure overview

    The ALA is built using a multi-tiered architecture using open source libraries and open standards at its core. The diagram below depicts a high level view of the applications and components that made the core ALA. Front-end apps Most front end applications in the ALA are web applications that can be accessed via an Internet browser such as Google, Chrome or Firefox. The set of applications is also complemented by native Android and iOS mobile applications for some of our systems...

  3. Support article: Uploading resources

    To upload resources to your project you will need to be a project admin. Go to the Admin tab and click on ‘Resources’ and then ‘Attach Document’. Fill out the document information and the use the ‘Attach file’ button to upload your resource...

  4. Support article: Writing good metadata

    What is metadata? Metadata is data about data – but not necessarily the actual content of the data. Examples of metadata include information about who authored the data, when, and what sort of keywords best describe the data and its collection process. Good quality metadata raises the quality of a dataset, because metadata helps make data FAIR – findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable...

  5. Support article: Citizen science

    Getting involved as a citizen scientist Jump to section: Sharing data – iNaturalist About How does the ALA get data from iNaturalist Creating an iNaturalist account How to record an observation DigiVol The Atlas of Living Australia wouldn’t be what it is without citizen science and volunteer involvement. There are many ways to get involved with citizen science, and you don’t need any special equipment or expert knowledge – that’s the beauty of it...

  6. Support article: Scatterplot case study

    Exploring patterns in biodiversity data Author: Dr Ben Raymond, Australian Antarctic Division, Hobart Dr Ben Raymond, Australian Antarctic Division The Atlas of Living Australia provides access to a wealth of biodiversity data, as well as a suite of analysis tools that allow users to explore patterns in species occurrences and their relationships to environmental conditions...

  7. Support article: Citing the ALA

    Jump to section: Citing the ALA website or data Using Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) Citing from programming languages Different ways to cite the ALA General Acknowledgment ALA as a partner or collaborator Occurrence record data galah ALA website in general Species pages AusTraits Species occurence distribution map Lists Spatial portal Species occurrence records Maps Layers Tools Using images found on the ALA FAQs There are many components of the Atlas of Living Australia that can be...

  8. Support article: Setting up a project

    To set up a BioCollect project you will need an active Atlas of Living Australia user account. Click here for information on creating an ALA account. To create a project, first go to the hub you would you like your project to appear in - Citizen Science, Ecology or Natural Resource Management. At the menu at very top of the page click on ‘Add your project’. You will then be asked to enter your project information...

  9. Support article: How do I identify a species?

    If you are not sure what the species is that you have observed, there are a number of ways you can get help finding out. Jump to section: Identification help for all living things Identification help for animals Identification help for plants Identification help for fungi More information Identification help for all living things ALA now manages the Australian node of iNaturalist – the world’s leading social network for biodiversity...

  10. Support article: Data cleaning

    Jump to section: Data variables Anomalies What is an outlier (is it an environmental outlier or an issue with the data)? References The Atlas of Living Australia is a data aggregator, we collate data from our providers making them available to our users. The ALA does not own the data we display. The data we receive come in different forms and of different qualities, bringing many challenges. Data errors can occur in multiple places from data collection through the ingestion process...