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  1. Support article: Working with threatened, migratory and sensitive species information in the ALA

    Jump to section: Threatened and migratory species Threatened and migratory species in the ALA Sensitive or Restricted Access species Sensitive or Restricted Access species lists at the ALA Displaying sensitive species information FAQs Which species in a specific location are on threatened or migratory lists? How do I make the location of my sighting non-specific? The Atlas of Living Australia provides information and manages data on threatened species, sensitive or restricted access species...

  2. Support article: Spatial layers

    Jump to section: What is a spatial layer? Accessing and using spatial layers ALA criteria for managing spatial layers Conceptual requirements Technical requirements What is a spatial layer? A spatial layer is an image which contains regular, gridded data over a specific geographical area, such as the continent of Australia. These spatial layers can be/are often used for contextual visualisation, data extraction and ecological modelling...

  3. Support article: Sharing a dataset with the ALA

    Jump to section: Datasets Why share data? Sharing a dataset with ALA is a five-step process How should a dataset be formatted? Darwin Core format Why Darwin Core? What are the minimum required fields needed? What other fields should be supplied? Metadata Sharing a dataset with us 1. Download a Darwin Core file template 2. Format the dataset using the template 3. Include metadata 4. Create a Darwin Core Archive 5...

  4. Support article: ALA platform installation

    We are pioneers in the space of biodiversity data capture, analysis and dissemination infrastructure, as such, we have made our platform available as open source software on GitHub. We follow DevOps best practices and the deployment of our platform is fully automated using Ansible. The platform deployment is infrastructure agnostic, this means it can be deployed in your favourite cloud provider such as Google Cloud, Amazon EC2, etc. or on premises...

  5. Support article: Spatially valid flag

    What makes a record spatially valid? What has changed in 2021? Detailed comparison How is the flag used? Search interface: default ALA General data profile Search interface: customising filters Directly querying the API Downloads What else do we check for? Occurrence records in the ALA can be filtered by using the spatially valid flag. This flag combines a set of tests applied to the record to see how reliable are its spatial data components...

  6. Support article: Classification case study

    Landscape classification using the Atlas of Living Australia Author: Professor Brendan Mackey, The Fenner School of Environment and Society. The Australian National University Prof Brendan Mackey, The Australian National University Introduction Our capacity to analyse space and time patterns in biological, ecological and environmental phenomena was transformed in the 1980’s by Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing and computer-based environmental modelling...

  7. Support article: The ALA’s Data Quality Project

    The Data Quality Project is being led by Miles Nicholls (former ALA Data Manager), supported by ALA senior management and the development team. The project aims to: Improve the ways users can assess data quality or fitness-for-purpose, improve reliability of data (e.g. taxonomic names, quality of species identifications) Enhance ALA users’ understanding of the type of data in the ALA, and their attributes, and ways to assess fitness-for-use...

  8. Support article: Account support

    Jump to section: Why should I create an account? Logging in with Australian Access Federation (AAF) Logging in with Facebook, Google, or Twitter account Creating an account Managing you account Updating your profile Managing your alerts FAQs My username/password isn't working I did not receive an account activation email Why should I create an account? Creating an account with the ALA allows you to: Download occurrence records, species checklists and field guides  Use the Spatial Portal for...

  9. Support article: How to download occurrence records

    You can download data from the ALA in a number of different forms. To do this: 1. Make sure you are logged into the ALA. 2. Perform a search for occurrence records, or try this example search for red and grey kangaroo sightings across Australia. 3. Filter the results by taxon, location, source of the data and other facets to narrow the list down to only the most relevant records to you. 4. Click the Download button near the top right of the screen. 5...

  10. Support article: Tabulation Case Study

    Author: Lee Belbin Tabulation in the Spatial Portal of the Atlas of Living Australia is a powerful way of comparing how species and areas are partitioned. Think of tabulations as the categorical (class) equivalent to scatterplots. Scatterplots display species occurrences against two environmental variables represented as X and Y-axes, for example ‘Mean annual temperature’ or ‘Annual rainfall’. Tabulations replace these X and Y axes of continuous numeric values with categories or classes...