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  1. Support article: Embargoing data

    Once you’ve created a survey, you can configure when you’d like your data to become publicly visible. To do this: Click on the “Admin” button at the top. Click on “Survey settings” on the left. Click the “Visibility” tab. The first option is selected by default and makes all your data publicly visible when it is submitted...

  2. Support article: About NRM Projects

    BioCollect can be used as a project management tool for planning and implementing natural resource management (NRM) and environmental intervention projects. This was developed for environmental NGOs, NRM organisations and community groups (e.g. Landcare), and local government to create, manage and record data, communicate project outputs and outcomes to your communities. This page provides a list of the features of NRM projects, with links to the relevant help articles...

  3. Support article: Work Schedule

    The work schedule allows you to plan a schedule of activities. To get to the work schedule, click on the 'Work schedule' tab. By default, you will see the tabular view of activities. To view the activities in a Gantt chart, click on the 'Gantt chart' tab. Adding activities To add a new activity, click on the 'New activity' button and fill in all the details of your activity...

  4. Support article: Sites

    You can configure sites in both the Work Schedule and 'Sites' tabs. Adding Individual Sites To add a site in the Works Schedule tab, click on the 'New Site' button. To add a single site in the Sites tabs, click on the 'New' button in the 'Actions' menu. Enter a site name and then add any additional information. Use the map tools to either select a point on the map or to define an area...

  5. Support article: Project Plan

    To create the project plan, go to the 'Admin' tab and click on 'Edit Project Plan' on the left menu. In the project plan you can fill in information about your project outcomes, priorities, risks & threats and more. To be able to save your project plan, you must fill in all mandatory fields (marked by a red asterisk). Once you've filled in all the information, click the 'Save changes' button at the bottom of the page. Once your plan is saved you can come back later and update it as...

  6. Support article: Project Outcomes

    The Outcomes section allow you to track how you are tracking against the planned outcomes for your project. To add and edit project outcomes, click on the 'Outcomes' tab.

  7. Support article: How to use facets to filter ALA data

    Search results can be filtered by many different record attributes, these are known as facets. If you are interested in filtering by facets in the spatial portal, please see this article. Using facets in search results Start your search. This could be by taxon, area or any other search criteria. This example shows a search for the genus Acacia. The default facets are displayed on the search results page in the Narrow your search section on the left. The facets are grouped into categories. 2...

  8. 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...

  9. Support article: How do I search and filter for environmental DNA (eDNA) records?

    Default filtering How can I find eDNA records? Search interface Find ONLY eDNA records Query using the APIs Spatial portal What eDNA records does the ALA hold? Environmental DNA (eDNA for short) occurrence records are created from DNA contained in various types of samples (soil, water, stomach contents) rather than DNA directly taken from the organisms themselves. Virtually all species have unique DNA sequences at a number of “DNA Barcode” genes...

  10. Support article: Introduction to the ALA

    Jump to section: Introduction to the ALA Team Collaboration and Partnerships Funding Introduction to the ALA The Atlas of Living Australia is a collaborative, digital and open infrastructure repository that aggregates biodiversity data from multiple sources to make it accessible for research, analysis, and education...