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  1. Support article: Data on the ALA

    Jump to section: Types of data Specimen data Observation data Summary of data Data sources Types of data The ALA hosts a wealth of biodiversity data including specimen and observation data. Specimen data Specimen data is often an organism, photograph, sound, or other multimedia file of a species that has been scientifically collected by, and managed in, a natural history collection, a museum or herbarium...

  2. 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...

  3. Support article: ALA's R package: {galah}

    galah is our R package for retrieving biodiversity data hosted by the ALA. galah enables you to locate and download species observations, taxonomic information, or associated media such as images or sounds, and to restrict your queries to particular taxa or locations. The latest release of galah is available on CRAN, and the development version is available from the GitHub repository...

  4. Support article: How to access ALA APIs

    Jump to section: Examples of ALA APIs Explore our species information Find an image's link and attribution information We provide access to our data via a set of REST APIs documented on Swagger. You can find the list of published APIs and relevant Swagger documentation at docs.ala.org.au. You can use these APIs in your work to access our open-source data more easily and feed into downstream analyses using your own system...

  5. Support article: ALA data standards

    What are biodiversity data standards Different researchers and institutions capture and store data in the forms and combinations which best meet their needs. However, to make this data more widely accessible and to ensure it can be reused for different purposes, data providers need to consider the most appropriate way to expose their data. They need to decide which structures and terms will be best recognised by others...

  6. 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...

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...