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  1. Support article: What are biodiversity data standards?

    Different researchers and institutions capture and store data in the forms and combinations which best meet their needs. However, in order 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...

  2. 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...

  3. 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...

  4. 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.

  5. Support article: Flagging an issue with a record

    Jump to Section: Background How to flag a record Background Large-scale biodiversity data repositories may contain incorrect data, whether that be from accidentally misidentified species or from general mistakes in data entry. The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) uses automatic cleaning and filtering mechanisms during data ingestion...

  6. Support article: Refine Your Search

    Jump to section: Facets Customising your results (filtering by conservation status example) Search results can be refined at a couple of different points in the process of searching for the biodiversity information you’re looking for. This article focuses on tailoring your results after you’ve performed your initial search...

  7. Support article: Downloading ALA data

    Jump to section: How to download a map How to download records Data formats Occurrence records DOI Species checklist Species field guide FAQs Wait time Reviewing past downloads Here we’ll walk you through a few ways to download and save data from the Atlas of Living Australia. The data on the ALA comes in different formats and therefore downloading and saving what you want can look a little different for each datatype...

  8. Support article: Search by location

    Jump to section: Explore your area Explore regions Spatial search I saw a plant/animal, but I don't know what it is! There are a few different ways to search by location in the Atlas of Living Australia. The most used is “Explore your Area”, but there are other options, including “Explore regions” and “Spatial search” which you might find useful. Searching by location rather than by species can be useful for a few different reasons: 1...

  9. Support article: Blog posts

    Blog posts allow you to communicate directly with your project participants. Some examples of blog posts include updates on project progress, exciting or notable things associated with the project (e.g. exciting discoveries, highlighting contributors and contributions, project milestones and achievements), up-coming events and promotions, and much more. Blog posts appear in the blog section of the project homepage once published...

  10. 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...