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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: 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...

  3. Support article: Taxonomy, a species filing system

    Jump to section: How it works Build a taxonomic tree Naming authority merging Build an index of names Process incoming records Takeaways FAQ Why can't I find a species I know exists? Why are Dingoes not represented in the ALA? Why are there duplicate species? The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) is a biodiversity data repository focused primarily on observations of individual life forms. The basic unit of data at the ALA is an occurrence record...

  4. 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...

  5. Support article: Why are there no species records for my area?

    No species may be reported for your area because: the Atlas doesn’t know about them yet; that is, the information has not be supplied to us by our data providers. If you are aware of records from your area, please contact us at data_management@ala.org.au the location of occurrences in your area may have been rounded by a data provider and consequently, may incorrectly fall outside your area.

  6. Support article: Setting species alerts

    Once you’ve created a survey, you can set up alerts to notify you when particular species are recorded in the survey. If your survey does not contain species records then this option is not applicable. To configure species alerts: Click on the “Admin” button at the top. Click on “Survey settings” on the left. Click the “Alert” tab. First, add species to be notified about. Start typing in a species name, and then select the scientific name of the species from the drop-down list...

  7. Support article: Configuring species in a survey

    If your survey form contains a species field, you can configure which species you’d like survey users to be able to select from. For example, you might want to constrain the list to species found in your local area. To configure the species fields: Click on the “Admin” button at the top. Click on “Survey settings” on the left. Click the “Species” tab. All the species fields in your survey form are displayed...

  8. 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...

  9. Support article: How to show the distribution of a species on a map of Australia

    User Guide 2 Begin at the Atlas of Living Australia homepage. Click on Search & analyse, then choose Spatial analysis (Spatial Portal). Select Add to Map, then Species. Type the species or common name, then click Next. Check all the other aspects you need by using the ticks to the left. Then click Next. The dots on the map show occurrence records for that species. You can change the colour, size and opacity of the dots. You can also change it to points from a density grid...

  10. Support article: How to show species distributions and environmental layers on a map

    User Guide 3 Begin at the Atlas of Living Australia homepage. Select Search & analyse, then choose Spatial analysis (Spatial Portal). Select Add to map then select Layers. There are many layers to choose from. You can add more thanone layer at a time. Having chosen relevant layers, select Next. The opacity sliding bar allows you to change the opacity of the layer .You are also able to delete and hide layers by clicking the bin or tick box. You can then add species to the map...