Data Collection
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2019 Data
Photo submission from the Cooloola BioBlitz
How iNaturalist Works
Using iNaturalist on your phone or tablet
Download the App - Point your web browser to https://www.inaturalist.org or download the iNaturalist app for Android from the Google Play Store or from the Apple App Store for iOS.
Create an Account - If you don’t have an account on iNaturalist, create an account through the web site or via the app on your phone.
Join the Cooloola Bioblitz Project (so we can find all your sightings later)
Android
Click the hamburger menu (top left corner) and tap “Projects” from the list.
Tap the search icon in the top right corner and type “Cooloola” in the search box.
Tap “Cooloola Bioblitz (this year's date)” from the list
Tap the “Join” button
iOS (iPhone and iPad)
Tap on the “Projects” button at the bottom of the screen
Type “Cooloola” in the search box and tap “Cooloola Bioblitz (this year's date)”
Tap the “Join” button..
Add a Record
Android
Tap the plus sign in the lower right corner of the screen or tap the hamburger menu in the top left and select “New Observation” at the bottom of the list.
Select the “Take Photo” option or if you already have images on your phone, select the “Choose Image” option.
Take the photo and tap “OK” if it is what you want to upload.
Tap on the “What did you see?” option to have iNaturalist try to match your photo with similar images in the database. If one closely matches your photo you can tap the check mark next to select it. You can also just type a species or common name in the “Species Search” box.
Fill in any notes for the sighting, upload another photo if need be.
Tap the “Add to project(s) icon and select the “Cooloola Bioblitz…” option in the list and then tap the check mark at the top right of the screen.
If all looks good, tap the check mark in the top right corner to save the sighting.
iOS (iPhone and iPad)
Click the “Observe” button
Take a photo of a sighting and tap “Next”, or grab one from your camera gallery that you have already taken.
Tap on the “What did you see?” option to have iNaturalist try to match your photo with similar images in the database. If one closely matches your photo you can tap the photo to select it. You can also just type a species or common name in the “Species Search” box.
Fill in any notes for the sighting, upload another photo if needed.
Tap the “Projects” icon and select the “Cooloola Bioblitz…” button on the right side.
Tap the back button, top left, to return to the sighting menu.
If all looks good, tap “SHARE” at the bottom of the screen to upload the record.
Using iNaturalist on your computer
Point your web browser to https://www.inaturalist.org
Create an Account - If you don’t have an account on iNaturalist, create an account through the web site or via the app on your phone.
Join the Cooloola Bioblitz Project
Using a DSLR Camera and GPS Track (GeoSetter)
Take photos with your camera.
Run a GPS or GPS track app on your phone.
On a PC combine them using Geosetter (Windows only)
Using Pen and Paper
On the paper form record:
Details of the sighting
GPS location from a smartphone or GPS
Photo name and photographer