From the homepage you can
- Register as a new ClimateWatch user
- LOG IN to your existing account
- LOG IN and view your statistics of the data you have collected, e.g. number of locations, number of records, number of species.
- People can review the data even if they are not a registered Climatewatcher
New ClimateWatch Registration
When you register to be a ClimateWatcher and enter data, you provide the following information
- Name
- Email address
- State
- Age
- Gender
- Organisation
- User Name of your choice
- A Password (including a confirmation of the password) of your choice
Registration is confirmed when you recieve an email to the provided email address. Click on the link in the email to confirm you as a ClimateWatcher.
How to LOG IN
- To LOG IN click on the ClimateWatchers LOG IN link on the Homepage then on the Members Area enter your username and password.
- If you have forgotten your password then it will be sent to your email address.
- After you Log In to ClimateWatch you will see a “welcome” and your first name on the top right of your browser.
Making a Recording
After you have LOGGED IN you can record a sighting. This flow chart shows the process you follow to make a recording of a sighting.
- You can then undertake data entry
- Review your existing recordings
- View the number of locations that you have recorded
- View the number of records you have entered
- View the number of different species that you have recorded
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Choosing a Location
When defining the Location, you have two choices:
- 1. Add a new Location (Create Location) or
- 2. Use an existing Location (Choose Location).
Adding a New Location
You can search the map for a location. Enter your new Location Name using the text box at the top of the map. When you have the location that you desire, you click on the location in the map to define a new location at that point. Having entered the name of the location it is saved and added to the map.
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Using an Existing Location
You click on any of the marker points on the map which gives you the options to:
- Change the name of the location
Choosing an Indicator Species
You can choose or search for a species here. You are presented with the list of Indicator Species. You can search by species and/or region and/or season and/or month. You then select the relevant indicator species from this list. By clicking on the species link you will then see a detailed Fact Sheet for that species. There is a printable Field Guide for you to take into the field.
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Entering a Record
You are presented with a form that shows:
- The date and time of your observation.
- The standard attributes for the species group, such as what it was doing.
- Custom text attributes that you can enter.
- An option to enter weather data if required for that species.
- An option to enter a photograph or video
Saving a Record
Once you have entered all the details for a Recording, press the “Save” button to store the Recording in the database.
Reviewing your Records
As a registered ClimateWatcher you can review your own data but unregistered users can also review the results of the project as a whole.
- Registered ClimateWatchers can review their own records and edit them. You cannot edit records that are not your own.
- When reviewing data, registered ClimateWatchers are presented with a map of the Locations in which they have entered Records.
- The Results for a Location will be displayed beneath the map.
- Through the map window and through the summary table you can click on each Location or Record to see the details of it.
- Registered users can also view records from other users within ClimateWatch, and are able to find out more information about these records.
- You cannot edit other user’s records.
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Reviewing Records (Insecure)
- If a visitor is not signed into ClimateWatch they can review data in a similar fashion to a user that is signed in, but cannot edit these records.
- An unregistered user can review data by location or by species.
- If the user is interested in a species they:
- Choose a region that they are interested in (to get a listing of region specific indicator species)
- Choose an indicator species of interest
- Map displays points of the locations where the selected species was recorded.
- If the user is interested in a location they:
- Choose a region
- Map zooms to that region and displays the point locations
- Each location can be clicked on to provide species listings for that location beneath the map.
- As this is an insecure view of the data, unregistered users are unable to edit or download data. This restriction is aimed at encouraging people to register to become a ClimateWatcher.
What you record
- Include Behaviour – Some groups such as Plants do not require behaviour when you enter recordings.
- Include First Appearance – Some groups do not require you to note if this is the first appearance of the species in the season.
- Include Last Appearance – Some groups do not require you to note if this is the last appearance of the species in the season.
- Include Habitat Description – Some groups do not require you to describe the habitat of the specimen.
- Include Weather – Some groups do not require you to enter weather information.
- Include Number Observed – Some groups do not require you to record the number of individuals of the species that they observed.
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