Record a Sighting

The BioCollect progressive web application (PWA) provides access to projects and surveys in BioCollect, the ALA’s field data collection tool. The app is currently available for citizen science projects only.

Key features:

• Automatic data upload to the BioCollect database
• Access all of your projects from the one app
• Integrated device tools (GPS, camera, etc) for data recording
• Offline field data collection

Getting started:

• Access the BioCollect PWA app to browse projects and enter data. Note: you’ll need a free ALA account.
• For help getting set up with the app, see our BioCollect PWA app article.
• For more information, or help setting up a BioCollect project, please contact support@ala.org.au.

BioExpertise Engine

The BioExpertise Engine is an Artificial Collective Super-Intelligence (ACSI) platform designed to reward and score ecological expertise. It engages thousands of people, of all levels of expertise (from “beginners” to “masters”), in evaluating nature observations to map and assess biodiversity health. It uses a double-blind peer review system to eliminate bias, along with an information marketplace to motivate participants and reward on-the-ground conservation efforts. Data is shared with the ALA and GBIF.

Birdata

Birdata is BirdLife Australia’s birding portal and app. It is the most convenient and efficient method of contributing to BirdLife’s numerous monitoring programs, such as the long-running Shorebird, Beach-nesting Birds, Swift Parrot and Birds in Backyard surveys.

Butterflies Australia

Butterflies Australia is a national citizen science project run by researchers at the Australian National University to encourage everybody to record butterfly sightings.

eBird Australia

eBird Australia is Australia’s portal to eBird, an app used by keen birders across the world.

FeralScan

FeralScan app can be used to record the location of pest animals in your local area, record the problems they are causing, and record control actions you undertake. Your records will be submitted to the FeralScan community pest animal mapping website to help develop and maintain an up-to-date picture of pest animals throughout your region.

FrogID

FrogID is a national citizen science project developed by the Australian Museum to enable citizen scientists to record frog calls and help us learn more about what is happening to Australia’s frogs.

NatureMapr

NatureMapr is an Australian made and owned regionally focused citizen science platform that allows anybody to:
– Report a sighting anywhere across Australia and receive expert identification of their records.
– Build and maintain field guides for their local areas.
– Increase their knowledge of important species within a thriving community.

Platypus Conservation Initiative

The Platypus Conservation Initiative aims to reduce threats to the platypus and improve knowledge of its distribution, numbers, and trends. This project seeks support from citizen scientists to provide observations of platypuses throughout Australia.

QuestaGame

QuestaGame is an Australian-made mobile app that connects people to nature as a way to discover, learn about and map biodiversity for research and conservation. It includes scoring, rewards, levels, challenges and “bioquests” designed to engage a broad audience – experts and non-experts, naturalists and non-naturalists, teachers and students, young and old alike.

TurtleSAT

TurtleSAT is a citizen science mapping tool from the 1 Million Turtles Community Conservation program that allows communities to map freshwater turtles in waterways and wetlands. You can help by recording sightings of turtles and their nests.