Selecting Options
Before you can properly access the website, you will need to use the left-hand sidebar to select:
A site
A plot
A census (if you need to start a new census, click on the Add New Census button!)
Once you select all of these, you will be redirected to the dashboard page, and a new interface will appear.
Understanding Sites, Plots, and Census
What is a site?
A site describes an overall collection of plots in the same geographic location, and further sets a series of default parameters for the plots in that site:
Subquadrat dimensions—sites are subdivided as follows: a site is a collection of plots, and a plot is a collection of quadrats
Double data entry—sites can be set to require double data entry. When this is enabled, measurements must be recorded twice for each quadrat, and will be held in temporary storage until an administrator reviews both sets of data and approves a single merged set.
What is a plot?
A plot describes a specific region within a site being sampled, and is used to further determine the overall coordinates of sampled stems within the plot.
What is a census?
A census describes a date range for which sampled data is collected. This date range can vary and is not a fixed interval. It is defined by the first and last measurements taken during the sampling range.