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How to make photos public

Make your uploaded images accessible to anyone with the link to it

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Metabase for NRDS

Help docs and tutorials for Metabase

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River Partners Tutorials

A collection of tutorials for River Partners on the NRDS Platform

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Map Measure Tool

How to measure length and area on the NRDS web map

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Address Geolocation

Search for addresses on the NRDS web app

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Show and hide the tags field in surveys

How to turn on or off the tags field in the surveys list view

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How to update the child survey from parent survey

A tutorial on how to use our Parent and Child survey feature

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‘Āina Ulu: Event Log (Numbers Served)

‘Āina Ulu (AU) partners learn the three sections to complete the Event Log (numbers served) quarterly report.

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How to add photos to surveys

Photos can be added to surveys either by drag and drop or by selecting from the gallery

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How to use math in conditional logic surveys

A tutorial showing how you can add math to your conditional logic when making templates for your surveys

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Bulk Updates in Surveys

How to update more than one record at a time on the NRDS web app

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River Partners Plant Census

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Public Surveys and Forms

Send a survey form out to anonymous or named users great for public facing forms and surveys

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Clip by Polygon Line Editing Tool

How to remove extra vertices from a line or track using this polygon clip tool. Remove spikes in tracks.

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How to Share a Template Between Teams

How to share a template between teams

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Mobile: Edit in List View

Learn to edit repeating sections in list view on the NRDS mobile app.

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Editable table repeating section tutorial

How to switch from form view to a table view

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How to export surveys as excel or csv

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Buffer a Line or Track and Turn it into a Polygon

Buffering lines and tracks on the NRDS Web App

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Duplicating Survey Entries

Learn to duplicate survey entries on the web and mobile app for easy data entry.

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‘Āina Ulu: Photo Gallery

‘Āina Ulu (AU) partners learn about the photo gallery and its features including: upload and download, adding title and descriptions, tags.

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Seed Scouting and Plant Mapping

A work flow for seed scouting and plant mapping

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How to Import Surveys form Excel or CSV into NRDS

Here is how to import and upload surveys from excel spreadsheets or csv. You can now import repeating sections, update or add new surveys

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‘Āina Ulu: Reporting MIN3

‘Āina Ulu (AU) learn how to export the MIN3 template into an excel or CSV file and then upload the completed file into NRDS and tag for KS.

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Bulk photo download tutorial

How to download a large quantity of images from photo gallery

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How to organize, reorder and group surveys

A tutorial on how to rearrange, group, and order surveys on the side bar

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Section conditional logic setup for templates

How to show/hide whole section with conditional logic in a survey on web and mobile

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Survey and Template Conditional Logic

Customize what questions show and based on other questions

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‘Āina Ulu: Tag Entries "OK Send To KS" (single and bulk tagging)

‘Āina Ulu (AU) partners learn to tag survey entries "OK Send To KS" to submit reporting data to Kamehameha Schools (KS)

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How to set up scheduling surveys with default messages

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Hookuaaina: Raw Kalo Orders

In this tutorial you'll learn how to reconcile payments for raw kalo and lau orders.

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Quick Collect for Mobile- A survey shortcut button on the mobile map

A quick collect feature that adds a shortcut for survey data collection on the NRDS Aina Mobile app

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Add a prefix or suffix to a field in a survey

Sometime you want to add a prefix or a suffix to a field in a survey

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‘Āina Ulu: Reporting O&M

‘Āina Ulu (AU) partners learn to prepare the O&M (Q1 to Q4) report for Kamehameha Schools (KS).

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Add an email question to a survey form

When a user fills in a form they enter their email and get a confirmation

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CABS Tutorials

Community Association of Big Sur (CABS) Tutorial

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Employee Receive an Email Alert When a Survey is Completed

Employees can receive an alert once a survey is completed.

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‘Āina Ulu: NRDS Overview

‘Āina Ulu (AU) partners learn to navigate the NRDS interface and how to add account users.

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Hawaii Ulu Coop Tutorial

Links to tutorials for the Ulu Coop

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Add New Survey Records Online

Adding new surveys one at time or in bulk

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How to add features from NRDS to QGIS

Adding WMS and WFS feature services to QGIS from NRDS

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MLP TMK Map Workflow

TMK map workflow for Maui Land and Pine

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Sample traps

A QR code trapping workflow set up for targets like little fire ants where the user drops a trap or vial then returns later to pick it up.

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Add a point to an event log

How to draw and add a point to an event log if it is missing a point

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Mobile app backup and restore

How to backup and restore your NRDS ʻĀina mobile app when working offline

Written by Sam. Updated over a week ago

Consolidating Files in Folders

A script that you can use to consolidate files from different folders into a single folder. Helpful for consolidating game camera folders

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Updating Point Coordinates/Geometry

How do I update utm, latitude, longitude for a point I collected

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Preparing Custom Imagery For NRDS

Here is a way to take an existing map or imagery and prepare it to import the the NRDS Aina App using free open source tools

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A24 or Automatic Traps or Auto Reset Traps on web or mobile

Adding, checking, and managing automatic reset traps on the NRDS Aina mobile and nrds web site

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How do I copy, replace, or update geometry from one feature to another (point, line, polygon)

Here is how you copy, replace or update geometry from one feature (point, polygon, line)

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How do I check or fix location permissions on iOS or Android

If you cant track or add data check your location settings and your GPS setting

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How do I track or draw a polygon or a line to map it?

Tracking and mapping polygons and lines using the GPS or your finger on the NRDS Aina Mobile app

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How do I update my mobile app from the app store or play store

How to update your NRDS ʻĀina mobile app on iOS or Android. Instructions for your phone, tablet, or ipad

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Nursery Workflows

Accessions, plant and seed collection, nursery lots, nursery management, nursery inventory, nursery send out

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Road and Trail Maintenance

Web and mobile apps for road and trail maintenance. Track a line and then select the lines that intersect it

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Combine two or more polygons

If you want to combine two or more polygons you can do it manually

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Snares on Mobile

Checking pig snare groups with the NRDS Aina mobile app. A type of trap that is passive.

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Adding Custom Imagery To the NRDS Aina Mobile App

Add custom drone or map imagery to the NRDS Aina App.

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Song Meters on Web and Mobile

Adding songmeters, song meter locations ,and checks on web and mobile.

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Event Log on Mobile and Web

Using the event log to log outreach, meetings, and other events

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Plants - Individual or groups of plants Web and Mobile

An app and workflow for managing individual plants for seed collections, harvests, rare species or orchard management

Written by Sam. Updated over a week ago

How to resolve invalid polygon geometry

If your polygon geometry is invalid or does not work in arcgis here is how to resolve it

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How do I delete a record with subforms?

Records containing subforms cannot be deleted from the list view. Subforms have to be deleted first, as per instructions below.

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How do I add plant or weed or animal taxon to my taxa list

So you want to add an existing plant to your weed or planting taxon list or ungulate or seabird or other species to that list

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How to import Shapefiles

Importing in zipped unit , point, line, and polygon shapefiles downloaded from a GPS or processed in GIS

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How to check, inspect, or build only part of a fence and not the whole thing

If the whole fence was not checked you can measure distance by drawing points or selecting existing points

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How Do I QAQC - when my filter does not save :(

Currently filters to list view don't save so its a pain to do QAQC here is a work around until we add that functionality

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How do I add to Lists?

Instructions on how to add to lists using "Agencies" list as an example.

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How do I export Fence Work as a CSV file?

Instructions on how to export fence work as a CSV file.

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How do I export Fence Work as an Excel file?

Instructions on how to export fence work as an Excel file.

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How do I add a Fence Section?

Instructions on how to add a Fence Section.

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How to export a list of features to Shapefile

Instructions on how to export a list of features to Shapefile

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How to export a list of features to KML

Instructions on how to export a list of features to KML

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How do I edit a polygon?

Instructions on how to edit an existing polygon.

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How do I move a point?

Instructions on how to move an existing point.

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How do I add a point?

Instruction on how to add a point to the maps.

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How do I add a polygon?

Instructions on how to add a polygon feature.

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Pulama -> KESRP Import for MS Access

Export data from web app and import into ms access via metabase

Written by Sam. Updated over a week ago

Work Instructions

Admin Stuff - like users and passwords

Reporting For Reporters