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The Export area allows you to export any area that has been defined by a user-generated mapped layer (for example, using Add to Map | Area or Import | Areas...
Tue, 30 Jul, 2019 at 10:05 AM
The Points to Grid option accepts a set of taxon occurrence records (single species or more likely, a list or assemblage) and transforms these points into t...
Mon, 10 Aug, 2020 at 11:39 AM
ALOC (short for Allocation) is a highly efficient yet simple classification method from the PATN package (http://www.patn.com.au) designed to classify l...
Thu, 14 May, 2020 at 2:39 PM
January 31, 2012 The Predict option under the Tools Menu helps you to identify where a species could occur – not just where it has been observed! The ...
Wed, 20 May, 2020 at 8:44 AM
The Area Report options generate a report for a selected region/area. There is a simpler interactive version and a PDF area report that contains more de...
Fri, 22 May, 2020 at 2:53 PM
Layers are used to overlay both environmental and contextual layers on the map. To add a new layer, select from the Menu Option, Add To Map | Layer...
Thu, 18 Jun, 2020 at 12:44 PM
There are four types of data that can be mapped: Species (or assemblages of taxa) Areas (14 options available) Layers (environmental/gridded or conte...
Thu, 18 Jun, 2020 at 2:25 PM
Export menu options The list of layers in the top left of the Spatial Portal window are layers in the Geographic Information System (GIS) sense....
Fri, 9 Aug, 2019 at 12:33 PM
The Map pane has a number of functions that assist with the navigation and interpretation of data on the map. Note: the pan and zoom operatio...
Tue, 2 Jul, 2019 at 11:22 AM
January 30, 2012 The Spatial Portal focuses on where a chosen species was located, what species were found in a defined area and what are the environmen...
Thu, 13 Jul, 2023 at 1:34 PM