Accessing data

Search by species
Jump to section: Simple species search Tabs on the species pages Advanced species search The Atlas of Living Australia is a reposito...
Thu, 15 Jun, 2023 at 2:55 PM
Search by location
Jump to section: Explore your area  Explore regions Spatial search  I saw a plant/animal, but I don't know what it is! There are a few ...
Thu, 15 Jun, 2023 at 3:25 PM
Refine Your Search
Jump to section: Facets  Customising your results (filtering by conservation status example) Search results can be refined at a couple of differen...
Fri, 23 Dec, 2022 at 12:41 PM
Downloading ALA data
Jump to section: How to download a map How to download records  Data formats Occurrence records  DOI Species checklist  Species field guide  FA...
Mon, 27 Feb, 2023 at 6:44 PM
ALA's R package: {galah}
galah is our R package for retrieving biodiversity data hosted by the ALA.   galah enables you to locate and download species observations, taxonomic in...
Thu, 22 Dec, 2022 at 4:37 PM
Working with threatened, migratory and sensitive species information in the ALA
Jump to section: Threatened and migratory species Threatened and migratory species in the ALA Sensitive or Restricted Access species Sensitive or ...
Tue, 7 Nov, 2023 at 4:02 PM
Spatial layers
Jump to section: What is a spatial layer? Accessing and using spatial layers ALA criteria for managing spatial layers Conceptual requirements T...
Fri, 23 Dec, 2022 at 12:26 PM
How to use facets to filter ALA data
Search results can be filtered by many different record attributes, these are known as facets. If you are interested in filtering by facets in the spatial ...
Tue, 29 Jun, 2021 at 9:15 AM
How do I search and filter for environmental DNA (eDNA) records?
Default filtering How can I find eDNA records? Search interface Find ONLY eDNA records Query using the APIs Spatial portal What eDNA records doe...
Tue, 29 Jun, 2021 at 8:10 AM