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Hi Larry:
While still viewing a checklist after submitting it and/or if you open =
it under "My eBird", "Manage my observations" there are a number of =
options along the right hand side that will allow you to start another =
checklist for the same location, date etc. without entering all of the =
data a second time.
Kevin Lantz
From: Larry Neily=20
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 1:00 PM
To: Post to NatureNS=20
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] eBird in Nova Scotia
Hi All,
=20
Just a quick comment about eBird. I am becoming a convert to eBird =
simply because of the usefulness of the data. But data submission could =
be made easier. Surely any programmer could leave the last entry as =
default, or give the option to do so. How many times does one have to =
reenter the same county, province/state and country. Why is this =
necessary? Sorry, a pet peeve after adding all my records from a single =
county.
=20
There are some other problems with eBird. There is a lack of guidance on =
how to submit data. Area boundaries are undefined, allowing multiple =
interpretations of same. Linear trips crossing county boundaries are =
assigned to the county where the point is set. And so on. The onus is on =
the submitter to do these things correctly when adding his/her data. =
But, of course, it isn't always clear.
=20
Re Denis LePage's example of the STEM maps: "Just to give you a one =
example of the incredible power of these observations when they are =
combined, I invite you to look at the following animated maps (called =
STEM maps): http://ebird.org/content/ebird/occurrence/. Cornell is =
currently in the process of creating these maps for the Americas for =
release at a later point, but there are obviously several gaps in =
regions where eBird participation remains low, including in many places =
in Canada."=20
=20
These maps are not a good example to elicit Canadian participation. =
Canada is not included in Cornell's "maps of the America's", which are =
USA only maps. And the map display is ghastly (at least on my screen), =
all black with unreadable text, larger displays the same size, no =
control over speed, etc. The concept is wonderful, but the execution =
could be improved (and surely will be before release). One can hope.
=20
My two cents worth. Oh, I forgot, cents are only good in the USA now. =
Cheers, Larry
=20
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Larry:</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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12pt">While still=20
viewing a checklist after submitting it and/or if you open it under "My =
eBird",=20
"Manage my observations" there are a number of options along the right =
hand side=20
that will allow you to start another checklist for the same location, =
date etc.=20
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<DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A =
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 05, 2014 1:00 PM</DIV>
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href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">Post to NatureNS</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> RE: [NatureNS] eBird in Nova =
Scotia</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=3Dltr>Hi All,<BR> <BR>Just a quick comment about eBird. I =
am=20
becoming a convert to eBird simply because of the usefulness of the =
data. But=20
data submission could be made easier. Surely any programmer could leave =
the last=20
entry as default, or give the option to do so. How many times does one =
have to=20
reenter the same county, province/state and country. Why is this =
necessary?=20
Sorry, a pet peeve after adding all my records from a single=20
county.<BR> <BR>There are some other problems with eBird. There is =
a lack=20
of guidance on how to submit data. Area boundaries are undefined, =
allowing=20
multiple interpretations of same. Linear trips crossing county =
boundaries are=20
assigned to the county where the point is set. And so on. The onus is on =
the=20
submitter to do these things correctly when adding his/her data. But, of =
course,=20
it isn't always clear.<BR> <BR>Re Denis LePage's example of the =
STEM maps:=20
"Just to give you a one example of the incredible power of these =
observations=20
when they are combined, I invite you to look at the following animated =
maps=20
(called STEM maps): <A =
href=3D"http://ebird.org/content/ebird/occurrence/"=20
target=3D_blank>http://ebird.org/content/ebird/occurrence/</A>. Cornell =
is=20
currently in the process of creating these maps for the Americas for =
release at=20
a later point, but there are obviously several gaps in regions where =
eBird=20
participation remains low, including in many places in Canada."=20
<BR> <BR>These maps are not a good example to elicit Canadian=20
participation. Canada is not included in Cornell's "maps of the =
America's",=20
which are USA only maps. And the map display is ghastly (at lea