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Aetobatus ocellatus (Whitespotted Eagle Ray)

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Corymbia calophylla

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Pteraeolidia ianthina

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Open access to Australia’s biodiversity data

Researchers includes ecoscientists, taxonomists, collection owners, tertiary students and lecturers.

Explore & contribute

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Search and download records

Search occurrence records in the ALA by species, taxon, dataset, region, date, location, data provider…

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Search datasets

Search data sets provided to the ALA by collecting institutions, individual collectors and community groups.

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Explore your area

Enter a street address, GPS coordinates, postcode or place name to find out what species live near you.

Tools

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galah

Install and use our R and Python packages that allows simple access to ALA data, tools and services.

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ALA Labs

Experiments in code, data analysis & visualisation using data sourced from the ALA.

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Spatial Portal

Map, visualise and analyse relationships between species, location and environment.

Government and land managers includes federal, state and local government departments, land managers, landowners, rangers, non-government organisations, and environmental consultants.

Explore & contribute

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Explore regions

Browse pre-defined state territory, local government areas, biogeographic regions etc, using a map-based biodiversity discovery tool.

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Share your data

Upload your biodiversity data to the ALA: occurrence data, images, sound files, genomic data, museum specimens, and more.

Tools

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BioCollect

Create surveys, capture data in the field, and manage your biodiversity, ecological and natural resource management data.

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Spatial Portal

Map, visualise and analyse relationships between species, location and environment.

Community and schools includes citizen scientists, community groups, school students and teachers, and the general public.

Explore & contribute

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Explore your area

Enter a street address, GPS coordinates, postcode or place name to find out what species live near you.

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Record a sighting

Upload your observations, identify species, and contribute to the ALA.

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Australian iconic species

Browse Australia’s most recognisable species.

 

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DigiVol

Contribute to science by transcribing historical museum records and images.

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BioCollect

Create surveys, capture data in the field, and manage your biodiversity, ecological and NRM data.