Getting started

Anyone accessing the site have access to the latest news and can be informed of what, when and where some species were recorded.

However, only registered users can share their observations to the community, or conduct more advanced searches.

Registered users also have access to more information than unregistered users. See the table below to compare the functions available to each type of user.

To become a registered user, see steps below.

Functions	Unregistered user	Registered user
See latest news	YES	YES
See sun and moon information at registered location	NO	YES
See latest records	YES	YES
Customise the website	NO	YES
Browse records of the past 5 days	YES	YES
Browse records of the past 15 days	NO	YES
Access aditional information for a record	NO	YES
Access all records for a species since 15 days ago	NO	YES
Access all records of a species for the last 15 days	NO	YES
See observations on a map	NO	YES
Access statistics for the species	NO	YES
Quick search for rare species	NO	YES
See rarities on a map	NO	YES
Submit observations	NO	YES
Edit own observations	NO	YES
Edit others' observations	NO	NO
Search records by atlas square or polygon	NO	YES
Maps centered at location	NO	YES
Save and export your own records	NO	YES
Export others' records	NO	NO
See users' profile	NO	YES

Some users can have administration rights besides those of a registered user. To learn more about the rights and responsabilities of administrators, see wiki section Web interface > Administration > User administration > User administration.

Registration:

TO REGISTER: Enter to a local portal Click Register (Step 1) Click Register (Step 2) Fill in the form Read and accept Terms and conditions Check your email inbox to receive a password Register with your username (email address) and the password received Start sharing your observations!

Registration is free and fast. To do so, go to your local portal, or to that of any other participant organization. See a list of all organizations at Various >Local partners. Click register (see image Registration Step 1) and register again (see image Registration Step 2), and fill in the form (see image Example of registration form). Fields marked with an asterisk are mandatory.

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  Registration Step 1

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  Registration Step 2

Name

Please, enter your real name so you can get credit for your contribution. Your name will be visible along with your observations unless you indicate otherwise. To opt out tick the check if you want to be anonymous cell. Note that your real name will still be visible to administrators, or in case of publication, as stated in Terms and Conditions.

Birthyear

Please enter the real year you were born, as we need it for legal reasons and to identify users when two names are identical. It will never be public.

County and Municipality

We do recommend you to provide your real address because it will target maps and important information regarding sun and moon, and latest observations.

Email

We need a real and active email address. Here you will receive a password to log in, and coordinators and administrators will use it to contact you regarding confusing data. Please always keep it updated. You can change it at Web interface > Gettings started > My account > Email and Password. Your registered email address will be visible to other registered users unless you opt out by ticking the corresponding cell. Administrators would still see your address and will contact you regarding confusing records. Note if you decided to submit your records anonymously, your email address will automatically be hidden to registered users.

Logging in

Once you have been registered, log in to access more content. To log in, go to register as for previous subsection, but click on log in (see image Logging in). Enter your username (this is the email address you registered with) and the password you received at this account. We advise you to change your password to a more memorable one soon after logging in. Make sure your new password is not easy to guess for other people, for example, use a minimum of 10 characters combining letters and numbers, and mixing upper and lower case letters.

Logging in.

In case you cannot remember your password, click on I have lost my password and a new password will be sent to your registered email address within minutes. Make sure you check the email address you registered with, and the spam folder within. We advise you to change your password immediately after logging into a more memorable one (but not a simpler one) and please keep it safely. If logging in from a safe device and connection, you can Store your password to facilitate the process next time. Note if you requested a new password, you will need to store the new one as the system does not update it automatically.

REMEMBER: Your username is your email address Change your password at My account > Email an password Use the same credentials to log into any of the Local portals and Naturalist

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Note: images and examples are drawn from the French portal Faune-France. The design and position of some tools may vary slightly from portal to portal. To see a list of portals go to wiki section Local portals and partners.