To start collecting data for Transects in the field:
First, make sure a sampling method has been created for your site, and Transects have been placed.
A) You can check for this on your site's overview page
- On your mobile device, select your desired site for the Transect data collection
- Once on your site's page, press the corresponding start button for the Transect you would like to visit
- Using the provided in-app directions, navigate to the start of your Transect in the field
- Once you are within 20 ft of your Transect, you can hit the Open Camera button to begin the Transect.
- Use your camera to record any pollinators observed along the path.
7. Fill out the corresponding information for that observation
8. Continue this process and follow along the Transect path from the start point to the end point on the map until you have reached 10 meters.
9. Once you have arrived at the end point and finished with taking observations along the 10-meter Transect, press the Done button
10. On the Transect Visit Overview Page, sync your observations by pressing the Sync Now button.
11. Add any notes to your Transect record as needed. Once you are finished, press the Complete button.
12. To record data for this Transect again, scroll to this Transect on your sites page and repeat the process.