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Getting started

What is Hydroscape?

What is Hydroscape, and who's it for?

Do I need an account?

Do I need to sign up to use Hydroscape? What does an account give me?

Creating a MyHydroscape account

How do I sign up for MyHydroscape?

Installing the app

How do I install the Hydroscape app on my phone?

Navigating the Reporting Hub

What's on the Reporting Hub and what does each card do?

Recording what you see

Submitting a biodiversity sighting

How do I log a wildlife sighting on the app?

Using HydroVision AI for species identification

How does the AI species identifier work? Can I trust it?

Using HydroVision AI for birdsong and frog calls

Can the app identify birds by their song? What about frogs?

Recording a cormorant sighting

How do I log a cormorant sighting?

Logging a water quality report

How do I report the condition of a river, lake, stream or beach?

Cormorant tools

Logging a non-lethal deterrent (HydroDeter)

How do I log deterrent activity for A06 evidence?

Roost surveys

What are roost surveys and how do I access the tool?

HydroReturn — A06 licence returns

What is HydroReturn and how do I use it?

MyHydroscape

Navigating your MyHydroscape dashboard

What's on the MyHydroscape dashboard and how do I use it?

Understanding the summary stats

What do the numbers at the top of my dashboard mean?

Understanding your badges

What are all the badges and how do I earn them?

Your personal map

How do I see my sightings on a map?

Your photo gallery

Where do my submitted photos go? Can I see them all?

Deleting or managing your account

How do I update my details, export my data, or delete my account?

The HydroLibrary

The HydroLibrary

What is the HydroLibrary and what's in it?

Using the HydroLibrary filters

How do I filter the library to find what I need?

The Live Data Map

The Live Data Map

What is the Live Data Map and what can I do with it?

Practical and trust

Does the app work offline?

Can I use the app without signal? What happens to my submissions?

Who sees my data?

Who has access to the sightings I submit? Is my data sold or shared?

Is my location private?

When I submit a sighting with GPS, who can see where I was?

what3words and why we use it

What is what3words and why does Hydroscape ask for it?

Reporting a bug or getting help

The app isn't working. Where do I report it?

Beyond the app

HydroTasks

What is HydroTasks and do I need it?

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