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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
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 Live Data Map
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
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