NCGS Capture Channels

Pre-release. This site describes standard version 0.7.0-dev, which is in development and may change before version 1.0.0.

How an observation reached the record.

Dedicated app

A data-capture application such as SurveyCTO or a purpose-built Android app, with device metadata.

Paper, transcribed

A paper form later transcribed; device location is then the transcriber’s, not the observer’s.

WhatsApp flow

A guided messaging flow, typically used by stewards and owners reporting on tagged trees.

This page explains the standard and does not decide conformance: only the released corpus does. It describes glossary/roles-and-evidence.ttl at standard version 0.7.0-dev.