Farm Guide

You’re ready to get started with HiveTracks Bio.

Here’s everything you need to set up your account and site from scratch. It only takes a few minutes.

 

Watch the video, or follow the step-by-step instructions.

Step 1 — Create your account
Click the link HERE to get started.

Or, if you've been invited to join HiveTracks by someone else, click the invite link and create your own login details and account.

Sign up with your chosen email and password. Once you're in, your organisation is automatically created for you. You can edit the Organisation Name and invite members of your team to be either admin or standard members from the drop-down edit functions. You will need to copy the generated invitation link and send it to the person via email or a messenger service.

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Step 2 — Create your farm

From your dashboard, you'll see an option to create new sites. Make sure you select "New Farm" — not "New Site." This is important as it uses the correct setup flow for farm-based monitoring.

New Site gives you the option to define a site boundary and draw segments to monitor. This option is usually used for smaller sites where higher levels of detail and data collection are required. If you would like to use this option and draw segments, just follow the prompts on each screen to complete the site setup. For a personal or farm site, it is recommended to choose your own monitoring locations when asked whether to have one generated by us or use your own.

You'll be asked to:

• Give your farm a name

• Set its location (search by address or GPS coordinates)

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Step 3 — Drop your monitoring pins

Next, you'll see a map centered on your farm. This is when you place your monitoring pins — one for each location you want to survey. They do not have to be placed in a specific location; they are simply used to mark an area you wish to monitor. You will choose specific monitoring locations on the next screen.

For each pin:

• Give it a name

• Choose a habitat type (e.g. hedgerow, field margin)

• Pick a colour

When you're happy with your pins, click "Create Farm."

Step 4 — Set up your sampling strategy

After creating your farm, you'll land on the sampling strategy page. HiveTracks automatically generates a transect (used for monitoring pollinators) and a quadrat (used for monitoring plants) based on your pins — but this is your chance to fine-tune them.

Drag and drop the auto-generated records to exactly where you want them on the map. You can also add any additional ones you need at this stage from the icons on the side of the map.

Once you're happy with everything's location, you're all set and ready to start collecting data. Simply log in to HiveTracks Bio from your web browser on your phone, and you'll see your site.

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For troubleshooting, see article: Setting up a Farm Site Guide in Zendesk.