Yes, you get 30 days to trial the app and Coreo. Contact us to get set up.
Yes. We have a range of videos on our Coreo Documentation site that will help you to get started with the UKHab Survey – https://docs.coreo.io/coreo-videos/coreo-help-videos/
The app runs on the Coreo data collection platform. However, you won’t be able to download and run the UKHab Survey just by signing up to Coreo. You need to speak with one of our team members first so that we can set the app up for you. We also provide everyone with an onboarding session covering both the app and backend system to make sure that you and your team get off to a great start with the software.
Yes. Coreo works fully offline. If you have the Professional package then you also get the ability to download/capture basemaps for use offline. See the Coreo pricing page for features and costs of the different tiers.
Yes, the app is updated by authors of the UKHab Classification and Directors of UKHab.org to keep it in step with emerging changes to the Biodiversity Metric.
The latest version of the app uses UKHab v2.0 and supports v4.0 or the Metric.
It will be updated to accommodate any future changes, as part of your subscription.
No. Coreo, the platform on which the UKHab Survey runs, has been designed specifically to accommodate people without extensive GIS training. The app itself has been built so that the workflow is both intuitive and supportive. There is strict logic built into the UKHab Survey, meaning you only ever see relevant questions based on the answers you provide. There are also resources built into the app to explain what each of the UKHab features and codes relate to.
Yes. The UKHab Survey App supports habitat condition assessment of polygon and line UKHab features, using the criteria published in the Biodiversity Metric v4.0.
The new UKHab Portal actually provides you with an export feature that automagically populates Natural England’s Biodiversity Metric 4.0 Calculation Tool – meaning no more time consuming data entry! You may need to update it with some additional data, such as the habitats included in local strategic plans as we don’t yet have any way to access this information universally.
Yes, you can invite other team members to join your Coreo Organisation and projects, allowing you to make sure everyone has trialed the system before you sign up.
This video shows you how to do this.
Yes. Anyone can join your “Organisation” and projects in Coreo. You need to have enough seats available to accommodate them and then it’s simple to invite them to join by email. This guide explains how to do this.
Yes, this is a key process in the UKHab Survey. One of the main workflows people use is uploading shapefiles as “pre-survey” data. This is largely to provide you with the habitat features pre-mapped for groundtruthing in the field. The main UKHab survey then uses these features as a template for you to either accept as-is or edit to reflect what you find when you survey them in the field.
The new UKHab Portal represents your UKHab data according to the standard symbology.
The records that you collect via the UKHab Survey App are colour coded according to the form they relate to in Coreo. For example, pre-survey records are shown as pink in colour. We don’t currently attempt to utilise UKHab codes to colour code since Coreo is not intended to be a report production or data analysis tool – it is focused on data collection and data management. However, we are looking at whether we can incorporate the standard symbology into the app too.