Trap.NZ Comprehensive User Guide
Trap.NZ is a free service used throughout NZ for recording trap, bait station, monitoring, and biodiversity outcome data.
Your account
Registration and logging in to your account
Projects
In order to start adding traps and recording catches, you need to be part of a project. Projects ...
Joining an existing project
Hopefully, there is an existing project close to the area you are interested in trapping. In this...
Creating a new project
If there isn't a nearby project for you to join, or you'd like to create your own one, you can cr...
Leaving a project
If you no longer wish to participate in a project you have joined, you can leave at any time. ...
Installations (Traps, Bait Stations and Monitoring Stations)
Traps, bait stations and monitoring stations are all types of installations - the fundamental par...
Installations overview
The Traps, Bait Stations, and Monitoring Stations sections of your project allows you to view and...
Adding installations
Traps, bait stations and monitoring stations are all managed in roughly the same way. These i...
Installation fields
Glossary of terms for each field for each installation Traps Fields for adding a trap. Required...
Adding supplementary traps
A supplementary trap is an additional trap that is part of the same physical set as another trap....
Adding installation records
In order to add a record to an installation, you need to have the correct permissions. Addi...
Editing a single installation
Only users with an "Administrator" role in a project can access these tools. The instructions be...
Bulk editing installations
Only users with an "Administrator" role in a project can access these tools. The instruction...
Sorting installations
On the Traps, Bait Stations, or Monitoring Stations section of your project, you can sort the ord...
Moving installations - website
See also: Moving installations - app In order to move an installation you must have ...
Deleting installation records
View all of the relevant installations by going to "Traps", "Bait stations" or "Monitorin...
Retiring installations
The following retire instructions apply for all installation types - Traps, Bait stations, ...
Deleting installations
An installation can only be deleted if there are no records associated with it. If you wish to d...
Radio sensor equipped traps
Some of our traps have radio sensors which notify Trap.NZ automatically when they are sprung. If ...
Downloading installation data
Installation data can be downloaded to a CSV or KML file. CSV files can be viewed and edited easi...
Lines
Lines allow you to group installations together. Often they are used to follow a physical track o...
Project administration
If you are the administrator of a project there are tools available to help you coordinate the me...
Adding and removing members
As the Administrator of a project, you are able to add, invite and remove people from the proje...
Managing member permissions
There are four roles which project members can have within a Trap.NZ project: Trapper, Advanced t...
Managing member assignments
Assign members to installations By default, members with the Trapper or Advanced trapper role ca...
Moving installations between projects
The instructions below outline how to move traps between projects. The process is basical...
Organisations
Organisations are a way of grouping multiple projects together. Members who are added to an organ...
Organisations overview
Trap.NZ organisations are used by groups who trap in multiple geographic regions but want easier ...
Creating an organisation
The tech team at Trap.NZ can create an Organisation for you. There's no way of a user doing this ...
Organisation roles
In addition to the four project roles, organisations provide an additional two roles: Org member ...
Adding and removing organisation members
Adding members to your organisation, and removing members from your organisation works the same a...
Mobile app
App overview
The Trap.NZ app works with the TrapNZ website and allows you to record trapping data on your ...
Logging in to the app
To use the app you need an account on the Trap.NZ website which is a member of an exi...
Understanding the app map
Map Icons Trap Bait station Monitoring station ...
App menu overview
You get to the settings menu by clicking on the three horizontal lines in the top right corne...
Project settings
Synchronise Project Normally, changes to projects are synced automatically. For example ...
General settings
You can click the question mark next to each option to get some information about what the opti...
Checking the sync logs
When the Trap.NZ app is used offline (without internet access) your data is stored locally ...
Adding installations on the app
To add an installation to your project: Locate where you want to add the installation on ...
Map features
By default only the Filters list is shown. This allows you to select which kind of stations are ...
Records overview
Using the map, tap on the icon for any installation to add a record to it. If the installation ...
Trap records
Date Defaults to the current date and time. Tap it to change it. Species caught Selec...
Bait station records
Date Defaults to the current date and time. Tap it to change it. Target species Selec...
Monitoring station records
Date Defaults to the current date and time. Tap it to change it. Target species Select a sp...
Bird count records
Settings Tap the cog icon to set the type of observations (seen, or seen and heard) a...
Moving installations in the app
Open any installation record form and expand the Installation Details panel. Use the Move locatio...
Map feeds
Trap.NZ provides a range of map feeds in OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium) formats which can be li...
Generating an API key
In the My account section of Trap.NZ, you can generate an API key that’s associated with your use...
Accessing map feeds
Map feed addresses are in the format:https://io.trap.nz/geo/trapnz-projects/wfs/apikey/project_id...
Trap records map feed attributes
Fields returned Field Description record_id the trap record UID ...
Downloading shape files, CSV, linking into Google Earth etc
The map server allows access to WGS 84 and NZTM projections and can also output in many different...
Accessing the Trap.NZ map feeds with QGIS
Accessing layers You can add a WFS Layers Layer > Add Layer > Add WFS Layer Create a new...
Accessing the Trap.NZ map feeds with ArcGIS
Accessing layers You can add a new WFS Server via Connections > Server > New WFS Server: Ente...
Attributions
These map feeds are provided on the condition that you provide a data source attribution in any m...
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I use the map tools?
Moving around the map You can pan around the map by clicking and dragging anywhere on the map....
How to bulk load tracks and traps from a PC?
Rodney Bethel, a Senior GIS Analyst at Palmerston North City Council, has kindly provided u...
How can I enter GPS coordinates for installation locations?
If you have GPS coordinates, you can enter them into the Manual Coordinates box when adding an in...
Why can't new members see installations?
When a new member is added to a project without any permissions, they have limited ac...
Is my project data shared?
None of your project data is shared without your permission (please see our privacy p...