SASSCAL Data Portal

The SASSCAL Data Portal is a web-based data management and dissemination platform that is being developed within the research project

SASSCAL Project

'Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management' (SASSCAL) link for general information about the project.

This tutorial aims at giving SASSCAL Data Portal users an overview of general features and describes how to use them in a step-by-step fashion.

Software requirements

In order to access and use the SASSCAL Data Portal, only a current web browser is needed. SASSCAL Data Portal was primarily tested using recent versions of the Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, and Google Chrome web browsers. As some of the user interfaces are best displayed on screens with resolutions of 1200x800 pixels and above, web browsers running on smartphones might not be suited.

Tutorial outline

This tutorial is divided into the following parts covering different functionalities and components:

• Getting Started: Menu Structure, Login Procedure and User Account Settings

• Common Functions: How to Search, Filter, Export and Edit Data

• Data Categories in Detail:
  • Persons and Organizations
  • Area of Interest
  • Biodiversity
    • Observatory
    • Plot
    • Plant species
  • Soil
    • Horizon
  • Station
    • River System
  • Time Series Data
  • Space Time Data
  • Geo Data (in Artikel:manage metadata, edit map)

• Further options:
  • Documents: Additional literature (publications, presentations, etc.)
  • Other Data: Additional data and observations
  • Processing Tools: SASSCAL Data Sources and Processing Software