Evidence Passport Studio

Evidence Workflow 01 / Observation Capture

Record the encounter

Capture what you actually know. Unknown identifications are acceptable; invented precision is not.

01 — Original evidence

SOURCE INTEGRITY

Choose an original photographJPEG, PNG, WEBP or HEIC · max 30 MB · fingerprint processed in your browser only

No media selected. The image remains on your device unless you separately submit it through the reporting app.

02 — Encounter context

WHEN / WHERE

Observation date & time Identification (provisional) Latitude (decimal degrees) Longitude (decimal degrees) Location uncertainty (meters) Estimated water depth (meters, optional) Habitat Individuals observed Observed characteristics / field notes

03 — Observation design

RESEARCH INTEROPERABILITY

Method of observation Identification status

Structured surveys should have event identifiers and documented effort; otherwise choose opportunistic sighting.

04 — Privacy & sharing

CONTROL YOUR DATA

I have the rights or permission to use the selected evidence. This checkbox is an attestation, not a legal assessment.

I consent to including coarsened coordinates in the public-safe export (rounded to 0.1°; approximate uncertainty at least 12 km). Leave unchecked to omit coordinates.

I understand that SHA-256 detects subsequent file changes but does not prove when, where or by whom a photo was taken, and is not expert species verification.

05 — Historical reference context

SOURCE-TRACEABLE COMPARISON

Compare this candidate record with a small sample of published GBIF occurrences for the proposed species. Your coordinates are used only in your browser, and never sent to GBIF. This is not a population estimate, absence test, verification or risk score.