As the ALA begins a project focused on improving our data quality, we are establishing a baseline of the community view on the quality of the data available via the ALA. This survey will act as a baseline to measure the impact of system changes, documentation, training and communications activities undertaken over the course of the project.
The survey takes approximately one minute to complete, and remains completely anonymous. If you wish to have your comments attributed to you or you have any questions, please include your name and contact details in the comments box.
The survey will close Tuesday 10 March 2020. If you would like to receive project updates please see the ALA Data Quality project page (
https://www.ala.org.au/data-quality-project/) for ways to keep in touch and up to date.
Definitions of terms used in the survey
Domains:
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Research = ecoscientists, taxonomists, collection owners, tertiary students and lecturers.
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Government and Land Management = federal, state and local government departments, land managers, landowners, rangers, non-government organisations, and environmental consultants.
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Communities and Schools = citizen scientists, community groups, school students and teachers, and the general public.
Data types:
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Occurrence data = dots on maps and record downloads
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Profile data = information on species pages
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Names and taxonomy = names and name matching
Quality ratings:
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5 = very high – the quality of the data makes it very highly suitable for my purposes
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4 = good – the quality of the data makes it highly suitable for my purposes
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3 = average – the quality of the data makes it generally suitable for my purpose
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2 = poor - the quality of the data makes it highly unsuitable for my purposes
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1 = very poor - the quality of the data makes it very highly unsuitable for my purposes
