FBIS User Manual

The comprehensive user manual for the Freshwater Biodiversity Information System (FBIS). Covers all platform functionality including: the map interface, searching and filtering biodiversity data, spatial layers and GeoContext, seven dashboard types (taxon, single-site/multi-site biodiversity, single-site/multi-site SASS, water temperature, physico-chemical), data upload forms for fish, invertebrate, algal, anuran, SASS, water temperature, and physico-chemical data, as well as site creation and source reference management. Accompanied by a series of video tutorials demonstrating key workflows.

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Source https://freshwaterbiodiversity.org/pages/help
Author Freshwater Research Centre, Kartoza
Last Updated February 8, 2026, 02:33 (UTC)
Created February 7, 2026, 09:44 (UTC)
publication_type technical manual
publisher Freshwater Research Centre
relevance Primary reference for using the FBIS platform
year 2022