Recorder 6 users.

[Dan Salter]

I have just recieved my standalone copy of Recorder 6 today (Biological recording software linked to the JNCC and NBN Gateway)

I have installed it and have a couple of errors i need to sort out which im hoping to get answers for on the Recorder 6 forum boards...

However, i thought it might be good to at least know of any other users on WAB for future help/chat/reference/tips/ etc...

I know i have talked of this software before which is all i have ever come across in the industry (or the older recorder 2002) however i was shocked that most here had not heard of it and use some other similar software that i cant recall the name of now?..
So am i all alone yet again or is someone else here using recorder 6 ?

Cheers
Dan

[RobSutton]

Hi Dan

I've been thinking about getting it for work -you'll have to let me know how you get on with it.

ps I think the other one you're thinking of is MapMate

[Gill Catton]

Can'r help you at all I'm afraid, this kind of mapping has yet to be adopted in my line of work - thought it is something I am interested in, especially if I can use it in Breeding Bird Survey mapping, do you think that would be possible?

[Dan Salter]

Recorder 2002/6 is not all about mapping although its a part of it, its a storage/collection for your biological records for field records , survey data and observations too which can then be sent electronically to your local BRC or direct to the NBN gateway.

I cant see how MAPMATE is used in this way?...so im not sure thats the one mentioned by others that i was thinking of?

Ill go look at mapmate now and see what it does...but i thought that was just a thing like google earth or live maps? i shouldnt think it has a huge database of biological and scientific/taxon dictionaries?

[Dan Salter]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

Can'r help you at all I'm afraid, this kind of mapping has yet to be adopted in my line of work - thought it is something I am interested in, especially if I can use it in Breeding Bird Survey mapping, do you think that would be possible?

Yes Gill im pretty sure it would be...but im yet to get my head round recorder 6 as i have only had limited use a year ago using the older recorder 2002.

[Meta menardi]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

Can'r help you at all I'm afraid, this kind of mapping has yet to be adopted in my line of work - thought it is something I am interested in, especially if I can use it in Breeding Bird Survey mapping, do you think that would be possible?

I have used Recorder 2002 for exactly that purpose, it will do it. Recorder 6 is simply a more up-to-date version with a few more bells and whistles.

[Dan Salter]

Originally Posted by Meta menardi

I have used Recorder 2002 for exactly that purpose, it will do it. Recorder 6 is simply a more up-to-date version with a few more bells and whistles.

There you go Gill !

Gill...just google recorder 6 and it will take you straight to their page which explains all that is possible with it.

[RobSutton]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

Recorder 2002/6 is not all about mapping although its a part of it, its a storage/collection for your biological records for field records , survey data and observations too which can then be sent electronically to your local BRC or direct to the NBN gateway.

I cant see how MAPMATE is used in this way?...so im not sure thats the one mentioned by others that i was thinking of?

Ill go look at mapmate now and see what it does...but i thought that was just a thing like google earth or live maps? i shouldnt think it has a huge database of biological and scientific/taxon dictionaries?

It's a full blown recording system complete with species lists and so on as far as I know. When consulting someone who uses both he said Recorder integrates better with NBN etc. but MapMate has a more intuitive feel and is used by more amateur recorders.

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

There you go Gill !

Gill...just google recorder 6 and it will take you straight to their page which explains all that is possible with it.

I did try that and got quickly very lost in techie speak!!!!

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by Meta menardi

I have used Recorder 2002 for exactly that purpose, it will do it. Recorder 6 is simply a more up-to-date version with a few more bells and whistles.

So you are able to set up all the codes to put on the map and the various symbols to indicate what the bird is doing? and is it relatively quick to get the codes onto the map to enable you to put the next bird on? Do you need the base map to be in a certain format?

Apologies to Dan for thieving part of the thread and to Meta for the 20 odd questions!!