Using StreamWebs

(Note: This user guide will updated accordingly as the StreamWebs website is built.)

StreamWebs allows you to log and browse data for various watershed sites. You don’t need an account to view data, but in order to add a new site or record your own data on StreamWebs, you do need to register. Here’s how to create an account and get started with StreamWebs.

Creating an Account

Click the “Create Account” tab located near the head of the StreamWebs home page. You will be taken to a form which will ask you to provide the following:

  • Your date of birth
  • Your desired username
  • Your desired password
  • Your email address
  • Your first and last name
  • The name of your school

You can indicate your school by typing all or part or its name into the appropriate field. A drop down menu will appear as you type and provide you with a list of schools that match what you have typed. You can then select your school from there. If you don’t see your school listed in the drop down menu, first make sure that you are typing the official name of your school into the field rather than an abbreviation or nickname– for example, you should type “Oregon State University” instead of “OSU”. If your school still fails to appear, you can select the “Other” option at the bottom of the list and enter the name manually.

When you’re done with the form, hit the “Create New Account” button at the bottom of the page to complete your registration.

Logging In

After your StreamWebs account is set up, you can log in by clicking the “Log In” link at the top of the homepage and providing your password and username (or, alternatively, your email address). If you’ve forgotten your password, you can get a new one by clicking the “Request New Password” link. An email will be sent to you with instructions on how to reset your password.

Project Sites

Now that you’re logged in, you can not only view data for sites, but contribute to them as well.

1. Viewing a Site

To browse sites, navigate to the “Project Sites” tab at the top of the homepage (after logging in, you will be taken here automatically). You can find a specific site by:

  1. Typing all or part of the site’s name into the search bar
  2. Clicking a location marker on the map
  3. Selecting the site from the pull down menu

Upon selection, you’ll be taken to that site’s page, where you can view its details (name, type, description, images, etc.). Under “Data” is a series of checkboxes generated from the site’s available data sheets (for more on data sheets, see the “Resources” section of this document). When you select one of these fields, you can:

  1. View the site’s compiled data in a table, or
  2. View the site’s compiled data as a graph, or
  3. Export the data as CSV file, or
  4. Compare data between multiple sites.

Comparing Data

The “Compare” button on each site’s page allows you to compare specific categories of data across multiple sites, or with outside resources online.

  1. In the “Compare” section of your current site’s page, indicate which type of data you’d like to examine. Then click “Compare.”
  2. This takes you to a new page with a list of sites that have the category of data you want. Select the sites you’d like to compare your data with.
  3. Hit “Compare” again to generate graphs from each site on the same screen.

Site Stewards

Clicking “Site Stewards” on a site’s page will display a list of the schools that have contributed to that site’s data record. To filter site data by school, select your desired school and type of data. Then you click “Graph,” “Table”, or “Export” to graph that school’s data, table that school’s data, or export that school’s data into a downloadable file, respectively.

2. Creating a New Site

From the central Sites page, you can click “Create” (note that you must be logged in). This takes you to a form where you can enter your site’s location, type, and description. Submit the form to add your new site to StreamWebs.

3. Recording Site Data

To start entering data, click “Add Data” from the central Sites page. You will be asked to select the school you’re from, the class you’re in, the site you visited, the date you visited the site, and the data sheet template that suits your needs.

Resources

Datasheets