Oriental Bittersweet
(Celastrus orbiculatus)
Help Documents
In our Community toolbox, you'll find a wide variety of resources and help documents on iMapInvasives including videos, PowerPoint presentations, brochures, and handouts. Each item can be viewed, downloaded, or printed for free and all are encouraged for use at special events where invasive species are a relevant topic, outreach tools when speaking with individuals who have an interest in tracking invasive species, or as training materials.
iMapInvasives 3.0: The Basics
Learn the basics of logging in, setting up your profile, and creating records, as well as how to use the iMap Mobile App, in this recorded training course available on YouTube. This resource was developed by the New York Natural Heritage Program's Jennifer Dean and John Marino.
How to Sign In to iMapInvasives
This one-page front and back handout provides instructions on signing in for the first time to iMapInvasives, both for users with an iMap 2 account and new users. This resource was developed by the New York Natural Heritage Program's Carli Fraccarolli.
Overview of User Roles
This one-page document provides an overview of the most common user roles and permissions in iMapInvasives. This resource was developed by the Oregon iMapInvasives data administrator Lindsey Wise.
Data Types and How You can Use iMap
This one-page front and back handout provides an explanation of the iMapInvasives data types and how they relate to each other, and how iMapInvasives can help you in your work with invasive species. This resource was developed by the New York Natural Heritage Program's Carli Fraccarolli.
Map Button Appendix
This one-page front and back handout provides an explanation of the iMapInvasives map navigation buttons and other tools. This resource was developed by the New York Natural Heritage Program's Carli Fraccarolli.
Create a Record
This one-page front and back handout provides a guide to using the Create Record tool. This resource was developed by the New York Natural Heritage Program's Carli Fraccarolli.
Moving the Location of a Point
This presentation provides a guide to editing the location of a presence point. This resource was developed by the New York Natural Heritage Program's SUNY ESF Intern Gaby Wemple.
Create a Project
Projects are used to tie many records together, such as to group all records related to a single field season, management area, or grant. This guide provides step by step instruction on creating a project and adding project members. Created by New York Natural Heritage Program's Colleen Lutz.
Transitioning to iMapInvasives Mobile App Version 3.0.0
This one-page front and back handout provides a guide to updating your previous version of the iMap Mobile App to work with iMap 3.0. You can now report not detected records for any species tracked by your jurisdiction! This resource was developed by the New York Natural Heritage Program's John Marino.
"Wider Uses of the iMapInvasives Dataset"
This PowerPoint presentation discusses the wider uses of the iMapInvasives database in resource management, strategic planning, and other applications. It was developed by the Oregon iMapInvasives Administrator, Lindsey Wise.
Resources for iMapInvasives Administrators
Materials found in this category are for the sole usage of the administrators from each participating state or province in the iMapInvasives network. In order to access these materials, you must first be approved as a site member.