Activity Type
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Activity Types provide all users access to a standard list of activities that may be implemented for nature-based work. The list is extensive and continually growing. This article walks through how to add an Activity Type to a record and how to best navigate the list of options.
Activity Types
In FieldDoc, activity types represent the kinds of restoration or conservation practices being implemented. They define what kind of work is being done—such as tree planting, cover cropping, stream restoration, wetland creation, monitoring, or convening.
Each activity type typically includes:
Unit types for measurement
Optional modeling support, depending on the geography and practice
Optional NEIEN BMP code.
A suggested set of standard metrics (like acres, feet, number of trees, etc., provided by the program funder)
They help organize and categorize projects so that outcomes can be consistently tracked, compared, and reported across programs and geographies.
Set your Activity Type
Activity Types can only be added to a record from within FieldDoc.
Click the button to select an Activity Type, you open the universal list.
Use the search or scroll features to find the appropriate option to associate with your activity record.
Click save.
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Explore using search fields
Name
Search by the Activity Type name. Some Activity Types include an NRCS code, so you can also search by that code.
Group
Some of the Activity Types supported in FieldDoc have been grouped by the leading scientists, modelers, or conservation professionals that created the list. Where possible, FieldDoc honors those groupings and lists them as a search option.
Description
Some activity types include descriptions provided by program managers and the guides that they reference. When available, FieldDoc displays these to help guide all users in their selection. To view the full description, click the “More” link. Descriptions may also include instructions on how to properly map the footprint for that activity type.
Model(s)
You can see which Activity Types are supported by available models in the FieldDoc system.
Program(s)
Some of the funding programs that use FieldDoc to collect application or grant recipient data have suggested lists of activity types. When these have been provided by program managers, all users can benefit by sorting by the programs.
Selecting an activity type associate with a funding program does not automatically create a pact or load the associated programmatic metrics to your activity record!
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