# What's an Activity?

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An **Activity Record** in FieldDoc represents a single, trackable restoration or conservation action. It serves as the core unit of implementation within a project, capturing detailed information about what was done, where, when, and what outcomes are expected.

Each Activity Record can include:

* **Activity Type** (e.g., riparian buffer planting, stream restoration, green infrastructure, convening, etc)
* **Location** (mapped using geospatial data)
* **Status and Timeline** (in progress, completed)
* **Metrics** (e.g., acres planted, feet of stream restored, tons of sediment reduced)
* **Modeled Outcomes** (estimates of pollutant load reductions or other environmental benefits)
* **Photos and Attachments** (documentation of the activity)

Activity Records allow users to track progress at a granular level, roll up data across projects or portfolios, and generate reports that meet grant, regulatory, or internal program requirements. They also feed into FieldDoc’s modeling and visualization tools to help users understand the cumulative impact of their work across landscapes or watersheds.

All of your activities are organized within your portfolio. If desired, you can further organize your activities with Project Folders and Sections for your own organization. To share activity records with funders or other third parties, you will create Pacts and link activity records to the [Pact](/essentials/pacts.md).

The help documentation includes a wealth of information on pathways to create an activity, what data can be included within each record, and where you can visualize your data inputs.&#x20;

:seedling: Learn more: [Activities](/essentials/activities.md)

## Take a tour of an Activity Record

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## Common Actions you may take with Activity Records

* Digitally represent your nature-based work by mapping geospatial footprints, aligning actions with a standardized activity framework, and tracking the environmental outcomes of your efforts. Share.&#x20;
* [Model](/essentials/activities/models.md) sediment and nutrient load reductions.
* Share Activity records as part of a [funding application](https://help.fielddoc.org/guides-1/).&#x20;
* Track target impact when an activity record is completed to report to funders via [Metrics](/essentials/metrics.md) and [Completion Status](/essentials/activities/general-settings/completion-status.md).
* Track progress toward metric implementation goals for your organization or your funder via [Metric reporting.](/essentials/metrics.md)
* Share the activity impact with stakeholders, decision-makers, and community via [Export](/essentials/atlas.md), [Atlas](/essentials/atlas.md) and [Integrations](/essentials/integrations-beta.md).


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