The following flowchart shows the process of using the EcoPlots portal. Users DO NOT need to be signed in to search for data, but DO need to sign in to download the data results from their search.
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In the upper navigation bar of the EcoPlots data portal, there are five menu options:
Home will take you to the EcoPlots portal homepage
Search will open the data portal search engine and its filters
Resources will open a dropdown menu (further details provided below)
My Downloads displays a list of all the data packages requested from your account
Help will open the TERN eSupport pages
Data Sources will open the portal page giving statistical information about the data available through EcoPlots
The EcoPlots API link opens the TERN EcoPlots REST API via the Swagger UI, allowing users to experiment with calls to the TERN API using their browser.