NEW_Downloading Data

When you are satisfied with the results that you have generated from your search, click the Download button
at the top of the Filter panel on the Search page to initiate
the package request.

If you are not already logged in, you will be immediately redirected to the sign in page to log into your TERN account. Detailed sign in instructions are available in the expandable section below.

All users must create and sign in to their TERN account to download data from the site.

Detailed Sign in instructions

There are three ways you can sign in to TERN:

using Australian Access Federation (AAF) authentication
using a CILogon account
using a Google account

AAF users will be redirected to their university's login page, CILogon users will be redirected to the CILogon process, and Google users will be redirected to their Google Account login page. Institutions using Microsoft credentialing will be able to login using CILogon by selecting Microsoft from the Identity Provider dropdown. Once logged in using any of these services, you will be automatically returned to the TERN system.

AAF users will be directed immediately to the TERN registration page to create an account. CILogon users will also be directed to the registration page, however it should be noted that TERN systems require your CILogon account to be linked with your AAF account if you have one.

When you log in for the first-time using Google, you will be required to wait for a confirmation email before accessing the website. The email notification will take somewhere between 5-10 minutes to appear in your inbox. Please note that the confirmation link expires after 5 minutes. If your link has expired, you will be able to get it re-sent by reattempting to login on the TERN website using Google.

If you don't have either an AAF, CILogon or Google account, please contact esupport@tern.org.au so that we can organise a guest account for you.

Data Cart

The next step is the Data Cart page where the system prepares to package your data set ready for download. You are required to title your dataset so that it is uniquely identifiable, and you can also add an optional Description to give more information about your dataset.

In this example, the Filter section is expanded to show the parameters of the search results used for this dataset. The title is informative and human readable, and more detailed information has been included in the Description field.

The output format dropdown menu allows you to select the files that you wish to include in the data download. By default, the package includes a CSV and a GeoJSON file, but you can also opt to have the TERN Ontology CSV file included.

When you have completed the , press the “Request Data” button to continue.

The My Downloads page will load and the new package will be highlighted in green.

The system will update the progress bar to reflect the processing status of the package.

When your data package is ready to download, you will be sent an email containing the download link and the citation details for the data. You can also mint a DOI for your dataset.

Features available via the My Downloads page are discussed in the next section.