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Capture data from specimen and object labels to make it accessible for scientific and cultural research.

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Historical documents

Transcribe text and capture data from historical documents to make them digitally accessible.

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Identify and tag images of animals and collection objects to support information discovery and research.

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Feature Expedition

Historic Soil Data Cards: Batch 11

SpecimensAustralian National Soil Archive

The CSIRO Australian National Soil Archive has in storage many historic soil samples collected from the 1920's to the 1960's. It requires a large amount of effort to transcribe the data from soil data cards into a digital format so that the soil data can be ingested into the publicly accessible Natsoil Database for further research use. The associated soil samples can only be archived (and consequently available for further research use) if the data has been digitised. 

DigiVol expeditions represent a large effort to ensure that these important samples can be retained and archived for further research purposes to provide this resource to the science community.

33% Complete (success)
54% Transcribed
33% Validated
87% Transcribed
24 Tasks

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Field notes Australian Museum Archives Collection
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Supplementary Assignment Records

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Nobelius Nursery Ledger Project (VEMU2.2)

Field notes Emerald & District Museum
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Flora of Britain and Ireland: Salix (Part 3)

Specimens Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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Microfossil Registration Ledgers

Specimens Geological Survey of New South Wales
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Specimens Natural History Museum of Utah - Garrett Herbarium
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Tasmanian Birth Records 1918 - RGD33/3/28

Field notes Libraries Tasmania
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Index to Land Deeds (AF955/1/26) HOM-HYT

Field notes Libraries Tasmania
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Historic Soil Data Cards: Batch 11

Specimens Australian National Soil Archive
33% Complete (success)
54% Transcribed
33% Validated
87% Transcribed
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AM Petrology Boxes - COM12

Specimens Australian Museum Mineralogy & Petrology Collection
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AM Entomology Donations - Marcos Roca-Cusachs Philippines

Specimens Australian Museum Entomology Collection
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