This section collects practical recommendations for using NAHPU effectively and responsibly before, during, and after fieldwork. Use it as a short field-readiness checklist; detailed procedures remain in the linked canonical guides.
Explore the recommendations
Section titled “Explore the recommendations”- App Setup — configure NAHPU, prepare projects, and rehearse a catalog session before departure.
- Project Management — establish identifiers, field and lab workflows, backups, transfers, and export names.
- Device Care — keep field devices clean, charged, connected only when needed, and ready for GPS work.
- Data Management — capture complete records, review and clean them, and preserve the context needed to interpret a project later.
Field teams should also consult specimen-care guidance from the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) and the Canadian Conservation Institute.