Check Out for Fieldwork

If you are working in a park that required you to check in before starting field work, you must also check out when you are done. Again, this procedure helps park staff protect resources and increase your safety while conducting research in the park.

How to Do This

On your Investigator Dashboard, go to the Frequent Tasks section and click on the “Manage Researcher Checkins and Checkouts” link. You will be prompted to select the park from a dropdown menu, then to select the permit from a second dropdown menu.

User's check out log.

You will now be on the Check In / Check Out Log. If you previously submitted your check in, click the “Submit Check Out” link on the corresponding row in the table. If you did not previously check in, click on the “Forgot to Check In? Add Stand-Alone Check Out” button below the table.

Form to list sites visited during a research project.

On the check out page, you need to indicate each site you visited and provide information about your activities at each one. To begin, click the “Add Site Visited” link. Once you do, a new screen will appear with a map.

Map interface for locating study sites and providing visit details.

When the map appears, the park boundaries are included in a polygon. Indicate your site location within the polygon. You can do so by selecting the pin icon at the top of the map and placing it in the appropriate location. You may need to use the +/- controls in the lower right corner to zoom to a useful scale. Alternatively, you can select “Type location” at the top right of the map, which will open a dialogue box where you can type in the site's geographic coordinates.

Once you have placed the site on the map, complete the form fields below the map. Most of these fields require answers, so enter “N/A” if a question is not applicable. When done with the site, click the OK button at the bottom.

Repeat this process for your additional study sites. Once you have added them all to the Check Out page, push the “Submit” button at the bottom.

Do you have questions about the software? The RPRS HelpDesk is available. e-mail us