Help home

Welcome to the Water Rangers data platform. Whether you're exploring water quality data for the first time, setting up a dataset for your organization, or heading out to collect samples, you're in the right place. Our platform brings together community scientists, organizations, and data users from across the world. These guides are here to make sure everyone, no matter their background or experience level, can get the most out of it. Take a look at what's available below and jump in wherever makes sense for you.

Consulting the data

Interested in what communities are finding in their local water bosies? Our platform hosts over half a million data points collected by community members across Canada, the UK and around the world. Learn how to search and filter observations, understand the parameters being measured, download the data, and interpret what the numbers mean for the health of a waterbody. Whether you're a researcher, a curious community member, or a decision maker, this section will help you find and use the data with confidence.

Dataset administrators

Setting up a monitoring program for your organization? You'll find resources to take you from creating your organization on the platform to building your observation form, managing volunteers, and setting up a certification process. Good data starts with good structure, and we're here to help you build it.

Data contributors

Ready to start sharing data? This section is for people doing the hands-on work of collecting water-quality data in the field. Learn how to create your account, join an organization and dataset, record and submit observations, understand how you can get certified and edit or update entries when needed. Whether you're just getting started or looking to troubleshoot a specific step, you'll find what you need here.

For everyone

Water quality data is only useful if you know what it means. Find lists of the equipment we support and the standards we use to make sense of results. If you've ever looked at a chloride reading or an E. coli result and wondered what to make of it, start here.

If you can't find what you're looking for, reach out to us. We're always happy to help.