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Database

Database is a key mode on your Bird-Boy device which contains all species and landmark information, as well all previous Adventures or routes.

Select the database button on the front of your device (indicated by the magnifying glass icon) to open the Database HUD.

Viewing your Data Using the Bird-Boy​

The Database HUD displays all your stored data in the form of index tabs. The default Database tabs are:

  • Species: All species data including pre-installed data provided by BREW Methods, as well as user-configured content and sightings data.
  • Landmarks: All landmark data including pre-installed data provided by BREW Methods, as well as user-configured content and sightings data.
  • Adventures: Historical record of all completed Adventures.
  • Photos: All photo files captured by the device's camera app.
  • Audio: All audio files captured by the device's microphone app.

Importing or Exporting Data​

By safely ejecting your Bird-Boy's microSD card and inserting it into your local device, you can configure your device's offline Database files, such as by importing new species data or uploading your Adventures to share with other explorers.

Ejecting Your Memory Card​

Be careful when ejecting your memory card to avoid data corruption. Follow these steps:

  1. Select the Menu button on your device. The device menu opens.
  2. Select Memory > Eject Memory Card.
  3. The device menu will tell you the device's memory card can be safely ejected.
  4. Remove the device's rubber seal on the right side of the device, then eject the memory card.
  5. Insert the memory card into your local device.

The default file structure for your Database with example files should look like:

microSD_card/
├── species/
│   ├── birds/
│   │   ├── index.json
│   │   └── ...
│   ├── flora/
│   │   ├── index.json
│   │   └── ...
│   ├── fungi/
│   │   ├── index.json
│   │   └── ...
│   └── animals/
│       ├── index.json
│       └── ...
├── adventures/
│   ├── adventure_001/
│   │   ├── metadata.json
│   │   ├── route_data.geojson
│   │   └── log_entries.json
│   ├── adventure_002/
│   │   ├── metadata.json
│   │   ├── route_data.geojson
│   │   └── log_entries.json
├── landmarks/
│   ├── landmark_001/
│   │   ├── info.json
│   │   ├── coordinates.geojson
│   ├── landmark_002/
│   │   ├── info.json
│   │   ├── coordinates.geojson
│   └── pinmarks/
│       ├── index.json
│       └── ...
├── photos/
│   ├── photo001.jpeg
│   └── photo002.jpeg
├── audio/
│   ├── rec001.wav
│   └── rec002.wav
└── README.txt
warning

Do not modify the first layer of folders or their structure. If folders are improperly moved or renamed, your Bird-Boy may be unable to log certain Discoveries, record Adventures, or otherwise store data. If your memory card's contents become corrupted, you can obtain a fresh Database structure with species info from the BREW Methods website.

You can now add or remove files to or from your Database. This is helpful when you are missing key species data, or your Bird-Boy's device memory is almost full.

Deleting Data from your Bird-Boy​

warning

BREW Methods does not back up your device data. If you delete your data from the Bird-Boy device without an available backup, that data will be lost forever. Create backups regularly, such as by copying your device data to another device.

You can manually delete files directly from your Bird-Boy device.

note

Files pre-installed from BREW Methods cannot be deleted from the device. You can only delete data stored on an external memory card.

When viewing a specific entry from a Database index tab, use the down arrow button on your device to scroll to the bottom of the entry. Select the red X icon, then select Delete.