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Monitoring plan tool for community-based waterway monitoring

This software tool is designed to assist groups to develop and document a monitoring plan. The tool guides the user through the process in an easy step-by-step manner and then automatically generates a monitoring plan report that can be shared with others. This will allow groups to easily communicate their monitoring activities with others and lead to greater confidence in the data being collected.

This tool is designed to complement the Queensland community waterway monitoring manual.

Installation instructions

General information

The Monitoring Plan Tool installation requires one of the following compatible operating systems:

·    Windows Vista

·    Windows XP SP2 or higher

·    Windows 2000 SP4 or higher

·    Windows 98, ME

It also requires Internet Explorer version 5.01 or later (version 6 SP1 recommended). The Install program will inform you if you need to upgrade your system.

File download

Download the Monitoring Plan Tool as Install_MPT.exe (1.62 MB)** or Install_MPT.zip  (1.55 MB)*** for installation.

Installing the Monitoring Plan Tool

Please note: Before installing the Monitoring Plan Tool, you should check whether you already have an old pre-release version installed on your computer. If so, see the instructions on ‘Removal of pre-release versions of the Monitoring Plan Tool’ in the detailed installation instructions.

Installation procedure:

  1. Double click on the Install_MPT.exe file to start the installation.
  2. A WinZip Self-Extractor screen will appear. Click Setup.
  3. The Monitoring Plan Tool Setup Wizard will appear. Click Next.
  4. Choose a folder to save files into, or accept the default (eg. c:\Programs\Monitoring Plan Tool\). Select whether you wish to install the tool for all users or just yourself by selecting Everyone or Just Me. Click Next.
  5. Click Next to confirm installation.
  6. Wait as Monitoring Plan Tool installs.
  7. When complete click Close to exit.
  8. To start using the Monitoring Plan Tool click on the shortcut which was automatically installed on your computer desktop.

 

** This executable file has been checked by the Department of Natural Resources and Water for viruses. For added security you may wish to use your own virus checker.

***Requires software such as WinZip to extract file.

 

Last updated 19 February 2008