• Record species, abundance, and habitats
• Map plots and transects with accurate GNSS
• Attach photos and notes for QA
• Capture audio for acoustic species such as birds and amphibians
• Revisit fixed monitoring points to track change over time

Explore ecology and biodiversity workflows

QField covers the full span of ecological fieldwork. Each area has its own focused workflow:

• Wildlife tracking and habitat mapping , for observations, telemetry, and habitat surveys
• Land restoration and conservation , for restoration planning, monitoring, and stewardship
• Invasive species control , for detection, treatment, and eradication operations
• Protected area management , for reserve patrols, assets, and condition monitoring

Consistent records from every surveyor

Ecological fieldwork rarely happens where the network is. Surveys run along transects in remote terrain, at fixed monitoring plots revisited season after season, and often by volunteers or seasonal staff who joined the project a week ago. Basemaps, layers, and forms are loaded onto the device before anyone leaves the office, so the whole survey runs offline and syncs once the team is back in range.

The harder problem is consistency. Value-relation widgets hold species lists and codes, numeric constraints keep abundance and measurement fields in range, and required-photo rules capture evidence at the moment of observation rather than hours later. Photos, audio, and GPS readings stay attached to the record they belong to. For sensitive species, the data never leaves your own QGIS project and QFieldCloud account, or a server you host yourself.

Integrated with QGIS and QFieldCloud

Share projects and manage permissions in QFieldCloud. Export to standard formats for analysis. Prepare forms and symbology in QGIS once, push them to every device through QFieldCloud , and run conflict-safe sync at the end of each day.

See QField in real ecology projects

• Zero Invasive Predators: eliminating invasive species with QField , in the rugged wilderness of New Zealand’s South Westland
• Monitoring fire salamanders in Saxony , tracking a protected amphibian
• Mapping breeding birds in the Wadden Sea , with Schutzstation Wattenmeer
• Improving efficiencies in ecological surveying , with Delta-Simons
• Browse all ecology success stories →

• Restoration site mapping and monitoring
• Habitat assessments and invasive species tracking
• Community programs and stewardship records
• Planting block and treatment area capture as polygons
• Before-and-after monitoring at fixed locations
• Photo documentation against sites and individual features

Built for monitoring recovery over time

Restoration is measured in years, not a single visit. QField stores each observation as a structured record with its location, attributes, photos, and capture time. On the next visit, the previous records load straight onto the device, and the live GPS position guides crews back to the same sites. The result is a consistent record of recovery rather than a pile of one-off surveys.

Integrated with QGIS and QFieldCloud

Design forms and symbology in QGIS , then sync and review via QFieldCloud . Crews work offline for as long as the survey takes, and conflict-safe merges keep multiple crews working the same site without overwriting each other.

Restoration and conservation projects using QField

• Zero Invasive Predators: eliminating invasive species with QField , restoring forest in New Zealand’s South Westland
• Young farmers reduce deforestation by 71% in Ghana , through community-led monitoring
• Browse all ecology success stories →

Looking for the broader picture? See QField for ecology and biodiversity monitoring → .

Protected area teams use QField across day-to-day management:

• Ranger patrols and route tracking
• Wildlife and habitat observations
• Asset and infrastructure inventory, including signage, fences, trails, and facilities
• Incident reporting for encroachment, poaching signs, and damage
• Visitor and use monitoring
• Photo documentation against every record

Built for the people on patrol

Protected area management runs on what rangers see on the ground. The tool has to work in their hands, in remote terrain, without a signal, and without slowing the patrol down. QField loads the reserve project onto the device before the patrol leaves, runs fully offline, and lets rangers capture routes, observations, assets, and incidents as they go. Forms can be kept simple with constrained dropdowns and required photos, so the data coming back is consistent no matter who collected it. Everything syncs when the team is next in connectivity.

One workflow with QGIS and QFieldCloud

Prepare the reserve project in QGIS , push it to every device through QFieldCloud , and sync at the end of each patrol cycle. Conflict-safe merges keep multiple rangers working the same reserve without overwriting each other.

Conservation and protected-area projects using QField

• Zero Invasive Predators: eliminating invasive species with QField , working across remote conservation land in New Zealand
• Monitoring fire salamanders in Saxony , tracking a protected species in the field
• Browse all ecology success stories →

Looking for the broader picture? See QField for ecology and biodiversity monitoring → .

• Wildlife observations and telemetry
• Habitat mapping and suitability assessments
• Protected areas surveys and monitoring
• Transect and track recording for movement and survey effort
• Audio capture for birds, amphibians, and other acoustic species
• Repeat survey points for monitoring populations over time

Integrated with QGIS and QFieldCloud

Prepare symbology and forms in QGIS , then sync projects with QFieldCloud to collaborate across teams. Crews work offline for as long as the survey takes, and conflict-safe merges keep a whole team working the same area without losing records.

Wildlife and habitat projects using QField

• Mapping breeding birds in the Wadden Sea , with Schutzstation Wattenmeer
• Monitoring fire salamanders in Saxony , tracking a protected amphibian
• Browse all ecology success stories →

Looking for the broader picture? See QField for ecology and biodiversity monitoring → .