Technical
Click on the arrow to show the answer to the Frequently Asked Question (FAQ).
Sign in to the system using your username and password. In the top-left corner of your browser, select the "Menu" icon. Select "Manage." In the drop-down menu, select "Users and Organizations." In the secondary drop-down menu, select "Users and Organizations" and then click on the name of your school. In the menu on the right side of the screen, select "Edit" to open another page with links to your school's information. You can update your school's information in the fields provided. If the school map shows your school in the wrong location, you can correct its latitude, longitude and elevation through the “GLOBE Info” menu.
You can choose to change your school or add an additional school. To start this process:
Alternatively, any GLOBE Community Member around the world can email help@nasaglobe.org for help. Make sure to include the following information in the email:
- In the United States: Contact a U.S. GLOBE Partner
- Outside the United States: Contact the Country Coordinator for your country
Alternatively, any GLOBE Community Member around the world can email help@nasaglobe.org for help. Make sure to include the following information in the email:
- School name
- School Address
- City
- State
- Zip Code
- Any additional information you would like to include, like the school phone number, website or any other relevant information.
To manage your team, log in to the GLOBE website. Click on “Go to” in the top white bar. You will see a list of My Organizations that will include the team you manage. Select the team. You should see an option to manage the team in the upper left corner of the team page. When you click manage team, a dialogue box will open that contains all of the options for managing your team.
Under the Info tab, you can change your team name or location. You can also deactivate the team.
Under the Organization Type, you can make the team private, public, or closed. Your team will be set up as a private team unless you change it. A closed team does not allow new members to join, so only select this option if you don’t intend to expand your team.
Under the Members tab, you can see who had joined your team. You can remove people from your team (select the trash can icon), and you can pass control of the team to another member of the team. If you select “contact,” that email address will be visible on the team page as a point of contact for the team.
Under the Info tab, you can change your team name or location. You can also deactivate the team.
Under the Organization Type, you can make the team private, public, or closed. Your team will be set up as a private team unless you change it. A closed team does not allow new members to join, so only select this option if you don’t intend to expand your team.
Under the Members tab, you can see who had joined your team. You can remove people from your team (select the trash can icon), and you can pass control of the team to another member of the team. If you select “contact,” that email address will be visible on the team page as a point of contact for the team.
This tutorial video shows you how to help people sign up for your workshop: Workshop Help.
This tutorial video shows you how to set up a new workshop: How to Create Workshops.
This tutorial video will help you learn how to manage all aspects of a workshop: Workshop Management.
This tutorial video will show you how to find people you have trained: Workshop Search.
Log in to GLOBE.gov. To show the Manage section, click the menu icon on the upper left side of the Homepage.
Click Manage to expand the menu, Select "Workshop Administration."
Note: If you do not see a Workshop Administration tool pop-up, refer to the instructions for your internet browser and operating system listed below. Chrome or Safari are preferred browsers.
To open the tool:
Depending on your system one of the following options will apply:
If you see the Workshop Administration page:
Click Manage to expand the menu, Select "Workshop Administration."
Note: If you do not see a Workshop Administration tool pop-up, refer to the instructions for your internet browser and operating system listed below. Chrome or Safari are preferred browsers.
To open the tool:
- Select the "Launch Admin Workshop"
- Select on the link for "New Workshop Administration Tool"
Depending on your system one of the following options will apply:
- There will be a message in the white URL area above your name that says "Pop-up blocked" that slides away until it's only an icon (it may be a white box with black borders and a red X in the right hand side of the box).
- Select the box.
- To launch the tool, next to the message "Always allow pop-ups from www.globe.gov," select "Workshop Administration"
- If you see a blue button instead of a white box with black borders, select the "Workshop Administration" link on the left hand sidebar to get the New Workshop Administration Tool.
If you see the Workshop Administration page:
- Select the "Launch Admin Workshop"
- Then select the "New Workshop Administration Tool"
Access the GLOBE Data Entry page, click the + sign next to your school to view data sites. click on "Edit Site," on the right side to modify the coordinates and other relevant information.
Users do not get a "My Page" until they have signed up and have been approved for a workshop. In order to see the status of your account, log in and then click on your name (top-right of the browser window) and select "My Account" from the menu. You will be taken to your account page. Select "GLOBE User Groups" from the options on the right. If "GLOBE User Groups" reads "Account Requested" under "Training Status," your account has not yet been approved, or you have not yet been accepted to a workshop. If your account remains in this state for an extended time, email help@nasaglobe.org to determine if there is an issue.
Users are not allowed to join and participate in a community until their account has been approved. In order to see the status of your account, click on your name (top-right of the browser window) to get to your profile control panel page. Select "GLOBE User Groups" from the options on the right. If "GLOBE User Groups" reads "Account Requested," then your account has not yet been approved, or you have not yet been accepted to a workshop. If your account remains in this state for an extended time, email help@nasaglobe.org to determine if there is an issue.
Student accounts allow your students to enter data and participate in forums. You will automatically be "friends" with your student, so any post that they write in any forum will show up on your "My Page" collaboration tab as a "Friend Activity." Student posts will always say they were posted by "Student of 'teacher name.'" You should never give students your account log-in details to interact with the GLOBE.gov site, as it may allow them to make greater changes or interact more than you intended.
To change your email or other personal information, log in to your GLOBE account, click on your name (top-right corner), and select "Account Settings" from the menu. Here, you can update your personal information.
The GLOBE Program does not endorse any particular supplier but does identify companies believed to offer instruments required for GLOBE. Contact any potential supplier for instruments before ordering to verify that they meet current GLOBE specifications. Note: Several suppliers provide the same GLOBE instruments, and prices may vary. Suppliers sell individual items as well as complete kits. Find an instrument supplier: https://www.globe.gov/do-globe/resources/instruments
Many instruments will meet GLOBE Specifications. One will need to look at the current GLOBE Specifications (pdf) document to verify. Some instruments output their data in a format that is not available for entry into the GLOBE Data Entry web forms. In this case, one will need to determine if a method of unit conversion is available. If so, the data format can be converted and the data can then be entered into the system. For example, the Vernier Turbidity Sensor outputs data in a format called NTU. The NTU data can actually be converted to cm (centimeters) using a conversion chart (pdf). There are many other conversion charts online for various data formats.