Are you about login to CalTrap for the first time? Lets get started…

Step 1:

First you will need to get the Admin Desktop Viewer link for your county.

There are two Admin Desktop Viewer links for your county; Production and Staging.

You can find these links in “CalTrap 2022 URLs and QRs by County 03.15.2022.xlsx” Excel spreadsheet.

Step 2:

Select a Security Question in case you forget your password.

You will only be asked this the first time you login to your account.

Step 3:

Next the system Request for Permission to access your account. Select “Approve“

Step 4:

Enter your First Name, Last Name, and Employee ID number.

Step 5:

Select a “Role“, you can reference Role Matrix below. Your role can be changed by your CalTrap Administrator.

User Roles and Permissions

When a user requests access to CalTrap, they can select from multiple roles (see ROLE column in the matrix below). The Administrator can approve the user’s selected role or select a different role to meet desired access for that person.

The matrix below shows what functions each role can access in CalTrap Administrator. The functions are organized by each tab within the application (Survey, Assignment and Reporting). The Navigation tab is available to all roles so it isn’t included in this matrix. Note that Field Staff, CASS, Researcher and Rover have the same access to functions. Counties can use the different role names as needed to organize their staff assignments.

Step 6:

Select a “Station” either for the “Whole County“ or for a section of the County.

Step 7:

Click “Send Request“