# Introduction

This section goes through an overview of Motus data, what it looks like, how it can be interpreted, and how it can be explored. There is also the Motus R Book which provides details on how to access and manipulate Motus data through the Motus R package which can be found here:

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## In this section

* [How to interpret detection timelines](/en/explore/detection-timelines.md)
* [Checking the status of a Motus station](/en/explore/station-status.md)

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This section is in development. If you have questions related to data exploration which aren't answered here, please [contact us](https://motus.org/contact).
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