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Data Entry & Recording Observations
via Bruna Lab with some additions by @Theunk
Or check my pinterestpage for a visual overview.
- ObsMapp from Observado / Waarneming over 10.000 additions each day
- iMapInvasives all-taxa invasive species mapping tool; workes via phone's web browser
- iBats geotagged bat recordings
database apps:
- Pendragon Forms (Windows Mobile only)
- Open Data Kit includes built in publish data function to send completed data to an online database and from there, link in with Google's Fusion Tables and Earth.
Animal Tracking Software
Environmental Data
- SoilWeb: portable version of online interface to USDA-NRCS digital soil survey
- LightTracker: Twilight, Sunrise, Sunset and solar noon information for any date, moon phases and rise for any date
- RiverFlows and WaterTracker: view data from USGS and NOAA gauge sites to get real-time river-level information.
- Marine Weather Plus: marine forecasts, live buoy data, tides, radar, & sea surface temperatures
Field Guides
- iBird
- iTrack Wildlife
- Leafsnap
- Heukels high quality Dutch flora determination app €9,99
- Audubon field guides
- National Goegraphic Bird guide
- Sibley eGuide to Birds
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology Birdseye
- Guide to Trees of U Florida Campus
- Guide to Trees of OSU Campus
- NY Flora Association Blog: A list of field guides for iPhone/iPad has been put together by the NY Flora Association and can be found here. It includes guides to everything from plants to mushrooms.
Mapping, GIS, & GPS
- GPS Essentials
- iGIS
- MotionX GPS
- ArcGIS
- Google maps/Google Earth
- gvSIG mini
- GPS Status
- Nokia Maps: independent of a data signal (maps preload) and provides voice navigation, tilt and night views, 3D cities, and numerous gps-enhanced services as well as syncing with their full program on a PC
- EveryTrail: record trip route, add photos and videos, share route, and download to google earth
- PhenoMap: map plantphenology; upload images to a Flickr group.
- WolfGIS
- GISRoam
- QGIS for Android (Uunder development)
Field Work Utilities
- Random Numbers
- Smart Measure: rangefinder; measure the distance to and height of an object
- Theodolite: overlays real time information about position, altitude, bearing, range, and inclination on the live camera image
- EMD Periodic Table of Elements
- TASA Geotimescale: timeline of eons
- Molecules: 3d models of molecules and enzymes
Citizen Science
- Project Budburst: national field campaign designed to engage the public in the collection of data on timing of leafing, flowering, and fruiting of plants
- What’s Invasive!: submit geotagged photos and observations of invasive species
- IveGot1: Identify and report Invasive Species in Florida
- Nature's Notebook Android App: from USA-NPN's. Record observations on hundreds of species of plants and animals, as well as add new locations and species to your list in the field.
- iMapInvasives:online tool for invasive species reporting and data management.
- the USDA National Agricultural Library has a webpage with smartphone applications for invasive species monitoring and identification: link
Teaching Tools
- Skeptical Science
- GeographCA
- R Instructor: an interactive and multimedia tool designed to facilitate the learning process of R.
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