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- Identifying in the fields
- Assessing the forest biodiversity
e Flora: BIOTIK applied to smartphones and tablets for forest field surveys
Dr Pierre Grard & Dr Ramesh BR
French Institute of Pondicherry
A software with a graphical interface
• uses drawing instead of technical
jargon
• allows to construct a virtual plant.
• provides users the freedom to
choose any character at any order.
• permits missing data allowing
identification of incomplete samples.
• tolerates certain level of
observational errors.
e Flora: BIOTIK applied to smartphones and tablets for forest field surveys
Available on PC, handheld and web platform.
Development is going on for tablets and smartphones
Comprehensive database of 528 species – serves as a knowledge base for capacity building & conservation efforts
Caters to different stakeholders from policymakers to grass root enthusiasts
Species descriptions available in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam & English enabling access to cross section of the society
Digital Content for Environment
Adding new species.
Geo-referencing the collection of specimen.
Using the camera device as a notepad and keeping records of the observations.
Upload data to a server for :
Next step…
Adding new species.
Geo-referencing the collection of specimen.
Using the camera device as a notepad and keeping records of the observations.
Upload data to a server for :
- Citizen science portal like WGP
- Dedicated applications (research)
Next step…
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