LeafSnap: An app that identifies the tree you’re looking at
LeafSnap lets you identify tree species on the spot.
It’s nice to see technology lessen the influence of geographical limitations on education. I see it in the young and diverse crop of grandmasters from all around the world. If you can get to an internet connection, you can reach the world of chess, and come in contact with the chess elite.
In other areas, too, you see this happening. Now comes an app that lets you identify trees just by snapping a pic and having the image analyzed on the spot. This is quite cool.
There seems to be a requirement that you be connected to the internet when you snap your pic. Available for iPhone and iPad. If you decide to download it and give it a spin, please let us know how it goes.
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From the Leafsnap website: “Leafsnap turns users into citizen scientists, automatically sharing images, species identifications, and geo-coded stamps of species locations with a community of scientists who will use the stream of data to map and monitor the ebb and flow of flora nationwide.”
So cool. Love their About page.
Mary Lupin
June 10, 2011 at 10:42 am
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June 10, 2011 at 10:52 am
I know I make the most noise here – but, credit where credit is due – KB found this lovely app and posted about it.
eideard
June 10, 2011 at 11:17 am
Just downloaded this. Looks like fun. Even more so as they can add Rockies-SW database.
eideard
June 11, 2011 at 11:56 am