Monday, 13 October 2014

Project Noah

Some time back I learnt of this website called Project Noah. Basically, users can upload photographs of organisms and people will help to identify them. There are categories for animals, plants and even fungi. One of the aims of the project is to reconnect people with nature and at the same time use this opportunity of citizen science to aid research. To make it even more convenient, it is also available as an app for Android and IOS. Using the app, the location datawill be included to aid in identification. I personally have not tried the app yet as it’s not in the Windows Store but I think this website is a great blend between photography, science and outreach. If it is used well, the public can learn a lot from it and maybe gain an interest in conservation issues.

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