- 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…