We have developed an app for iPhone or iPad (iOS 7.1 or higher) that will (hopefully!) correctly identify a calling frog (sorry no Android version yet). This is the first app of its kind, and we are keen to get people to beta-test it. The app will identify the loudest calling frog. Chorusing frogs are fine. The beta-testing phase is designed to show up problems, so please do not be disheartened if the identifications are not as good as an expert…it will improve with use. The app can deal with some background noise but obviously the better the recording, the more likely we are to provide a decent i.d.. The i.d.s will get better the more users we get, as the software is designed to learn by expanding its library of each call type. The calls are mapped, and as the app gets more usage we will start to build far more detailed maps than currently available of frog and toad populations. The instant identification provided is based on a ‘quick and dirty’ algorithm, but this may be modified by an analysis when the recording is sent (automatically) back to our server.
If you would like to beta-test the app please email Hugo Serrano <[email protected]> to obtain an invitation. You will first need to download Apples Testflight from the iTunes app store and then click the e-invitation to the WhatFrog app. We have a limited number of slots for beta-testers so lease do not download unless you want to try it. Thanks and happy ribbitting Dr. Mark B. Bush Chair Conservation Biology and Ecology Program Department of Biological Sciences Florida Institute of Technology 150 W. University Blvd. Melbourne, FL 32901 Ph: (321) 674 -7166 email: [email protected]
