there are* apps *nowadays
1: to identify trees from leaves on iTunes:
Leafsnap 4+Columbia University, University of Maryland, and Smithsonian
Institution
<https://itunes.apple.com/in/developer/columbia-university-university-maryland-smithsonian/id430649832?mt=8>
-
- Free
works mainly for north american trees
needs perfect pictures of the leaves
released in 2012 was not popular
in 2011 its cost was a dollar not sold a lot
but recently it seems to be efficient with NYC and DC urban street trees.'
leaves.
*thats all i know. about this one.*
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then there is
* iTrees app* developed by an indian Rhodes scholar
reported in some news oultet in 2015
not much in use it seems in 2018
i found it in an inews on the net
https://www.thebetterindia.com/37024/inaturewatch-applications/
its old nes
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and overall tree shape and leaf etc the the Audubon guides for trees of
north america etc are excellent
bulky but excellent.
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if people are using it i would like to know
thanks usha di
On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 10:52 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks, Mahadeswara ji.
> But I do not remember one.
>
> On Tue 4 Sep, 2018, 9:28 AM Mahadeswara, <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Well said by Garg ji followed by valuable inputs from other members.
>> Yes. the eflora website goes a long way in helping many students /
>> researchers besides common man interested in plants. In this connection I
>> have a question : Is there any web site which can identify the plants by
>> posting images of flowers/fruits/ leaves etc. I remember to have seen
>> one. But I have forgotten and unable to trace.
>>
>> On Saturday, September 1, 2018 at 11:07:11 AM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear members,
>>> With omnipresent mobile and net, I have the feeling that people are more
>>> and more going to rely on net in their identifications rather than books
>>> etc.
>>> I always remember and appreciate Rawat ji's words in this matter- a
>>> picture says more than a thousand words. Photographs are so beautiful and
>>> give so much details that it will always be difficult for any herbarium
>>> specimen or a book to match. These are so easy to comprehend even to a
>>> layman.
>>> Our group and site is surely going to play a major role in this as far
>>> as Indian Flora is concerned. With increased focus on accuracy (which is
>>> only going to increase with passing time), I do not see a day far when our
>>> top taxonomists will appreciate its value and rely on its identifications.
>>> --
>>> With regards,
>>> J.M.Garg
>>>
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>>>
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