Ever wished you could have a Pokédex
but for the real world?
iNaturalist lets your dreams become reality!
Imagine you're walking along and you stumble across
a plant or animal you’ve never seen before.
Instead of wondering what you just saw,
what if you could take a picture and instantly find out?
That's what the iNaturalist app (or website) does!
It doesn't do this via some shitty AI either;
every time you upload a photo, the app or website
tell you what it thinks it's looking at based on factors such as
previously uploaded images, the location you're at, the time of year etc
you then pick your best guess from the suggestions offered, or just
guess something like "mammal" or "plant" if you're not sure.
Then, the members of the iNaturalist community will all decide if your guess was right
and refine it if possible.
Once enough people agree on what they're looking at, your observation becomes
"Research Grade" and will be used as data by scientists,
governments, naturalists and nature enthusiasts all over the world.