Data Entry & Recording Observations
- EpiCollect
- EpiSurveyor
- Ushahidi
- SciSpy
- Project Noah
- Inaturalist
- SciSpy
- Pendragon Forms (Windows Mobile only)
- Open Data Kit: includes built in publish data function to send completed data to an online database and from there, link in with Google's Fusion Tables and Earth.
- Fulcrum
- iMapInvasives: all-taxa invasive species mapping tool; workes via phone's web browser
- CyberTracker
- WildObs
Environmental Data
- SoilWeb: portable version of online interface to USDA-NRCS digital soil survey
- LightTracker: Twilight, Sunrise, Sunset and solar noon information for any date, moon phases and rise for any date
- RiverFlows and WaterTracker: view data from USGS and NOAA gauge sites to get real-time river-level information.
- Marine Weather Plus: marine forecasts, live buoy data, tides, radar, & sea surface temperatures
Field Guides
- iBird
- iTrack Wildlife
- Leafsnap
- Audubon field guides
- National Goegraphic Bird guide
- Sibley eGuide to Birds
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology Birdseye
- Guide to Trees of U Florida Campus
- Guide to Trees of OSU Campus
- NY Flora Association Blog: A list of field guides for iPhone/iPad has been put together by the NY Flora Association and can be found here. It includes guides to everything from plants to mushrooms.
Mapping, GIS, & GPS
- GPS Essentials
- iGIS
- MotionX GPS
- ArcGIS
- Google maps/Google Earth
- gvSIG mini
- GPS Status
- Nokia Maps: independent of a data signal (maps preload) and provides voice navigation, tilt and night views, 3D cities, and numerous gps-enhanced services as well as syncing with their full program on a PC
- EveryTrail: record trip route, add photos and videos, share route, and download to google earth
- PhenoMap: map plantphenology; upload images to a Flickr group.
- WolfGIS
- GISRoam
- QGIS for Android (Uunder development)
Field Work Utilities
- Random Numbers
- Smart Measure: rangefinder; measure the distance to and height of an object
- Theodolite: overlays real time information about position, altitude, bearing, range, and inclination on the live camera image
- EMD Periodic Table of Elements
- TASA Geotimescale: timeline of eons
- Molecules: 3d models of molecules and enzymes
Citizen Science
- Project Budburst: national field campaign designed to engage the public in the collection of data on timing of leafing, flowering, and fruiting of plants
- What’s Invasive!: submit geotagged photos and observations of invasive species
- IveGot1: Identify and report Invasive Species in Florida
- Nature's Notebook Android App: from USA-NPN's. Record observations on hundreds of species of plants and animals, as well as add new locations and species to your list in the field.
- iMapInvasives:online tool for invasive species reporting and data management.
- the USDA National Agricultural Library has a webpage with smartphone applications for invasive species monitoring and identification: link
Teaching Tools
Communication Tools and Productivity
- Dropbox
- Evernote
- Wordpress app for blogs
- Mendeley
- Twitter or Plume for Twitter accounts
- Quickoffice
- Keynote for digital presentations
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