Natural Resource Applications for Mobile Devices
Data Entry & Recording Observations
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EpiCollect
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EpiSurveyor
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Ushahidi
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SciSpy
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Project Noah
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Inaturalist
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SciSpy
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Pendragon Forms (Windows Mobile only)
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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.
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Fulcrum
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iMapInvasives: all-taxa invasive species mapping tool; workes via phone's web browser
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CyberTracker
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WildObs
Environmental Data
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SoilWeb: portable version of online interface to USDA-NRCS digital soil survey
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LightTracker: Twilight, Sunrise, Sunset and solar noon information for any date, moon phases and rise for any date.
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RiverFlows and WaterTracker: view data from USGS and NOAA gauge sites to get real-time river-level information.
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Marine Weather Plus: marine forecasts, live buoy data, tides, radar, & sea surface temperatures.
Field Guides
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www.highcountryapps.com – flora apps for the West.
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iBird
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iTrack Wildlife
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Leafsnap
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Audubon field guides
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National Goegraphic Bird guide
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Sibley eGuide to Birds
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology Birdseye
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Guide to Trees of U Florida Campus
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Guide to Trees of OSU Campus
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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
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GPS Essentials
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iGIS
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MotionX GPS
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ArcGIS
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Google maps/Google Earth
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gvSIG mini
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GPS Status
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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.
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EveryTrail: record trip route, add photos and videos, share route, and download to google earth.
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PhenoMap: map plantphenology; upload images to a Flickr group.
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WolfGIS
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GISRoam
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QGIS for Android (Uunder development)
Field Work Utilities
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Random Numbers
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Smart Measure: rangefinder; measure the distance to and height of an object.
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Theodolite: overlays real time information about position, altitude, bearing, range, and inclination on the live camera image.
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EMD Periodic Table of Elements
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TASA Geotimescale: timeline of eons.
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Molecules: 3d models of molecules and enzymes.
Citizen Science
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Project Budburst: national field campaign designed to engage the public in the collection of data on timing of leafing,
flowering, and fruiting of plants.
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What’s Invasive!: submit geotagged photos and observations of invasive species.
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IveGot1: Identify and report Invasive Species in Florida.
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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.
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iMapInvasives:online tool for invasive species reporting and data management.
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the USDA National Agricultural Library has a webpage with smartphone applications for invasive species monitoring and
identification: link
Teaching Tools
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Skeptical Science
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GeographCA
Communication Tools and Productivity
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Dropbox
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Evernote
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Wordpress app for blogs
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Mendeley
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Twitter or Plume for Twitter accounts
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Quickoffice
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Keynote for digital presentations
Colorado State University Extension does not guarantee the accuracy or usability of any of the above applications. For more information on
CSU Extension, see www.ext.colostate.edu.