Tools
Merlin Bird ID
Added: June 9, 2025
Merlin Bird ID helps users identify birds by their photos or sounds. It’s a personal birding assistant powered by artificial intelligence to make bird identification easier.
BioCollect
Added: June 4, 2025
BioCollect is a free tool developed by the Atlas of Living Australia to support researchers and citizen scientists in structured data collection for biodiversity surveys and projects.
iSpot
Added: June 9, 2025
iSpot is an app designed to help users identify anything in nature, from plants to wildlife, while connecting them with a community to share and learn about species.
Biodiversa
Added: June 5, 2025
Biodiversa is a free mobile game app designed for biodiversity monitoring and ecosystem protection, where users "collect" and identify plants and flowers during outdoor walks
Zooniverse
Added: November 5, 2025
This is a huge platform for various citizen science projects from around the world. Instead of collecting data outside, you contribute by processing it (e.g., classifying galaxy images, transcribing historical documents, or counting animals in camera trap photos).
Globe observer
Added: November 5, 2025
Focuses on environmental data collection, allowing you to record things like clouds, mosquitoes, and land cover, which contributes to NASA's global environmental research.
iRecord
Added: November 5, 2025
A platform, primarily used in the UK, for submitting sightings of all species. It often acts as a backend for smaller, specialist recording schemes (like for butterflies or ladybirds).