ObsIdentify

Anna Bean

1 year ago

It's generally a good app but lately it hasn't been working, I keep getting "Oops something went wrong!" whenever I try and identify something.

julian thomas

1 year ago

Used mainly to help with moth identification, provided photo I take is reasonable accuracy is high, app is easy to use, and data is used to support citizen science , what's not to like?

Steven Hemelaere

1 year ago

When taking a picture for an observation, the app resets almost every time. It's becoming impossible to add observations

Jeanine Velthove-van Velzen

2 years ago

Nice application, but it fails to get the location from the phone. It does access the location, because the icon is showing when using the application. After almost one year there is still no fix for this. So lost another ⭐ Thanks for the answer. But this issue is there already for a long time now. Maybe enable manually entering a location would simplify this and make it less frustrating

NightmanCometh

2 years ago

ProTip: turn location back on in the camera app settings every time you turn phone location on, otherwise you can't save ID. Took me way too long to figure that out. Best identification app I've seen yet (and I've tried many). Amazing at identifying. Gives info on the morphology, which is good when automatic ID is unclear. Gives information on the species. Absolutely love the app. Only downsides: - blurry pics when taken in-app - can't delete IDs, which is bad if you've wrongly ID'd something

Hilde Meurrens

4 years ago

Not a bad app, but it does get it wrong sometimes (e.g. keeps suggesting mandevilla is gold chain). I would really appreciate an option to correct or fill in the species manually. Also, even though you get the option to make an observation either through the camera or a picture saved in your phone's gallery, it won't let you save observations from the latter in the app.

Roelant Stegmann

1 year ago

Good concept but missing functions. Doesn't offer to save the pictures to gallery automatically. Now I use the camera app and then upload. Would be nice to create observations without photos, and to save observations without uploading if they are uncertain. Badges and challenges are cool, but very animal focussed. Would be nice to create more, and track them in a similar fashion to stackoverflow. Can imagine automatic challenges based on nearby observations (that's how I use the website).

Kenza Remmers

3 years ago

Came here to say pretty much exactly the same what Jip Berkelder said! I too would love the option to delete observations and connect/share observations with friends. Maybe even a possibility to do challenges together? Besides that, while taking a picture in the app it looks quite sharp but after it has been taken (so before identification) it suddenly gets (a lot) more unsharp. Those things aside, loving the app and how it is gamified with badges and challenges!

Jip Berkelder

3 years ago

Love the app! If the observation is unsure, you can just add more pictures and it automatically determines the location, which is very convenient. However, I would like to be able to remove observations (I could not find a possibility to do this), since I found one wrong determination. Also, it would be nice to have a function that allows you to follow friends and see their observations.

stanzebla

2 years ago

I love this app even though it has some flaws. When I go into the woods, the app can't determine my location. Sometimes the app suggests wrong species. At other times it can't accept a more generic identification and shows only possible identifications my phone would have to have a microscope for. I'd like the algorithm to switch to the genus, when it can't find the correct macrospecies or microspecies.

Naomi Zouteriks

4 years ago

The new version is great! It recognizes so many species. Feedback for developers: sometimes(1/30 species) it crashes after determination of a picture right when i want to save it. Has to do with certain species (Wolf Spider Unknown for example). You just can't save the determination. Other then that, great app!

Corinne Duyvis

2 years ago

Awesome service. The app can be buggy but mostly works well, and I'm glad to have it. My top two requests: (1) more sort options for my observations: by location, animal type, etc. and maybe a way to combine duplicates so I can just see a list of local species I've identified, (2) a widget/shortcut directly to the camera feature, as when I see an insect I want to be able to take a picture before it leaves. (I prefer not to use the normal camera app for this, as I don't like to geotag my photos.)

Nikee Z.

1 year ago

I love the app but I can't accept an invitation to a group. It keeps sending me to the Google Play Store but I already have the app. Tried everything, entering the link in browser, QR-code, clicking on the link..

Chris

1 year ago

It works very well. As additional feature it would be useful if I could choose the group for each upload because some groups have a defined region or topic, so I could contribute more selectively.

Geoffrey King

11 months ago

Makes some bizarre mistakes but easy to use and educational. Awards silly badges which can be ignored.

Arthur

1 year ago

Dear ObsIdentify Team, I suggest adding a feature to obscure users' exact locations when sharing observations. This would enhance privacy and security, allowing users to generalize their location. Thank you for considering this improvement. Best regards,

Bob Seago

1 year ago

Obsidentify is convenient to use interfacing well with the camera on my Sansung phone and is frequently used to identify invertebrates species, flowers and other living forms. It is my first choice to identify unknown moths that come to my trap. Unlike some other apps it appears to suggest British species, helpful in Britain, but it also made convincing assessment of African species. The weakness is that is at times not totally reliable. AI not perfect, and may convince novice recorders.