A global community of nature enthusiasts
photographing and learning about wildlife
Rainbow Lorikeet
LesleySmitheringale
775
231
Spicebush Swallowtail larvae
KristenGilpin
624
181
Philippine Eagle
ShaumingLo
521
191
Glasswing butterfly
JonathanSequeira
462
191
Golden Tortoise Beetle
ctsetan
447
169
Red Fox
sttweets
442
185
Puffin
Emma7
435
130
Lunar Mushroom
divemuster
441
96
Barn Owl
LuisStevens
412
296
Oleander Hawk-moth
dandoucette
417
198
Red and White Giant Flying Squirrel
dandoucette
383
233
Arctic Fox
HaukurSigurðsson
399
83
Indian chameleon
HemantKumar
370
116
Lantern Bug
divemuster
361
95
Blanding's Turtle
brennan.caverhill
355
78
Jewel Caterpillar
Gerardo Aizpuru
335
227
Green Vine Snake
ctsetan
345
137
Lilac-breasted Roller
DanielePralong
328
164
Philippine Tarsier
opzjon
329
107
Oncilla
Carolina
339
69
wildlife photography meets citizen science
Project Noah Nature School
Large crane fly with very long legs. Golden color.
Nature School
Transform your school into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!
For the developers at New York start-up Networked Organisms, smartphones are the butterfly nets of the 21st Century. Their tool, Project Noah, lets people upload photos of plants and wildlife around them, creating a map of the natural world and contributing to scientific research in the process.
Bespectacled scientists of yore would carry around hefty field guides, made up of hundreds of pages of text and photos. But these days, smartphone owners have a lighter option: an app called Project Noah, which aims to help people identify plants and animals as well as collect data from "citizen scientists" about where certain species are located.
Project Noah enables us to be part of a more focused online community where we can learn more about wildlife around us and contribute to scientific research. It pulls participants into deeper, more meaningful engagement by enabling people to go on “missions” to collectively map changes based on sightings.
A modern invention that may also hold the key to saving species in the future. Project Noah is a global study that encourages nature lovers to document the wildlife they encounter, using a purpose built phone app and web community. In addition to the virtual "collection" of species, Project Noah encourages citizen science by linking up with existing surveys including the International Spider Survey and the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network.
New mobile applications include a tool called NOAH that lets you take cellphone pictures of bugs and trees and then sends back an identification of the exact type in as little as 24 hours.
Wildlife
