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iNaturalist is a social network for sharing biodiversity information to help each other learn about nature. The primary goal is to connect people to nature, ... GlobalNavOpenMenu GlobalNavCloseMenu Apple ShoppingBag + Searchapple.com Cancel Apple Store Mac iPad iPhone Watch AirPods TV&Home OnlyonApple Accessories Support ShoppingBag + Cancel AppStorePreview Screenshots iPad iPhone Description iNaturalistisasocialnetworkforsharingbiodiversityinformationtohelpeachotherlearnaboutnature.Theprimarygoalistoconnectpeopletonature,andthesecondarygoalistogeneratescientificallyvaluablebiodiversitydatafromthesepersonalencounters.iNaturalisthelpsyouidentifyplantsandanimalswithvisuallysimilarsuggestionsandverificationbydedicatedcontributors.Getconnectedwithacommunityofoveramillionscientistsandnaturalistswhocanhelpyoulearnmoreaboutnature!Byrecordingandsharingyourobservations,you'llcreateresearch-qualitydataforscientistsworkingtobetterunderstandandprotectnature.KEYFEATURES•Identificationsuggestions:Takeorimportaphotoandviewthetop10mostvisuallysimilarspeciesmatchesandtapthroughtogetmoreinformation.Youcanviewthesesuggestionsevenbeforecreatinganaccount.•Feedbackfromourcommunity:Createanaccounttoshareyourobservationsandstartaconversationaboutwhatyousaw.Can’tidentifytheorganism?Startwithabroadidentificationlike“plants”or“fungi”sootherswithmoreexpertisecanfinditandrefinetheidentification.•Keeparecordofalllivingthings:BuildyourlifelistbypostingtoiNaturalist.Where,when,andwhatyousawisthebasisofeachobservationyoucreate.•Groundedinscience:Everyidentificationisconnectedtothetreeoflife,whichmeansyoucansearchforbroadclassificationslike“Ferns”or“Fungi”aswellasspecies-levelidentificationslike“HumpbackWhale”(andeverythinginbetween).•Advancingscience&conservation:MillionsofobservationscreatedandidentifiedbytheiNaturalistcommunityaresharedwiththeGlobalBiodiversityInformationFacilitywheretheyareusedtoadvancescientificunderstandingofbiodiversitythroughopendataandopenscience.•Enablingcitizenscienceandcommunityscience:JoinanyofthetensofthousandsofprojectsaroundtheworldoniNaturalisttodrawattentiontoandcollectdataaboutparticularspeciesorplaces.•Not-for-profit:iNaturalistisajointinitiativeoftheCaliforniaAcademyofSciencesandtheNationalGeographicSociety,both501(c)3nonprofitsintheUnitedStates.iNaturalistisfreeforanyonetousethankstothegeneroussupportofmanyorganizationsandindividuals.Thankyou!•Nohiddencharges:Thisappistrulyfreebecausewebelievenatureisforeveryone.•Bestforwildplantsandanimals:TheiNaturalistcommunityisbetteratidentifyingwildplantsandanimalsthanthoseingardensorhorticulture.Getoutsideandfindwhat’swild!•Controlhowyourlocationisshared:Settheprivacytoobscured(onlygenerallocationisshared)orprivate(nolocationissharedatall,butmuchharderforotherstohelpidentify).Thelocationsofspeciesatriskfromdisturbanceareautomaticallyobscured.•Morethanamobileapp:iNaturalisthasevenmoreextensivefeaturesandtoolsforlearningandexploration.Getthefullexperienceatinaturalist.org!•35+languages:iNaturalisthasbeentranslatedintodozensoflanguagesthankstomultilingualenthusiastswhowanttoseethecommunitygrow.•Aglobalnetwork:iNaturalistisusedineverycountryonearth!Inmanycountries,wehaveformalagreementswithlocalorganizationstopromoteiNaturalist.UsethisappforcontributingtoalliNaturalistNetworksites,includingNaturalista(MexicoandColombia),iNaturalist.NZ(NewZealand),iNaturalist.ca(Canada),Biodiversity4All(Portugal),iNaturalistAU(Australia),iNaturalistPa(Panama),iNaturalistEc(Ecuador),ArgentiNat(Argentina),iNaturalistil(Israel),andiNaturalistFi(Suomi/Finland). What’sNew Apr1,2022 Version3.2.5 bugfixesandperformanceimprovements RatingsandReviews 4.7outof5 3.1KRatings 3.1KRatings LukevanderColff , 11/15/2021 Anamazingappallaroundforidentifyingspecies. I’mjusta20yearoldthatwantstoknowwhateverycreaturespurposeisaroundmeandthishasbeenthemostfunwaytodoit.Therearenoads,youuploadapictureoftheanimalofreasonablequality,ithelpsifthere’smultiplepicturesandyoudescribewhatyousawinthedescriptionarea.Youputyourlocation,whichcanbemovedaroundsothatyourlocationisn’tknown.It’simportanttonotethatthelocationiskeyindeterminingaspeciessometimessobedecentlyaccurateonthelocation.Onceyou’vedonethat,AI,that’sright,artificialintelligencestudiesthepicturesandcomparesthemtootherpicturealikeandspeciesintheareatooftengiveyouasuggestionthat’scorrectoranother10suggestionsbelowofwhichIusuallyfindthespeciesI’mlookingforifit’snottooobscure.I’vealsocontributedtotheknowledgeofwheresomespeciesarewhichfeelsgreat.Myonlycomplaintisthere’snoplacetoprovidefeedbackbuthereandtheuploadspeedisreasonablyslow.ButthisisawonderfulappthatIrecommendforanybiologist.Yes,youcansubmitspeciesunderthemicroscope,too!!!!ThankyouCaliforniaAcademyofSciencesandtheNationalGeographicSocietyforhelpingcreatethisapp!!! MissCryptonic , 02/05/2021 Suggestionfortheamazingdeveloper(s)ofthisusefulapp Everythingaboutthisappisextremelyhelpfulandreallyuserfriendlyonceyoumakeyourfirstobservation(takingapictureandidentifyingthespecies)Icouldn’taskforaneasieridentificationsystem.Beforediscoveringthisapp,Ihadtomanuallyidentifythingsmyself,soIREALLYappreciatethehardworkthat’sbeenputintomakingthisapp.TheonlysuggestionsthatIhaveare1.Beingabletotapandzoominontheimagebeingusedwhilescrollingthroughthelistofpossibleidentificationsand2.Havinganautomatictagsystemforspeciesthatareobservedsomewherethattheyarenotnativeto.IplanonstudyinginvasivespeciesincollegeandIbelievethatit’dbereallycoolifthisappimplementedalabelingsystemtonotifyusersiftheyhaveidentifiedainvasivespeciesinthearea.Ijustthinkthatmorepeopleshouldrealizethatnoteveryanimal/plantthattheyseeissupposedtobethere(theremeaningwherevertheuserlives)IfeellikeI’mramblingbutwhatI’mtryingtosayisthatiNaturalistcouldbeVERYusefulinspreadingawarenessofinvasivespecies! yetanothermillenial , 09/03/2019 It’samazinganditcouldbemoreamazing Iloveinat.Iuseitallthetime.Thetaxonomysuggestionsarealmostalwaysonpoint.IuseittoexploreareasIalreadyamfamiliarwithtootolearnaboutthethingslivingaroundmeI’veneverheardof.Eventheprojectsandguidesarecool,becauseIcanseewhichspeciesinagrouparemostcommonlyencounteredbasedonhowmanytimesthey’vebeenobservedcomparedtoothers.Therangemapsyougetforspeciesetcaredynamic.BUT,thesocialcomponenttomeisabysmal.“Leaderboard?”Noonecares.It’sameaninglessstatistic.I’dliketobeabletoseewhoisobservingsimilarthingstomeinanarea.Whoisconsistentlyidentifyingaspecificphylumorgenus?(Notmelol).Theyshouldbeacknowledgedassomeonewithsomeknowledgeinthatarea.Iknowinathaspowerfulalgorithmscapableofidentifyingspeciesbasedonphotos-usesomeofthosealgorithmstoconnectpeoples’observationalpowersandcuriosity.SometimesIobservesomethingthatscientisthaven’tcompletelydeterminedwhatsubspecieslivesinmyspecificarea-whycan’tscientistssendoutquestionsforpeopletofindout?Don’tknowthesouthernmostextentofaplant?Askpeoplewhohaveobserveditbeforeandliveintheareatolookforit.Thisisapowerfulappfortakingcitizensciencetothenextlevel.I’dlovetoseewhattheycando. AppPrivacy Thedeveloper,iNaturalist,LLC,indicatedthattheapp’sprivacypracticesmayincludehandlingofdataasdescribedbelow.Formoreinformation,seethedeveloper’sprivacypolicy. DataLinkedtoYou Thefollowingdatamaybecollectedandlinkedtoyouridentity: Location ContactInfo UserContent Identifiers DataNotLinkedtoYou Thefollowingdatamaybecollectedbutitisnotlinkedtoyouridentity: UsageData Diagnostics Privacypracticesmayvary,forexample,basedonthefeaturesyouuseoryourage.Learn More Information Seller iNaturalist,LLC Size 46.6MB Category Education Compatibility iPhone RequiresiOS12.0orlater. iPad RequiresiPadOS12.0orlater. iPod touch RequiresiOS12.0orlater. Mac RequiresmacOS11.0orlaterandaMacwithAppleM1chip. 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