ColectoR, a digital field notebook for voucher specimen collection for smartphones

Maya-Lastra, Carlos A.

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“…Here, we introduce a practical method that utilizes the popular biodiversity‐based citizen science platform iNaturalist (iNaturalist, ) to facilitate plant specimen collecting and curate field images alongside physical specimens, thereby augmenting their research value. Previous software applications have been developed to facilitate data capture in the field (e.g., Maya‐Lastra, ), but none have yet been widely adopted. Although an important improvement, digital data capture in the field streamlines traditional field collection protocols but does not fundamentally improve the research value of new collections.…”

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iNaturalist as a tool to expand the research value of museum specimens

Heberling

Isaac

2018

Appl Plant Sci

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Premise of the StudyInnovative approaches to specimen collection and curation are needed to maximize the utility of natural history collections in a new era of data use. Associated data, such as digital images from the field, are routinely collected with recent herbarium specimens. However, these data often remain inaccessible and are rarely curated alongside the associated physical specimens, which limits future data use.Methods and ResultsWe leveraged the widely used citizen science platform, iNaturalist, to permanently associate field‐collected data to herbarium specimens, including information not well preserved in traditional specimens. This protocol improves the efficiency and accuracy of all steps from the collecting event to specimen curation and enhances the potential uses of specimens.Conclusions iNaturalist provides a standardized and cost‐efficient enhancement to specimen collection and curation that can be easily adapted for specific research goals or other collection types beyond herbaria.

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iNaturalist as a tool to expand the research value of museum specimens

Heberling

Isaac

2018

Appl Plant Sci

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“…There are a few alternatives to collNotes for gathering field notes directly into digital formats. Notably, the android application ColectoR (Maya‐Lastra, ) was developed for quick and efficient data capture in the field. ColectoR features taxonomic and location refinements and can be integrated into a Microsoft Excel template for label production.…”

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A born‐digital field‐to‐database solution for collections‐based research using collNotes and collBook

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Premise The digitization of natural history collections includes transcribing specimen label data into standardized formats. Born‐digital specimen data initially gathered in digital formats do not need to be transcribed, enabling their efficient integration into digitized collections. Modernizing field collection methods for born‐digital workflows requires the development of new tools and processes. Methods and Results collNotes, a mobile application, was developed for Android and iOS to supplement traditional field journals. Designed for efficiency in the field, collNotes avoids redundant data entries and does not require cellular service. collBook, a companion desktop application, refines field notes into database‐ready formats and produces specimen labels. Conclusions collNotes and collBook can be used in combination as a field‐to‐database solution for gathering born‐digital voucher specimen data for plants and fungi. Both programs are open source and use common file types simplifying either program's integration into existing workflows.

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“…Some smartphone apps are also able to help plant conservationist and researcher to perform a specific task in their work process. An example of this is found in a mobile app named ColectoR, which able to simplify data processing of plant voucher specimens collection (Maya-Lastra, 2016). Not only for voucher specimens collection, android mobile app application named "Field Book" is also developed to simplify plant breeding data management (Rife & Poland, 2014).…”

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Use of SeedCounter Mobile App for Wild Species Seed Number Determination: A Preliminary Study

Kuswantoro

2021

Nusantara Science and Technology Proceedings

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Although its simple nature, seed counting is a crucial but demanding process in seed research and conservation. Manual seed counting, which usually takes a lot of effort and time, needs to be supplemented by new, easy-to-use, and accurate tools to simplify the process. Fortunately, the advance of information technology in recent years is significantly easing daily human life, including seed conservation and research. SeedCounter (https://cutt.ly/xhZFMZk) is a smartphone app which could help seed scientist to perform their seed counting process. However, as wild plant seeds come in various sizes, forms, and shapes, the app's ability to perform seed count of wild plant seeds need to be understood entirely. Thus, this study aims to understand the SeedCounter app's ability to perform seed counting in 20 wild plant seeds collected in Bali Botanic Garden Seed Bank Laboratory. We hope that the study will provide preliminary data for the app's potential to help seed conservation and research future efforts. SeedCounter app is downloaded and installed in a Nokia 6.1 Plus smartphone. Seeds photographed using the app with three replications conducted for each of the species. Seed counting is defined as a success if the app can count the seed number three consecutive times correctly. Data analysis was conducted descriptively. The study result showed that the SeedCounter app could correctly count seeds of ten plant species, which compares with 50% of the tested species. The result highlights SeedCounter's potential to simplified the counting process of some wild plant species seed.

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ColectoR, a digital field notebook for voucher specimen collection for smartphones

Cited by 9 publications

References 3 publications

iNaturalist as a tool to expand the research value of museum specimens

iNaturalist as a tool to expand the research value of museum specimens

A born‐digital field‐to‐database solution for collections‐based research using collNotes and collBook

Use of SeedCounter Mobile App for Wild Species Seed Number Determination: A Preliminary Study

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