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Bademantel@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I’m still looking for a good app to identify insects (mostly in Europe). Is iNaturalist the best?
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 7 months ago
ook@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
There was a recent drama around it which had to do with generative AI they wanted to use in the app.
InFerNo@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
I use obsidentify
Cuzscience@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Seek is also a decent alternative if you want quick results with minimal steps. It’s a more casual experience. You basically scan your specimen with Seek on live video and it identifies it in real-time. You miss out on the iNaturalist community help, but you can link Seek to your iNaturalist account to share observations.
Bademantel@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I’ll try iNaturalist first but if that doesn’t work for my use case I’ll have a look at Seek. Thank you.
wieson@feddit.org 7 months ago
It is.
- good automatic id
- manual id by scientists or enthusiasts
- you develop your own Pokédex
- you provide data for scientific research
Bademantel@lemmy.world 7 months ago
That sounds very promising. Thanks for the info.
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 7 months ago
If you put it under a compatible license (CC BY-SA or less restrictive), we on Wikipedia also pull from iNaturalist for images to add to Wikimedia Commons. It helps a surprising amount.
Bademantel@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Ah wow, that’s great! I’ll have a look.
fossilesque@mander.xyz 7 months ago
Yes.
Bademantel@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Cool, thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Ozymandias1688@feddit.org 7 months ago
I found obsidentify more reliable than inaturalist/seek