naturbeobachtung.at

+ Bumblebees, butterflies, dragonflies, birds, mammals, mushrooms, plants and many more
+ Easy reporting: Take a photo - select animal species - done!
+ Experts help with the determination and check your observations reports quickly.
+ Community: View pictures in image galleries and comment or like them.
+ An important contribution to biodiversity research in Austria!

With the naturbeobachtung.at app from the Naturschutzbund Österreich you can quickly and easily take pictures of animals and plants from anywhere and report your observations to us. This is not only fun - you are also making an important contribution to biodiversity research in Austria. In addition, you can view the finds reports of others and comment or link to them.

The app is an "extension" of the web application of the same name www.naturbeobachtung.at and can be used for free. Experts check the incoming reports promptly so that your data can also be used for scientific purposes.

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NEW: Report us animals on spires!

Share with us observations of animals in, on and around churches
+ Selection project "Spire Animals"
+ Selection of the requested church (the closest ones are automatically displayed)
+ Selection of the observed species
+ Take a photo or add from the gallery
+ Submit -> Done!

With the data we want to improve the knowledge about the colonization of churches by animals in order to be able to work out conservation measures for endangered species.

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Features and contents of the app naturbeobachtung.at:

REPORT OBSERVATION
1. take photo(s) or select photo(s) from gallery
2. select animal species if known - otherwise others from the community will determine your find
3. send and done!

Observation date and location coordinates are determined automatically. But for this we have to ask you to allow our app to do the following once:
1. take pictures and videos
2. access photos, media and files on your device
3. access the location of your device

VIEW OBSERVATIONS
+ "My observations": Here you see your own observations listed as well as a compilation of your locations in an interactive map
+ "My Locations": Overview of your previous discovery sites
+ "Image Gallery": Here you will find observations of other nature watchers. A touch on an observation photo shows you more details about the report.

BECOME ACTIVE
+ Comment and assign "Likes" in the image gallery

INFORM
+ "species list": Here you find all species listed, which you can filter by species(groups). Touch on a certain species name leads to 1. species fact sheets, 2. photos and 3. distribution maps.
+ "Interactions": This lists all your interactive activities: Likes and comments you've received or submitted and whether your report has been reviewed by an expert.
+ "Statistics": Here you can find the most active reporters of the app and the most reported species.
+ "Project information" informs you about us and our partners as well as about the current focus of animal watching.

SETTINGS
Here you can change your password under "Profile" or configure the app in general (e.g. document location or switch on terrain mode), set desired language settings, synchronize your data from the server, and much more.

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WEB VERSION
Here you can use many other services, e.g.
+ Edit or delete your own REPORTS and LOCATIONS
+ Discuss in the FORUM and ask experts for help in determining
+ DETERMINE undetermined observations of other reporters
+ View more STATISTICS, LOCATION MAPS, etc.
+ Request help and technical support, etc.