Category Archives: Smart phone apps

EpiCollect

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Laura B.

EpiCollect.net provides a web application for the generation of forms and freely hosted project websites (using Google’s AppEngine) for many kinds of mobile data collection projects. Data can be collected using multiple mobile phones running either the Android Operating system … Continue reading →

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Report invasive species on your smartphone

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Laura B.

Via Great Lakes Echo. Smartphone owners can report invasive species sightings using an applicationby the Midwest Invasive Species Information Network. Users can then see real-time maps of a given species’ distribution based on the data reported by other users. And … Continue reading →

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GAO Reports: There’s Now an App for That

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Laura B.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is continuing its efforts to disseminate its work through the use of emerging technologies by releasing a new mobile application.  The free app – available to users of Apple devices such as iPhones and … Continue reading →

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Just Science app for iPhone/iPad translates climate science into plain English

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Laura B.

Just Science highlights the easy-to-understand video map of climate change recently released by the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature (BEST) study. From the description at the iTunes App Store: The app features a color-coded map of the world that displays how … Continue reading →

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