Nature field records are slow to capture and hard to find
Wildlife observers, tree surveyors, and road users need to record or locate nature-related observations in the field. The signals describe tree records handled with a clipboard and spreadsheet, roadkill reports that are awkward to make and pinpoint on fast roads, and requests for location-based wildlife sightings. A simple geotagged field log could address much of this, though the different users may need distinct workflows.
For wildlife observers, tree surveyors, and road users. Mentioned from Jan 2025 to Apr 2025 on Bluesky.
4 different people described this problem in 4 separate discussions.
- Indie fit
- 4.0/10
- Pain
- 4.5/10
- Frequency
- 5.8/10
- Willingness to pay
- 0.0/10
- Momentum
- 5.0/10
- Who pays
- Businesses
- Competition
- Medium
- Build difficulty
- Medium
What people said
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It's a slow, manual process that relies on Croppers being on hand to note each tree on his trusty clipboard. He must have covered all of Wild Heart Hill at least twice during that session
Is there an app? These are fast roads and roadkill reports are more easily done and locations more easily pinpointed by passengers. Roadkill are the worst thing about driving in Norfolk
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