Over the years, I have taken hundreds of photos of natural things. No so much landscapes and sunsets but stars, rocks, and living things. I have been looking for a way to curate them so they would be useful to me and perhaps others.
I installed iNaturalist on my smart phone a little over a month ago thinking it would help me identify the things I saw and heard. It did not give me on-the-spot results so I let it lie. My interest in using it was peaked, when the leader of a mushroom walk I attended mentioned it and its relevance to her hobby. Based on her, sort of side remarks, I gave it a quick try to see what kind of a response I got; I got none so lost interest again.
Yesterday, I decided to look more deepely into iNaturalist. I logged into the iNaturalist website using my PC and spent some time exploring it. I actually read the information and got to understand what it was all about. I read the guides and watched the videos to get an idea of how to use it. This time I was impressed and decided to give it a real try. I realized there would be a learning curve but was determined to persevere. Using the mobile app, I uploaded photos of a few organisms, I felt confident I could identify, filling out the upload form as best I could. Before the day was out, two of the photos were identified by other users and the photos were upgraded to “research grade”; It felt good.
Today, I explored some more. Using the website, I uploaded photos I had stored on my PC. I also merged observations, batch edited observations, and entered observations with multiple pictures. I am anxious to see the response.
PS: This journal entry is my way see how the journal works.
Publicado el
24 de septiembre de 2022 a las 09:23 PM
por
frank879
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