From: Smart phone-macro lens setup (SPMLS): a low-cost and portable photography device for amateur taxonomists, biodiversity researchers, and citizen enthusiasts
S. No.
Application
Supported Software
Functions
Android
IOS
1
Navigation (Google Maps)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rdh.mulligan.myelevation
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-maps/id585027354
Navigation, real-time updates on traffic jams, accidents, road closures and speed traps
2
GPS (Coordinates) (Google Earth)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.earth&hl=en_IN&gl=US
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-earth/id293622097
Satellite image visualizing and analyzing, coordinate tracker and recorder
3
Altimeter
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/travel-altimeter-elevation/id486556174
Altitude measurement
4
Weather
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.weather.forecast.weatherchannel
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/weather/id1069513131
Recording temperature, precipitation, wind, humidity, etc.
5
Notes
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evernote
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notes/id1110145109
Typing field notes on smartphones
6
Specimen identification (inaturalist seek)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.inaturalist.seek
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/seek-by-inaturalist/id1353224144
Identifies biological specimens through AI (Ideal for plants, insects and mushrooms)
Insect identification applications
https://app.adjust.com/obc1lwq
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/picture-insect-bug-identifier/id1461694973
Ideal for insect identification uses AI
7
Plant Identification applications
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.plantnet
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/plantsnap-identify-plants/id1451054346
Ideal for plant identification uses AI
8
Mushroom Identification applications
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.picturemushroom.mushroom.identifier
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mushroom-identificator/id1227854971
Mushroom identification uses AI
