The development of BirdLasser is one of the key factors in the increased volume of data arriving in the bird atlas, SABAP2. This new app was showcased at a summit at the Manyoni Bush Camp, Mkuze, last weekend. Here is a report on the IOL scitech website: The free technology encourages users to log bird sightings they make and enter the information in the app. The data then gets sent to the Animal Demography Unit at the University of Cape Town and becomes available for academics, people doing environmental impact assessments, conservation companies – as well as the public. The entire process, from the time someone logs the information to being received in Cape Town, takes just three minutes. The information will also form part of the Southern African Bird Atlasing Project 2, an update of the previous project which was conducted between 1987 and 1991. The project will help provide an understanding of the changes bird populations have gone through in terms of habitat and population. Birdlasser creator Henk Nel said: “It started with a vision four years ago on how technology can work towards conservation. I saw birding needed technology. There were apps, but they were not professionally done.” ~ Les Underhill
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 21:43:28 +0000
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