New app for tree identification

12 years ago

This will be a great help for a lot of people.

Mike

http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/computer-science-and-biology-come-together-make-tree-identification-snap

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Dan _Staley (5b Sunset 2B AHS 7)
12 years ago
That's cool. I'm curious how it would do in spp with much leaf variation, like some of the Ulmaceae and Fagaceae.

Dan
pineresin
12 years ago
Took a look at it, quite a few errors in it, both in names and photo identities.

Resin
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
12 years ago
oh for God's sake ...

put down the technology ... and go take a walk ...

TURN OFF THE FREAKIN PHONE!!!!!

crimminey ....

ken

collect a leaf.. go to the library ... pull out a book ... relax.. and READ!!! .. if it werent 92 degrees outside with equivalent humidity .... i would do the same ...
Toronado3800 Zone 6 St Louis
12 years ago
I can't wait until this is available for Android phones!

It will make every walk through the woods a learning experience.

We were using some Google item recognition software at work the other day. It picked up the more common items we sell. It could identify a picture of Shania Twain as her. Me and the other guys, well sometimes it would pick characters from "Lord of the Rings" lol. Stuff is still pretty amazing.

Resin, think it was right 2/3rds of the time or what? Were they reasonable errors like Metasequoia vs Taxodium?
snycal
12 years ago
I want!!!!
Can't wait for it to come out for the droid, problem is where i hike I rarely have reception, I wonder if it can store the info.. or do I have to bring back samples, hhhmmm
Iris GW
12 years ago
Well it wants you to take a picture of it against a white piece of paper. So that makes doing it in the wild a little tougher (unless you happen to have a piece of white paper with you). I wonder if pasty white skin would work?
conniemcghee
12 years ago
That is very cool! I have Droid too - will definitely check it out when it's available!

Has anyone noticed how facebook will now suggest tags for your friends when you download new pictures? How the heck does it do that? It's right most of the time.

Technology. Amazing.
northtexas
12 years ago
I have tried this around 8 times and it never works. They definitely have some bugs to work out.
rhaine86
12 years ago
I was just about to start a new thread with pictures of a tree in my yard I'm trying to identify and then I found this thread. Out of curiousity I loaded the app, snapped a photo and it came up with a list that included one tree (Japanese Crabapple) that looks very similar. I'm back at the computer to say thanks for posting this, and to search further to confirm! :-)
Embothrium
12 years ago
Will need to find particular matching details to confirm it is that same exact variety. Hundreds of kinds of flowering crabapples have been grown in North America. New ones continue to be selected and introduced.
jqpublic
12 years ago
I think it may be a good option for the casual hobbyist, but for people really into trees I think their eyes are better at identifying trees.

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