ANBG Friends Plant Science Group - Technical Talk

How do we ensure accuracy of information and identification from camera based records?

Speaker:  Dr Michael Mulvaney, Research Scientist, Conservation Research Unit, Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate, ACT Government

Canberra Nature Map contains many tens of thousands of records of around 2,000 plant taxa, which have been derived from people loading images directly from smartphones or cameras.  There are issues in terms of accuracy of location, nomenclature adopted, uncertainty in identification and the uses that can be made of the data. Nevertheless, Canberra Nature Map is a significant tool in the understanding of plant distribution and abundance and is used daily in plant management and conservation.

Venue: Theatrette, ANBG