1. - Identifying in the fields - Assessing the forest biodiversity e Flora: BIOTIK applied to smartphones and tablets for forest field surveys Dr Pierre Grard & Dr Ramesh BR French Institute of Pondicherry

3. A software with a graphical interface uses drawing instead of technical jargon allows to construct a virtual plant. provides users the freedom to choose any character at any order. permits missing data allowing identification of incomplete samples. tolerates certain level of observational errors. e Flora: BIOTIK applied to smartphones and tablets for forest field surveys

4. Available on PC, handheld and web platform. Development is going on for tablets and smartphones Comprehensive database of 528 species – serves as a knowledge base for capacity building & conservation efforts Caters to different stakeholders from policymakers to grass root enthusiasts Species descriptions available in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam & English enabling access to cross section of the society Digital Content for Environment

5. Adding new species. Geo-referencing the collection of specimen. Using the camera device as a notepad and keeping records of the observations. Upload data to a server for : Next step…

6. Adding new species. Geo-referencing the collection of specimen. Using the camera device as a notepad and keeping records of the observations. Upload data to a server for : - Citizen science portal like WGP - Dedicated applications (research) Next step…