Two new apps to identify and record Indian butterflies launched
Researchers have launched two new mobile apps, iButterfly Explorer and iBiodiversity Count, to collect high-accuracy data on Indian butterfly populations. The apps use AI trained on curated datasets to help scientists and enthusiasts track biodiversity trends and the impact of climate change.
Why it matters
Citizen science platforms are becoming critical tools for gathering the large-scale data necessary to measure and mitigate biodiversity loss.
The impact of climate change a nd other human activities on biodiversity may be common knowledge. But, to truly understand the extent and magnitude of biodiversity loss, we need good data, believes evolutionary biologist and biodiversity scientist at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Dr Krushnamegh Kunte, the founder and chief editor of the Butterflies of India website and the Biodiversity Atlas India, a species-based bioinformatics platform that drives the website.
The article focuses on the scientific utility of the technology and the collaborative effort behind it.
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