Phlox key

Dichotomous key is one of the best methods adopted by biologists to identify plant species. Many dichotomous keys exist in the form of books and desktop applications. However they have major drawbacks. They are not easy to use, have low mobility and do not have an integrated application for both viewing dichotomous keys as well as collecting field observations. The Android field data collection tool is an interactive, user-friendly application built on a mobile platform to overcome all these drawbacks. The user can view any of the pre-installed dichotomous keys to identify plant species and take observations in the form of photos and notes while viewing a dichotomous key. He/she can also update the biology community about his/her observations.Some of the interesting features of this app are:

1. User can view the list of all the organisms associated with the dichotomous key

2. User also has a glossary

3. User can view multiple dichotomous keys

4. User can take observations which include photos, notes, comments etc.

5. User can either send email to his/her personal email addresses or to the Observations server.