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January 15, 2013
Updates for Smartphone Applications for Invasive Species
Provides general resources for smartphones applications to assist in tracking, monitoring various species, including invasive species.
* See our Monitoring section for more information and resources.
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November 15, 2012
Spraying Insecticide? There's an App for That (Nov 8, 2012)
USDA scientists have released two mobile phone applications, or "apps," to make things easier for anyone who needs to adjust insecticide spray equipment. The apps are designed to ensure that aerial and ground-based crews can hit targets and minimize pesticide drift by keying in specifics on the type of equipment and pesticide they are using.
* See our Monitoring - Smartphone Applications section for more information and additional resources.
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November 7, 2012
New App Lets You Report Invasive Species (Oct 15, 2012)
Ohio State University Extension has released a new app for spotting and tracking invasive species -- non-native organisms such as Asian carps, purple loosestrife and Asian longhorned beetle -- to try to keep them from setting up beachheads and hurting the economy and environment. By using the free Great Lakes Early Detection Network app, a person can take pictures of suspected invasive species -- whether of farm, forest or water -- and upload the pictures and locations for verification. Based on this early warning, scientists can send out alerts, map the spread and figure out a battle plan. The network covers the states of Ohio, New York, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.
* See our Monitoring - Smartphone Applications section for more information and additional resources.
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April 10, 2012
Save Our Citrus - Identify and Report Citrus Diseases
California citrus growers and government agricultural officials are relying on backyard gardeners to help contain citrus greening disease in the state. This free iPhone application from USDA makes it easy to report and identify the four leading citrus diseases: citrus greening, citrus canker, citrus black spot and sweet orange scab. Report your symptoms, upload a photo and receive a response back from citrus experts. Make sure your citrus is healthy and help stop the spread of these incredibly destructive citrus diseases!
* See our Monitoring - Smartphone Applications section for more information and resources.
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USDA Forest Service and NASA Release Web-based Forest Disturbance Monitoring Tool (Mar 19, 2012)
The USDA Forest Service's Eastern Forest and Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Centers recently unveiled a product that helps natural resource managers rapidly detect, identify, and respond to unexpected changes in the nation's forests by using web-based tools. ForWarn, a satellite-based monitoring and assessment tool, recognizes and tracks potential forest disturbances caused by insects, diseases, wildfires, extreme weather, or other natural or human-caused events. The tool complements and focuses efforts of existing forest monitoring programs and potentially results in time and cost savings.
* See our Monitoring section for more information and resources.
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April 5, 2012
The Outsmart Invasive Species Project - Massachusetts
Join the Outsmart Invasive Species Project to help stop the spread of non-native plants and insects that threaten our environment. Help researchers cover more ground by looking for invasive species anytime - whether walking the dog, hiking, fishing, gardening, or working outdoors. All you need is a smartphone, or a digital camera and access to the Web.
* See our Monitoring - Smartphone Applications page and our What You Can Do pages for more information and resources.
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December 21, 2011
See our new page for Smartphone applications -- Provides general resources for smartphones applications to assist in tracking, monitoring various species, including invasive species.
* See our Monitoring section for more resources.
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February 10, 2011
Early
Detection of Invasive Species: Surveillance, Monitoring,
and Rapid Response: Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network
and Northeast Temperate Network (May 2010; PDF | 1.5
MB)
DOI. NPS.
Natural Resource Program Center.
Natural Resource Report NPS/ERMN/NRR–2010/196.
* See our Monitoring and our Early Detection and Rapid Response sections for more resources.
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August 19, 2009
Tracking
Alien Species With Smart Phone (Jul 30,
2009)
National Geographic News.
New smart-phone applications may enable the public
to help scientists monitor invasive species and collect
data in a fraction of the time it normally takes.
* See our Monitoring section for more resources.
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April 30, 2009
CitiSci.org
- Citizen Science
Colorado Sate University.
An invasive species mapping program that allows citizens, school groups, and
professionals to enter invasive species observations into a global database.
Provides the training and tools to allow anyone to participate in research on
species distributions. For starters, we are focusing on engaing citizen scientists
to help map invasive species.
Note: Funded by by National Science Foundation; joint effort with the U.S. Geological
Survey and under the supervision of the National
Institute of Invasive Species Science.
* See our Monitoring section for more resources.
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March 9, 2007
Natural Resource Monitoring Partnership
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