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by n8agrin 1306 days ago
https://www.inaturalist.org/

While I deserve no credit for its current success, it's been used by millions to:

* catalogue millions of plants and animals around the world

* tagged image data has become critical for computer vision training models

* map species range and impact of various natural changes to biodiversity, with data cited in scientific journals

* new species have been discovered through the app

previous HN thread - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22442479

3 comments

My wife (and sometimes me) use it. It's awesome!
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What was your involvement in iNaturalist?
Look for "A Little History": https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/about
I am a heavy user, so thank you.
:) Ty for being part of the community
iNaturalist is wonderful!
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