PlantTracker
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About PlantTracker
The Environment Agency, Scottish Natural Heritage, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Natural Resources Wales have joined forces to help combat the spread of the UK’s most problematic invasive, non-native plant species.
These plants are spreading quickly across the UK. They displace native species and detrimentally affect the ecology of many vulnerable habitats. Some also pose a considerable threat to human health. These plants also present a large financial cost to the UK economy with the annual cost of all invasive, non-native species totalling some £2 billion.
The first step in tackling this problem is accurately determining where these plants are. In order to do that, we need your help! Please use this app to help us to build a comprehensive picture of the UK’s invasive, non-native plant species.
These plants are spreading quickly across the UK. They displace native species and detrimentally affect the ecology of many vulnerable habitats. Some also pose a considerable threat to human health. These plants also present a large financial cost to the UK economy with the annual cost of all invasive, non-native species totalling some £2 billion.
The first step in tackling this problem is accurately determining where these plants are. In order to do that, we need your help! Please use this app to help us to build a comprehensive picture of the UK’s invasive, non-native plant species.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
Entirely new version with improved design and many new features
Now features 18 species for you to help us track down
Working with CABI to enable the recording of sightings of Himalayan Balsam Rust
Clone records for quick recording when surveying
Swipe functionality to make accessing pages easier
Recorder statistics on the phone
Entirely new version with improved design and many new features
Now features 18 species for you to help us track down
Working with CABI to enable the recording of sightings of Himalayan Balsam Rust
Clone records for quick recording when surveying
Swipe functionality to make accessing pages easier
Recorder statistics on the phone
Version update PlantTracker was updated to version 2.0.0
More downloads PlantTracker reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
More downloads PlantTracker reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads
More downloads PlantTracker reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads
What are users saying about PlantTracker
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For reporting the location of dangerous and harmful plants
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Simple and easy to use
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Works well.
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Is it coincidence that after installing this app, my phone stayed awake all night, using the GPS and discharging my battery in six hours?
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Initially very simple. Then an upgrade? Since then too complicated to enter data on small phone screen while out braving the elements due partly to screen layout.
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Thought this would be good to get to know invasive species, but Gallery images dont scroll, you can only view first image. Also Similar species only visable after rotating phone.
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Intuitive to use and easy, great that you can add notes and also the save feature is good if you want to wait until you can check the website to see if your sighting has already been submitted or not.
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New app doesn't let me submit a report. The 'submit' button appears to be missing at the bottom of the screen.
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Used previous app a lot. Tried this one and even though I can enter data there is no button to either send or save. Looks like there are two buttons on the bottom but nothing on them or do anything.
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The app won't let me send the report. It just says "Sorry, something went wrong". I was hoping to send of a report about a Giant Hogweed sighting in the UK. It is however a brilliant app but I would love it if this problem could be resolved.
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Seems to work ok but won't close down easily.
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seems to do as it says on the tin but agree that there is no exit using the return facility but by looking at all tasks one can swipe to close down - a bit non standard I would say. Using it on a Nexus 5
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Works well.
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Keeps saying no internet connection so cannot submit report about giant hog weed.
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As long as authorities actually remove the plants when they are reported
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Works very well. Thanks.
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Unable to close the app
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Plant tracker
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There are many more schedule 9 non-native, invasive species which do not appear on the app. Disappointingly limited.
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Installed this on my Nexus 5 but uninstalling again due to it having no exit from the app (as far as I can see).
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App should allow you to pick location from map or take GPS info from jpg. I often take photos while out cycling and "try" and report when home.
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Such a simple and effective way of helping to monitor invasive species. Great to feel that you're making a difference and exciting to see your records on the map online!
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A Good app. Clear to use & navigate
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serms fine but for the uk
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I am a paddler and have seen so many invasive species and have sent emails to EA, now it is far more accurate and traceable.
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Very iPhone like but still a great app.
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Very easy to use. Best feature is that the data gets checked by experts and sent on to be used for tackling invasion. Using the app will make a difference.
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Works well.
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serms fine but for the uk
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Great app for reporting invasive non-native species
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Every time I try to add a photo the app closes
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It rocks!
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ive listed several locations and its so easy. i would love to see this app adapted to pinpoint other plants, for a foraging map. so u can list free food.. what about it? im sure one of the students would do it.
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I like this and regularly see the balsam and japonica when out and about. Could do with facility to pick location from interactive map as I would like to enter backdated info.
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Well presented app, easy to navigate. Excellent supporting info and images to help ID plants at different stages of development. Location was quickly identified and was accurate within a couple of metres.
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Works really well. Great design and a really handy way of reporting sightings of invasive plant species.
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A great idea. App is very large (15 mb), probably unavoidably so. Needs a facility to add new dangerously invasive species such a Gunnera. Let's stop them BEFORE they get out of control. Prevention is easier and cheaper than eradication.
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I have historic google maps of balsam and treatments in Cardiff and Torfaen. I'd like a drag and drop pin. Moreover a draw polygon option would be amazing where areas are huge. Happy to be contacted on Chris.partridge@keepwalestidy.org
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Nice to be able to help collect data on invasive plants. Like the website too so I can see where records have been collected already.
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Complex registration process - this is a plant reportjng tool not a banking app! No save button unintuitive no context sensitive help