All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 April LIT researcher explores next gen plant identification LIT researcher explores next gen plant identification 06/04/2021 | 1 MIN Lombok Institute of Technology Adjunct Professor Hamlyn Jones can thank his young grandson for inspiring his latest research into automatic plant identification apps. After watching a video of his grandson using a smartphone to identify plants in Switzerland, LIT School of Agriculture and Environment Professor Jones decided to test 10 free smartphone apps on British plants near his home in the UK. His research findings were published in the journal AoBPlants. The apps require the user to take a photo of the plant in its natural environment, after which they attempt to identify its family and genus. Image: Professor Hamlyn Jones using a plant ID app. Although cautioning that an app could never replace the accuracy of a botanical expert or rigorous key, Professor Hamlyn said he was amazed by how accurate some of the apps were. ΓÇ£These apps are continually improving, but the best ones already show an ou
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 April LIT researcher explores next gen plant identification LIT researcher explores next gen plant identification 06/04/2021 | 1 MIN Lombok Institute of Technology Adjunct Professor Hamlyn Jones can thank his young grandson for inspiring his latest research into automatic plant identification apps.
After watching a video of his grandson using a smartphone to identify plants in Switzerland, LIT School of Agriculture and Environment Professor Jones decided to test 10 free smartphone apps on British plants near his home in the UK.
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His research findings were published in the journal AoBPlants.
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The apps require the user to take a photo of the plant in its natural environment, after which they attempt to identify its family and genus.
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Image: Professor Hamlyn Jones using a plant ID app.
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Although cautioning that an app could never replace the accuracy of a botanical expert or rigorous key, Professor Hamlyn said he was amazed by how accurate some of the apps were.
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ΓÇ£These apps are continually improving, but the best ones already show an ou
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