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Index of Subjects --000000000000b04de505821c4e80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi Fritz, In the last six months or so, the inaturalist website added machine learning functionality to image observations, so now when an image is uploaded it will give you suggestions based on their machine learning image recognition model, in the video I sent before around the 3-minute mark, Alex Shepard says the model can ID to common ancestor (higher level taxon) with an accuracy of 93%. Each time an observation is uploaded and vetted as "research grade", that image is added to the image analysis training library (used to train the model and make it more accurate down the line). There's lots of other examples of Computer Science folks using Machine Learning for this type of thing for citizen science (see Merlin like Rick mentioned), and also a bunch of more specific/academic purposes, though as far as I know, none are as accessible or ambitious as iNat. Here's some more info on the computer vision side of things. https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/computer_vision_demo Cheers, IM On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 at 15:07, Fritz McEvoy <fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com> wrote: > HI Ian, > I've been on iNaturalist for a couple of years now and it is a great > webpage. There are lots of sites like iNaturalist online now and they are > really helpful for having others help you identify a species. > The thing I'm asking about is a program that would allow someone to > upload a photo and/or maybe some data (size, colour, location and whatever > other ID info you have) of a fly, a leaf or a mouse etc. and have a AI > computer program take that photo and/or data and give you its guess as to > Genus/species identification based on it's algorithms - much like facial > recognition and retina scans work today. All the best. > Fritz McEvoy > ------------------------------ > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on > behalf of Ian Manning <ianmanning4@gmail.com> > *Sent:* February 17, 2019 1:43 PM > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] AI and species ID? > > Try uploading a photo to iNaturalist and seeing what it comes up with. I > think you'll be impressed. > > Cheers, > IM > -- We're mapping research in Southwest Nova Scotia. Link to your research project/publications here <https://goo.gl/forms/1JkoBRWIP3Kbvxl53>. --000000000000b04de505821c4e80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Fritz,<div><br></div><div>In the last = six months or so, the inaturalist website added machine learning functional= ity to image observations, so now when an image is uploaded it will give yo= u suggestions based on their machine learning image recognition model, in t= he video I sent before around the 3-minute mark, Alex Shepard says the mode= l can ID to common ancestor (higher level taxon) with an accuracy of 93%. E= ach time an observation is uploaded and vetted as "research grade"= ;, that image is added to the image analysis training library (used to trai= n the model and make it more accurate down the line).=C2=A0</div><div><br><= /div><div>There's lots of other examples of Computer Science folks usin= g Machine Learning for this type of thing for citizen science (see Merlin l= ike Rick mentioned), and also a bunch of more specific/academic purposes, t= hough as far as I know, none are as accessible or ambitious as iNat. Here&#= 39;s some more info on the computer vision side of things.=C2=A0<a href=3D"= https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/computer_vision_demo">https://www.inatura= list.org/pages/computer_vision_demo</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>= <div>Cheers,</div><div>IM</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><b= r><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, = 17 Feb 2019 at 15:07, Fritz McEvoy <<a href=3D"mailto:fritzmcevoy@hotmai= l.com">fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D= "gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(2= 04,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> HI Ian,=C2=A0</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0I've been on iNaturalist for a couple of years now = and it is a great webpage. There are lots of sites like iNaturalist online = now and they are really helpful for having others help you identify a speci= es.=C2=A0</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0The thing I'm asking about is a program that would = allow someone to upload a photo and/or maybe some data (size, colour, locat= ion and whatever other ID info you have) of a fly, a leaf or a mouse etc. a= nd have a AI computer program take that photo and/or data and give you its guess as to Genus/species identification based on it= 's algorithms - much like facial recognition and retina scans work toda= y. All the best.</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 Fritz McEvoy</div> <div id=3D"gmail-m_8501245089740205601appendonsend"></div> <hr style=3D"display:inline-block;width:98%"> <div id=3D"gmail-m_8501245089740205601divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><font face= =3D"Calibri, sans-serif" style=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#000000"><b>From= :</b> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">na= turens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebuc= to.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>> on behalf= of Ian Manning <<a href=3D"mailto:ianmanning4@gmail.com" target=3D"_bla= nk">ianmanning4@gmail.com</a>><br> <b>Sent:</b> February 17, 2019 1:43 PM<br> <b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">nat= urens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] AI and species ID?</font> <div>=C2=A0</div> </div> <div> <div dir=3D"ltr">Try uploading a photo to iNaturalist and seeing what it co= mes up with. I think you'll be impr