I Spy Koala 4+
Koala Observations in NSW
Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
Designed for iPad
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- Free
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Description
I Spy Koala App was developed in 2019 by the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE), formerly NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), for the collection of koala observation and survey data.
This App is part of a pilot designed to improve the flow of Koala observation data to NSW planning and decision tools. All data submitted via the App is made available by DPIE through BioNet, NSW's corporate biodiversity data repository. From there the data is accessible to researchers, land managers, planners, consultants, government and the public via the BioNet website www.bionet.nsw.gov.au and associated data services. Once your I Spy Koala data is submitted it will be available in BioNet within approximately two weeks. Your data will then be combined with other BioNet Koala observations and published to the SEED data portal where you can conveniently view the interactive BioNet Koala Sightings map. Koala data helps inform environmental managers, land managers and the community about koala numbers, distribution and habitat, and assists the implementation of long term conservation strategies to secure healthy koala populations in the wild.
What’s New
Version 1.1.6
ENHANCEMENT:
- fixed maps crash
- made buttons better on record observation
- added slight padding to title buttons
- photos selectable from gallery
- location accuracy must be manually set when using map pin
- automatically update altitude when using map-pin
- text changes
- tap-to-select map pin
- remove default map-pin
- performance improvements
- privacy policy update
- update photo buttons on census page
Ratings and Reviews
Great App but needs minor improvements
Love love love the concept behind this app. Just wish it had the ability to upload photos and videos from your camera roll, instead of relying on photos being taken while using the app. I took a photo/video of the koala and then started to complete the form, but it wouldn’t let me upload an existing image & the koala had gone by the time I got up to the photo section of the app.
Very glitchy
App continually freezes to the point you need to turn your phone off and on to reset the app. Very glitchy. Frustrating. Unnecessary fields not suited for community members reporting sightings. This could be a very useful app, please fix.
Glitching
For what could be a very useful app, it is very cheap and poorly constructed with constant glitching. It also appears to have been cut and paste from another app with irrelevant data fields
App Privacy
The developer, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
- Size
- 50.6 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 9.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 9.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 9.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
- Price
- Free