alt Hacker NewsI would love for someone to make a birding/citizen scientist app that's well gamified. This is basically pokemon. You go places and find different creatures and collect them.
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For those interested in birdwatching, I also recommend checking a web app: https://adsb.exposed/?dataset=Birds
Explanation: https://clickhouse.com/blog/birds
I would love to play that game, and the data could maybe be useful for researchers.
On the other hand, people playing Pokemon GO trespassed private property and protected spaces, so I wonder how far would the players of this game go just to make a pic of a "legendary" animal at the border of extinction.
iNaturalist is great for logging observations (their iNat Next app is their new one).
They also have an app called Seek that I think is more aimed at kids, but it comes with trophies and streaks and stuff like that.
I had the same idea a few years ago. Would be really great.
[eBird](https://ebird.org/home) has exactly what you are looking for:
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ebird-by-cornell-lab-ornitho...
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.cornell.bi...
Even merlin does some of it:
https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/download/