EcoRegistros

The new EcoRegistros APP

Index

Introduction

What's new in version 3

Examples of screens

How are records published?

VOICE commands

Consumption

Distribution

Technical installation requirements

Download and install

Releases and consultations

Privacy policy

Introduction

The APP uses the LOCATION OF THE DEVICE and the INTERNET (works with 3G, 4G or WI-FI) to position the records automatically. Although it is necessary to be registered on EcoRegistros.org to be able to use it, there are several modules that can be used without having a username. It is an application that works in connection with the EcoRegistros website, which allows that when adding a species, country, province, locality or detailed place in the site's database, these are incorporated into the APP instantly to publish records . , without the need to update the APP. It is aimed at the publication of records and entertainment:

Birding Challenge

LIFERs

Post records!

BIG YEAR

Voice recognition to publish records!

Sync without connection

Viewer of personal photos published on the site.

Personal statistics.

List of published records.

Change user password for EcoRegistros.

This tool allows us to publish our observations from a cell phone, of all the living beings found in the database. When we want to take advantage of a bus trip, a waiting room or directly in the field, we can load the species observed/heard and not wait to sit at a PC to do it.

There is also the possibility of registering species even when the APP has no internet connection. You should use the "Publish log" as if there was an internet connection, only that the system, when it recognizes that there is no internet, will not send an error, but will save the record and allow to proceed with the following records, accumulating records that have not been have been able to publish in a new module called "Synchronize". Later, when arriving at an area with internet, you must enter the module and press the button "Synchronize" and the records will disappear as they are published.

What's new in version 3

The entire user interface has been renewed to better adapt to devices in new versions of Android.

A switch was incorporated to view the APP in Night Mode and Day Mode.

A history system (cache) was implemented that allows you to continue observing information without an Internet connection in the features that can only be used with the Internet, implementing memory of everything consumed to make it available when there is no Internet. Example: You can see photographs published on the site without internet, if you had previously viewed them from the APP. In the same way, the rankings of users such as Birding Challenge, Lifers, Big Year, and also Published Records, which were viewed the last time there was an internet connection, can be seen again without internet. Also searches for the species, countries, provinces, places and detailed locations searched previously are available for subsequent searches without an internet connection.

The recognition of commands through the microphone has been greatly improved, and a "send feedback" button has been added so that improvements to voice recognition can be recommended.

The entire application was completely developed in one of the most modern technologies on the market, which allows in the future to extend the services to other platforms, such as iOS.

The exact time of each record was incorporated along with each exact geographic coordinate, all automatically.

Examples of screens

How are records published?

When executing the application in the cell phone, we will ask for User and Password, the same data that we enter in the site. When you enter the system, a menu will be displayed, select "Publish registration", and you will enter the screen for the publication of an observation, where we will request the following information:

Species (you can enter the common name, scientific name, name in English or name in Portuguese. When writing, this field is autocompleta with the species of the database of the site).
Sex (default is N/A).
Life stage (default is N/A).
Certainty (Observed / Heard).
Number of individuals.
Date of registration (and automatically the exact time if GPS coordinates are used).
Reproduction (if the record represents a reproduction data of the species, mark when there are active nests or caves, eggs, pigeons, volantones, larvae or offspring dependent on the parents, [No juveniles]).
Individual in perfect condition / Injured or lifeless.
Country (Default is the country where each user belongs, you can use the Location Service of the device, you can edit).
Province (default is the country where each user belongs, can be changed. When typing, this field is autocompleted with the provinces of the site database).
Local or protected area (When typing, this field is autocompleted with the localities of the site database).
Detailed location - optional (When typing, this field is autocompleted with the detailed locations of the site database).
Record comment - optional.
Save to synchronize in the future (to save the record temporarily on the cell phone instead of publishing it directly to the web).

Notable improvements:

Voice recognition to publish records! Pressing the microphone button and saying the VOICE Commands can publish the records without even touching the cell phone.
Service Location of the device to auto-complete the location fields: If the Location service of the device is turned on, the system detects and auto-completes the exact coordinates, the country, province, location and detailed location, data that can also be modified.
Suggestions in writing: the fields species, country, province, locality and detailed place, with the data of EcoRegistros.org
Coordinates of the Location Service of the device for the location and detailed location: If a location or a detailed location is new to the database and the Device Location option is on, the coordinates will be loaded to the location and / or detailed place automatically. If the Location service of the device is not used then the places without coordinates will be created. In the APP does not exist the concept of "Locate in the map", but this is automatic by means of the Service of Location of the device, and in case of not using this service the coordinates are not loaded. In order for the coordinates to be loaded automatically it is necessary not to modify any field recognized by the APP with respect to the Location: country, province, locality or detailed place, with a minimum change in any of the fields, the coordinates will not be recorded. If a detailed location or location is already created and located in the database, the new coordinates will have no effect. The web system, searches from time to time locals created without being located and automatically locates them. Unplanned detailed locations are not automatically located, they can be located later when they are used again when posting records through the site.
Exact Time: The time is updated automatically and is tied to GPS coordinates. Each time you update the coordinates, the time will be adjusted to match the check-in location. If you want to check-in at a fixed location and only update the time, we've incorporated a "Time" button to do so without changing the coordinates. You can also use VOICE Commands: saying "GPS" updates both the coordinates and the time, and saying "Time" updates only the time.

Recording a record will appear available on the website, both in the main page and novelty, as in the user profile, in the species tab, listed by places, etc.
If you want to post consecutive observations, the application will remember Several of the data loaded in the previous record to not have to re-enter them, such as:

Date
Country
Province
Location or protected area
Detailed location
Save to synchronize in the future

VOICE commands

To publish records with the VOICE commands you have to enter "Publish record", press the microphone icon and speak, with that it is enough to post on the site or save the records in the cell phone to synchronize in the future.

[Species]: free text, with internet connection supports common name in Spanish, English name, Portuguese name and scientific name.
[Specimens]: free number, specify the number of specimens observed.
Observada / Oída: both plural and singular, masculine or feminine, specifies the certainty of registration. By default it is observed if no certainty is mentioned. If any are mentioned, it is the one (s) that are mentioned.
Macho / Hembra / Indistinguible / Ambos / No Aplica: specifies the sex of the specimens.
Adulto / Inmaduro / Juvenil / Volantón / Pichón / Huevo / Varios / Renacuajo / Ninfa / Larva / Pupa: specifies the life stage of the specimens.
Reproducción: specifies that the record contains reproduction information of the species.
Herido / Sin Vida: specifies that the specimen was found injured or lifeless.
Sylvester / Feral / Unnatural conditions: specifies the condition of the registered item. By default it is Silvestre. When trying to publish an exotic plant like Wild, the system forces to detail if it is Feral or Unnatural conditions. When publishing any other exotic group as Wild, it automatically changes to Feral, being able to select Feral or Unnatural Conditions.
GPS: When entering the module "Publish record" the autocomplete APP with the data of the location of the device, then you can publish various records for that place, although you have moved, to update you have to press the green button to update location. This command is used to update to the current location before publishing the record. If it is not used then it is published with the location that already has the screen.
Horario: Saying "GPS" updates the coordinates and the schedule, and saying "Schedule" only updates the time. This command is useful when you need to record at a single point for a long time, and you are not just passing through. In other words, this function is used for recording at different times at the same point.
Photo: this command adds an observation to the record with the text "Photographed." It helps identify which record includes a photo when multiple records of the same species are submitted. Although this comparison can also be made by time, having an explicit observation highlights the record on the species’ profile, making it easier to spot.
Publicar: publish the record in EcoRegistros.org (if "publish" or "save" is not mentioned by default the command is "publish").
Guardar: Save the record in the cell phone, to be able to synchronize in the future.

Important tips on its functionality

When using Commands by VOICE, the notices of "Published in EcoRegistros" or missing obligatory fields to be able to publish, will be answered with VOICE by the APP. That is, it is not necessary to look at the cell phone.
No matter the order of the commands.
It is not necessary to say all the commands in a row. If neither "Publish" nor "Save" is used, the default is "Publish".

Examples of commands

"6 Jilguero Dorado machos adultos observados"
"115 Torcaza Común observadas GPS guardar"
"Zonotrichia capensis oído"
"Progne tapera reproducción observada GPS guardar"
"Calandria Grande observada oída"

How to enter extensive historical lists of records?

By default, the APP recognizes the current location of the device, so you have to select the Country, Province, Location and Detailed place, select the date (all this only once), and then click on the Microphone icon and mention "species Observed to publish "for each of the species. In a few minutes of reciting the list they will all be published and available on the website.

Consumption

Consider that this application for cell phones uses as a means of communication with the website, INTERNET. That is, this application generates internet consumption and depending on the plan of each cell phone can generate expenses. Eco Registries is not responsible for the costs and consumption of INTERNET that this application can generate.

Distribution

This application is free to download and free use. You only need to be registered as a user on the EcoRegistros.org website in order to use this tool.

Technical installation requirements

-Smartphone with Android operating system.
-Requires permissions to use LOCATION OF THE DEVICE (GPS or RED), and INTERNET (RED).

Download and install

Releases and consultations

EcoRegistros APP v3

EcoRegistros APP v2.3.6

EcoRegistros APP v2.3.5

EcoRegistros APP v2.3.4

EcoRegistros APP v2.3.2

EcoRegistros APP v2.3

EcoRegistros APP v2.2

EcoRegistros APP v2.1

EcoRegistros APP v2.0

EcoRegistros APP v1.0 / v1.1 / v1.2 / v1.3

Last updated on 13/04/2025