Key features of GeoPl@ntNet include:
1. Visualisation of distribution maps: Users can select any plant species or EUNIS habitat of interest and visualise its distribution at various scales across Europe in the form of high-resolution maps (50x50m).
2. Exploration by region of interest: It is possible to select (by drawing on the map) specific regions (e.g., an undeveloped area of a city, a protected natural area, or the banks of a river) to explore local biodiversity (e.g., species present and their coverage).
3. Detailed reports:
- The tool generates them on the selected area, including indicators like:
- The number of protected species in the area, according to the EU Habitat Directive or the IUCN Red List.The number of invasive species which may represent a threat to local ecosystems.
- The number of endemic species specific to this region that require particular attention in terms of conservation.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
- To raise awareness and possibly influence policy
GeoPl@ntNet was designed with multiple issues in mind – First the lack of comprehensive habitat maps, secondly the lack of a tool to produce lists of species on a given spatial zone, thirdly the lack of geographical context to improve the accuracy of the Pl@ntNet species identification, fourthly the lack of a tool to access mapped biodiversity indicators and lastly a tool that predicts which species and habitats are in a given zone. We want to improve GeoPl@ntNet by allowing a temporal exploration of the predicted indicators, as well as extending it globally.
- EU and Member State Policy-makers
- Research and Technology Organisations
- Private Investors
R&D, Technology and Innovation aspects
The platform covers all continental European countries, and ongoing development are planned to (i) replicate the workflow based on a new deep learning model, (ii) open the service to a growing number of use cases in order to gather user feedbacks and improve the interface.
We aim to ensure its robustness and accuracy while continuing to expand it a larger spatial scale.
The platform allows a large number of end-users to download contextualised biodiversity reports. We plan to scale the product in order to extend it to a larger geographical scale, and a higher resolution, which can contribute to respond to new needs.
The technology developed can be adapted to new geographical areas, at different geographical resolutions.
- Europe
