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Any good data recording apps? (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter rob.72
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Basically you've got 3 folders in the app:
1, summary
2, entries
3, species
Summary: this tells you the number of species you've seen, this week, this month, this year, last year and life. It also shows you your record amount for a day and a year.
Entries: this is where you have put all your entries and it's in date order with the place name displayed. Click on one of these and you can see all the birds you saw that day along with any note you may have taken.
Species: here you a the list of every bird you have ever recorded In the app, click on one and it will tell you the date of your first record and your last record together with the number of times you have recorded it.
That's it in a nutshell and later I will explain what functions I'd like to see In the app.
1, summary
2, entries
3, species
Summary: this tells you the number of species you've seen, this week, this month, this year, last year and life. It also shows you your record amount for a day and a year.
Entries: this is where you have put all your entries and it's in date order with the place name displayed. Click on one of these and you can see all the birds you saw that day along with any note you may have taken.
Species: here you a the list of every bird you have ever recorded In the app, click on one and it will tell you the date of your first record and your last record together with the number of times you have recorded it.
That's it in a nutshell and later I will explain what functions I'd like to see In the app.
Scrufftyguy
Missing them east coast rares...
I'd suggest you get in touch with the people at bird journal. I recently downloaded the app and sent an email of what I'd like to see changed. They got back in touch and said that it'd be fed back at the next general meeting.
What i'd like to see are:
An option to create a list without a date so it would be possible to create an instant life list.
The option to independently select
the time and position stamp, rather than select both at the same time.
Being able to add a count with a numerical keyboard (with options for c, + and pair, male, female, juv etc) rather than the scrolling format that is currently used. As I think it would be quicker and also mean that you could add higher numbers.
What i'd like to see are:
An option to create a list without a date so it would be possible to create an instant life list.
The option to independently select
the time and position stamp, rather than select both at the same time.
Being able to add a count with a numerical keyboard (with options for c, + and pair, male, female, juv etc) rather than the scrolling format that is currently used. As I think it would be quicker and also mean that you could add higher numbers.
I've emailed them a couple of time with suggestions.
Basically after a while you've stored a lot of raw data but it doesn't really allow you to view that data how you would like...
for example you can't view a list of species you've seen at any particular location or county but the data is all there!
It would be nice to view the first and last records for all migrants for each year.
What about a customisable list instead of having the whole British/county list.
A (+) button next to the species name to add I digit to the count just by tapping it.
The ability to add new species to the list (sure they will appear on updates but what if the guys pack it in!)
I spoke to the programmers at birdfair and they admitted they weren't birders... It shows!
They'r on the way to a great app but they aren't there yet... Some competition in the Market would really get things in motion but I don't know if it's such an attractive proposition being quite a small target Market.
Basically after a while you've stored a lot of raw data but it doesn't really allow you to view that data how you would like...
for example you can't view a list of species you've seen at any particular location or county but the data is all there!
It would be nice to view the first and last records for all migrants for each year.
What about a customisable list instead of having the whole British/county list.
A (+) button next to the species name to add I digit to the count just by tapping it.
The ability to add new species to the list (sure they will appear on updates but what if the guys pack it in!)
I spoke to the programmers at birdfair and they admitted they weren't birders... It shows!
They'r on the way to a great app but they aren't there yet... Some competition in the Market would really get things in motion but I don't know if it's such an attractive proposition being quite a small target Market.
Scrufftyguy
Missing them east coast rares...
Good that you've emailed them! The more people that give them feedback the better, I really think this app is maybe just a few updates away from being really good. I'd also like to be able to do more with the data but I've a feeling this will always be limited to tempt people into buying the pc software (which I'm guessing is much more versatile). 
I'm looking for a decent recording app as well . I looked at the bird journal one but after using their pc version for over a year i realised the way they record the info is all wrong and it's too confined when your wanting a specific bit of information.
I have been using birders diary but the GUI and method of saving sightings is a complete mess.
I just want one that I can record seperate lists of information
So 1 would be for a holiday trip and all the details In there is recorded in the main database as well but I can always just bring up the list and see the birds I saw on that trip
And at same time I could have my year list running for my local birding that I can open up and add new sightings too.
Seems simple to me but I cant find anything like that
I have been using birders diary but the GUI and method of saving sightings is a complete mess.
I just want one that I can record seperate lists of information
So 1 would be for a holiday trip and all the details In there is recorded in the main database as well but I can always just bring up the list and see the birds I saw on that trip
And at same time I could have my year list running for my local birding that I can open up and add new sightings too.
Seems simple to me but I cant find anything like that
I haven't tried it as I use Bird Journal and the iphone app but there is Nature Lister for android
http://www.wildlife.co.uk/birding_software/NatureLister.htm
David
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