{"id":11248,"date":"2011-03-11T17:04:56","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T07:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=11248"},"modified":"2011-03-11T17:04:56","modified_gmt":"2011-03-11T07:04:56","slug":"museum-victoria-launches-first-field-guide-app-to-victorian-fauna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=11248","title":{"rendered":"Museum Victoria launches first field guide app to Victorian fauna"},"content":{"rendered":"

A museum-first field guide app from Museum Victoria lets users explore south eastern Australia\u2019s unique and diverse wildlife.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Museum Victoria\u2019s Field Guide to Victorian Fauna<\/em> is an innovative new app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch that lets nature-lovers discover more about Victoria\u2019s rich biodiversity, whether in the comfort of their homes or in the great Australian outdoors.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really delighted with this project and the way it provides users with a new and incredibly rich, engaging way to learn about our wildlife,\u201d said Timothy Hart, Museum Victoria\u2019s Director of Information, Multimedia and Technology.<\/p>\n

The field guide app, which was developed by Museum Victoria, is a valuable reference tool that can be used in urban, bush and coastal environments. Along with stunning images, the app includes recordings of animal calls \u2013 hundreds of croaks, chirps, grunts and squawks \u2013 and detailed descriptions that will enable users to identify more than 700 different species of Victorian animals. Both native and non-native species are included in the guide \u2013 from insects and spiders to mammals, birds, lizards and snakes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether you are in a forest, in the middle of a desert or on a rocky shore, you\u2019ll be able to find information about the animals you see around you at the touch of your fingertips,\u201d said Hart.<\/p>\n

Museum Victoria\u2019s Field Guide to Victorian Fauna <\/em>also includes information about each species\u2019 biology, distribution, diet, scientific classification and endangered status.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis field guide app further develops content created for Biodiversity Snapshots<\/em>, a web-enabled mobile tool created for school students by Museum Victoria to help them identify and record their sightings of animals in their local environments,\u201d said Ely Wallis, Online Collections Manager, Museum Victoria. \u201cThis new app is an excellent resource for anyone with an iDevice, be they students, amateur naturalists or a visitor to the State.\u201d<\/p>\n

Museum Victoria will be making the source code for the app available under an open licence, allowing museums around the world to develop their own field guide apps.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve defined a species description format that allows any other museum to compile their own data and produce their own local field guide app,\u201d said Simon Sherrin, Project Developer, Museum Victoria.<\/p>\n

Museum Victoria\u2019s Field Guide to Victorian Fauna <\/em>is free for download from the iTunes App Store. Developed by Simon Sherrin and designed by Simon O\u2019Shea, the field guide is the second app produced by Museum Victoria. Please touch the exhibit<\/em>, Museum Victoria\u2019s first iPad app on Melbourne Museum was launched in October 2010.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

For more information on Museum Victoria\u2019s Field Guide to Victorian Fauna<\/em>, please visit<\/p>\n

http:\/\/museumvictoria.com.au\/apps\/fieldguide<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A museum-first field guide app from Museum Victoria lets users explore south eastern Australia\u2019s unique and diverse wildlife. Museum Victoria\u2019s Field Guide to Victorian Fauna is an innovative new app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch that lets nature-lovers discover more about Victoria\u2019s rich biodiversity, whether in the comfort of their homes or in the<\/p>\n

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