Abu Dhabi: The Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD) launched a new smartphone application that allows users to enjoy the best of Abu Dhabi’s rich biodiversity by documenting wildlife and plants found in the city.
The ‘Collector for ArcGIS’ app includes information which has been gathered by EAD over the past few years as part of its efforts to protect the Emirates’ biodiversity. By downloading the app, which is available on smartphones for free, including iPhone or Android, the public can take pictures of animals and plants which then get translated into a graphic representation on a map using GIS. This data is then fed into a centralised database that gets updated in real-time.
