SpotCard: an optical mark recognition tool to improve field data collection speed and accuracy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

When taking photographs of plants in the field, it is often necessary to record additional information such as sample number, biological replicate number and subspecies. Manual methods of recording such information are slow, often involve laborious transcription from hand-written notes or the need to have a laptop or tablet on site, and present a risk by separating written data capture from image capture. Existing tools for field data capture focus on recording information rather than capturing pictures of plants.

Results

We present SpotCard, a tool comprising two macros. The first can be used to create a template for small, reusable cards for use when photographing plants. Information can be encoded on these cards in a human- and machine-readable form, allowing t

SUBMITTER: Symington HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6385457 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature