TourCount supports species-specific and individually GPS-localized registering of butterflies.

Features:

- Data recording is organized for a regional tour with its expected butterfly species.

- Databases can be individually created and adapted within the app regarding meta data and expected butterfly species.

- The app comes with a prepared basic database with the most common species in Europe as a starting point.

- Separate counters for ♂ or ♀, ♂, ♀, pupa, larva or egg.

- You may use an individual species list per region.

- Results are prepared for easy readout to transfer them to the science4you entry mask for butterfly registration.

- Results may be exported in SQLite- or CSV-format (for transfer to a PC for your own processing, e.g. in a spreadsheet.)

- Help contains a detailed userguide.

Functions:

- Editor for metadata in preparation for an inspection

- Counter page with scroll-down list for species selection

- Editor for individual species data of a count (e.g. state, remark or bulk count entry).

- The app automatically inserts date, time, coordinates and height as well as location data by reverse OSM-geocoding provided that GPS and internet are accessible.

- The app contains an editor to add, delete or edit the species for the current species list.

- The results page shows metadata, notes, totals and counting results per species.

Prerequisites:

The app demands for

- storage access permit for importing and exporting counting data,

- GPS (Location) permit for coordinates and location info per count,

- internet access for OpenStreetMap reverse geocoding requests,

- the permit to set the screen brightness,

- the permit to prevent the sleep mode.

The smartphone screen should have a minimum resolution of 1920 x 1024 pixels.

The app is usable with Android version 7.1 (Nougat) or newer.

Documentation is provided under

https://github.com/wistein/TourCount/tree/master/docs.

TourCount is one of two apps for European butterfly monitoring.

The 2nd app, TransektCount serves transect counters on their inspection walks. It supports species-specific counting of butterflies per transect section according to the European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme method.

Both apps use the coding scheme of Karsholt/Razowski for European butterflies and thus contain only European butterfly pictures.

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