How to contribute

Anyone can add a nature sighting to NatureMapr. Create a free account, then use the app or the website.

Easiest: use the NatureMapr app

Download the NatureMapr app on your phone. It’s made for recording sightings in the field: take a photo, capture the GPS location, and upload.

• Download for iPhone
• Download for Android

Or upload on the website

1. Sign in at NatureMapr.
2. Choose Add a sighting.
3. Add your photos (and audio if you have it).
4. Confirm or set the location on the map.
5. Add what you know about the species (or leave it for the community to help identify).

Photos from a phone or camera with GPS usually keep their location automatically. If they don’t, you can place the sighting on the map yourself.

Tips for better records

• Turn on location services before you photograph.
• Clear, close-up photos from a few angles help identification.
• For DSLR photography advice, see the photography guide by Tim Leach.

Other options

Camera with built-in GPS
Enable GPS in the camera settings, take your photos, then upload them on the website.

Camera without GPS
Upload on the website and set the location on the map.
(Advanced: tag photos with a GPX track using tools like GeoTagr on iPhone and GeoSetter on Windows, then upload.)

Old photos or no GPS
You can still upload and click the location on the map, or enter latitude and longitude. Records without GPS evidence get a lower quality score.

Need help?

See our Frequently asked questions.