{"id":4700,"date":"2016-11-30T10:37:16","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T09:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenappsandweb.com\/en\/?p=4700"},"modified":"2016-11-29T16:37:47","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T15:37:47","slug":"discover-the-nature-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenappsandweb.com\/en\/android-en\/discover-the-nature-france\/","title":{"rendered":"ecoBalade, discovering nature step by step"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our walks through nature are exciting open books. We propose you to decrypt it thanks to this mobile application and its identification keys. Become an expert of nature and be able to identify a tree by the shape of its leaves<\/p>\n

Source: Android description (translated and modified)<\/a>\u00a0\/ Video: ecoBalade<\/a><\/p>\n

Useful information<\/h3>\n

Download:<\/em> Android 4.0<\/a> (9.5MB) \/ iOS 8.0<\/a> (31.5MB) \/ web<\/a><\/p>\n

Price:<\/em>\u00a0free<\/p>\n

Language:<\/em>\u00a0French<\/p>\n

Runs offline:<\/em>\u00a0partially<\/p>\n

Last update: <\/em>Android 11\/07\/2016\u00a0(v. 1.64.0) \u2013 iOS 11\/07\/2016 (v. 1.64.0)<\/p>\n

Website of the developer: <\/em>Natural Solutions<\/a><\/p>\n

Description<\/h3>\n

This French application allows its users to discover the nature through pedestrian routes across different areas of the country. Currently 42 routes are included (the website includes some more), most of them concentrated in the triangle Toulon-Grenoble-Montpellier, since the creative company of the app has its offices in Marseille.<\/p>\n

The different routes are accessible from the initial listing or from the map (top left icon). The mobile version of the app does not have search filters (the web version includes this option), but in the list you can see the length, estimated time and difficulty level:\u00a0facile<\/em> (easy), moyen<\/em> (medium) and confirm\u00e9<\/em> (high. The website also includes an “intense” level).<\/p>\n

Once you have selected the route of interest, clicking on it displays a description of the itinerary and a button to download the information (it indicates the volume that the data occupy in MB). Through the S’y rendre<\/em> option, you can see the area in which the route is located on Google Maps.<\/p>\n

Each downloaded sheet consists of the following content:<\/p>\n

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  • A map in which the route can be visualized (the cartographic base is not loaded if there is no connection).<\/li>\n
  • An option to send photos or comments about the route in question.<\/li>\n
  • The list of species that you can find along the route, distinguishing between shrubs and plants, trees, birds, mammals and insects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    This latter option incorporates identification keys for trees, shrubs and flowers, allowing the user to filter the different species according to their characteristics (leaf shape, color of flowers, etc.). Each species has a data sheet that includes several images, a description, flowering \/ presence time (depending on species of vegetation or animals) and distinguishing signs (in the case of vegetation). Some bird data sheets also incorporate audio files of their calls or songs.<\/p>\n

    It should also be noted that through the Je l’ai vu (e) ici<\/em> option, you can indicate which species you have visualized, creating a personal list accessible from Mom profil<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t