App Features
Our app has a number of features:
- Report ant nuptial flights: Using the form in the app, users can easily record nuptial flights. Simply enter the genus and species, select the date, time and location of the flight, and optionally upload images.
- Browse nuptial flight records: See flights that other users have reported and comment to help with species identification. Sort the list based on distance and filter based on taxonomy, date of flight, presence of images, and more.
- Get notified: Customise your notification settings to know when flights are happening for your favourite genera and species.
Users and Roles
A user account is
required to use AntNupTracker. However, it is easy and free to
create an account. There are two types of AntNupTracker users:
- Citizen Scientist: This option is for users who are ant enthusiasts, but do not have formal training in the study of ants and do not work in a field directly related to ants.
- Professional Myrmecologist: This option is for users who have a degree related to myrmecology, the study of ants, or who work in a field directly related to ants.
These users are identified in AntNupTracker by the ant icon. In addition to the features that Citizen Scientists can access,
Professional Myrmecologists can mark flight records as "Verified" by pressing on the checkmark icon in the top bar of the flight detail screen.
Verified flights and flights that have been recorded by Professional Myrmecologists have a green checkmark beside them in the flight list.
This icon is used to denote
Professional Myrmecologists. A green version also appears beside flights that have been verified or that were uploaded by a Professional Myrmecologist.
Two flight rows. The top row contains a flight record reported by a
Professional Myrmecologist. The green checkmark indicates that the flight is
verified, while the green ant icon indicates that the user who reported the flight is a
Professional Myrmecologist. The second flight was recorded by a user who is an
Enthusiast. Once a
Professional Myrmecologist marks it as verified, the green checkmark will appear in the left margin.
This top bar appears above the list. The info button presents information about the app. The filter button allows users to narrow down the flight list shown in the app. The user icon allows the user to access notification settings and useful links.
This is the header displayed on the flight detail screen.
- The Comment button allows users to write comments for any flight.
- If the user is a Professional Myrmecologist, the Verifiy button (checkmark) appears. If the flight is not yet verified, the user can mark this flight as verified. A Professional Myrmecologist may also un-verify a flight.
- If the user is the one who reported the flight record, the Edit button (pencil) appears on the screen.
Note: All flights uploaded by Professional Myrmecologists are implicitly considered verified.