PocketMacros: Aquatic Macroinvertebrates Educational Companion
PocketMacros is an educational app developed by Marti Louw, serving as a visual guide for identifying and learning about aquatic macroinvertebrates. This app is a companion to Macroinvertebrates.org, offering a comprehensive field guide with detailed species information. Users can utilize an interactive identification key and flashcard practice modes to enhance their identification skills effectively.
The primary goal of PocketMacros is to support watershed stewardship, water quality biomonitoring, environmental education, and recreational fishing. Funded by the National Science Foundation, this app caters to educators, researchers, and nature enthusiasts. It can be used offline, respecting user privacy by not collecting identifiable data. Users have the option to enable anonymized user analytics data for research and feature enhancement, managed conveniently within the app's Settings section.
