On 10/09/2014 14:11, Bob Hobden wrote:
"David Hill" wrote

New Plant ID App Links Consumers To Nurseries

A new smartphone app is set to be launched that can identify plants
straight from uploaded photos – and link consumers to nurseries where
they can buy them from.

PlantSnapp The brainchild of amateur botanist George Williams and
serial entrepreneur Angus Rankine, the PlantSnapp app combines a
network of horticultural experts with the latest photo recognition
software to try and “connect customers with plant nurseries”.

Available on iPhone and iPad platforms, the app incorporates an
initial database of more than 6,000 plant species. Users simply upload
photos of the flowers or plants they want to identify using their
smartphone, then the app provides the name, information about the
variety, and direct links through to HTA-certified nurseries where
they can be bought from.

George Williams told Horticulture Week: “We want people to have access
to any plant that catches their eye at the touch of a button, and if
we can boost the popularity of gardening as a result and in turn make
Britain a greener place that would be a wonderful achievement.”

The app has also been developed in partnership with the Bumblebee
Conservation Trust, which will receive a percentage of the profits
from the venture.


Ok for Sue but although she has an iPad she never takes it anywhere with
her, we both have Windows phones and my tablet is also Windows. So a
Windows version please.


I passed on your comments and had the following reply

Hey David,

I know it is such a pain, really want to get this out on android too but
you have to start small and build from there. I will let you know when
we roll out on androids. We are trying to come up with a temporary
solution for the meantime and I will let you know if we work something out.

Thanks for getting in touch!

Kindest,

George