Plant Protection Apps - Citrus, Palms and more

I know this is a repeat of an earlier e-mail, but here is the official announcement for the first set of diagnostic and identification apps developed by USDA-APHIS and various partners, including UF-IFAS and Florida DPI.  There are apps for citrus, palms, federal noxious weeds and terrestrial mollusks.

 

These apps are FREE and ANYONE can download them – professionals and general public.   We would appreciate it if you would spread the word, and let us know what you think of the apps.

 

The Apple version for iPads and iPhones was delayed by the federal shutdown, but are expected early in 2014.

 

Cheers,

Monica

 

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Monica L. Elliott, Ph.D.

Professor of Plant Pathology

Acting Center Co-Director

University of Florida – IFAS

Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center

3205 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale (Davie), FL 33314

Phone: 954.577.6315    E-mail: melliott@ufl.edu

 

 

 

 

ITP and QBIT Release Android Lucid Mobile Apps

App developers:    The University of Queensland QAAFI Biological Information Technology (QBIT) and USDA-APHIS Identification Technology Program (ITP)

App partners:         California Department of Food & Agriculture, Colorado State University, Delaware State University, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, North Carolina State University, Southern Plant Diagnostic Network, University of Florida, and University of California

PH Quads initiative: the Lucid Mobile project is a 2013 “Plant Health Quadrilaterals Initiative”.

 

The Identification Technology Program (ITP) team, in cooperation with The University of Queensland’s QAAFI Biological Information Technology (QBIT), is pleased to announce the release of 10 Lucid Mobile apps for Android phones and tablets. These apps are available at no cost by searching on the text “USDA APHIS ITP” through Google Play (Google Play USDA APHIS ITP).

Ø  The Lucid Mobile apps were created from existing Lucid keys contained within ITP’s identification tools (http://idtools.org/).

Ø  The 10 Lucid Mobile apps will be available early next year for your iPhone and iPad.

 

Further details about Lucid Mobile and ITP’s Lucid Mobile apps are given in the attached document. A direct link for downloading an app onto your Android phone is provided on the second page of the document.

 

If you did not receive this email directly from Terrence Walters and you would like to be included in future ITP product announcement emails, please send a request to itp@aphis.usda.gov.

 

Terrence Walters, USDA•APHIS•PPQ•S&T•FCL•ITP