How to create a plant identification app for ubuntu touch?
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I would lovesuch an app! This is really one if the few things I've always missed as a UT-user. What I did is using the web-version of pl@nt.net (https://identify.plantnet.org/) and then I created an app with webber. It's slow, and I don't know what functions I am missing compared to Android and iphone. Anyway, still faster and more accurate than me identifying plants by looking it up in a book
Looking forward to a real UT solution
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@taiga-woods oh yeah, the webber solution was also the cross I had to bear ^^
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Thanks guys for the feedback.
Please keep in mind that I’m basically just implementing what was said in the initial post. This means that I’m no Pl@ntNet user, and I don’t know their iPhone app and their other features.
Looking at what the my.pl@ntnet API seems to expose, this especially means it will not be possible to submit own categorisations. IF their API allows it, of course I’m gonna happily add it to my app. But upon first look, it only allows to identify plants by pictures.Also, the UT user will have to sign up as developer in order to get a key, which is needed to use the API. But let’s see what @emphrath can negotiate
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@s710 If what you are saying is true then try opening your half-developed application on github for contributions. These contributions might solve any of the issues you are struggling to fix. Even I will try looking into it.
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@quilty-weavy There are no issues I am struggling with. It all depends on what the service of Pl@ntNet is offering. And this can only be influenced by Pl@ntNet, and not by external app developers (me).
As per https://my.plantnet.org/usage, their service only allows to submit images to get a plant identification back.
There is no feature in their public service which allows to submit own identifications back to Pl@ntNet.As stated on the linked website, one should use their official apps (iPhone, Android) instead to contribute and submit identifications. Of course this means that there must be a service to submit own identifications somewhere, but it is just not available to the publicity / external app developers.
As @Emphrath is already in contact with Pl@ntNet, and they seem to be aware of us making an app for UT, and they know that no offical apps for UT exist, maybe they will be opening the service to submit identifications to me/us, so I can integrate it into the app. But thats completely out of our hands.
Hope I explained it well enough.
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@s710 hey there ! They said: "maybe we can increase the quota to sth later on when the app is finished" this is encouraging. They also are asking for the repo - could you provide that ?
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@quilty-weavy Why do you want to change the UI or fix bugs? I mean I am working on the app, and of course I will fix bugs when they are found
Do you have any comments or requests for improvements? Just let me know and I will take them into account.
I will publish the code to github tomorrow or on wednesday, not going to find time for it today.
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@s710 you can publish the code whenever you want. It is your decision, because it is your app.
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@s710 some news: there should be a clear mention somewhere that this is not an official Pl@ntnet app. And I believe you don't have to delay the publishing to the store when you're done, because:
"If you mention that this is NOT an official Pl@ntNet app, then we are good.
Publishing the app as open source should be mandatory for the quota to be increased." So as long as they've got the repo address for them to browse, I don't think that they care too much about how and when it's published. -
Alright, so here is the first version:
https://open-store.io/app/plants.s710
Let me know what you think of it, and if it works for you.
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@s710 You have your first review! I love it!
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Great!
I think I forgot to add a function which either converts images (e.g. PNGs) into jpeg, or warn the user. I think Pl@ntNet only accepts jpeg. This might lead to unspecified errors when someone tries to upload non-jpeg images.
Gonna add this soon.
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I fed it images straight from the camera and it worked just fine. I did not crop or edit in any way.
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@moem yeah those are jpeg. But you might have pngs in the gallery. Although maybe it would be unusual.
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@s710 said in How to create a plant identification app for ubuntu touch?:
yeah those are jpeg.
That's right. Sorry, I was not responding directly to your plan to add some kind of .png support... just reporting my workflow, out of general enthousiasm!
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@s710 Sorry for appreciating your efforts very late but thank you. I will submit a few more images of plants by tomorrow.
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@s710 awesome work. Copy paste to the api key doesn't work for me but copy paste is hit and miss in UT anyway. Btw i now realize I had this warning during my conversation with them: "Making users signup to the API individually is against our term of use.
You can find the agreement here: https://my.plantnet.org/documents/agreement_PlantNet_API_english_v4.pdf"
So this hardly can be a long term solution. I gave them the repo address just now, and even though i didn't imply it was already published, they'll find out. -
@emphrath said in How to create a plant identification app for ubuntu touch?:
@s710 awesome work. Copy paste to the api key doesn't work for me but copy paste is hit and miss in UT anyway. Btw i now realize I had this warning during my conversation with them: "Making users signup to the API individually is against our term of use.
You can find the agreement here: https://my.plantnet.org/documents/agreement_PlantNet_API_english_v4.pdf"
So this hardly can be a long term solution. I gave them the repo address just now, and even though i didn't imply it was already published, they'll find out.Hmm okay well. Then I am wondering how this could work out at all
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@s710 i'm confident they'll extend api rights for UT.