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Best AI Tools for Conservation Biologists
AI tools for species monitoring, habitat mapping, and grant reports
The best AI tools for conservation biologists — camera trap classification, satellite habitat mapping, and grant writing tools. They help small teams monitor more ground.
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◎ Specific AI Tools for Conservation Biologists
12 tools built for this kind of work
Wildbook
AI photo-ID platform for identifying individual marine and wildlife animals
Wildlife Insights
Cloud platform for analyzing camera trap images with AI
iNaturalist
AI-powered species identification from photos
Merlin Bird ID
Free bird identification app from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
PlantNet
AI plant identification for foraging and botany
Planet Labs
AI satellite imagery for climate monitoring
QGIS
Free open-source geographic information system
ArcGIS
Esri's comprehensive GIS platform for mapping, spatial analysis, and location intelligence across...
Google Earth Engine
Cloud platform for analyzing satellite imagery and geospatial datasets
Instrumentl
AI grant discovery and tracking platform for nonprofits
Climate TRACE
AI greenhouse gas emissions tracking platform
Roboflow
Platform for building and deploying computer vision models
★ General AI Tools for Conservation Biologists
6 broadly useful tools worth having in the toolbox
ChatGPT
Advanced AI chatbot by OpenAI for conversations and assistance
Claude
AI assistant by Anthropic for helpful, harmless, and honest conversations
SciSpace
AI-powered research paper analysis and explanation
Elicit
AI research assistant for finding and summarizing papers
Semantic Scholar
AI-powered academic search engine
Canva
AI-powered graphic design platform with templates and tools
Climate 10 view all →
Carbon Trust
AI carbon footprint measurement and reduction
Climate TRACE
AI greenhouse gas emissions tracking platform
Global Fishing Watch
Open map of commercial fishing activity based on vessel tracking and AI
Movebank
Online database of animal tracking data
Pachama
Pachama verifies and monitors nature-based carbon credit projects using …
Patch
Patch is a carbon removal marketplace and API where businesses buy verified …
Persefoni
Carbon accounting and climate disclosure platform
Planet Labs
AI satellite imagery for climate monitoring
Sylvera
Sylvera is a platform that rates and analyzes carbon credits to help …
Watershed
AI climate program management and carbon accounting
Geospatial 17 view all →
Agisoft Metashape
Photogrammetry software that builds 3D models and maps from photos
ArcGIS
Esri's comprehensive GIS platform for mapping, spatial analysis, and location intelligence across...
CalTopo
Web-based mapping and route planning used by outdoor professionals
CARTO
Cloud-native location intelligence platform
DroneDeploy
Drone mapping platform that turns aerial footage into 3D site models
Felt
Collaborative web mapping for making and sharing maps
Gaia GPS
Offline backcountry maps and navigation for hiking, hunting, and overlanding
Google Earth Engine
Cloud platform for analyzing satellite imagery and geospatial datasets
HEC-RAS
River hydraulics modeling software from the US Army Corps of Engineers
Litchi
Flight planning and autonomous mission app for DJI drones
Mapbox
Location data platform providing customisable maps, navigation, and geospatial analytics APIs for...
Nearmap
Aerial imagery and location intelligence platform providing high-resolution, frequently updated a...
Pix4D
Photogrammetry software that builds survey-grade maps from drone photos
Propeller Aero
Drone mapping and AI analytics platform for surveying and construction sites
PTV Vissim
Traffic simulation software for transport planning
QGIS
Free open-source geographic information system
Seequent
Geological modeling and subsurface data software for mining and geoscience
Computer vision 15 view all →
AWS Rekognition
Amazon's cloud-based computer vision service for image and video analysis including object detect...
Azure AI Vision
Microsoft's image analysis, OCR, and video understanding service
BirdNET
Bird sound identification from the Cornell Lab and Chemnitz University
Clarifai
AI platform specialising in computer vision, NLP, and audio recognition with pre-built and custom...
Datarock
AI core logging and geological image analysis for mining
Google Cloud Vision
Image labeling, OCR, and object detection API
iNaturalist
AI-powered species identification from photos
Landing AI
AI company by Andrew Ng focused on computer vision solutions for manufacturing, agriculture, and ...
MegaDetector
AI model that finds animals, people, and vehicles in camera trap images
Merlin Bird ID
Free bird identification app from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
PictureThis
Plant identification and care app
Smartify
AI artwork recognition app for museums and galleries
Verkada
Cloud-managed security cameras and access control with AI analytics
Wildbook
AI photo-ID platform for identifying individual marine and wildlife animals
Wildlife Insights
Cloud platform for analyzing camera trap images with AI
Research tools 49 view all →
Ancestry
Genealogy platform with AI record matching and DNA-based family connections
arXiv
Open-access preprint server for physics, math, and computer science
ATLAS.ti
Qualitative analysis software with AI-assisted coding
BioRender
Scientific illustration tool with a library of biology icons and templates
CAS SciFinder
Chemistry literature and reaction search from CAS
ChemDraw
Chemical structure drawing software
ClawsGO Science
AI research agent that runs experiments in its own cloud lab
Connected Papers
Visual tool for exploring academic paper networks
Dimensions
Comprehensive research intelligence and funding database
Dovetail
AI customer insights hub for product teams
Elicit
AI research assistant for academic papers
Explainpaper
AI that explains academic papers in plain language
FamilySearch
Free genealogy records from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Findmypast
Genealogy records and family history search
FutureHouse
AI research agents for scientific literature and discovery
GraphPad Prism
Statistics and scientific graphing software for life scientists
Hunchly
Web capture and case-building tool for OSINT investigations
Inciteful
AI paper discovery through citation network analysis
Iris.ai
AI research engine for scientific and technical literature
Lens.org
Free and open patent and scholarly search
Maltego
Link analysis and OSINT investigation tool
MATLAB
Numerical computing environment for analysis, modeling, and simulation
Mendeley
Elsevier's reference manager and academic network
MyHeritage
AI genealogy platform for building family trees and finding historical records
NASA ADS
Literature database for astronomy, astrophysics, and physics
NotebookLM Plus
Google's premium research assistant with extended usage and team features
NVivo
Qualitative data analysis software for interviews, surveys, and documents
OpenRead
AI-powered paper reader and research Q&A
Paper Digest
AI daily digest of the latest research papers
Perplexity
AI research assistant and search engine
Perplexity Labs
Perplexity's experimental AI features including deep research and internal models
Perplexity Pages
AI-generated articles and knowledge pages with cited sources
Praat
Free software for phonetics and speech analysis
Publishers Marketplace
Industry deal database and directory for book publishing
Rayyan
AI-assisted screening for systematic literature reviews
Reaxys
AI-assisted chemistry database for reaction and substance search
Scinapse
AI academic search engine for scientific literature
SciSpace
AI-powered research paper analysis and explanation
Scite
AI research tool that shows how papers have been cited
Scopus
Elsevier's abstract and citation database
Semantic Scholar
AI-powered academic search engine
Sketch Engine
Corpus query tool for studying how words are used in large text collections
Stellarium
Open-source planetarium software that shows the sky from any place and time
Undermind
AI research agent for deep literature discovery
Web of Science
Clarivate's citation index for academic research
Wolfram Alpha AI
Computational knowledge engine with AI integration
Wolfram Mathematica
Technical computing environment for symbolic and numeric math
WorldCat
Global library catalog from OCLC for finding books and materials
Zotero
Free AI-assisted reference manager and research tool