ENT ENTOMONE

ENTOMONE Program Features

Feature list

ENTOMONE is a system for organising entomological data, field observations, photos, sites, databases and data publication. The following features are implemented and available in the current version of the program.

Field Notebook - mobile observation entry

ENTOMONE includes a field-work mode for creating quick photographic notes. A user can add an observation, photo, note or breeding record in three clicks. The program reads GPS/EXIF data from a photo and allows the observation point to be set on the map.

Breeding module

An implemented private module for documenting the breeding history of one or many specimens, independently of a Database. Every user has their own numbering, breeding list and cards, a journal with dates, notes and media, active and archived states, and links to a source record and records obtained from breeding.

Bulk record creation from photos

The Multi Upload form lets users add many photos at once and create records for them. ENTOMONE reads EXIF, GPS and date data, and records can start with an unidentified name.

Dates and notes per medium

A photo or other medium can have its own capture date and note, independently from the main record date.

Adding record series from a species list

The record series form lets users enter one species list and shared visit details such as date, locality, site, accuracy, specimen count and note. ENTOMONE creates a separate observation record for each list item.

Google Drive as private media storage

Google Drive integration works in the program. A user can connect their Google account, choose files and use a mechanism for storing media only on their own Google Drive, outside the main ENTOMONE server, which keeps them fully private.

Private clouds: Google Drive and MEGA

Google Drive and MEGA are available as private solutions for storing user photos, attachments and files outside the main ENTOMONE server.

User profile visibility

Users can choose whether their profile name and description are visible to all signed-in ENTOMONE users, only collaborators who share a Database, or only themselves. The setting does not change access to records, photos or Databases.

User-defined fields

Users can enable, disable and adapt additional fields to their own workflow.

Dictionaries and taxonomy

The program has its own dictionaries of species, plants and other supporting data, as well as an iNaturalist dictionary for organisms. Support for private user names and taxonomic links with iNaturalist helps users enter data quickly, organise identifications and prepare data for publication.

Label Generator

The Label Generator is implemented. It supports preparing labels for records and specimens, selecting records, print settings, preview and label printing.

EntomoLabels integration

ENTOMONE exports selected records to a CSV file prepared for import into EntomoLabels. The file includes separate genus and species fields, the effective family, locality data, UTM, collector, plant and optional determiner and preparation data.

UTM Map Generator with base layers

The UTM Map Generator with base layers is already implemented. It supports work with the UTM grid, map base layers and auxiliary overlays, helping analyse the distribution of entomological data.

Databases and permissions

ENTOMONE supports multiple databases. A user can work in a selected database, switch between databases and use data access permissions. This makes it possible to manage separate projects, expeditions or data collections in one program, also in a group of several users.

Planned features

User-facing features saved for further design and implementation in the application.

User SQLite Database Viewer

A self-contained HTML file saved alongside the user's private SQLite database backup on Google Drive. It will allow records, species, localities, media and breeding data to be browsed without signing in to ENTOMONE, including offline after the file is downloaded or synchronised.

HTML / KML Generator

HTML and KML export for publication-ready data and points for transfer to mapping tools.

GEO multi-tagging for photos

Assigning different locations to multiple photos and saving geographic data in bulk.

Android application

A field application for Android, designed to allow a later iPhone release. The first version will be a Field Notebook rather than a complete equivalent of the website. It will support creating records with photos and accurate GPS measurements without internet access, automatic synchronisation with ENTOMONE and publishing individual records to iNaturalist.

Audio recording in the Field Notebook

The ability to record a voice note in the Field Notebook and save it as an audio file attachment linked to an observation record.

Merge records

Combining developmental observations, such as larva, pupa and imago, into one history while preserving media and dates.

Record attachments: PDF, MP3 and other files

An additional attachment field on a record for adding PDF files, MP3 files, audio recordings and other file types, with description, comment, link and storage in the user cloud.

Custom cards and views

The ability to hide or show selected sections and fields on record cards, species cards and other views.

Personal user website

A separate ENTOMONE module and service for publishing selected user records as a public gallery with descriptions. Users will be able to choose records to make public and use ready-made website templates.

Lepidoptera.eu integration

Planned connection between ENTOMONE and Lepidoptera.eu for data exchange, maps, taxonomy and publication.