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This enchanting App allows you to explore galaxies, stars, constellations, planets, and satellites above you with a point of your phone.  It can be used during the day but it really comes alive in the night sky. With an etherial backing track, your children will be amazed at what they see, learn star names and map the sky track of objects with  the Sky Path feature. Additional features are Night Mode to preserve your night vision and Social to take and share images with friends through social media. WiFi is not required to function so you can take it camping, sailing or even on a plane. Stargazing is a great outdoor family activity that can be enjoyed from the comfort of your backyard.

 

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With this App you need never be lost in a National Park, nor chewing through data trying to find your way out. Avenza allows you to download a selection of free or paid maps, then view and use them offline. You can record your movements including speed and elevation, track it in realtime and export the data.  Drop place markers at your location and measure the distance to an end point to work out how far you are from your destination. Avenza Maps allows you to take photos and plot them in your map and search for points of interest. There is an optional Pro subscription with advanced features but the average nature playing family will find the free version more than sufficient. Remember to familiarise yourself with the features in this App before you set off and ensure you have a fully charged battery on your device.

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One of the most comprehensive field guides to Australian birds is now available in App form as either a paid (large download) or free ‘Lite’ version with reduced content.  Features of the full version include 3000 hi-res bird images covering 790 bird species, detailed text descriptions including measurements and breeding behaviour, 1800 clear sound recordings for 600 species, the ability to filter a search by geographic location, the ability to compare any two images, maps, or sounds, side by side on the screen, a “Smart Search” to help identify a bird by distinguishing features, a personal species list that saves your bird sightings to your device and easy to use optimised controls. By eliminating the need for heavy reference books, this App is an indispensable field resource for early enthusiasts and serious birders alike.

 

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This easy to use App from FrogWatch SA contains a regional catalogue of frogs found in South Australia with species identification information including full colour photos and frog call audio. It also gives users the chance to contribute valuable habitat information to a public online database via the Frog Survey tool. The survey tool has provision to auto capture your location via GPS, allows for audio recording, picture taking and habitat information collection for each survey conducted. You can create groups, submit your surveys and read other people’s surveys easily from a map view.

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