IWDG Reporting App

May 2025: Unfortunately our mobile reporting app is no longer available on the app stores. Some serious upgrades are required to comply with both Google and Apple development updates. We do plan to create a new app that is independent of the app stores. Watch this space 🙂

Thank you for taking part in the IWDG recording schemes. Please use the existing online forms to report your sightings and strandings (click on Report Sighting or Reporting Stranding on the top bar above).

 

 

App details:

The Reporting App is a tool for reporting sightings and strandings of whales, dolphins and porpoises (cetaceans) in Irish waters.

  • Users are able to report sightings of cetaceans or basking sharks to the IWDG for validation.
  • Users may report sightings from land or boat.
  • Users are able to report dead or live cetaceans (strandings) that they find.
  • Users may use this app to report the results of a watch carried out to support the Constant Effort Sighting Scheme.
  • The app can be used in both offline and online mode.
  • Users can save a draft of their sighting or stranding report while they are gathering information to prevent inadvertent data loss
  • If additional images are captured on another device, you can copy the images to your mobile so these images can be attached to your report before submitting. Alternatively, you can email them to sightings@iwdg.ie or strandings@iwdg.ie – Users reports will be browsable to the public on iwdg.ie with minimal personal information shown (Observer name)
  • For support and workarounds for known issues visit the support page.

 

The Reporting App was designed to be used by a wide audience of citizen scientists, researchers, boat operators, wildlife enthusiasts, and of course whale watchers. It made it much easier to send in sightings and strandings to the Irish Whale and Dolphin group, where reports were validated and added to a database which is used for research, conservation and welfare.

Recording on our app was very similar to submitting records through our website, but mobile friendly so literally in the palm of your hand. We want to make it much easier for users to report and we do hope to have a device and play store independent app in the future.

This Reporting App was supported by Clare Local Development Company through the LEADER program and additional video upload functionality was funded by the Irish Environmental Network (IEN).

 

 

 

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