Software support for a hand-held bird identification aid.

[摘要] In view of the recent breakthroughs in memory chips, electronicfieldguides are becoming more feasible, specially when theyoffer better portability and faster information access whencompared to conventional fieldguides. In this report we discussthe importance of inexpensive electronic fieldguides which atthe same time provide suitable user interface for maximuminformation transfer. The implications of software architectureare discussed during the course of designing the software modelof a bird identifier fieldguide. This model is used to evaluatethe behavioral performance and effectiveness of the userinterface; both of which play a vital role in establishing thecost of the device. These observations are brought together inconclusion, where the potential role of electronic fieldguidesin the domain of education and science are highlighted.

[发布机构] University of the Witwatersrand