Plant map Palmas: aplicativo em plataforma móvel para localização das árvores frutíferas e medicinais na área urbana de Palmas-TO

Abstract

This work presents an interdisciplinary research project in the areas of Ecology and Information Technology. It includes the development of a mobile application that enables the description and geo-referenced location of fruit, medicinal and ornamental trees in the city of Palmas, capital of Tocantins. The growth of technology is notorious in our day to day, we see around us technological novelties every year. Mobile computing is one of the fastest growing areas, with innovative devices and applications increasingly present in our lives. So far there are few computerized systems that help in the identification and use of plants, especially systems using the internet resources. The application aims to bring people closer to the urban natural environment and raise the importance of preserving trees with the awakening of the benefits they bring to the human.