在澳洲,約有4000種植物沒有在野外的照片紀錄,大概佔當地植物種類的20%。這些植物多數只有圖畫紀錄。 然而,在公民科學家及數碼攝影的幫助下,更多的植物被公眾拍攝到。在約一年的時間裡,科學家已成功識別到這些早前沒有照片紀錄物種的10%,而這些數據更有助科學家了解及保護生物多樣性。
In Australia, around 4000 plants have not be recorded with photograph in the wild, which is around 20% of the plant species. Many of them only have drawing and illustrated record. However, with the help of citizen scientists and digital photography, more plants are photographed by the public. In around a year of time, scientists are able to identified nearly 10% of those species that without photo record, and these data are important for scientist to understand and protect the diversity of the nature.