iSpot
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 Observation view on iSpot | |
Website type | Citizen science |
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| Available in | English, Spanish |
| Owner | Open University |
| Website | www |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | required |
| Current status | Closed |
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url. Replace with website.iSpot was a website developed and hosted by the Open University with funding from the Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) network with an online community intended to connect nature enthusiasts of all levels.
Registered users upload images of wildlife observations, identify species, and discuss their findings with other members. This was intended to provide opportunities to learn more about the wildlife they have observed, and also provided a database of observations which is made available for scientific analysis.
The site also provided some online identification tools. In 2026, the Open University management decided it could no longer support iSpot, and iSpot was decommissioned on Thursday 11 June 2026.