"Arbogotá", una aplicación para dispositivos móviles con sistema operativo Android para la identificación de plantas arbóreas y arbustivas del Parque Regional La Florida de Bogotá, Colombia

Abstract

The objective of this project is to implement the use of TICs through an application for mobile devices with Android system, focused on the identification of arboreal and shrub vegetation belonging to the Regional Park of Bogotá La Florida, in order to strengthen knowledge of the inhabitants of the city with respect to their surroundings. This project was carried out in three phases: the field phase, which is based on the identification of the tree and shrub plant species present in the study area and the bibliographic and photographic collection of the same; the design phase, which includes the design, implementation and review of the application; and the evaluation phase, based on the pilot test and evaluation of the application executed by 15 people belonging to the academic population and 15 people from the common population.