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About Rastrum

Rastrum is an open-source biodiversity observation platform that combines computer vision, audio analysis, and expert curation to identify species from photos, videos, audio, and indirect evidence.

Making biodiversity knowledge accessible to everyone — from field researchers to curious hikers — so every observation can drive conservation.

Our Vision

The Problem

Species identification tools are fragmented across platforms, locked behind language barriers, and rarely work offline. Most existing models are trained on data from North America and Europe, leaving megadiverse regions like Latin America critically underserved.

The Solution

Rastrum unifies photo, audio, and video identification into a single open platform powered by multiple AI models and validated by community experts. Every observation feeds a growing dataset that strengthens regional accuracy and fuels real conservation action.

How It Works

01

Observe

Capture photos, audio, or video of any species in the field.

02

Identify

Our AI pipeline analyzes your evidence using PlantNet, BirdNET, and Claude Vision.

03

Contribute

Validated observations join a growing open dataset for conservation and science.

Roadmap

v0.1 Alpha

Foundation

  • Astro skeleton + Supabase schema
  • Photo ID MVP with PlantNet
v0.2 Beta

Intelligence

  • Claude Vision integration
  • Observation log + GPS tagging
v0.3

Community

  • Audio ID with BirdNET
  • Expert validation system
v1.0

Full Platform

  • Video analysis support
  • Offline mode + Darwin Core export
v2.0

Next Frontier

  • Regional ML models from community data
  • AR species overlay

Conservation Impact

Contribute verified observations to the GBIF global dataset
Partner with CONABIO, CONANP, and regional herbaria across Latin America
Generate real-time biodiversity hotspot maps
Flag invasive species detection for rapid response

Built With

Astro

Fast, modern web framework for static-first delivery

Supabase

Open-source backend for database, auth, and storage

PlantNet

Specialized AI for plant and fungi identification

BirdNET

Neural network for bird and wildlife audio recognition

Claude Vision

Advanced multimodal AI for general species identification

Open Source

Rastrum is AGPL-3.0-licensed and community-driven. Every observation, every validation, every line of code strengthens the global biodiversity knowledge commons.

GitHub