FieldTaxa User Manual
Complete guide to all features of the app
Photo Viewer
Tap any photo tile in the Gallery to open the full-screen Photo Viewer.
What You See
- The photo fills the screen (pinch to zoom, swipe to pan)
- Tag chips at the bottom show the taxonomy paths assigned to this item — one chip per classification, with the species name first (bold) followed by the higher-level ranks in ascending order (e.g. Carabus auratus · Carabidae › Coleoptera › Insecta › Animalia). Duplicate classifications are shown only once.
- Coordinate row (if GPS was recorded): tap the coordinate text to open the Map Overlay
- Position button (next to the coordinate row): tap to open the Edit Position sheet (see below)
- Camera roll banner (if the item was imported from the camera roll)
- Log sighting button: tap to log a new sighting for this item
- Edit button (top-right of the tags row): tap to edit the classification
- Trash icon (top-left, red): permanently delete this observation and all its sightings (see the Deleting chapter)
- ✕ button (top-right): close the viewer and return to the previous screen
Editing the Position
Tap the Position button at any time to correct or add a GPS position to an observation.
The Edit position sheet shows two editable fields with the current coordinates in your preferred format (E/N for Swiss LV95, or Latitude/Longitude for GPS).
| Control | Action |
|---|---|
| E / N or Lat / Lng fields | Type a value directly to set or correct the position |
| Fetch GPS | Replaces both fields with your current device location |
| Clear position | Removes all coordinates from the observation |
| Save position | Persists the values and closes the sheet |
Editing Classification
You can always change an item's taxonomy tags after the initial classify step.
- Open the Photo Viewer for the item.
- Tap the Edit button (top-right of the tag chips row).
- The Edit classification sheet slides up. It contains:
- Add tags using the + buttons in Browse or Find mode, via the GBIF globe icon, or via direct add. Duplicate entries are removed automatically when you save.
- Tap Save to apply the changes, or Cancel to discard.
Viewing on the Map
If a GPS position was recorded for the observation, tap the coordinate row to open the Map Overlay (see the Map Overlay chapter for details).
