SpringEval User Guide
Complete guide to all app features
Field Notes
The Field Notes tab allows structured recording of accompanying information for each spring. It consists of three sub-tabs: General, Structure and Taxon.
General Tab
The General tab contains:
- Rich-text editor: Free text with formatting (bold, italic, lists, numbered lists)
- Photos: Any number of photos taken directly or imported from the gallery
- Documents: Any file attachments (PDF, Word, images, etc.)
- Bold (B button or keyboard shortcut)
- Italic (I button)
- Bullet list
- Numbered list
- ~~Strikethrough~~
Structure Tab
The Structure tab is identical to the General tab, but without document attachments. It is for notes directly related to the structural evaluation, e.g. special features of the site or observations about impairments.
Taxon Tab
The Taxon tab records detailed observations on individual taxa. Each entry has:
- Taxon name: Autocomplete from the 359-taxon list (free entry also accepted)
- Count: Number of observed individuals
- Life stage: L (larva), A (adult) or undefined
- Notes: Rich-text note field (collapsible)
- Photos: Photos for this taxon
Class Badge
With count > 0, a colour-coded class badge (e.g. "Cl. 3") appears and the card background is tinted. This makes it easier to get a visual overview.
Adding Photos
In all tabs, photos can be added:
- Tap "Add photo" or the camera icon
- Choose: Camera (take directly) or Gallery (import from photos)
- The photo is automatically compressed and stored locally
- Photos can be deleted by long-pressing
/photos// Attaching Documents
In the General tab, any files can be attached:
- Tap "Attach document"
- Select the file in the file browser
- The document appears as a card with name and size
Field Notes Export
The Field Notes export (in the Export tab) creates a ZIP archive containing:
field_notes_– all field notes as a Markdown document (sections: General, Structure, Taxon observations).md photos/– all photos including from taxon entriesdocs/– all document attachments