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Odonata Central on Windows Pc

Developed By: Birds in the Hand, LLC

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: April 22, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.7
Size 15.7 MB
Release Date July 13, 24
Category Travel & Local Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an app to access precise location. [see more (3)]

What's New:
1. Confirmation popups added for checklist completion and website submission. Offline taxa list updated2. Observations are stored as you record them so... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Easily keep track of all your sightings of Dragonflies and Damselflies (odonates) and contribute to citizen science.

This app allows you to create checklists of all your odonate... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Odonata Central and install on Windows PC. Odonata Central is free Travel & Local app, developed by Birds in the Hand, LLC. Latest version of Odonata Central is 1.7, was released on 2024-07-13 (updated on 2024-04-22). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 500. Overall rating of Odonata Central is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Odonata Central on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Odonata Central on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Odonata Central on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Odonata Central using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Odonata Central" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Odonata Central on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Odonata Central" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Easily keep track of all your sightings of Dragonflies and Damselflies (odonates) and contribute to citizen science.

This app allows you to create checklists of all your odonate sightings on your phone and then upload them to Odonata Central website, including species seen, abundance, date and location. Later you can view these observations on the Odonata Central website, along with those of thousands of other users, as maps and species lists.

Odonata Central is a citizen science project that collects user observations of odonates, primarily from the western hemisphere, to contribute to understanding their distribution, biogeography, biodiversity, and identification.

This app is for users who are able identify most of the odonates of their region. If you need help identifying Odonates, see our companion app, Dragonfly ID.

Features:

- Presents a checklist of possible species based on your location.

- Supports four languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese and French) and is primarily intended for use in the Western Hemisphere.

- Easily toggle between display of English and Scientific names.

- Easily assign a location by using the favorite locations you have stored on Odonata Central, use your current phone location or choose a location from a map.

- Convenient offline mode that allows you to enter your observations when you do not have a cell phone signal. You create and store your checklists on your phone and add your location later when you have a signal.

Note that the app does not accept photos. Those can be added later by editing your checklist on the Odonata Central website.

This is a helper app for the Odonata Central website. You must have an Odonata Central account and you can register for one from the app or the website.
1. Confirmation popups added for checklist completion and website submission. Offline taxa list updated
2. Observations are stored as you record them so you will not lose data if you close the app or lose connectivity.
3. New Expand/Collapse Icon in the checklist shows a list of just the species you have recorded.
4. A badge on the collapse/expand icon shows the total number of species you have recorded.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an app to access approximate location.