Behind the scenes of Pl@ntNet with The Conversation
The Pl@ntNet platform is reaching a new level of recognition with an interview published by The Conversation. On this occasion, Pierre Bonnet and Alexis Joly take a detailed look back …
Combining drones and Pl@ntNet: the winning bet of OFVi and CoForFunc to better understand tropical forest canopies in Central Africa
From February 2nd to the 4th, the Pl@ntNet team attended the annual meeting of the CoForFunc project to present its activities around a new development: the identification of tropical forest …
A look back at the Pl@ntNet training sessions in Gabon !
The Pl@ntNet mission in Gabon that we mentioned recently was a resounding success, particularly during the training sessions held in Franceville by Murielle Simo-Droissart and Daniel BarthĂ©lĂ©my, which brought together …
The Pl@ntNet API Reaches 100 Million Identifications
This is a major milestone for the Pl@ntNet team. The Pl@ntNet API has just surpassed 100 million identifications performed! This figure represents an important step for the service and, above …
One Forest Vision: Pl@ntNet in Gabon to strengthen capacities and collaborations with the local biodiversity actors
As part of the OFVI (One Forest Vision) initiative, a training mission dedicated to Pl@ntNet is currently underway in Gabon. This initiative is a scientific and international cooperation program launched …
Hyperspatial Imaging and Artificial Intelligence: Exchanges Between Pl@ntNet and MILA Continue with the visit of Étienne Laliberté
Pl@ntNet had the pleasure of hosting for the past two weeks Étienne LalibertĂ©, a researcher at MILA (MontrĂ©al Institute for Learning Algorithms). Currently visiting Montpellier, he met with the Pl@ntNet …
Pl@ntNet takes root in Uganda: first training sessions bring together students and researchers
The first training session on the use of the Pl@ntNet application in Uganda was recently held. Five one-day training sessions, combining both theoretical and practical components, took place at the …
GeoPl@ntNet and Pl@ntNet Plots Training Webinar: 130 French-speaking Participants Joined the Event
On September 16th, the Pl@ntNet team organized an online training session for French-speaking audiences that brought together 130 participants around two new tools joining the Pl@ntNet ecosystem: GeoPl@ntNet and Pl@ntNet …
Pl@ntNet at AETFAT 2025: when artificial intelligence strengthens botanical research in Africa
The 23rd Congress of AETFAT (Association for the Taxonomy of Tropical African Flora), held at the University of Ghana in Accra, highlighted the growing role of digital tools in the …
Revolutionizing plant disease detection with Vision Transformers and Convolutional Neural Networks approaches!
In recent years, automated plant disease identification has been introduced to potentially compensate for the lack of disease identification capabilities by humans. Deep learning has emerged as one of the …
