eBird vs VMRC Maps

eBird Mobile makes it easy to record the birds you see in the field, and seamlessly link these observations with eBird--a global online database of bird records used by hundreds of thousands of birders around the world. This free resource makes it easy to keep track of what you see, while making your data openly available for scientific research, education, and conservation. eBird Mobile is the only app that passes information directly from the iOS device to your eBird account on the web. Features - Enter bird observations from any location around the world. - Full global taxonomy based on The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. - Common names available in local languages (e.g., Portuguese names in Brazil or in Portugal). - Checklists customized for your location and time of year, showing most likely species based on eBird data. - Rare species flagged during data entry and on the checklist. - "Record as you go" functionality for incremental list keeping and counting while birding. - GPS enabled location plotting to ensure accuracy. - Map tools that enable selecting from hundreds of thousands of eBird "Hotspots." - Full offline functionality, enabling use in places with limited or no Internet connection. - Trip and Day list functionality that makes it easy to keep track of your species list on a particular outing. - Support for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. - Entire app translated to German, Mandarin, French, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Turkish, and Dutch.

This app is intended to be used as an aid in locating your position relative to the areas displayed on the map. Mapped areas include private oyster ground leases, oyster ground applications, fixed fishing devices, public clamming grounds, and the blue crab sanctuary. The accuracy of your reported location on the map varies due to many factors, but it is generally expected to locate your position within 50 feet of your actual location (for gps equipped devices). This app will work without a cellular or wireless connection. When your device is connected to a network, the app will download our map data every five days to ensure your maps are relatively current even without a network connection; if your phone does have an active network connection the app will use the most current map data we have posted. As with all Commission GIS data this standard disclaimer applies: this GIS data is not guaranteed to be accurate and complete at any given time. It is the individual's responsibility to adhere to all regulations while harvesting and navigating with the aid of this app. Not all areas such as navigable channels, restricted buffer zones or condemnation zones may appear on the map you are viewing. Although it is expected that the data will be used for regulatory and permitting processes, any user of this data should verify their use of the data with Marine Resources Commission and/or VDH Division of Shellfish Sanitation staff before taking action or otherwise using the data to make decisions, particularly when related to regulatory and permitting processes, or any other legal action. Note that the use of data pins to provide simple feature attribute data can, for some features be difficult to interpret, please use the Web-based map in this app under Online Resources or the VMRC Chesapeake Bay map (https://webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/public/maps/chesapeakebay_map.php) to see more specific data related to the GIS layers presented by this app.