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About PhotoGrid

The PhotoGrid software package was specifically designed to simplify the analysis of photographic data collected in ecological research programs and improves upon other software packages in special features. Gone are the days of slide projectors, dots on the wall, and data sheets; PhotoGrid streamlines the image analysis process from top to bottom. Data files are seamlessly generated and associated with each photograph and can be exported to your spreadsheet or database. Double checking the species identifications of others is now a simple task that can be conducted at any time. Specific attention has been paid to data integrity. You can rest assured that you will never unintentionally lose or erase data. Best of all, your pictures are never actually altered by PhotoGrid, they only appear to be altered in the PhotoGrid environment, i.e. what happens in PhotoGrid stays in PhotoGrid. PhotoGrid is compatible with all Microsoft Windows operating systems and can easily handle the large image sizes produced by today's sophisticated digital cameras and slide scanners. Best of all, if PhotoGrid doesn't exactly meet your needs, it can be customized to your specifications.

PhotoGrid Philosophy and Future Directions

PhotoGrid is designed to do a few things very well. PhotoGrid does not attempt and will never attempt to replace image editing software, such as Adobe Photoshop. PhotoGrid's future improvements will include improved data control and refined data output. I'm also working towards a fully integrated hardware-software solution for photographic sampling which will include an underwater housing, laser-line gernerators, fully automated software detection of laser references, and subsequent calculation of surface area. This will improve your field excursions by negating the need for a clumsy pvc quadrapod and will provide the most accurate estimates of surface area available in any underwater photo-sampling system. The underwater housing will be designed around the popular Canon PowerShot G1, G2, and G3 cameras, but other similarly sized cameras will be accomodated. The upcoming software should also work with non-PhotoGrid laser references.