Observed arrival · 2026-10-21
An octopus field guide with an on-device classifier
OctoMatic identifies octopuses from uploaded photos and invites users to submit sightings for expert review.
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- Divers, fishers, educators, and cephalopod researchers
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- The guide currently covers Florida and Caribbean species, and images stay on-device unless users choose to submit them.
Field notes
The classifier is described as a BioCLIP vision model running in-browser through ONNX; uploaded images remain on the device unless the user elects to submit them. The guide currently covers Florida and Caribbean taxa, with entries describing traits, ranges, and look-alikes. The site says approved sightings grow its dataset and improve classifier accuracy, and it lists wanted taxa to help expand coverage.
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