about map of life

We are scientists, engineers, and environmentalists using AI and eDNA to enhance our understanding of the rainforest ecosystem.

Two employees working with computers — Alex fixing a drone

Office with a phone booth — The eDNA team

Picture of the Fraumunster Zurich — Evanir in the forest

Team having a break in the lunch room — Manuel, Jayden, and Walter reviewing a flight

Personw with headphones — Inspecting an eDNA sample

Picture of a party with confetti — Alex and John launching the big drone.

Join Database, be yourself. — Taking a break!

Our Vision

We are an international team with background in biodiversity science, biodiversity monitoring, survey technologies, machine learning, and taxonomic identification. Our XPRIZE solution leverages careful groundwork for quantitatively linking up geographic scales of observation with human-in-the-loop machine learning to deliver comprehensive local biodiversity information and support conservation insights.

Our general framework offers strong scalability and flexible extension to new survey hardware and links in identification experts in innovative and effective ways.

– the Map of Life XPrize team