TerraMesh

Earth science, open to everyone.

TerraMesh turns a walk with your phone into records scientists can use: the species you see and hear, 3D scans of rock and reef, the sea and the sky. Every record notes how long and how far you looked, so finding nothing counts too.

Each visit clears the map. Without return visits, it fogs over again.

Four missions, one phone

Biodiversity

Map where life thrives, and notice where it has gone quiet.

Geology

Watch the ground itself shift, wear away and rebuild.

Ocean

Keep watch where the land meets the sea.

Sky

Read the sky that every living thing shares.

What a walk records

Your surveys stay on your phone unless you share.

How we protect places
  • Map tiles, never your spot. A shared survey shows tiles, never where you stood.
  • Sensitive places stay hidden. Tide pools and shark sightings show only as broad areas, and some places never show at all.
  • No ads and no tracking. The app has no analytics or advertising code.
  • People confirm names. A record reaches Research grade only when two or more people agree.

In field testing on iPhone.