The goals of NatureSpots are diverse. NatureSpots is not just a photo app for discovering nature. Attributes such as “invasive species”, the number of animals, fungi, or plants observed, or the developmental stage of a species can also be noted in the app. The contributions help to document biodiversity or rediscover rare species. With these reports, evidence, and observation data, threats to nature can be better understood. All nature observations in the NatureSpots app are published as open data for free use.