What the engine compares
After you select a species, Mycoverse compares available areas with its source-reviewed habitat profile. The assessment can combine rainfall over recent days and weeks, estimated soil moisture, air and soil temperature, forest type, tree signals, canopy cover, solar exposure, slope, aspect, elevation and season.
Signals have different weights and quality limits. Missing data should reduce confidence rather than be replaced with invented values. Suitable habitat cannot override weak or stale current conditions.
Historical observations from multiple countries
Where coverage exists, Mycoverse uses quality-filtered public species data through GBIF. GBIF aggregates datasets from national, regional and specialist publishers. Coverage may include Artsdatabanken in Norway, Artportalen in Sweden, Finnish biodiversity datasets, Polish mycological datasets and the Fungal Records Database of Britain and Ireland.
These points are always historical observations. They show that a species was recorded in an area in the past, not that it is present today. Coverage, age and precision vary between countries and datasets.
Environmental and mapping sources
Mycoverse uses open global and regional sources according to availability. These include weather data from MET Norway, Open-Meteo and NASA POWER, modelled soil information from ISRIC SoilGrids, land cover from ESA WorldCover, and open forest, terrain and trail data from national sources and OpenStreetMap. The app retains source and quality information with each assessment.
What the result means
The result ranks areas that look promising for the selected species. It is decision support for trip planning, not confirmation that the species is present or fruiting now. Mycoverse cannot confirm identification or food safety.
Why the approach is different
Many maps show general mushroom conditions or previous records. Mycoverse starts with “which species are you looking for?” and then compares candidate areas with that species' habitat, season and available environmental signals. This gives the model a precise purpose and makes its reasoning easier to inspect.
Frequently asked questions
How does Mycoverse find areas for a specific mushroom species?
Select the species. Mycoverse compares available local conditions with its habitat and season, then ranks the areas that look most promising.
Does Mycoverse show where mushrooms are growing right now?
No. The result is a probability-based assessment. Historical observations are historical data, not recent finds.
Is Mycoverse a mushroom identification app?
The species library and image suggestions support learning, but they cannot by themselves confirm a species or whether a find is safe to eat.