Vanam by Mahaveer Varma

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This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass I built Vanam, an offline AI field guide for identifying birds and plants in the field. It uses the device camera, microphone, and GPS, and runs AI models directly on the device without uploading data. The results are checked through a confidence policy, written using facts from the local database, and saved to a trail. https://vanam-app-mahaveervarma.netlify.app/ https://github.com/VegirajuMahaveerVarma/Vanam I built Vanam with separate layers for the core logic, data storage, and user interface. The app f

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