What's new?

Introducing a range of new map flows and improvements for that true "maps-first" experience with several improvements, as requested by the community:

• Create new material from map points: Simply click on a point on the map to a new material based on that location.
• Edit metadata of selected map materials: Make quick updates to mapped materials without the need to navigate away from the map view.
• Make observations of selected map materials: Record last observed date, material quality, and follow-up cycle directly from the mapped list.
• Sort the map list by material columns
• View device's position with real-time updates: Real-time updates of your device's position now helps you map your materials with greater ease.
• Highlight material on the map when hovering on the map list: Hover over the material on the map list, to see the corresponding material highlighted on the map, making it easier to identify the location of specific materials.
• Position material using a point's hover menu on the map: Re-position materials more easily with a quick access button shown on the hover menu.

You can now categorise your taxa with tags. As with Plant Material tags and Accession tags, these allow you to organise your taxa list based on specific characteristics or attributes. Analysing your tagged taxa can also provide insights into (e.g.) the distribution, diversity, or characteristics of specific plant types that exist in your collection.

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Improvements

• Added ‘Very poor’ material condition
• Improved app start-up reliability & performance

Enhance your taxonomic data as we introduce taxon records, enabling you to record author citations, common names, and notes. Browse all taxa from your organisation or individual collection sites, and enjoy more efficient accessioning. This pivotal milestone also opens up exciting future possibilities for integration with taxonomic datasets.

Full list of new taxonomy-related features:

• Taxon record page with activity log and related accessions and plant materials
• List of taxa for the Organisation and Collection Sites, including searching, sorting & filtering
• Taxon in “breadcrumb” navigation scheme for all records 
• Create, update and archive taxa within your organisation
• View activity related to taxa on site dashboards
• Select from your taxa (or add a new taxon) when creating accessions
• Download list of taxa as CSV

Improvements

• Show most recent site in navigation when visiting organisation pages
• Location input now filters by code and additionally location name
• Fixed date picker formatting in NZ locale

Revamped navigation experience

The navigation side bar just got a fresh update. Enjoy a more intuitive and streamlined experience as you find your way around our platform.

New filter for "Material Received"

You can now easily filter your list of accessions based on the type of material received (such as Plant, Seed, Cutting, etc.). Like all of our filters, this can be combined with the search bar for a more powerful search.

Improvements

• Fixed map incorrectly displaying site center on desktop

Your garden's activity, at a glance

The dashboard has been enhanced with a new activity card, showing recent record changes to accessions or materials.

You can also see historical counts of records, including changes to your totals compared to the past month. Tap the helper text for more information on how those record totals are calculated.

Starting with a fresh site without any records? Your provenance chart awaits...

Easier tag management with filters

We have freshened up the Settings page for Tags. With our new filters, you can manage your Tags more easily by using the tabs to find your Accession or Plant Material Tags.

Improvements

• Added remove button to map position field
• Removed other plant markers in map position previews

Filter plant materials based on condition

Looking for all your materials that are a certain condition? Use our new filter where you can choose one or more conditions to match. Remember, like any of our other filters, you can combine this with the search field.

Delete unwanted bed locations

Deleting locations is now possible in your collection site's Settings. A handy dialog box will also prevent you from deleting the location if there are non-absent materials still assigned at the location. Any location names that have been deleted will show with a strikethrough in the Activity Log of the record.

Improvements & fixes:

• Fixed issue with updated dates being one day different in certain time zones

Map your materials while accessioning, and view map previews on records

You can now add the position of your materials while accessioning, making it easier to add coordinate data to your material records. This is complemented with a new map preview on plant material records. This shows you where the material is on your map.

Improvements & fixes:

• Improved error visibility on various form inputs
• Form flow navigation and layouts tidied
• Forms will now scroll to errors once submitted
• Success notification now shows created accession/material number
• Add photo actions are now clearer
• Date selection display once submitted now fixed