iOS Version 5.0.5 available & Platform-wide update

Hello NatureMaprs,

Our flora is well and truly in bloom and we are ready for all your exciting sightings! In saying this we would like to thank all our moderators for their time spent verifying sightings. We have made several changes to our platform that we wish to make you aware of so we can provide the best possible user experience.

• For our Apple users, the iOS 5.0.5 update is now available, this rectifies the issue encountered when attempting to add photos from the gallery.

We have also been working to enhance the functionality of our website with several new and not-so-new features that we would like to let you know about! These include:

• Dashboards, which are available from collections and locations have undergone a major overhaul to include priority species lists and species totals grouped by, sensitivity, conservation and invasiveness levels.
• Another insightful observation tool is our timeline feature, which is indicated next to the sighting's names with a clock face symbol and is used to observe the development of the same sighting over time. This feature is demonstrated by Helen Cross' Eucalyptus mellidora sighting.
• Sightings with a suggested scientific name are now differentiated from verified sightings on every sightings list page (example), using the grey lightbulb symbol.
• The map used in the Add Sightings form now zooms into approximately a hundred meters on either side of the photo's GPS coordinates or the point you mark manually whilst uploading a sighting.
• For those looking to catch their favourite flora species in bloom check out our phenology feature, which can be found on the sighting list of any flowering flora and individual sightings! The linked example is of the Acacia acinacea sightings list are blooming this month!

NatureMapr was also represented at the recent Illawarra Nature Festival which involved several great citizen science projects as part of the NSW Saving our Species program, Landcare and photography exhibitions. The festival was a pleasure to attend and NatureMapr was well-received as an innovative and effective tool to funnel biodiversity information to people who need to know about it. I'd like to thank Alison Mellor an ambassador of NatureMapr who was involved in the festival and also runs the Paperbark native bees page!

The team is also proud to say the Land Libraries pilot project that we have worked on with the NSW BCT Education Team has been a success. The project's workshops for landholders have so far been run in Brogo and Kangaroo Valley, on the South Coast with Wauchope and Pillar Valley, on the North Coast up next. NatureMapr's role in the project involved the facilitation of a platform and demonstrating the platform to workshop participants. 

From the NatureMapr Team, have a good Spring!