Re: Version 0.4
I've just uploaded version 0.4 of Indicia. Quite a big upgrade this time, here are the highlights:
You can now upload a SHP file into the list of locations in the Warehouse.
The Wraehouse now has a drag-drop enabled designer for the attributes associated with a survey.
The dynamic form prebuilt form has had a radical overhaul and is now much more flexible. It can dynamically generate the form content from the attributes you associate with the survey in the Warehouse. It supports both single and multiple species entry and allows full control over the standard controls present and default values.
The verification_1 prebuilt form has had a significant upgrade. It now supports sending a record by email to a verifier for checking, setting the response to verified or rejected, notifying the recorder and logging verification stages in the occurrence comments.
The species checklist grid control has had a significant upgrade. It now has better performance particularly when loading existing data and there are several bugfixes relating to reloading and editing existing data. The user interface has been improved when adding species to the bottom of the grid so it is much more efficient to use. It now supports the occurrence comment field and image upload direct into the occurrences for each row in the grid.
There is now a scheduled task checker script. At the moment, this script can be configured to run a report which looks for new records in the database. Warehouse users can subscribe to these trigger reports to be notified when new records are entered. For example, this could be configured to send emails when non-native species are recorded.
Better error handling in the upgrade process.
the checkbox control now stores negative (unchecked) values as well as positive ones.
Warehouse service calls can now specify a query for much more advanced filtering options.
There is a new report for species counts by group, ideal for BioBlitz feedback.
Better error reporting during bulk upload of data from csv files.
The Bird Transect Walk form uses AJAX form posting and a WMS layer for the main survey selection view, significantly improving the performance.
Many bug-fixes to the pollinators recording system (SPIPOLL).
Several improvements to the citizen science recording form.
The species checklists in the Warehouse now support relationships between taxon names, for example to track lumping and splitting of taxa.
The Report Grid control now supports the addition of actions, which are links that either access a parameterised URL or run a piece of JavaScript when they are clicked.
There is a new prebuilt form for displaying a distribution map, plus one for displaying the output of a report.
As usual there are many smaller changes and bugfixes which are fully listed on the Google Code site. Any problems, let me know.
Best Wishes
Biodiverse IT