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@pgmccann pgmccann released this 14 Jun 14:32
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v0.5.1
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This version fixes a few bugs and refines v0.5.

Bugfixes:

  • Fixes an issue causing the app to crash after successful submission of an observation
  • Fixes an issue causing a location of 0,0 to be recorded immediately upon starting location tracking

Improvements:

  • Observation animal/species lists have been refined according to updated requirements
  • Text size increased for parts of the observation recording screens
  • Map updated to only load data for last 24 hours for performance reasons. This is now made explicit in the title of that screen.
  • Previous releases advised the uninstalling of old versions before installing new ones. This is no longer necessary, but older versions did include some dummy historic location data for testing purposes. If you wish that to be deleted, you'll need to uninstall before installing this version.

Notes for v0.5:

This version allows users to submit details of observations they make of wildlife. This data is sent to a server at the University of St Andrews. As well as the details explicitly entered by the users, their PLN is also included in the data submission.

Tracking location is submitted periodically in the background to a server at the University of St Andrews. Submission takes place when the app is launched and approximately every thirty minutes thereafter.

It should also now be more obvious when location is being tracked, though this may vary from version to version of Android.

This app is designed to silently submit location data tracked through the app to a server at the University of St Andrews. At this time it is only intended for use by the SIFIDS project team and their collaborators. Raise an issue or email sifids@st-andrews.ac.uk if there are any queries about this.

This is not yet a robust piece of software. It will crash - when it does, or misbehaves in any other way, please open an issue detailing what you were doing when it crashed and what kind of device you're using. Please also let us know how location tracking with the app impacts the performance of your device's battery. The app should work on all Android phones running Android 4.1 or later.

Installing from a website download like this involves opting-in for installing unknown apps.

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