Here’s a list of iNat updates August 2024. Thanks for helping to track these, forum moderators!
General
- Two new Computer Vision models were released, see blog posts here and here.
- Check out the webinar iNat staff presented: How Your iNaturalist Data Makes a Difference for Biodiversity
- Continued work on new mobile app - updated every week, in closed beta testing
- Continued work on API v2 - curators can test it and provide feedback, see this topic
- Many additional translations throughout the websites and apps - you can help
Website
Various improvements and bug fixes, such as:
- OpenStreetMaps map tiles are now available!
- Several Identify modal settings are now sticky.
- Curators now see an “Add conservation status” button on taxon pages.
- Taxon photo browser now shows photos from all data quality grade observations when Data Quality is set to “Any”.
- DQA options are grayed out when they’re not applicable.
Android
- No new release, but a bug fix release is coming soon.
- The Android app’s replacement continues to be in pre-Alpha testing
iOS
- No new release
- The iOS app’s replacement continues to be in pre-Alpha testing
Seek
- Released August challenge
- No new version released
iNat Blog
- August 1st: We passed 90,000 species in the Computer Vision Model (v2.14)!
- August 6th: Doff Your Hat to this Fungus from Malaysia! - Observation of the Week, 8/6/24
- August 7th: Secure your legacy for biodiversity during Make-A-Will Month
- August 9th: iNaturalist July News Highlights
- August 13th: An Orchid in a Hidden Backyard Corner - Observation of the Week, 8/13/24!
- August 20th: Webinar: How Your iNaturalist Data Makes a Difference for Biodiversity
- August 29th: Over 3,000 species added to the Computer Vision Model (v2.15)!
For even more bug fixes and updates, check out iNaturalist on github and see previous monthly updates.