• Improved Image capture to allow for images to be taken in portrait or landscape. For any questions, feedback, or suggestions, please use the in-app feedback feature or email us at bugwood@uga.edu.

• Updated Image capture and selection to use a more modern approach and save EXIF Data for more accuracy of report information. For any questions, feedback, or suggestions, please use the in-app feedback feature or email us at bugwood@uga.edu.

• Minor bug fixes for County Dataset refresh and display settings. For any questions, feedback, or suggestions, please use the in-app feedback feature or email us at bugwood@uga.edu.

• Searchable Project Areas: You can now search project areas to quickly locate specific ones. • Accessibility Enhancements: Labels have been improved throughout the app for better screen reader and accessibility support. For any questions, feedback, or suggestions, please use the in-app feedback feature or email us at bugwood@uga.edu.

• Improved Authentication: You can now re-authenticate directly from the app launch screen and Settings without needing to log out and back in. • Photo Projects: Pinch-to-zoom support added for images, and projects must be uploaded before adding additional sites. • Searchable Data Sets: You can now search data sets to quickly locate specific ones. • Accessibility Enhancements: Labels have been improved throughout the app for better screen reader and accessibility support. For any questions, feedback, or suggestions, please use the in-app feedback feature or email us at bugwood@uga.edu.

• New Insect Form added!
Now you can report invasive insects with questions designed specifically for them.
 For any questions, feedback, or suggestions, feel free to use the in-app feedback feature or email us at bugwood@uga.edu.

We’re pleased to deliver another update to EDDMapS Pro with important fixes and enhancements to improve your mapping experience! • Fixed GPS location capture for new Image Project Sites — the app now reliably obtains and attaches accurate GPS coordinates when creating these sites, ensuring your photo-based projects have precise location data right from the start. • Refreshed styling throughout the app — we’ve applied modern, consistent visual updates to buttons, screens, navigation, and UI elements for a cleaner, more intuitive look and feel. • Introducing App Tips — helpful on-screen guidance and quick tips are now starting to appear in key areas of the app to assist with workflows and features. More tips are on the way in future updates! Thanks as always for your continued use of EDDMapS Pro and for helping track and manage invasive species. Your reports make a real difference! For any questions, feedback, or suggestions, feel free to use the in-app feedback feature or email us at bugwood@uga.edu. Happy mapping!

We’ve improved the map display experience in this update! The map now defaults to showing all report types (Observations and Revisits, Photo Projects, and Monitoring Zones) when you open the app or load your data. This gives you a complete overview right away, so you can spot patterns and prioritize more easily. If you prefer a focused view, simply turn off any types you don’t need—your preferences are saved for next time. Thanks for using EDDMapS Pro—happy mapping!

Enhanced quantity and damage reporting: For fields like quantity, percent cover, or damage severity, you can now choose between entering precise numerical values or quickly selecting from standardized ranges — making data entry faster and more consistent, whether you’re in the field with limited time or need detailed metrics. What's New text written with help from Grok (by xAI).

We’re excited to bring you enhanced performance and new tools in the latest version of EDDMapS Pro! • Modernized Networking Layer: We’ve updated the app’s networking code to better comply with Swift’s modern concurrency standards (using async/await and related features). This improves reliability, makes the code safer and easier to maintain, and provides a smoother experience when syncing data, loading maps, or submitting reports—even in challenging network conditions. • New SIIPA Rankings by State Section: We’ve added a dedicated section for viewing Spatial Invasive Infestation and Priority Analysis (SIIPA) rankings, organized by state. This helps professionals quickly access prioritized invasive plant or infestation data tailored to specific regions, supporting better decision-making for management and early detection efforts. These changes build on EDDMapS Pro’s core mission of empowering land managers, professionals, and researchers with accurate, real-time tools for invasive species tracking and response. For any questions or concerns please contact us at bugwood@uga.edu or use the app feedback feature in the settings.

Minor update for backwards compatibility to iOS 18. For any questions, concerns or suggestions, email us either through the in app feedback feature or at bugwood@uga.edu.

Added support for Liquid Glass. While downloading offline maps and data sets, the app will not go to sleep to keep from disrupting the active download. For any questions, concerns or suggestions, email us either through the in app feedback feature or at bugwood@uga.edu.

Added more data for SIIPA. For any questions, concerns or suggestions, email us either through the in app feedback feature or at bugwood@uga.edu.

EDDMapS Pro has been rewritten with Swift and refreshed UI. Map settings and filters have been split into their own tables. The drawer menu is editable and unused sections can be hidden. SIIPA ranks can be downloaded and displayed with mapped point data. For any questions, concerns or suggestions, email us either through the in app feedback feature or at bugwood@uga.edu.

Minor fix to make sure the map is centered over a report polygon when editing a report location. For any questions, concerns or suggestions, email us either through the in app feedback feature or at bugwood@uga.edu.

Minor update for selectable projects on the report form. For any questions, concerns or suggestions, email us either through the in app feedback feature or at bugwood@uga.edu.

Bug fix for displaying KMLs on the main map. For any questions, concerns or suggestions, email us either through the in app feedback feature or at bugwood@uga.edu.

Correction for density of revisits that is uploaded to the website and fixed the ability to add a polygon to a revisit. For any questions, concerns or suggestions, email us either through the in app feedback feature or at bugwood@uga.edu.

A fix for how the app digests records that use metric units. This will improve the accuracy of report details page and prepopulatesn new revisit forms with the correct area values. For any questions, concerns or suggestions, email us either through the in app feedback feature or at bugwood@uga.edu.

Fixes have been made so that Area and Area Units are recorded and uploaded correctly. For any questions, concerns or suggestions, email us either through the in app feedback feature or at bugwood@uga.edu.

Fixes have been made so that Area, Area Units and Stand/Polygon Pattern of Damage are recorded and uploaded correctly. For any questions, concerns or suggestions, email us either through the in app feedback feature or at bugwood@uga.edu.

Map filters have been moved over to their own section and the button is indicative of whether a filter is active or not. Changes have been made to the login routine to improve species and project management. If species do not appear when trying to select one on the report form, the App Settings sections has a Refresh Species List and Refresh Project Species to reload them. For any questions, concerns or suggestions, email us either through the in app feedback feature or at bugwood@uga.edu.

Bug fix for when the upload process would try to update the views of a report that was not displayed in the queue. Reviewed report details page has been reformatted and a map has been added. Minor improvements for the report form. For any questions, concerns or suggestions, email us either through the in app feedback feature or at bugwood@uga.edu.

Bug fix for creating a revisit from the floating circular button on the point details page. Bug fix for upload process where it would not find the correct revisit in the queue to update and the green check icon would not appear for reports with images after a successful upload . For any questions, concerns or suggestions, email us either through the in app feedback feature or at bugwood@uga.edu.

Minor configuration change for the crash reporter. For any questions, concerns or suggestions, email us either through the in app feedback feature or at bugwood@uga.edu.