All notable changes to DEIMS-SDR are documented here.
## [v.3.5.5] - 2024-05-07
### Added
- If correct boundaries (polygon or multipolygon) have been uploaded to the boundaries field the size field is now calculated automatically.
## [v.3.5.4] - 2023-08-23
### Added
- Fields "related identifiers" and "recommended citation" in the site data model
## [v.3.5.3] - 2023-07-26
### Added
- field "relationships to other sites" which will eventually replace both "parent site name" and "subsite name(s)"
## [v.3.5.2] - 2023-06-23
### Added
- fields "ROR" and "Funder ID" for organisations
## [v.3.5.1] - 2023-04-12
### Changed
- Updated REST-API to have more sophistaced error messages and allow additional filtering and exports; see api documentation
## [v.3.5.0] - 2022-07-18
### Changed
- Updated REST-API to reflect previous data model changes (renamed fields and changed syntax, e.g. "parameters" are now called "observed properties" and the structure of "air temperature" and "precipitation" changed
## [v.3.4.0] - 2022-06-13
### Changed
- Extended site record map to also display subsites and related locations
## [v.3.3.0] - 2022-03-01
### Added
- Climate charts
### Changed
- fields "air temperature" and "precipitation"
- Visualisation for the observed properties
## [v.3.2.0] - 2021-05-27
### Added
- Additional field „referencedLocations“ in api/sites/{uuid} under the category “geographic”
- New api call api/locations/{uuid} which returns a GeoJSON
### Changed
- Path patterns of locations and sensors to deims.org/sensors and deims.org/locations (instead of the singular “sensor” and “location”)
- Renamed the site field "ecosystem and land use" to "ecosystem type"
- Renamed the site field "management of resources" to "land use"
### Removed
- field "history" from site form
- field "purpose" from site form
## [v.3.1.0] - 2021-02-26
### Added
- Field "Landforms" in the site form
### Changed
- Revised the site field "management of resources". The field now utilises the HILUCS classification
- Changed the site field "protection programme" to "protection level". The field now utilises the IUCN categories
- Renamed the site field "parameters" to "observed properties". The content of the field stays the same.
- Renamed the site field "infrastructure" to "equipment". The content of the field stays the same.
- Revised the list of values for the site field "site type (spatial design)". For details, refer to the data model
- Re-organised the structure of the site form altogether, e.g. order of fields, labelling of tabs.
### Removed
- "Protection programme cover" in site form
- "Protection programme notes" in site form
- "Data storage location" in site form
- "Data services" in site form
- "Data notes" in site form
- "Research Topics" in site form
- "Keywords" in site form
## [v.3.0.2] - 2020-08-11
### Changed
- Changed the DEIMS colour scheme to be more accessible
## [v.3.0.1] - 2020-03-23
### Changed
- Site Owner is now called "Operating organisation" and now allows only organisations to be referenced
## [v.3.0.0] - 2019-12-06
### Added
- REST-API (deims.org/api)
### Changed
- Updated user interface
- Overhauled search interface
- Modified project/network/RI affiliation documentation for sites
- Overhauled my content page
### Removed
- It is no longer possible to upload dataset files directly to DEIMS
## [v.2.4.3] - 2019-09-24
### Added
- Added download links for site centroid coordinates and bounding boxes
### Removed
- Shapefile field in site form. All boundaries functionality should now be stored in the "boundaries" field.
## [v.2.4.2] - 2019-08-13
### Changed
- Updated list of values for the field "Sampling Time Unit" (removed "half-daily, bi-weekly", "bi-monthly" and "bi-annual"
## [v.2.4.1] - 2019-05-27
### Added
- Added a status page that monitors the DEIMS-SDR subsystems: https://status.deims.org
## [v.2.4.0] - 2019-04-30
### Added
- Added a new contact form https://deims.org/contact
- Implemented new mailing system
### Changed
- Updated user account management system
## [v.2.3.0] - 2018-09-12
### Added
- New documentation: deims.org/docs
We updated our documentation in order for it to be more user-friendly. We are looking forward to your feedback.
- DEIMS.ID
DEIMS now generates identifiers for sites, similar to an ORCID or a DOI. They are persistent, resolvable and unique.
- Added changelog page
## [v.2.2.1] - 2019-03-15
### Added
- Officially added a DEIMS-SDR training instance at https://training.deims.org
### Changed
- Minor updates and bug fixes for the site metadata model. Please refer to https://deims.org/models for details
## [v.2.2.0] - 2018-09-12
### Added
- New documentation: deims.org/docs
We updated our documentation in order for it to be more user-friendly. We are looking forward to your feedback.
- DEIMS.ID
DEIMS now generates identifiers for sites, similar to an ORCID or a DOI. They are persistent, resolvable and unique.
- Added changelog page
### Changed
- We moved to a new URL: deims.org.
While the old URLs still work and forward to the new URL it is recommend to update all references.
- Updated the login screen
- Modified the site form to better incorporate sites outside the LTER network
- Merged site, dataset, data product, sensor and network search pages into one global search
- Updated footer
- Moved several items from navigation menu to the footer
- Rearranged frontpage
- Changed fonts
### Removed
- Removed draft functionality for sites
We had to remove the feature to unpublish sites in order to comply with data citation standards
## [v.2.1.0] - 2017-08-28
### Added
- GeoServer instance and thus WMS and WFS support
- New map
- pyCSW instance and thus CSW and OAI-PMH support
## [v.2.0.0] - 2016-08-28
### Added
- Research Site as new conceptual model in addition to the Site (former research site)
- Included improved methods for harvesting of metadata
### Changed
- Update of the design and the map interface
- Updated site and dataset metadata model. These changes affect the following fields:
- Research topics
- Parameters
- Ecosystem and Land Use
- EUNIS Habitat types
- Infrastructure components