We’re excited to introduce PlotShare, a new feature that lets Orbify Platform users streamline project area creation by sharing responsibility directly with plot owners or managers.

PlotShare reduces the back-and-forth communication and potential errors in capturing plot boundaries, making the process easier and faster for all parties involved.

With PlotShare, platform users can create a unique link that allows plot owners to open the project area creator, where they can easily upload a shape definition file or draw the project area on a map. Once the plot is defined, users can:

• Review the area and approve it to generate reports

• Edit the shape if adjustments are needed

• Request Corrections from the plot owner if issues arise

We are also introducing CSV support to make the experience even more accessible, especially for users unfamiliar with GIS technology. Plot owners can now create shapes directly from CSV files, eliminating the need for complex spatial data files.

Additionally, editing is straightforward with a visual map editor and an easy-to-use geographic coordinates editor to refine shape vertices.

Project area creator redesign

Together with PlotShare, we’ve rolled out a complete redesign of the project creator, making project area creation smoother, faster, and more intuitive. With a fresh, modern interface and a suite of new tools, users can now define project areas with precision and ease.

This update brings powerful drawing tools that support the creation of complex shapes, along with intuitive shape and vertex editors for easy adjustments. You can instantly measure defined areas to support compliance, planning, and other project needs, all while keeping track of account limits in real-time for uninterrupted project creation.

Improvements & fixes

• Return calculated areas (hectares) when performing Historic assessment for ARR

• Fix problems when generating the annual precipitation chart

• Improve parsing of complex GeoJSON files

• Redesign the Biodiversity Hotspots visualisation

• Fix performance issues when calculating fire risk for small AOI

• Increase coverage for the Common Practice ARR component

• Prevent report creation for unsupported date ranges (pre-2000)

• Improve performance of chart values calculation