Dec
2019
01.12.2019
The faunistic database just increased to 130,440 records, the number of contributors to 2,342. Thanks to all who contributed their faunistic records in this update cycle.
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Nov
2019
01.11.2019
The faunistic database just increased to 129,483 records, the number of contributors to 2,334. Thanks to all who contributed their faunistic records in this update cycle.
Furthermore, I have just added a new filter by user pseudonym to the highlights. Just try it out, e.g. all new/re-discoveries of Rüsselkäferin or all late corrections for Manfred. You can enter you own user pseudonym and easily keep track of all late corrections, where we had to change our initial ID long after the submission. I wish all users lots of fun with this new functionality.
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Oct
2019
27.10.2019
At the suggestion of our user Emmemm I have just build two new search options, which allow searching specifically for those ID requests, where our admins have explicitly described morphological characteristics relevant for ID, rather than just providing an ID or confirmation. This functionality is available in the Inquiry search module and in the Universal search. Furthermore, I met a group of young colleagues yesterday in Beutelsbach, who proposed to add the author of the scientific names. I have added this feature now to the family overviews as well as to the map and phenogram modules. Thanks to all for the ideas and suggestions!
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18.10.2019
At the suggestion of my admin colleague Daniel, I just added a new section to the page highlights from the requests for beetle ID: Under New/re-discoveries you can watch the discoveries of our users, where the species was recorded for the first time at all or after at least 70 years without record from one of the German faunistic regions. This highlights once more the value of citizen science. Thanks, Daniel for the idea!
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02.10.2019
The faunistic database just increased to 128,597 records, the number of contributors to 2,316. Thanks to all who contributed their faunistic records in this update cycle.
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01.10.2019
Dear users, today I added a banner to kerbtier.de asking once for your acceptance of our use of cookies on the website. Our cookies are exclusively used to save your preferred view and sort options or are temporary session cookies in the submission module for ID requests. We value your privacy and do neither use tracking cookies, nor any 3rd party cookies.
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Sep
2019
01.09.2019
The faunistic database just increased to 127,189 records, the number of contributors to 2,295. Thanks to all who contributed their faunistic records in this update cycle.
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Jul
2019
28.07.2019
At the suggestion of our user Tobias67, I've just added a new feature to the modules Check status and Search answers: Both of them do now allow sorting and clustering by species systematic as well as by family systematic. So far sorting and clustering worked alphabetical only. Thanks to Tobias67 for the suggestion!
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27.07.2019
I've just uploaded the gallery update with 26 new species from 14 families. The number of species available on kerbtier.de increases to 2,667. At the same time, the faunistic database just increased to 124,879 records, the number of contributors to 2,217. Thanks to all who contributed their faunistic records in this update cycle. I wish all visitors a pleasant stay on kerbtier.de!
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01.07.2019
The faunistic database just increased to 122,551 records, the number of contributors to 2,134. Thanks to all who contributed their faunistic records in this update cycle.
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Jun
2019
21.06.2019
Dear users, during the last few days I've programmed a few minor improvements here and there: In the modules view answered requests, in the corresponding search module an in the Highlights I added a small hourglass , which shows up if the record still waits for the next monthly map update. Until then, it is not shown in our distribution maps.
Also, I expanded and improved the 100-day-trends in the module view answered requests. The SVG file shrunk from 210 kB to 54 kB and renders now much faster.
Finally, I have put the fuzzy-logic "spellchecker" for species names in the inquiry module in auto mode – already a few days ago. One or the other user might have noticed the popup box upon validation of the inquiry data right before submitting.
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11.06.2019
Today, the inquiry module got a further improved validation of the species name: Our power users submit their inquiries mostly with a species ID in the inquiry text. If by chance the species name is mistyped and the module can't find a valid species name, the symbol is shown. Starting today, you can click it and the module finds (within certain boundaries) the mistyped species name using fuzzy logic. It then makes a proposal for correction. Please use this new functionality actively! It is a tremendous help for our team, if the pre-IDed species names are spelled correctly.
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01.06.2019
The faunistic database just increased to 117,546 records, the number of contributors to 1,999. Thanks to all who contributed their faunistic records in this update cycle.
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May
2019
01.05.2019
The faunistic database just increased to 114,350 records, the number of contributors to 1,941. Thanks to all who contributed their faunistic records in this update cycle.
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Apr
2019
06.04.2019
I've just implemented a further improvement proposal of my co-admin Hannes: If a species from an inquiry is recorded in a new time horizon for the map sheet, it is signaled in all inquiry view and search modules with the symbol . Time horizons are the 10-year intervals we use in our distribution maps. This feature will become especially exciting next year when the new time horizon 2020–2029 starts. It becomes effective from inquiry ID #122050 upwards, but not retroactive for earlier inquiries.
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01.04.2019
The faunistic database just increased to 112,801 records, the number of contributors to 1,894. Thanks to all who contributed their faunistic records in this update cycle.
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Mar
2019
01.03.2019
The faunistic database just increased to 111,425 records, the number of contributors to 1,879. Thanks to all who contributed their faunistic records in this update cycle.
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Feb
2019
28.02.2019
During the last few days, I made a few basic statistics on requests, activity, likes and answer duration as tiles under the rightmost tab (100-day trend) in our module view answered requests. If you move the mouse pointer on the line diagrams, the trendline and individual daily data are shown. Small but nice! An SVG-based gimmick for our statistics-oriented users.
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01.02.2019
The faunistic database just increased to 109,917 records, the number of contributors to 1,865. Thanks to all who contributed their faunistic records in this update cycle.
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Jan
2019
12.01.2019
Although beginning of spring is still to come, we nevertheless announce our new mapping project for 2019, where we hope for the active support of all our users at kerbtier.de: The white-spotted rose beetle Oxythyrea funesta is unmistakable in Germany due to its striking black and white color. In warm areas (Upper Rhine, Rhine-Main area, Rhineland-Palatinate), the species was limited during the 20th century and only rarely encountered. During the last 20 years, probably due to climate change, a significant spread of the species has been recorded in all areas of Germany. In 2019 we want to pay special attention to this species in order to further document its exciting and enormously rapid spread and to close large gaps in the distribution map with your help. We ask you to document your observations of this species and report them to us in our inquiry module. The project is taken care of by our co-admin Hannes (thanks!).
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01.01.2019
I wish all visitors of kerbtier.de a happy and prosperous New Year 2019 and lots of fun with the beetle hobby!

New Year 2019

As you can see, kerbtier.de got a new logo for the entire website and our social media channels. It was developed by Reetzdesign in Cologne.

Furthermore, the faunistic database just increased to 109,274 records, the number of contributors to 1,855. Thanks to all who contributed their faunistic records in this update cycle.
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