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The IrisBG team recently attended the American Public Garden Association's 2026 Annual Conference: Inspiring Innovation , in San Francisco. As always, we...
Session Overview A recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, Insights from a Century of Data Reveal Global Trends in Ex Situ Living Plant...
Release notes for IrisBG 4.7.1.26031: permissions for the Utilities screens, cross-collection Insp01 reporting, new packing slip fields and import fixes.
IrisBG was invited to present at the Plant Mapping Meetup Group's first Quarterly meeting of 2026 to give a demonstation of how IrisBG-ArcGIS Mobile. Greg...
Release notes for IrisBG 4.7.1.25123: the new Erroneous item status, more Item management layout options, new report fields and a run of fixes.
Earlier this month, IrisBG's Shanna T. Jones had the pleasure of attending the BGANZ Congress in Canberra, Australia, hosted across the Australian National...
Laura Knutson Murray, IrisBG’s GIS Coordinator , presented at the PlantNetwork Plant Records Meeting at Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Her...
In this article, we share highlights from the 10th European Botanic Gardens Congress in Rome, celebrating collaboration, digital innovation, and the vital...
Release notes for IrisBG 4.6.2.25081: correct handling of accessions with multiple permits, clearer infraspecific label names, and data import fixes.
Laura had the opportunity to work with five brilliant GIS users from different gardens in the US to put together a session for the APGA Elemental Conference...
Release notes for IrisBG 4.6.1.25052: a new Observations module for phenology, custom attributes on accession items, and new imports and report fields.
March 14th, 2025 In March, we held our first in person workshop for the IrisBG-ArcGIS Mobile solution. The workshop guided participants in setting up a...
Release notes for IrisBG 4.5.6.24111: linkable automated searches in Garden Explorer, conservation status filters, and GIS and map report updates.
Did you know that iNaturalist Observations are available in ESRI's Living Atlas? This massive citizen science dataset is updated monthly, is filterable, and...
In August 2024, the 8th Global Botanic Garden Conference (#8GBGC) brought 900 plant conservationists, scientists, and policymakers together from 73...
Release notes for IrisBG 4.5.5.24081: the new Garden Explorer Browse page, WFO verification and QR code links for custom attributes, and report fields.
IrisBG's Shanna T. Jones and Laura Murray. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth! We enjoyed seeing all of you. One of the best things about attending...
Release notes for IrisBG 4.5.4.24041: multi-location report selection, much faster Tax02 taxon lists, new label fields and data import additions.
Release notes for IrisBG 4.5.3.24012: new GIS reports, a revised BGCI01 report for PlantSearch, more Darwin Core fields for GBIF, and the PGSIP add-on.
What you gain by hosting your IrisBG database with our cloud service: technical support, secure backups, IP access, password resets and how to start.
Release notes for IrisBG 4.5.2.23091: custom label template fixes, fields to exclude genus or tradename on labels, and complete Web Explorer image uploads.
Release notes for IrisBG 4.5.1.23071: the Name link field for checking names against WFO or POWO, project types, and richer inspection and feature reports.
IrisBG had the privilege to sponsor and attend the 2023 American Public Gardens Association Conference . It was an inspiring conference and also a great...
Release notes for IrisBG 4.4.9.23012: data import for Individuals and Teams, multiple project references per accession, and copying item data.
For thousands of years, humans have naturally chosen plants for traits such as beauty, function, medicinal use, and even deliciousness. Plant qualities were...
Release notes for IrisBG 4.4.8.22101: new Individuals and Teams screens for consistent collector entry, plus common name and store order summary reports.
Plant Records Meeting 2022: Wider application of plant records Shuttleworth, Swiss Garden, Bedfordshire We were glad to see the PlantNetwork meet in-person,...
Release notes for IrisBG 4.4.7.22081: reworked User accounts and Role types screens, the new AccEvent01 report, and the Obj to Acc report prefix change.
On Tuesday, July 26 th , IrisBG attended the last webinar of APGA’s Sustainability Index Series, in which we also had the pleasure of sponsoring. Focused on...
In our presentation, we gave an overview IrisBG’s many capabilities and ease of use, as well as the benefits of being a part of the IrisBG Community. IrisBG...
Tree Inspections for the BCARM Plant Forum on July 14th, 2022 We were invited to give a presentation on managing tree health and tree inspections in IrisBG...
IrisBG had the privilege to be a sponsor and attend in-person this year with the 565 attendees from around the United States. It was great connecting with...
IrisBG was able to participate in the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Conference for the first time this year and we were...
IrisBG has been present at EuroGard since 2009 in Helsinki for EuroGard V and although these conferences always have had an especially friendly atmosphere,...
🌱 Hear the latest about Memphis Botanic Garden 's Living Collections Inventory process at our June 14th, 2022 Coffee Chat, registration is free. Click here...
Release notes for IrisBG 4.4.6.22031: the Preserved Material module at no extra cost, many new search fields, and faster thumbnail loading.
We are delighted to be a part of this Sustainability Index Webinar series and would like to thank APGA for the opportunity. All the material is available...
Release notes for IrisBG 4.4.5.21121: a WMTS map provider for ArcGIS and ArcGIS Online, new Library fields, and OpenStreetMap and IPNI lookup fixes.
We are delighted to be a part of this Sustainability Index Webinar series and would like to thank APGA for the opportunity. All the material is available...
Release notes for IrisBG 4.4.2.21112: new taxon name handling in the Names screen, funding fields on labels, and an InfoURL for Index Seminum stock items.
We are delighted to be a part of this Sustainability Index Webinar series and would like to thank APGA for the opportunity. All the material is available...
We are delighted to be a part of this Sustainability Index Webinar series and would like to thank APGA for the opportunity. All the material is available...
We are delighted to be a part of this Sustainability Index Webinar series and would like to thank APGA for the opportunity. All the material is available...
Release notes for IrisBG 4.4.2.21082: support for media files on Taxa, Features and Tours, contact dropdowns in reports, and advanced search fixes.
We are delighted to be a part of this Sustainability Index Webinar series and would like to thank APGA for the opportunity. All the material is available...
Release notes for IrisBG 4.4.1.21071: compatibility with Floria 5.1.0, files stored against taxa, and the new Map05 and Map06 feature and funding reports.
Your garden or arboretum can contribute towards a sustainable future The Public Garden Sustainability Index is an initiative managed by APGA (American...
The annual APGA conference was arranged June 6-9th, and just as in 2020 it was a virtual conference due to the still ongoing pandemic. We are filled with a...
🌱 Please note that this content is old and may be outdated since IrisBG has been developed further. This material is shared merely as a source of...
🌱 Please note that this content is old and may be outdated since IrisBG has been developed further. This material is shared merely as a source of...
Release notes for IrisBG 4.3.5.21051: the Is empty operator for custom attributes, data import of taxon parentage, and improved Darwin Core reports.
Release notes for IrisBG 4.3.4.21031: contact tags extended to text and library references, unique contact codes, and accession parentage in Item02.
Release notes for IrisBG 4.3.3.21021: data import of contacts, direct printing for Word templates, and a new per-user Custom templates folder.
The 2020 Plant Records Conference was the continuation of the series of annual IrisBG User Conferences that first was initiated by Reinout Havinga of the...
The 4th challenge at the conference was presented by Mike Pirie, Associate Professor at the Arboretum and Botanical Gardens , University of Bergen. Mike...
The 1st challenge at the conference was presented by Åsa Krüger and Stina Weststrand, scientific curators at the Gothenburg Botanical Garden. D esigning a...
The 2nd challenge at the conference was presented by Alison Vry, the Plant records Manager at the Westonbirt Arboretum . Volunteers are a fantastic resource...
The 3rd challenge at the conference was presented by Julie Rotramel, Plant recorder at Mt. Cuba Center . Julie presented a challenge where she was wondering...
This article is also published on biocase.org , first published July 10th, 2019. BioCASe now includes IrisBG template The latest version of the BioCASe...
Answers to questions asked during the Virtual 2020 Plant Records Conference, covering task scheduling, data exchange, imports, and Floria compatibility.
To get us all focused and tuned into record keeping, prof. Maximilian Weigend from the Nees Institut for biodiversity of plants, University of Bonn opened...
2020 has been an eventful year for IrisBG in many aspects. Through this presentation, Øyvind Rustan, the founder and CEO of IrisBG, touched upon some of the...
Release notes for IrisBG 4.3.1.20101: data import of stock items and localities for Index Seminum, location comments, and automated IPEN creation.
October 7th 2020 we in IrisBG was invited by PlantNetwork to talk on "Mapping and new technologies" in the annual Plant Records Meeting . Due to the current...
Release notes for IrisBG 4.2.5.20091: funding entries as Web Explorer features, a duplicate check for conserved accession numbers, and a security update.
Release notes for IrisBG 4.2.4.20071: revised inspection risk calculation, the new MapInsp01 map report, and a Received as field for original names.
This article is also published on www.bgci.org . The key features of IrisBG that help institutions handle restricted plant material responsibly and...
Release notes for IrisBG 4.2.3.20061: external relations linking accessions to preserved specimens and genetic samples, and the new ObjRel01 report.
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