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Jones had the pleasure of attending the BGANZ Congress in Canberra, Australia, hosted across the Australian National...</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>conference</category><category>bganz</category><category>inaturalist</category><category>conservation</category><category>garden-explorer</category></item><item><title>PlantNetwork Phenology Presentation | October 2025</title><link>https://irisbg.com/articles/plantnetwork-phenology-presentation-october-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://irisbg.com/articles/plantnetwork-phenology-presentation-october-2025</guid><description>Laura Knutson Murray, IrisBG’s GIS Coordinator , presented at the PlantNetwork Plant Records Meeting at Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Her...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>plantnetwork</category><category>phenology</category><category>conference</category></item><item><title>EuroGard 10 | Connecting Europe’s Botanic Gardens for a Sustainable Future</title><link>https://irisbg.com/articles/eurogard-10-connecting-europe-s-botanic-gardens-for-a-sustainable-future</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://irisbg.com/articles/eurogard-10-connecting-europe-s-botanic-gardens-for-a-sustainable-future</guid><description>In this article, we share highlights from the 10th European Botanic Gardens Congress in Rome, celebrating collaboration, digital innovation, and the vital...</description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>conference</category><category>eurogard</category><category>bgci</category><category>plant-records</category><category>conservation</category></item><item><title>IrisBG 4.6.2.25081: multiple permits, label naming and import fixes</title><link>https://irisbg.com/articles/irisbg-4-6-2-25081</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://irisbg.com/articles/irisbg-4-6-2-25081</guid><description>Release notes for IrisBG 4.6.2.25081: correct handling of accessions with multiple permits, clearer infraspecific label names, and data import fixes.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>whats-new</category></item><item><title>APGA 2025 | Digital Maps for Public Gardens</title><link>https://irisbg.com/articles/apga-2025-digital-maps-for-public-gardens</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://irisbg.com/articles/apga-2025-digital-maps-for-public-gardens</guid><description>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...</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>conference</category><category>apga</category><category>mapping</category><category>arcgis</category></item><item><title>IrisBG 4.6.1.25052: the Observations module and custom attributes for items</title><link>https://irisbg.com/articles/irisbg-4-6-1-25052</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://irisbg.com/articles/irisbg-4-6-1-25052</guid><description>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.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>whats-new</category></item><item><title>IrisBG-ArcGIS Mobile Training Workshop | Cambridge University Botanic Garden</title><link>https://irisbg.com/articles/irisbg-arcgis-mobile-training-workshop-cambridge-university-botanic-garden</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://irisbg.com/articles/irisbg-arcgis-mobile-training-workshop-cambridge-university-botanic-garden</guid><description>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...</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>arcgis</category><category>mobile-data-collection</category><category>training</category><category>mapping</category></item><item><title>IrisBG 4.5.6.24111: shareable Garden Explorer searches and new system tasks</title><link>https://irisbg.com/articles/irisbg-4-5-6-24111</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://irisbg.com/articles/irisbg-4-5-6-24111</guid><description>Release notes for IrisBG 4.5.6.24111: linkable automated searches in Garden Explorer, conservation status filters, and GIS and map report updates.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>whats-new</category></item><item><title>Citizen Science Data: iNaturalist Observations in the ArcGIS Living Atlas</title><link>https://irisbg.com/articles/citizen-science-data-inaturalist-observations-in-the-arcgis-living-atlas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://irisbg.com/articles/citizen-science-data-inaturalist-observations-in-the-arcgis-living-atlas</guid><description>Did you know that iNaturalist Observations are available in ESRI&apos;s Living Atlas? 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Jones and Laura Murray. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth! We enjoyed seeing all of you. 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IrisBG...</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>webinar</category><category>bgci</category><category>garden-explorer</category><category>data-sharing</category><category>community</category></item><item><title>Tree Inspections Presentation for the BCARM group of BGANZ</title><link>https://irisbg.com/articles/tree-inspections-for-botanic-gardens-of-australia-and-new-zealand</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://irisbg.com/articles/tree-inspections-for-botanic-gardens-of-australia-and-new-zealand</guid><description>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...</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>webinar</category><category>bganz</category><category>arcgis</category><category>mobile-data-collection</category><category>inspections</category></item><item><title>CommUNITY of Gardens | Reflections from the APGA 2022 Annual Conference</title><link>https://irisbg.com/articles/2022-06-apga-2022-community-of-gardens</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://irisbg.com/articles/2022-06-apga-2022-community-of-gardens</guid><description>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...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>conference</category><category>apga</category><category>community</category><category>sustainability-index</category></item><item><title>2022-06: SPNHC | ‘Through the door and through the web: releasing the power of natural history collections onsite and online’</title><link>https://irisbg.com/articles/spnhc-2022-releasing-the-power-of-natural-history-collections</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://irisbg.com/articles/spnhc-2022-releasing-the-power-of-natural-history-collections</guid><description>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...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>conference</category><category>spnhc</category><category>data-sharing</category><category>conservation</category></item><item><title>Refelections on EuroGard IX 2022 | Botanic Gardens – Where people and plants meet</title><link>https://irisbg.com/articles/2022-05-eurogard-ix-botanic-gardens-where-people-and-plants-meet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://irisbg.com/articles/2022-05-eurogard-ix-botanic-gardens-where-people-and-plants-meet</guid><description>IrisBG has been present at EuroGard since 2009 in Helsinki for EuroGard V and although these conferences always have had an especially friendly atmosphere,...</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>conference</category><category>eurogard</category><category>bgci</category><category>conservation</category><category>index-seminum</category></item><item><title>Case study: Preserving Biodiversity and Institutional Knowledge with IrisBG and ESRI Software Solutions</title><link>https://irisbg.com/articles/case-study-preserving-biodiversity-with-irisbg-and-esri</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://irisbg.com/articles/case-study-preserving-biodiversity-with-irisbg-and-esri</guid><description>🌱 Hear the latest about Memphis Botanic Garden &apos;s Living Collections Inventory process at our June 14th, 2022 Coffee Chat, registration is free. 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