Release Notes

1.1.0

Field Reports Observation Platform:

• New Field Report forms for both short and detailed (with avalanche coding) reports. Users can now save detailed observation drafts before submitting to CAIC.
• Improved user control of field report visibility: Users can now hide their name, their location or their entire observation from public view.
  • Location hiding will randomly move the publicly shared location within a set distance so users can share less precise information.
  • CAIC staff will still be able to see exact locations, names, and all observations.
• New table and map views for field reports utilizing CAIC's new data API.
  • Additional filter options for users.
  • Updated map view design and improved speed.
• New table for backcountry avalanches.
  • CAIC recommends the use of the Avalanche Explorer for a map view
• New detailed view of field report observations.
  • Improved readability and accessibility across devices.
  • Includes map of observation.

UX improvements:

• Updated mobile interface to improve navigation on smaller devices. Reduce number of scrollable elements. Allow forecast to use the more screen space.
• Ful-page view of forecast products. 

Minor improvements and bug fixes:

• Minor UX fixes and changes.
• Fix date handling of expired forecasts.
• Add ability to fetch historic forecast for point via URL (?date=YYYY-MM-DD). Example: https://avalanche.state.co.us/?lat=39.086&lng=-106.833&date=2023-01-01

Next:

• Allow direct upload of videos
• Location awareness on mobile devices
• Improved speed of backcountry avalanches table for large queries.
• Additional improvements to field reports platform.