News Archive

Legend: NLD: The Norwegian Lichen Database, NXL: The Field Note Archive, RLL: Recent Literature on Lichens.

2008-05-21 – NXL: Upload photos of recorded observations
2008-05-20 – NLD: New datasett: Artsobservasjoner.no
2008-05-09 – RLL: New Search result format: XML file
2006-12-06 – NLD: New Red list implemented
2006-08-28 – NLD: New Search result format: GPX file for upload to GPS
2006-08-09 – NLD: Two new Search result formats: Observations by decades and Latest determination by decades
2006-08-08 – NLD: New Search result format: Observations by months (not very interesting for the lichens, perhaps – developed for the fungi)
2006-03-11 – RLL: Upload PDF files to the RLL site
2006-03-10 – Photo Gallery: Upload photographs from web page
2006-03-02 – NLD: Two new data sets: NLH and TRH, both restricted to red listed species (+ candidates)
2006-02-26 – NLD: New data set: Field investigation data, from the new project (2005-)
2005-03-02 – NLD: New data set: B – thanks to Harrie Sipman, Berlin
2006-02-02 – SLD: Improved map of Svalbard coastline (appearing at × 16 zoom)
2006-01-11 – NLD: Search for Status in Field investigation data set
2006-01-06 – NLD: New Search result format: TLC data
2006-01-01 – NLD: TLC data from BG and O added to the database and made searchable
2005-12-28 – NLD records linked to photographs in the Photo Gallery
2005-10-21 – NLD: New Search result format: KML file for viewing in Google Earth.
2005-09-26 – All services: New web server installed
2005-03-02 – NLD: New data set: Click&Go!
2004-11-11 – NLD supports choice of map size from 650×800 to 2600×3200 pixels (portrait) or from 750×500 to 3000×2000 pixels (landscape). Search may be extended to neighbouring counties
2004-11-08 – Even more detailed map when zooming in 256× or more: N50
2004-11-01 – More detailed map when zooming in 16× or more in NLD: N500
2004-10-28 – Profile of Norway added to Latitude/Altitude diagram in NLD
2004-10-13 – NLD supports searching for infraspecific taxa
2004-06-30 – NLD reaches 1/4 million records
2004-06-23 – RLL/Mattick may format records for import into EndNote
2004-06-15 – Data set from TROM added to SLD
2004-05-04 – Records in NXL now uniquely identified by list and species number (+ site letter when needed)
2004-04-30 – Data set from TROM added to NLD
2004-01-29 – Data set from BG added to the Svalbard Lichen Database.
2004-01-07 – Extended species search in RLL (automatically includes synonyms).
2003-12-12 – Svalbard Lichen Database introduced
2003-12-05 – Coordinates given in ED50 map datum are converted to WGS84
2003-12-02 – Clicking in a 10 pixel wide zone along the map margin will result in panning, not zooming, the map (i.e., automatically setting the zoom factor to 1).
2003-12-01 – New option in NLD: Precision frame
2003-11-27 – Search NLD using Norwegian vernacular names. High resolution map (N50) added for Skien/Porsgrunn-area [removed 2004.11.08].
2003-11-18 – Trilingual version of NLD: Norwegian in both bokmål and nynorsk
2003-11-14 – Bilingual version of NLD: English (as before) and Norwegian (new)
2003-11-06 – New background layer in NLD: Hot spot (red listed species), in 5×5,10×10, 25×25, and 50×50 km grid cells
2003-10-28 – New background layer in NLD: Protected areas
2003-09-10 – New file name convention in the Photo Gallery (allowing indexing, integration with NLD, checking revised determinations). New Photos page introduced. Brushup of Gallery pages.
2003-09-02 – RLL supports links to PDF files and web sites elsewhere on the Internet
2003-06-14 – New format for showing records in NLD: Latitude/Altitude diagram. Jpeg map format removed (from now only png format available)
2003-05-09 – 5x5 and 25x25 km grid cell background layers added to the NLD maps (previously only 10x10 and 50x50 km available)
2003-04-14 – Major nomenclatural brushup.
2003-03-03 – Major brushup of front page
2003-01-22 – New data set added to NLD: Computerized Norwegian lichens in MIN
2003-01-17 – New data set added to NLD: Computerized Norwegian lichens in S
2002-12-31 – Opened web page: IAL Field Meeting in Yunnan 2002
2002-12-05 – NXL now covers Svalbard.
2002-09-19 – Now hosting the Lichen Key Archive, edited by Eric Peterson.
2002-05-03 – A new web server at www.nhm.uio.no! Speed much improved.
2001-10-03 – NLD: The maps are available in a new graphics format: PNG.
2001-06-12 – RLL: Major improvement, including integration with Mattick's Literature Index and the Supplement data set, sort records by author or year, search result in new short format, and ignore diacritics option.
2001-02-27 – Photo Gallery opened.
2000-12-22 – RLL: The data set in Oslo is now regarded as the original. Please report any errors by clicking on the new [Email correction] link supplied for each record in the Search result.
2000-12-06 – NLD: Service map updated, and file format changed from jpeg to PDF.
2000-11-27 – NXL: Now possible to include collected material.
2000-11-14 – RLL: Cascading search introduced.
2000-11-13 – RLL: In the Search result, the words in the search string(s) are shown in red.
2000-11-02 – NXL: Now possible to include additional species when submitting the form.
2000-09-14 – NXL: Now possible to record more than one UTM-coordinate and/or altitude for a species in one form.
2000-08-15 – NLD: When restricting search to a county, selecting Table as Search result will show the number of localities of each species per municipality.
2000-08-08 – NLD: Now possible to show the Search result in a table: The number of localities of each species per county.
2000-08-01 – NXL: Now three ways to go after a list has been submitted: New list; New list for the same county and lichen group, with four fields filled in (person, date, county, municipality); or Exit.
2000-06-19 – RLL: Now possible to search within selected list numbers. In the standard format of the Search result, this list number is now shown.
2000-06-15 – NXL: In the form, each species may be given individual altitude which overrides that in the form's header.
2000-05-08 – NLD and NXL: 4-digit UTM (MGRS) coordinates accepted (i.e. 10 × 10 m geographical precision). In the NXL form, each species may be given individual UTM-coordinates which override those in the form's header.
2000-05-03 – NLD: Clicking on the map may show all records in the Search result, or records without coordinates (previously only records within a given square). The latter option lists the records in an abbreviated form, and is designed mainly for database maintenance.
2000-03-23 – NLD: The new experimental version replaced the old version.
2000-03-16 – NLD: A new experimental version available. In addition to some major internal changes, this version allows more detailed selection of herbaria and red list categories, and search for records edited after a given date.
2000-03-15 – NLD and NXL: An NXL form may be generated after clicking on dots on the NLD map. The form will contain the macrolichens known from the county and the microlichens appearing in the Search result, with all lichens appearing in the Search result prechecked.
2000-03-14 – NXL: Now handles crustose lichens.
2000-02-29 – NLD: Clicking on a grid cell (optional map background layer) will list the species recorded within the cell.
2000-01-21 – NLD: Hot Spot (rarety) background layers available for the map.
2000-01-17 – NLD: Search speed enhanced by splitting the data file into a series of smaller files. Works only when genus and/or county field in the search form is filled in.
2000-01-12 – NLD: Eight new background layers for the map: Species richness, Number of collections, Number of localities, and Number of field days - in 10×10 and 50×50 km grid cells.
2000-01-07 – RLL: Now possible to choose between three formats for the search result: Standard (as before), Field delimited (for database import) and BibTeX (for LaTeX bibliography system).
1999-12-31 – NLD: Norwegian lichens in DUKE added to the database, and the number of records passed 100.000!
1999-12-14 – NLD: Map files unfortunately changed from gif to jpeg (no enhancement!).
1999-12-07 – Referat fra Lavlistas tur til Fyresdal.
1999-11-30 – NXL: Now accepts records back to 1968. During data transfer to NLD, old nomenclature is automatically translated to current and some species now having more narrow circumscription are filtered.
1999-09-27 – Link to Jørn Middelborg's Caliciales page.
1999-09-22 – NLD: Now possible to choose map background: White or altitude. Minor revision of map symbols.
1999-09-06 – NLD: When clicking on a dot on the map, the underlaying records are now listed alphabetically. (Previously in apparently random order).
1999-09-02 – NLD: The red list categories are updated in accordance with DN-Rapport 1999-3.
1999-07-20 – This web site now uses frames. The old frameless version. is still available, but will not be updated and hence gradually outdated.
1999-07-12 – NLD can now format the Search result as a checklist.
1999-07-12 – This News Archive opened
1998-02-09 – NXL data added to NLD
1997-12-25 – NXL opened
1997-05-02 – NLD: data from UPS added to NLD
1997-04-14 – RLL first posted
1997-winter/spring – Data from BG added to NLD
1997-winter/spring – NLD first posted (less than 30.000 records from O, Label format only)