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[general]
name=TomBio productivity tools
qgisMinimumVersion=2.0
description=FSC Tomorrow's Biodiversity productivity tools for biological recorders.
about=This is a plugin for QGIS desktop GIS which is aimed initially at 
    biological recorders. It streamlines many of the tasks commonly  
	required from GIS by biological recorders including viewing NBN  
	maps (via the NBN WMS), displaying biological records from CSV files, 
	working with UK OS grid references and registering raster map images  
	from the internet. Although originally designed for use in the the UK, 
	enhancements have been made to improved utility in any geographical 
	context.
version=2.0.9
author=Rich Burkmar, Field Studies Council
email=richardb@field-studies-council.org

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changelog=2.0.9
    - Several updates to the Biological Records tool.
	  * Temporary layer names now prefixed with 'TEMP' to make
	  it clear that they are not saved by default.
	  * Added options to allow the saving of layers created by
	  the tool as Shapefiles or GeoJSON as well as the default
	  image option.
	  * Improved the generation of point layers so that the field
	  types for imported CSV files are retained in layer
	  (previously they were all converted to text).
  2.0.8
    - Accounted for minor bug in image generation with biorec 
	that affected Linux OS. Thanks to Paul Tyers for assisting
	with this. Also dealt with a minor NBN login bug.
  2.0.7
	- Dealt with an introduced bug preventing NBN login.
  2.0.6
    - Re-packaged missing info file for NBN tool.
  2.0.5
    - Bug fixes. Stopped crash on atlas map without taxa. Cope
	with grid references with trailing spaces.
  2.0.4
	- Added ability to store environment options in a file that
	is external to the plugin folder. The 'internal' environment
	options folder gets deleted/replaced whenever the plugin is
	updated, so this is to overcome that problem. Added support
	for NBN username and password environment options. Fixed a 
	bug with generation of values for 'taxa' column of atlas 
	maps.
  2.0.3
    - Added facility for the Biological Records tool to generate
	two extra attributes for atlas layers - 'richness' and 'taxa'.
	Richness is a count of the number of taxa which contribute to
	the records and 'taxa' is a string of all taxa names separated
	by the hash symbol. The latter allows you to use QGIS categorical
	styling to create coincidence maps for biological records.
  2.0.2
	- Accounted for a problem that caused new layers from biological
	records tool to fail to load if a previous layer generated
	by the tool is manually removed from the map. This can be
	fixed clearing all layers using tool's button, so a new
	error trap and associated message added to indicate this.
  2.0.1
	- Fixed bug which prevented NBN data download if a data
	provider could not be located. Incorporated a warning to
	user if style file applied by biological recording tool 
	when a point layer is generated.
  2.0.0
	- Added comprehensive NBN record download facilities which
	include the ability to select records based on a taxon,
	dataset, known site (e.g. LRC, VC or NNR boundary), 
	user-defined polygon or grid reference. Also includes a
	convenience tool for generating a polygon
	from a point and buffer (user specifies grid reference or
	easting/northing plus a buffer radius) which can then
	be used to select records for download.
  1.6.0
    - Added functionality to display NBN grid maps showing
	species density distribution by dataset and designation.
	Also modified various elements of the NBN tool interface
	to accommodate these changes.
  1.5.0
    - Added filtering by dataset, date and presence/absence to
	NBN mapping tool.
  1.4.4
    - Modified the environment options dialog so that users can
	see example environment option values. The example option
	values file is updated whenever new options are added to the 
	plugin. So now users can always easily check if new options
	have been added whenever the tool is updated.
  1.4.3
    - Now able to provide access to NBN maps via the NBN WMS
	as a logged in user so NBN-registered users with greater
	than public access can see all the data they have access
	to. Many thanks to Chris Johnson (CEH) and Matt Debont (NBN)
	for their help in sorting this out.
  1.4.2
    - Enhancement to Map Mashup to allow image to be pasted from 
	a file instead of the clipboard. Also to allow the application
	of a style file to the registered raster image.
  1.4.1
    - Bug-fix to improve processing for CSV files with many taxa.
  1.4.0
	- Updated the Biological Records tool with two main enhancements.
	1. Allows maps to be generated from X & Y values stored in any
	CRS. Specify grid sizes directly - must be specified in the map
	units used by the output CRS.
	2. Improved internal handling of Comma Separated Value records
	files which means performance improvements and ability to handle
	much larger files.
  1.3.4
    - Updated the OSGR tool so that it supports non-UK based coordinate
	reference systems and allows generation of grids at user-specified sizes,
	whatever coordinate reference system is used (including OSGB).
  1.3.3
    - Incorporated changes to make better use of the new multi-threaded
	rendering (MTR) model. This should improve the performance of batch
	atlas map layer and image generation in most circumstances.
  1.3.2
    - Made changes to speed up generation of layers and batch images when
	large rasters or WMS are used for a backdrop.
	- Updated tool info files and tool metadata.
  1.3.1
    - Fixed issue with backward compatibility with version 2.
  1.3.0
	- Incorporates major change to Biological Records tool to cope with the new 
	rendering mechanism (MTS) introduced with version 2.4 of QGIS. This 
	replaces the workarounds introduced in version 1.2.0. The information 
	file (invoked from the options tab) gives a bit of information on using 
	the new interface.
  1.2.1
    - Incorporates a few bug fixes, better information for problems and workarounds.
  1.2.0
    - Workaround for issue with batch map image generation in Biological Records tool.
  1.1.0
    - Workaround for issue with 'auto' layer in NBN tool in newer versions of QGIS.
  1.0.2
    - Addresses problems with initialising environment variables.

# tags are comma separated with spaces allowed
tags=biological records, NBN, OSGB, Ordnance Survey, UK Species Inventory

homepage=http://tombio.myspecies.info/QGISTools
tracker=https://github.com/burkmarr/QGIS-Biological-Recording-Tools/issues
repository=https://github.com/burkmarr/QGIS-Biological-Recording-Tools
icon=icon.png
# experimental flag
experimental=False

# deprecated flag (applies to the whole plugin, not just a single version
deprecated=False

