LandPKS Soil ID Changelog

Version 1.4.5 (March 30, 2026)

  • Fixed a bug where the color module would crash with overexposed photos
  • Experimental translation for Swahili
  • Improved translations for Ukrainian, Georgian, and Spanish
  • Improved experience of searching for coordinates on map
  • Fixed an issue where users who signed out and signed in with a different account temporarily saw the first account’s data

Version 1.4.2 (December 31, 2025)

  • Data export feature for projects, individual sites, and all sites visible to user
  • Language picker
  • Experimental translations for French and Georgian
  • New rate soil experience for easier soil identification
  • Fixed issue where offline alert didn’t scroll
  • Updated tagline

Version 1.3.3 (November 10, 2025)

  • Improved map experience with popovers and other buttons
  • Added analytics events
  • Updated libraries

Version 1.3.2 (October 3, 2025)

  • Fixed a bug where the app would crash when looking up soils in the oceans
  • Fixed a bug where the app would return a confusing match score for soils
  • Fixed a bug where the app would sometimes return an incomplete list of soil matches
  • Improved user experience for setting/editing depths and recording slope
  • Improvements to Ukrainian translation
  • Fixed a bug where elevation wasn’t returned for users of the Ukrainian language

Version 1.3.1 (September 2, 2025)

  • Include experimental language option for Ukrainian speakers
  • Obtain elevations for non-US locations
  • Improve how we display error messages
  • Provide in-app links to our Terms of Service
  • Updated buttons on Soil ID screen to work better with non-English languages

Version 1.3 (July 10, 2025)

  • Global soil identification
  • Bug fixes for changing soil depths
  • Bug fixes for Soil ID algorithm

Version 1.2 (February 6, 2025)

  • Soil observations can be collected offline
  • Site and project data is automatically synced while using the app
  • Added the ability to select a soil for a site from the list of matches
  • List of soil matches is now consistent between temporary and permanent sites
  • Indicate when Land Capability Classification is not available for a site
  • Improved handling of location permissions
  • Improved soil ID, soil cracks, and depth screens

Version 1.1 (December 3, 2024)

  • Added Spanish language support
  • Display LCC subclass, in addition to LCC class
  • Clarify descriptions of soil observations, soil cracks, and soil texture
  • Show privacy information icon on sites associated with projects
  • Allow projects to be sorted by date modified
  • When no sites are present, hide site filter
  • When offline, disable user settings and site public/private radio buttons
  • Round location score distance to the nearest meter
  • On site transfer page, ensure entire content scrolls
  • Fixed a problem where long screen titles caused the close button to no longer appear
  • Fixed a problem where bulleted text did not wrap correctly on Android
  • Fixed a problem with pressing the back button after logging out on Android

Version 1.0.2 (September 30, 2024)

  • Soil information screens now open in your browser
  • Fixed a problem where some soil colors were incorrectly identified on iOS devices
  • Improve location permissions handling for first map view and when permissions are updated
  • When offline, show a message indicating soil matches will update when users go back online

Version 1.0.1 (August 30, 2024)

Map

  • Improved responsiveness of map searches
  • Indicated when elevation cannot be determined

Site management

  • Users with view-only permissions are no longer shown edit controls for data entry screens
  • Long site names are properly displayed in cards and screen titles
  • Prompt to confirm deletion of soil custom depths
  • Custom steepness percent and degree values are kept in sync when cleared
  • Entire site notes screen is scrollable

Startup

  • Display progress indicator during login
  • First-time users are prompted for location permissions after logging in

Version 1.0 (July 15, 2024)

Initial release