Release notes

Updated: 28-6-2023

v1.1.1 - December 11th, 2023

• Production update of API. The generated_by tag now reads:

  {
    "generated_by": {
      "tag": "algorithm=msm-eur:1.1-20230619,api=api-v2:2.1.1-20231205",
      "version": "algorithm=df722733dc3eb9647870d237c918cecd0d8aabeb,api=49476035"
    }
  }

• Fixed an issue where certain species (mostly insects) sometimes were identified inaccurately.

• Added softmax_temperature value to the generated_by/parameters output, if provided as a POST parameter.

• Several small bug fixes and stability improvements.

v1.1 - June 19th, 2023

• Production update of API and identification algorithm. The generated_by tag now reads:

  {
    "generated_by": {
      "tag": "algorithm=msm-eur:1.1-20230619,api=api-v2:2.0.0-20230424",
      "version": "algorithm=df722733dc3eb9647870d237c918cecd0d8aabeb,api=49476035"
    }
  }

• Added morph (life stage) prediction for flies, butterflies and other insects

• Improved species identification models for plants, flies and other insects

• Fixed bug where predicted subspecies were incorrectly mapped to its corresponding species

• Several small bug fixes and stability improvements

v1.0 - April 24, 2023

• First production release of API and identification algorithm. The generated_by tag now reads:

  {
    "generated_by": {
      "tag": "algorithm=msm-eur:1.0.0-final-20230424,api=api-v2:2.0.0-20230424",
      "version": "algorithm=fe78648655c967041fdba6f9fbe7ba070f252c2b,api=56efbdab"
    }
  }

• Several small bug fixes and stability improvements

v1.0RC1 - April 14, 2023

• Breaking change: the API should be accessed from the new base URL https://multi-source.identify.biodiversityanalysis.eu. This will also be the URL of the production API.

0.9.0 - March 31, 2023

• Breaking change: Each data partner will be provided with authentication username and password and authorization tokens for accessing the API. NB: without authentication, only 10 requests/day can be done
  • The relevant taxon_namespace will be defined by the token and does not have to be manually set.
• Unfiltered prediction results are now outputted in an extra optional section taxa_unfiltered.
• Predictions of infraspecies unknown to a taxon namespace are now mapped to a corresponding taxon of species level (if it exists).
• Several bug fixes and stability improvements.

0.7.0 - March 10, 2023

• Breaking change: all parameters (taxon_namespace, autozoom_enabled, etc.) are now POST parameters instead of GET.
• Breaking change: all endpoints (URLs) now use /v2 instead of /v1.
• The mock_morph_output POST parameter allows you to see what the output format is when the morph (life stage) is predicted using a static mock (fake) result. The real working morph predictions will be released later.
• In the output of the API the generated_by/tag element returns a human-readable version of the version of the API and recognition models (“algorithm”).
• In the output of the API the generated_by/parameters section shows the POST parameters that were used to generate the result.
• Some of the recognition models have been updated, but none of them have reached their final performance.
• Several bug fixes and stability improvements.

0.5.0 - April TBD, 2023

• Initial release