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Sampling Unit Manager

Sampling Unit Manager

Overview

In February 2026, Sampling Unit Manager will launch, providing a new modern platform with better security and a better user experience for managing the sampling units within a project.

New features:

  • Workflows can be completed on one page, minimizing clicks needed to complete a task.

  • Latitude and longitude values for geometry can now be added without having to navigate to the location on the map.

  • A confirmation prompt has been added for Deleting sampling units.

  • Messaging has been added about progress status while Deleting sampling units.

  • When moving a sampling unit in the hierarchy, users can now view the selected new place in the hierarchy before committing to moving the sampling unit.

Deprecated features:

  • Creating area search plots with a center point are not supported at this time. However, Bulk Uploader supports this functionality, and can be used as a work-around until this is incorporated back into Sampling Unit Manager.

  • Creating sampling units from KML, Waypoint, or GPS-U files is no longer supported. However, Bulk Uploader supports KML file import, and can be used as a work-around until this is incorporated back into Sampling Unit Manager. Waypoint and GPS-U will remain deprecated permanently.

Changed features:

  • Users receive instantaneous validation prior to triggering an action. Previously, a user did not know there was a problem until clicking Save and being redirected to another page. For example:

    • Users will receive instant and clear error messaging when a duplicate short and long name combination is added for a new sampling unit in the project. Users will not be able to select Add Sampling Unit (for a new sampling unit) or Update Sampling Unit until the error is resolved.

    • Users will not be able to start creating a new sampling unit if the selected parent does not support children.

  • Sampling unit types that are not supported for data entry (or their children) in Biologists are hidden by default.

  • Landowner Category is hidden by default.

  • A bug with the “Zoom to location” option in the geometry modal has been fixed.

  • The “Location is discoverable” and “Location is active for new observations” questions have been made into checkboxes for consistency with other yes/no options throughout the Project Management Portal.

  • User may only assign one sampling unit type to a new sampling unit.

  • Improved error messaging when one or more duplicate sampling unit names is submitted through a shapefile upload.

  • Improved error messaging when selected sampling unit(s) cannot be deleted due to the presence of associated data.

  • Clearer presentation of what and how many sampling unit(s) are being deleted.