Developments and new features implemented in 2024
During 2024, in addition to regular tasks, the following changes and new features were implemented:
- License management has significantly improved: it is now possible to set separate license for images and observations, we can choose from multiple Creative Commons licenses, and the settings are more flexible for imported content. The purpose of the changes is to allow users to better manage the license of their own content, and for the system to better align with international standards.
You can read details about the changes to license settings here
The izeltlabuak.hu website primarily focuses on arthropods found in Hungary. This entry also deals with Hungarian fauna.
Changes to license settings
- Data export has been completely renewed: it has become faster and accessible to everyone. It automatically creates snapshots of the data according to the Darwin Core standard. This enables more efficient data sharing and utilization.
Data export
- Since July 2024, izeltlabuak.hu cooperates with GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). Our species-level validated observations and their associated images automatically appear on the international platform, where we currently share more than 340,000 observation data. This makes izeltlabuak.hu Hungary's largest arthropod data provider on GBIF.
izeltlabuak.hu dataset on GBIF
- Changes occurred in the website's infrastructure, which fundamentally changed the system's operation. As a result of the changes, serving has become faster, more flexible and more easily expandable, which improved the user experience and enabled faster introduction of new features.
- Our user overview page has been renewed. It has become faster, new features have been added that help interaction between users and data sharing.
User overview
- Our notifications subpage has also been renewed. Here you can review the identifications received for our observations. It follows the style of other subpages, has become faster and more transparent. A new menu item called System Messages has been added, where we notify about news and information related to the website.
Notifications (for logged-in users only)
- Our identification review pages (Observations identified for a user and Observations identified by a user) have been renewed:
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Observations identified by Szénási Valentin (example) This interface also aligns with other subpages, has become faster and more transparent.
Observations identified for a user (example)
- A user's observation groups, pages listing observations belonging to an observation group, and pages for editing observation group data have been renewed.
A user's observation group (example)
- A user's observed categories and user's observation overview has completely changed. Its structure aligns with the previously introduced pages that review domestic arthropods. Similarly, it has become faster and more transparent. We can narrow down taxonomic groups observed by a user starting from higher taxonomic classification to family, genus, then species level.
Overview of taxonomic groups observed by a user (example)
- A user's observation overview has also been expanded with new features. It is now possible to view observations belonging to a species displayed on a map.
Previously, there was no possibility to list a user's observations by genus. Now we can also review the species observed belonging to the given genus and the observations belonging to the genus.
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Species belonging to the Conistra genus observed by Pintér Balázs (example)
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Observations belonging to the Conistra genus observed by Pintér Balázs (example)
Tóth Béla's willow beauty observations displayed on map (example)
- We can now participate in domestic or international events by recording our observations that require special registration or providing unique data. In 2024, we participated in two such events:
Event registration settings
- We reward participation in various events with newly introduced badges. Later we would like to extend this to others as well, for example rewarding participation in data recording or identification, or recording special species.
Badges appear on the profile page and are also accessible on a separate page.
Badge display on profile page (example)
Badge display on profile page
Statistics
Our user base and the number of recorded observations in 2024 developed as follows:
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Number of recorded observations
- 2024: 82 thousand
- Total by 2025: 503 thousand
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Number of recorded images
- 2024: 137 thousand
- Total by 2025: 856 thousand
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Number of users
- Number of newly registered users in 2024: 595
- Total by 2025: 5620
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Number of different species recorded
- 2024: 4512
- Total by 2025: 8873
Support izeltlabuak.hu!
If you think that the results achieved in 2024 are useful and valuable, and you want the platform to continue developing, support the Közösen a Természetért Foundation that operates izeltlabuak.hu!
You can make support in two ways:
1. Tax 1% donation
The donation can be made most simply on the eSZJA web interface, where you need to provide the tax number of the Közösen a Természetért Foundation (19309307-1-41). The donation is possible until May 20, 2025.
Detailed information about tax 1% donation
2. One-time support
You can also make a donation by bank transfer to the Foundation's bank account:
- Name: Közösen a Természetért Alapítvány
- Bank: MagNet Magyar Közösségi Bank Zrt.
- Account number: 16200230-10038790
- SWIFT/BIC: HBWEHUHB
- IBAN: HU42 1620 0230 1003 8790 0000 0000
In the reference, indicate 'Donation', and provide your izeltlabuak.hu username or email address so we can thank you for your support.