Below is a link to  the recording and the notes from the 2025-12-11 Biotics 6 Demo.


The demo covered the following:


  • General Status Updates and Timeline
    • Finished Data Exchange Epics
    • Begin working on Standard Database Objects
    • Drawing and Editing on New Map
  • Map Viewer Demo - New Map
    • Popups
    • Search and Filter
  • Tracker Demo
    • Admin and Config Menus


Link to the Recording: Biotics 6 Update and Q & A-20260514_150243-Meeting Recording.mp4 


Meeting Summary:


Project Timeline Overview (Shelley)

The migration is running on two parallel development tracks:

  • Non-map development (Biotics Tracker, data exchange, admin/config, excluding reporting): estimated complete by mid-October 2025, with a 2–3 month rollout to individual programs afterward. The hard deadline is vacating the COLO environment by February 1, with full rollout potentially wrapping by mid-January.
  • New map: Estimated ready late November/early December, but it won't block the production release. The legacy map and new map will coexist with a toggle, just as Biotics 5 currently offers. Once new map feature parity is achieved, legacy map support will eventually be retired.

A significant recent win: shapefile upload support, which had been a blocker, was solved (credit to Maggie Woo).

Remaining Work Highlights

Non-map: wrapping up local-to-central data exchange, admin/config menus, then moving into standard database objects, Central Biotics, custom objects, and deployment. Creating EOs is flagged as an "extra large" epic with uncertain duration.

Map: search/filter by attribute nearly done, spatial search and filter starting soon, drawing/editing tools (including creating sites, managed areas, EOs, source features) still to come.

Rollout Planning

Shelley is beginning to plan the conversion order across programs. The preference is to start with simpler programs (minimal custom tables, views, procedures) and work toward more complex ones. Programs with complex setups or a need for a pre-production test server should contact Shelley directly via email or support ticket.

Map Demo (Whitney Weber)

Whitney walked through the new Biotics 6 map interface, highlighting:

  • Layer management (file upload, URL, layer library) — familiar from Biotics 5, with some UI differences (e.g., transparency settings moved)
  • New: URL-based feature services no longer require an exact layer ID
  • Attribute search and filter — now more directly accessible; includes SQL view for advanced users
  • New feature table: data can now be viewed in a resizable table panel directly in the map — noted as a major improvement
  • Pop-up details, record navigation, zoom-to-feature all carried over from Biotics 5
  • Spatial calculation attributes (acreage, centroid, length) are now standardized for all programs
  • Extensible table changes now use "clear cached data" instead of the old "grant refresh database privileges"