Get your plant collection mapped today
IrisBG is a complete botanical collection management solution for botanical gardens, arboreta and large estates. If you ask any botanical garden whether they would like to see their plant collection records integrated with maps, the answer in most cases is, YES PLEASE. One reason why this often is not a high priority, is the perceived high cost of establishing a mapping solution for the garden. In this article, we will show you how you can get started with map integration, and how this approach can provide you with a gradual approach for mapping that you can adapt to the resources you have available.
A more detailed description of how you update maps is available in our video screen cast library. In this document we will focus on maps of your own garden. Recording and displaying locations of accession origin is not covered in this article. Read More...
Getting started with QR Codes in your garden
IrisBG is a complete botanical collection management solution for Botanical Gardens and Large Estates. In addition to keeping your plant records up to date, IrisBG also supports numerous ways of producing your plant labels. In this article, we will describe how you can use IrisBG to produce plant labels with QR codes.
What are QR Codes?
A QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response code) is a type of matrix barcode first designed for the automotive industry. More recently, the system has become popular outside the industry due to its fast readability and comparatively large storage capacity. The information encoded can be made up of any kind of data. The QR Code may contain information such as a web address, normal text, contact information, Geographic information, business card details etc. With QR Code scanning software available on most modern smartphones, QR codes have been taken up by the marketing industry and by visitor attractions such as museums and botanic gardens. Read More...
Using IrisBG with an Internet hosted database
An “IrisBG” system consists of a Windows Client and a database. The Windows Client can be installed on any PC running Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7. The database is installed according to your preferences regarding database platform and operating system. This document outlines some of the technical details regarding the use of IrisBG with an internet hosted database. With this setup, IrisBG can be used in a multi-user environment from different locations without the need of a local network. The database is supplied as a service via internet and is managed by Botanical Software Ltd.
The database service
The supplied database is hosted by Microsoft Corporation and managed by Botanical Software Ltd. Read More...
