Skip this if you are not using the smartphone interface to enter bird
sightings into the MOU system.
The smartphone interface to enter bird sightings has changed recently.
The browser Chrome has decided, "for security reasons", that a
javascript interface to the GPS on your smartphone should be disabled
unless you are using https:
This makes no sense to me, since the application that is being used on
the smartphone (http://moumn.org/n/) does not make any internet
connection at all after it is loaded into the smartphone.
To get around this problem there are several possible solutions
1. https: access to moumn.org has been added (https://moumn.org).
If you connect with Chrome through the SSL interface, reading of the GPS
is possible and the app will keep track of your location and
automatically set your county. If you use this solution, you need to go
back to the smartphone page and request a "Load Records". The SSL
connection and non-SSL connection are two different databases in the
Chrome browser. In plain words click on https://moumn.org and then click on
Reporting Birds -> Smartphone Reporting
then click on "Load Records". Then click on the link above
https://moumn.org/n/
2. change browsers. Firefox and Opera browsers have been tested
and they work with and without SSL. There are some developer's notes
that indicate that Firefox is talking about making the same change that
Chrome made. No additional information about Opera is available, except
that it works.
iPhone and iPad may have stopped working also. There is an error
message produced that is displayed at the very bottom of the species
list that shows latitude and longitude. The Chrome browser now displays
the message
Only secure origins are allowed (see: https://goo.gl/Y0ZkNV).
If you have any additional information about this new "feature", please
let me know.
Thanks.
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David Cahlander [email protected] Burnsville MN 952-894-5910
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