Manta Ray Tracker
Manta Rays of Kona, Hawaii
Free
1.0.20for iPhone, iPad and more
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Oct 22, 2023
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About Manta Ray Tracker
Meet the Manta Rays of Kona, Hawaii!
Since 1991, the Kona Manta Rays have been photographed and identified using their
unique spot pattern on their ventral (abdominal) side. The first Kona Manta Ray ever identfied was Lefty, and there are now more than 300 unique rays catalogued. Download the Manta Ray Tracker App from the iOS App Store, and get to know them!
With this App, you'll be able to:
- Download the full list of identified Manta Rays as well as Refresh the list by only downloading the recently added ones
- View Photos and Descriptions of each ray as well as view the recent sightings of each individual
- Lookup sighting information from each one of the regular night dive locations, as well as lookup when the "most" and "least" mantas were seen at these sites
- Lookup the Mantas by the individuals seen the most, and lookup the Users who have contributed the most sightings
Please contribute your own manta photos to our sighting database! If you can't identify it, we will help you figure it out if it's an acceptable photo. If you submit a photo of an unknown manta, you can name it and we will add it to the ID catalog. We also want to accumulate as many photos of each individual as we can with the idea that eventually we may be able to automatically recognize an individual from their photo.
Many Kona Manta Ray guides contribute their sighting information into the database, but we are always looking for more data. Ask your guide to submit their sighting information, or take some ID photos yourself and send those in. Whether the individual mantas are already identified, or you just have a total number seen, we want your reports.
You can create a location for your sighting anywhere along the Kona Coast. You can use the built-in GPS on your iOS device, you can use the built-in map to mark the location, or you can manually type in the GPS coordinates. You don't need an internet connection to create a sighting. You can create as many sightings as you want entering the specific information for each one, continue to fill out the information as needed, and then submit reports to us once you are back in internet range.
Contribute to our Research!
Crowd Sourcing Data Collection and Citizen Science contributions allow for a larger collection of data than is possible with a limited number of researchers. Help us create awareness of the plight of Manta Rays worldwide by studying our local Kona Manta Ray population. Help us with Research, Education, and Conservation of Manta Rays!
Since 1991, the Kona Manta Rays have been photographed and identified using their
unique spot pattern on their ventral (abdominal) side. The first Kona Manta Ray ever identfied was Lefty, and there are now more than 300 unique rays catalogued. Download the Manta Ray Tracker App from the iOS App Store, and get to know them!
With this App, you'll be able to:
- Download the full list of identified Manta Rays as well as Refresh the list by only downloading the recently added ones
- View Photos and Descriptions of each ray as well as view the recent sightings of each individual
- Lookup sighting information from each one of the regular night dive locations, as well as lookup when the "most" and "least" mantas were seen at these sites
- Lookup the Mantas by the individuals seen the most, and lookup the Users who have contributed the most sightings
Please contribute your own manta photos to our sighting database! If you can't identify it, we will help you figure it out if it's an acceptable photo. If you submit a photo of an unknown manta, you can name it and we will add it to the ID catalog. We also want to accumulate as many photos of each individual as we can with the idea that eventually we may be able to automatically recognize an individual from their photo.
Many Kona Manta Ray guides contribute their sighting information into the database, but we are always looking for more data. Ask your guide to submit their sighting information, or take some ID photos yourself and send those in. Whether the individual mantas are already identified, or you just have a total number seen, we want your reports.
You can create a location for your sighting anywhere along the Kona Coast. You can use the built-in GPS on your iOS device, you can use the built-in map to mark the location, or you can manually type in the GPS coordinates. You don't need an internet connection to create a sighting. You can create as many sightings as you want entering the specific information for each one, continue to fill out the information as needed, and then submit reports to us once you are back in internet range.
Contribute to our Research!
Crowd Sourcing Data Collection and Citizen Science contributions allow for a larger collection of data than is possible with a limited number of researchers. Help us create awareness of the plight of Manta Rays worldwide by studying our local Kona Manta Ray population. Help us with Research, Education, and Conservation of Manta Rays!
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.0.20
Last updated on Oct 22, 2023
Old Versions
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NEW IN THIS RELEASE:
- show the number of mantas that were identified in a sighting
- have "Recent" sightings show them for the past year
- internal small bugfixes
NEW IN THIS RELEASE:
- show the number of mantas that were identified in a sighting
- have "Recent" sightings show them for the past year
- internal small bugfixes
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Version History
1.0.20
Oct 22, 2023
***** MantaRays *****
NEW IN THIS RELEASE:
- show the number of mantas that were identified in a sighting
- have "Recent" sightings show them for the past year
- internal small bugfixes
NEW IN THIS RELEASE:
- show the number of mantas that were identified in a sighting
- have "Recent" sightings show them for the past year
- internal small bugfixes
1.0.19
Mar 25, 2023
BUGFIXES:
- bug fixes for properly displaying dates of some Mantas and Photos
- bug fixes for properly displaying dates of some Mantas and Photos
1.0.18
Feb 12, 2023
BUGFIXES:
- minor bug fixes when displaying Photo dates and Excursion End Times
- minor bug fixes when displaying Photo dates and Excursion End Times
1.0.17
May 10, 2022
BUGFIXES:
- fix crash when Excursion Details Date Picker is left open and user selects another field that requires a View Controller
- change keyboard on Excursion Details text fields so that it includes a period so that user's can enter a fractional amount
- fix Excursion Details so that the keyboard is dismissed when the User scrolls the page
- fix crash when Excursion Details Date Picker is left open and user selects another field that requires a View Controller
- change keyboard on Excursion Details text fields so that it includes a period so that user's can enter a fractional amount
- fix Excursion Details so that the keyboard is dismissed when the User scrolls the page
1.0.16
Apr 21, 2022
NEW FEATURES:
- when looking for Sightings in a specific location, use a radius of 1km
- add new feature to show recent sightings of a manta in a Map with clusters of sightings
- internal changes to support a future feature
- when looking for Sightings in a specific location, use a radius of 1km
- add new feature to show recent sightings of a manta in a Map with clusters of sightings
- internal changes to support a future feature
1.0.15
Jan 21, 2022
NEW FEATURES:
- add a new notification popup on the main Manta List if there are new mantas in the database that have yet to be Downloaded. The user has the option of Downloading them at the time, or waiting until later
- change the date for "Recent Sightings" to be from January 1, 2021
- add a new notification popup on the main Manta List if there are new mantas in the database that have yet to be Downloaded. The user has the option of Downloading them at the time, or waiting until later
- change the date for "Recent Sightings" to be from January 1, 2021
1.0.14
Aug 26, 2021
NEW FEATURES:
- add a new "Manta Map" view to see where an individual manta sighting was on a Map
BUGFIXES:
- fix for when a user has finished searching on the main Manta List and then selects an individual manta from the full list, the wrong manta could be shown
- fix a minor memory leak
- add a new "Manta Map" view to see where an individual manta sighting was on a Map
BUGFIXES:
- fix for when a user has finished searching on the main Manta List and then selects an individual manta from the full list, the wrong manta could be shown
- fix a minor memory leak
1.0.13
Apr 11, 2021
UPDATE:
- add support for downsizing very large photos when added to a sighting
- clarify some messages and instructions for the user
- add support for downsizing very large photos when added to a sighting
- clarify some messages and instructions for the user
1.0.11
Nov 23, 2020
NEW FEATURES:
- Add a new field on the Excursion page to be able to pick a date separately. This will make it easier for users to pick a date in the more distant past.
- also show the "Last Reported Size" for a manta on their individual page (a refresh may be required)
- change the Date for "Show Recent Sightings" of a manta to be sightings since January 1, 2020
BUGFIXES:
- fix a couple of "Dark Mode" bugs where some text and 1 image was not showing properly
- Add a new field on the Excursion page to be able to pick a date separately. This will make it easier for users to pick a date in the more distant past.
- also show the "Last Reported Size" for a manta on their individual page (a refresh may be required)
- change the Date for "Show Recent Sightings" of a manta to be sightings since January 1, 2020
BUGFIXES:
- fix a couple of "Dark Mode" bugs where some text and 1 image was not showing properly
1.0.10
Jul 1, 2020
BUGFIXES:
- fix the "Cancel" and "Save" buttons when creating a new Location
- bugfix for having the Map tab recognize location updates from the GPS the first time it is used when creating a new Location
- fix the "Cancel" and "Save" buttons when creating a new Location
- bugfix for having the Map tab recognize location updates from the GPS the first time it is used when creating a new Location
1.0.9
Mar 24, 2020
NEW FEATURES:
- add support for Darkmode!
- add support for Darkmode!
1.0.8
Feb 16, 2020
Bugfixes:
- Updates needed to run under iOS 13 when a user has enabled larger text sizes on their device
- Updates needed to run under iOS 13 when a user has enabled larger text sizes on their device
1.0.7
Feb 2, 2020
Some small updates and bug fixes like:
- indicate that Dark Mode is not supported
- show a camera icon when an individual Manta sighting includes a photo
- fixed up the layout for iPhone 11 style devices
- made room to show identifying fields on Manta list on all platforms
- made recent sightings show 2019 sightings and later for individual Manta sightings
- fixed crash when a sighting had a Manta that had not yet been downloaded by the User
- change the text layout so that it looks correct even if the user has enabled larger text on the device
- indicate that Dark Mode is not supported
- show a camera icon when an individual Manta sighting includes a photo
- fixed up the layout for iPhone 11 style devices
- made room to show identifying fields on Manta list on all platforms
- made recent sightings show 2019 sightings and later for individual Manta sightings
- fixed crash when a sighting had a Manta that had not yet been downloaded by the User
- change the text layout so that it looks correct even if the user has enabled larger text on the device
1.0.6
Jan 26, 2020
Some small updates and bug fixes like:
- show a camera icon when an individual Manta sighting includes a photo
- fixed up the layout for iPhone 11 style devices
- made room to show identifying fields on Manta list on all platforms
- made recent sightings show 2019 sightings and later for individual Manta sightings
- fixed crash when a sighting had a Manta that had not yet been downloaded by the User
- show a camera icon when an individual Manta sighting includes a photo
- fixed up the layout for iPhone 11 style devices
- made room to show identifying fields on Manta list on all platforms
- made recent sightings show 2019 sightings and later for individual Manta sightings
- fixed crash when a sighting had a Manta that had not yet been downloaded by the User
1.0.5
Nov 6, 2019
More information has been added for each individual manta:
- the name of the person who first identified the manta
- the initial size of the manta
- whether or not the manta was a "pup" when first identified
To download and display the additional information, you will need to "refresh" the manta by simply swiping down when looking at the Manta Details page while connected to the internet. If you are a new user, this will not be necessary.
- the name of the person who first identified the manta
- the initial size of the manta
- whether or not the manta was a "pup" when first identified
To download and display the additional information, you will need to "refresh" the manta by simply swiping down when looking at the Manta Details page while connected to the internet. If you are a new user, this will not be necessary.
1.0.4
Jul 16, 2019
We've made some minor changes and bug fixes:
- we now post an Alert on the screen when there has been a network problem and the Excursion has not been able to be fully submitted (Users can just try again later)
- we now properly show the checkbox in the manta list when you assign a manta to a Photo in an Excursion
- we now post an Alert on the screen when there has been a network problem and the Excursion has not been able to be fully submitted (Users can just try again later)
- we now properly show the checkbox in the manta list when you assign a manta to a Photo in an Excursion
1.0.3
Mar 15, 2019
New Features:
- Add new "Learn" section to the Main Page to learn more about how to use the App
Bugfixes:
- cleanup the display of the Sighting information when expanded out to include mantas and comments
- don't allow further cropping of photos when adding images to a Sighting report from the Saved Photo Library. Images are added "as is" and treated the same as adding images from a Cloud service
- Add new "Learn" section to the Main Page to learn more about how to use the App
Bugfixes:
- cleanup the display of the Sighting information when expanded out to include mantas and comments
- don't allow further cropping of photos when adding images to a Sighting report from the Saved Photo Library. Images are added "as is" and treated the same as adding images from a Cloud service
1.0.2
Jan 24, 2019
Bugfixes:
- the Manta Details page now looks better on devices with a notch at the top
- made more room to accommodate longer names of people who reported a sighting
- when you rotate a device while "zoomed in" looking at a photo, it will properly re-center the photo
- the Manta Details page now looks better on devices with a notch at the top
- made more room to accommodate longer names of people who reported a sighting
- when you rotate a device while "zoomed in" looking at a photo, it will properly re-center the photo
1.0.1
Dec 29, 2018
This version will now change the names of the Photo files when you change the Date of the Excursion
1.0
Dec 22, 2018
Manta Ray Tracker FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Manta Ray Tracker in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Manta Ray Tracker.
iPhone
Requires iOS 13.6 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.6 or later.
Mac
Requires macOS 10.15 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.6 or later.
Manta Ray Tracker supports English
