Change logs
SPARC Portal Homepage

January 4, 2024

over 1 year ago by Yomi Dare

  • Improved

  • File Viewers are now present on the file details page when one is available
  • Datasets are now organized based on their last updated date rather than the publication date
  • Anatomical entities linked to "featured datasets" are now showcased in a way that avoids obstructing the standard dataset marker. Additionally, the presentation includes contextual details explaining why the star marker is visible

November 16, 2023

over 1 year ago by Yomi Dare

  • New

  • A new top-level navigation button has been added to enable users to submit to SPARC as an open repository
  • Forms have been updated to pre-fill with name, user-type, and email from previous submissions when users create another submission

  • Improved

  • Dataset details page and gallery design have been improved, enhancing the user experience during navigation through gallery items and dataset details
  • The gallery tooltip for flatmap entries has been enhanced to provide users with more details on the content they are viewing

October 4, 2023

over 1 year ago by Yomi Dare

  • New

  • Profiles now showcase datasets where users hold ownership or contributor roles
  • The portal now features a hierarchical anatomy facet, seamlessly linked to organ categories on the homepage
  • The dataset details page now includes an option to utilize the SDS Viewer for exploring datasets

  • Improved

  • The "Open 3D Map" button has been removed. Instead, you will find an "Open New Map" icon in the lower left corner. This icon allows you to replace the current map with another one (AC, FC, 3D) or prompts the split-screen view (Open Sync Map)
  • The map context card, represented by the 'information' icon, can now be found in the top right corner of the map. To access it, simply hide the sidebar
  • The new and events landing page no longer includes listings of past events
  • The 'oSPARC File Service' button has replaced the 'No services' option in the Files tab
  • An update has been made to the Data Use Agreement for requesting embargoed datasets

August 23, 2023

over 1 year ago by Yomi Dare

  • New

  • The portal now includes a notification mechanism designed to ensure that users receive important updates and information

  • Improved

  • The event logic has been enhanced to prioritize events that are currently in progress as the first ones displayed in the upcoming events list
  • The subject facet of the news page has been revised to encompass portal updates
  • While loading a scaffold, the prefilled DOI in the sidebar has been eliminated, allowing users to access other datasets associated with the scaffold
  • While viewing a 3D map, the region box is now deactivated until the map is completely loaded. This change aims to let users interact more efficiently with the select-deselect feature

July 13, 2023

almost 2 years ago by Yomi Dare

  • New

  • The portal header search bar is no longer visible to users
  • Metadata tags have been added in the portal header to improve search engine optimization
  • Users can now pull files from a dataset into o²S²PARC directly from the Portal through the files tab by clicking the o²S²PARC button

  • Improved

  • The About section of the Portal has been redesigned to enhance content navigation and an additional section has been added for highlight

June 5, 2023

almost 2 years ago by Yomi Dare

  • New

  • oSPARC services are now presented on the Tools and Resources page as a category header
  • Maps landing page has been redesigned to give direct access to the three types of maps now available (Anatomical Connectivity, Functional Connectivity, and 3D Whole Body) without the need to navigate via the Anatomical Connectivity flatmap
  • The first release of the Functional Connectivity flatmap is now available via the new Maps landing page
  • Anatomical models and computational models now include a facet for species

  • Improved

  • The speed of dataset loading time has been increased to improve efficiency
  • Facets now populate when a dataset tag from the dataset details page is selected and opens in the faceted browse page

April 11, 2023

about 2 years ago by Yomi Dare

  • New

  • A SPARC Portal metrics visualization is now available on the Portal's 'About' page via the SPARC Data and Usage Statistics link
  • A search term with zero results in a browse category search bar now returns results in other categories
  • The 'Request Access' to embargoed datasets button now has a tooltip sign-in prompt
  • The image viewer now has the option for a Neurolucida360 Cloud version (in addition to the 3D view)
  • Flatmaps results now highlight corresponding featured datasets on the homepage

  • Improved

  • Monthly metrics summary report to dataset owners now includes dataset name
  • The newsletter signup page has been updated
  • The ‘Find Data’ category on the Portal header has been renamed ‘Data and Models’
  • The 'Anatomical Focus' faceted brows category under 'Find Data' has been renamed 'Focus'
  • A thumbnail directing to the Help Center URL is now visible during social share

March 8, 2023

about 2 years ago by Yomi Dare

  • New

  • Funding program is now visible on a project’s metadata and details page
  • Name and email of a tool creator is now visible on the tool’s main page
  • The upcoming News & Events panels are back on the home page
  • Event sort menu now includes “upcoming” option and users can see events based on closest events first, to the further most and then all past events with the nearest past event first
  • Title tags for Bookmarked SPARC pages are now consistent to be the page title
  • SPARC is now registered with re3data and the badge is visible across the portal’s footer

  • Improved

  • The featured dataset in the “Projects and Datasets” panel on the homepage now automatically selects and highlight different datasets at intervals and the featured project now has the ability to display a SPARC tool

January 25, 2023

over 2 years ago by Yomi Dare

  • New

  • The Tools & Resources page has been updated with the following changes:
    • A facet has been added for the annual codeathon
    • Name and email of a tool creator is now visible on the faceted browse tools list
  • The News & Events landing page header now features the option to view all news and events
  • Submission forms on the Portal now have captchas
  • Users can now complete a News, Events, and Community Spotlight form from the New & Events faceted browse page's footer

  • Improved

  • The receipt emailed to submitters following a form submission now includes the name of the attached file
  • Access to all map versions: existing permalinks to maps continue to resolve to the map they were created. Pointers to newer map versions are available.

December 14, 2022

over 2 years ago by Yomi Dare

  • New

  • The portal now has a user login and profile page. SPARC users can log in with an ORCID ID
  • Users can now request to access embargoed datasets through the SPARC Portal
  • Dataset owners will now receive emails with metrics on their datasets and the ability to unsubscribe
  • The SPARC Portal presents five new help articles:
  • Our homepage has a new look! The new design highlights
    • What users can do with SPARC
    • Featured Projects and Datasets
    • Latest news and events
    • Office open hours
    • Link to sign up for SPARC newsletter
  • The tombstone details page for unpublished dataset has been updated
  • The flatmap search widget has been updated to suggest when using freeform text
  • The portal now has a female human map and automatically pull maps based on SCKAN connectivity