# Announcements **URL:** https://forum.getodk.org/c/announcements/11.md [Latest](https://forum.getodk.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.getodk.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.getodk.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Announcements category](https://forum.getodk.org/t/about-the-announcements-category/6669)
**Author:** [@getodk](https://forum.getodk.org/u/getodk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/about-the-announcements-category/6669 "2017-06-03T17:35:24Z")
Important news and updates that go to everyone. --- ## [Welcome to the ODK forum!](https://forum.getodk.org/t/welcome-to-the-odk-forum/8)
**Author:** [@getodk](https://forum.getodk.org/u/getodk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/welcome-to-the-odk-forum/8 "2017-06-01T07:00:00Z")
Welcome to the ODK Forum! Join the researchers, field teams, and other professionals using ODK to collect data that matters. --- ## [What’s New: Learning resources, new features, inspiring stories, and a transformative grant](https://forum.getodk.org/t/what-s-new-learning-resources-new-features-inspiring-stories-and-a-transformative-grant/43773)
**Author:** [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/what-s-new-learning-resources-new-features-inspiring-stories-and-a-transformative-grant/43773 "2023-11-06T23:38:04Z")
Since our last announcement in April, we’ve created an XLSForm tutorial and template, updated Collect to make it more intuitive, added more support for longitudinal data collection in Central, and published helpful succe… --- ## [What's New: Workflow automation, geospatial data, and proving performance](https://forum.getodk.org/t/whats-new-workflow-automation-geospatial-data-and-proving-performance/41249)
**Author:** [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/whats-new-workflow-automation-geospatial-data-and-proving-performance/41249 "2023-04-20T21:50:11Z")
Since our last announcement in September, we've been working on workflow automation in ODK Central, improvements to geospatial data collection in ODK Collect, and providing visibility into ODK Cloud's performance. … --- ## [What's New: Improving your workflows and a preview of our entity-based future](https://forum.getodk.org/t/whats-new-improving-your-workflows-and-a-preview-of-our-entity-based-future/39051)
**Author:** [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/whats-new-improving-your-workflows-and-a-preview-of-our-entity-based-future/39051 "2022-09-21T23:29:24Z")
Since our last announcement in April, we've been working to make your data collection and processing in ODK more efficient. Below are the highlights of what we've accomplished and a preview of ODK's entity-based future! … --- ## [What’s New: Collect data about places, time-saving exports, and a big milestone](https://forum.getodk.org/t/what-s-new-collect-data-about-places-time-saving-exports-and-a-big-milestone/37368)
**Author:** [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/what-s-new-collect-data-about-places-time-saving-exports-and-a-big-milestone/37368 "2022-04-15T21:19:35Z")
Since our last announcement in December, we've added more GIS-centric features and time-saving exports to ODK. Below are the highlights of what we've accomplished and details on a big milestone we've reached together. … --- ## [What’s New: Project spaces and improvements to submission editing](https://forum.getodk.org/t/what-s-new-project-spaces-and-improvements-to-submission-editing/36020)
**Author:** [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/what-s-new-project-spaces-and-improvements-to-submission-editing/36020 "2021-12-07T16:00:46Z")
Since our last update in June, we've added some incredible new features to Collect and Central. Below are the highlights of what we've been able to accomplish together and a sneak peek at what's coming early next year. … --- ## [What's New: Submission editing in Central and an upcoming webinar](https://forum.getodk.org/t/whats-new-submission-editing-in-central-and-an-upcoming-webinar/33746)
**Author:** [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/whats-new-submission-editing-in-central-and-an-upcoming-webinar/33746 "2021-06-01T13:00:54Z")
With ODK Central v1.2, you can now edit submissions on the server! To ensure your data stays valid, every change you make must still satisfy all the constraints of the form. Every edit you make is stored so you can alway… --- ## [Community Update - 2020-09-29](https://forum.getodk.org/t/community-update-2020-09-29/30246)
**Author:** [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/community-update-2020-09-29/30246 "2020-09-29T15:00:05Z")
We sometimes send important announcements to everyone in the community. Announcements like this one are rare (at most every 3 months), so please don't unwatch or unsubscribe from this category or you will miss out on cri… --- ## [Community Update - 2020-05-07](https://forum.getodk.org/t/community-update-2020-05-07/26362)
**Author:** [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/community-update-2020-05-07/26362 "2020-05-07T17:00:00Z")
Hi all! We sometimes send important announcements to everyone in the community. These are rare (at most every 3 months), so please don't unwatch or unsubscribe from this category or you will miss out on important informa… --- ## [Community Update - 2019-04-11](https://forum.getodk.org/t/community-update-2019-04-11/19195)
**Author:** [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/community-update-2019-04-11/19195 "2019-04-11T18:18:31Z")
Hi all! We sometimes send important announcements to everyone in the community. These are rare (at most every 3 months), so please don't unwatch or unsubscribe from this category or you will miss out on very important in… --- ## [Community Update - 2018-07-17](https://forum.getodk.org/t/community-update-2018-07-17/14072)
**Author:** [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/community-update-2018-07-17/14072 "2018-07-17T20:37:26Z")
Hi ODKers! We sometimes send important announcements to everyone in the community. These are rare (at most every 3 months), so please don't unwatch or unsubscribe from this category or you will miss out on very important… --- ## [Community Update - 2017-11-08](https://forum.getodk.org/t/community-update-2017-11-08/10555)
**Author:** [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/community-update-2017-11-08/10555 "2017-11-08T18:05:13Z")
Hi ODKers! We sometimes have to send important announcements (like this community update) to everyone in the community. We rarely send announcements, so please don't unwatch or unsubscribe from this category or you will … --- ## [Important: Staying informed about ODK](https://forum.getodk.org/t/important-staying-informed-about-odk/9067)
**Author:** [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/important-staying-informed-about-odk/9067 "2017-07-17T23:34:52Z")
As you may already know, the Open Data Kit (ODK) community has moved from the Google Groups mailing list where most of you were subscribers to a new ODK Forum at https://forum.getodk.org. This move has resulted in everyo… --- ## [How to create your account and claim your old emails/posts](https://forum.getodk.org/t/how-to-create-your-account-and-claim-your-old-emails-posts/6680)
**Author:** [@getodk](https://forum.getodk.org/u/getodk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/how-to-create-your-account-and-claim-your-old-emails-posts/6680 "2017-06-04T14:55:30Z")
Remind me again, why are we moving from Google Groups? The ODK community has gotten quite large and the Google Groups mailing lists were getting too chatty and disorganized. Discourse, the platform running this site, le…