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New confirmed cases of Sudden Oak Death (SOD) (P. ramorum) have been added to OakMapper. 621 new points collected in 2011 have been added to OakMapper bringing the total number of confirmed SOD locations to 2191. The new data consists of laboratory confirmed cases collected by the annual SOD Blitz campaign of 2011 from the Forest Pathology and Mycology Lab run by Dr. Matteo Garbelotto.

New confirmed cases of Sudden Oak Death (SOD) (P. ramorum) have been added to OakMapper. 415 new points collected between 2008 and 2011 have been added to OakMapper bringing the total number of confirmed SOD locations to 1570. The new data consists of laboratory confirmed cases collected by the annual SOD Blitz campaigns of 2008-2010 from the Forest Pathology and Mycology Lab run by Dr. Matteo Garbelotto and also data collected by the California Department of Food and Agriculture between 2008 and 2011.

The California Academy of Sciences recently created a video that features the OakMapper's web site as well as its iPhone application in their Science Today video forum. In this short video, the story of Sudden Oak Death disease and the efforts to monitor its spread is very well captured and communicated. The video is currently running at the kiosk section. We embedded the video here for your viewing pleasure.

OakMapper's new iPhone application is now available in the iTunes App Store. The OakMapper App uses your phone's built in GPS to identify where you are when you submit data. That means that you can report SOD as soon as you see it and never have to use a GPS to get your position. Download the App now and start OakMapping on your iPhone! Visit our mobile page for more information.