Winter may be bringing cold temperatures, but we're heating things up with exciting updates across the OuterSpatial platform! We've been hard at work improving our product to make outdoor experiences smoother for visitors and more powerful for organization teams.

Next week, we're excited to head to the Association of Southeastern State Park Directors (ASSPD) conference in Flowood, Mississippi, hosted by Mississippi State Parks.

At OuterSpatial, conference season means more than just attending sessions. It’s a chance to share, learn, and grow with fellow park professionals.

We are thrilled to share the exciting news that Ohio Department of Natural Resources has officially joined OuterSpatial, making OuterSpatial the official mobile app for outdoor recreation in Ohio!

As the days grow longer and the weather warms up, we’re excited to share some exciting new features and improvements we’ve made to enhance the OuterSpatial platform. Over the last quarter, our team has been hard at work, listening to your feedback, and implementing updates to make our platform better than ever. Here’s a comprehensive look at what we released this Spring.

We’re excited to introduce a powerful new feature in our app — the Create a Report tool. This innovative tool enables visitors to share detailed, on-the-ground information about trail conditions, hazards, and incidents, providing your organization with invaluable insights to enhance park management and maintenance.

We're excited to announce our partnership with what3words, marking a significant milestone in our mission to empower organizations to deliver exceptional outdoor experiences.

We are thrilled to share the fantastic news that North Dakota Parks & Recreation has officially joined OuterSpatial, marking an exciting milestone in our mission to connect outdoor enthusiasts with nature's splendor.

Welcome to the Winter 2023 update for OuterSpatial! Over the last several months, we focused on smaller iterative improvements while also laying the groundwork for some big new features in 2024.

The 2023 Bay Area Ridge Challenge has come to an end! We would like to congratulate all those who participated in the challenge and helped achieve the goal of circumnavigating the whole Ridge Trail, together!

Are you ready to take your state park offerings to the next level? We are thrilled to introduce the Nevada State Parks Digital Passport Program, a groundbreaking initiative that promises to elevate the visitor experience and bring your parks into the digital age!

We've been busy since our last product update in November 2022. I'm excited to share all the progress we've made since then. This update will cover just the highlights. If you want all the nitty gritty detail about the 35+ OuterSpatial releases deployed so far this year, check out our release notes: Manager, Mobile, and Web.

On the road again! We're heading up the west coast to the rugged, inspiring, and verdant Central Oregon Coast for the [Rocky Mountain State Park Executive Conference](https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/Pages/rmspec.aspx) next week.

OuterSpatial, an award-winning platform for parks and recreation organizations that provides visitors with a mobile application and website within minutes, without writing any code, has announced its partnership with American Trails and its participation at this year's International Trails Summit the week of April 17, 2023, in Reno, NV.

It’s always great to get out of the office, close the laptop and connect with the park and trail community! For me, it’s a perk. I get to engage with some of our OuterSpatial partners and hear firsthand how they are empowering their visitors to explore the outdoors and their thoughts on ways we can enhance the platform!

New digital passport program with California State Parks makes the outdoors more fun and accessible.

Is your organization looking to maximize the impact of its marketing efforts and gain valuable insights into the effectiveness of these efforts? If so, you’ll definitely want to use OuterSpatial campaigns to support your marketing efforts!

The potential benefits of a mobile application for a parks and recreation organization should not be underestimated. While a website is an essential part of any organization’s online presence, a mobile app allows for a more interactive and personalized visitor experience.

Catch up on all the improvements made to the OuterSpatial product over the summer.

Read about how Hawai’i's Division of Land and Natural Resources uses OuterSpatial to solve a longstanding hunter check-in problem.

I’ll be at the National Outdoor Recreation Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee next week, and I look forward to connecting with and learning from all the amazing attendees. To show our support, OuterSpatial is also sponsoring the event.

We are beyond excited to announce we are partnering with Tyler Technologies to integrate OuterSpatial with Tyler’s recreation and reservation management platform, Recreation Dynamics!

Come see us at the NASPD 2022 Conference in Sunriver, Oregon next week! We are very excited to be sponsoring this conference and can’t wait to connect with our current and future customers. We’ve also got some exciting announcements coming that you won’t want to miss, so stay in touch!

Congratulations, you signed up for OuterSpatial! You’re probably excited to get your new award-winning app into your visitors’ hands, but maybe you’re also unsure about what to do next? If so, we’re here to help!

An update on what we've been working on for the last couple of months to get our product ready for warmer spring weather.

We are thrilled to share that the City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department in Indiana has won the Most Ingenious Award at the 2022 Bloomington Innovation Celebration for their launch in OuterSpatial!

When considering the development of a mobile application, many organizations get stumped by the question, “Why should we offer a mobile application when our website is already optimized for mobile?” This post highlights some of the key advantages a mobile application offers over a responsive website.

Highlights of some of the foundational work and incremental improvements we made to the OuterSpatial product over the past month or so.

A customer highlight on The Society For The Protection Of New Hampshire Forests, one of the oldest and most respected nonprofit land management organizations in the United States.

Highlights of some of the improvements we made across the OuterSpatial product over the last month, including work on challenges and outings.

A short update about some of the improvements we recently made to the OuterSpatial product.

Information about the updates we rolled out across the OuterSpatial product in the last couple of months.

A missing boy in Lincoln, Massachusetts was found safely within hours of going missing in the Lincoln Forest with the help of OuterSpatial!

We’re excited to welcome the State of Hawaiʻi to OuterSpatial!

We’re thrilled to announce that the largest state park system in the United States, California State Parks, is now available in OuterSpatial!

OuterSpatial Mobile has a new look! We recently redesigned the home screen and introduce some new and exciting features based on years of hard work and feedback from you.

We recently rolled out some improvements for OuterSpatial Manager to help your Organization get up-and-running and find success quickly.

We're thrilled to share that Five Rivers MetroParks in Dayton, Ohio has won 1st Place in the Marketing Innovation category from the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association for their launch in OuterSpatial earlier this year!

We're working on helping the community during this difficult time by offering free webinars and a free trial of OuterSpatial to help organizations connect with their visitors.