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Fulcrum

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Velocity5.0

Fulcrum ships steadily, but this cycle is maintenance, not direction

field-data-collectiongismobilereliabilityoffline-sync
◆Current state
Fulcrum is in a maintenance-heavy stretch across its mobile and web field-data-collection apps. The recent releases are dominated by reliability fixes — ArcGIS connectivity, WMS layers requiring token headers, SSO sync errors, offline layer downloads — with a handful of small usability additions like an always-on map scale bar and the ability to background a GPS track before it collects points.
◆Where it's heading
The arc here is incremental hardening of the mapping and GPS core rather than a capability expansion. The repeated ArcGIS and WMS fixes across Android, iOS, and web suggest a concerted push to stabilize enterprise GIS integrations, likely in response to customer-reported friction. Nothing in this window points to a new product direction.
◆Prediction
Expect continued phased mobile releases focused on GIS integration reliability and offline sync; the entries don't support a confident call on any larger feature bet.

◆Recent moves

  1. 4h ago

    Android: ArcGIS, WMS token, and offline-layer fixes

    A phased Android release fixing ArcGIS connection failures, WMS layers that need a token header, offline downloads of certain ArcGIS Feature Service layers, and a map-view crash. Pure reliability work on the GIS integration surface.

  2. 4h ago

    iOS: fix for WMS layers needing a token header

    A small iOS release fixing WMS layers that require a token in the request header. Part of the same cross-platform GIS reliability push.

  3. 4h ago

    iOS: SSO sync 401 and Intune/Edge login fixes

    iOS fixes for SSO users hitting 401 errors during mobile sync and an Intune SSO login issue when authentication routes through Microsoft Edge. Enterprise authentication hardening.

  4. 4h ago

    Android: map scale bar and background GPS tracks

    Android gains a live map scale bar, the ability to background a GPS track immediately after starting it, and a video-capture layout that adapts to the device navigation bar. Small but real usability additions for field work.

  5. 6d ago

    Web: Advanced Geometry report and ArcGIS fixes

    Weekly web release fixing Advanced Geometry rendering in reports (which had shown only a point instead of the full shape) and ArcGIS mobile connection errors. Bug fixes, no new surface.

  6. 10d ago

    Android: stability and performance fixes

    A phased Android release described only as bug fixes and performance optimizations, with no user-visible feature change.