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Refresh your park information

Understand signed files, optional publisher checks and source dates.

Parkspan 0.6.0-beta · Reviewed September 21, 2026
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  1. 01

    Check your current data

    Open Settings → Park data. The app works with its bundled catalog even when no online update source is configured.

  2. 02

    Import a reviewed package

    Use the signed-file import option if you have an official Parkspan public-data package. The app checks its signature, hashes, base compatibility and revision before activating it.

  3. 03

    Configure an optional source

    Only when a Parkspan publisher URL is provided, use Update source to enter its HTTPS package URL. Save source, then use Check for park data update. The current beta does not come with a publisher preconfigured.

  4. 04

    Choose automatic checks

    Enable Check daily on unmetered internet only if you want it. Check source dates on individual facts even after an update; a new package date does not make every underlying fact newly verified.

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