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IPMR

Integrated Population Monitoring Recorder (IPMR)

IPMR is written by Mark Cubitt on behalf of the BTO for ringers and nest recorders. On this page you will find all the program and documentation downloads that you will need for IPMR. It is recommended that you familiarise yourself with the relevant documentation before attempting to use the program.

Please download and upgrade to the latest version if you have not already done so as there will be new functionality, ring string updates and bug fixes in each release.

Submitting data to the BTO

IPMR can create emails in your mail package in a number of functions through the application. The mail package type is set in the Setup> Options function. The option can be set to MS Outlook or MAPI. MAPI applies to Outlook Express, Netscape Messenger and Eudora. Web email is not supported.

MS Outlook, if selected, does not require any special set-up. The other packages may need to be set up as your default mail program. More information can be found in the Help pages within IPMR.

The email addresses for sending electronic data to BTO are:

Ringing data submissions – ringing [dot] data [at] bto [dot] org
Nest Records submissions – nrs [at] bto [dot] org
CES submissions – ces [at] bto [dot] org
RAS submissions – ras [at] bto [dot] org

IPMR and MAC users

IPMR can be used on an Apple Macintosh PC using two different methods. The newer Mac’s with Intel processors can be set to dual-boot with Windows. As IPMR supports older versions of Windows, such as XP, licenses can be purchased more cheaply than the latest version.

If you have a Power-PC processor or wish not to dual-boot your Macintosh then installing an emulator (often with an edition of Windows, such as XP) will work. Currently this method has been tested with Microsoft Virtual PC for the Macintosh with Windows XP. If you are able to get IPMR to work with other emulators please let the IPMR Advisors team know.

Further help and advice can always be obtained from the IPMR Advisors forum.
 

New IPMR version 2.5.1 available now (12.4.2011)

Note: This version will run on all 32-bit or 64-bit Microsoft Windows Operating Systems (including Windows Vista and Windows 7)

Program and installation downloads

 

 

  Installation guide for IPMR v 2.3 (and 2.5.1) - 1Mb
Contents:

  1. Installing IPMR for the first time

  2. Upgrading IPMR from previous release
  3. Moving IPMR to a new machine
     

IPMR User guide

 Download Ring Price update May 2011 - for updating ring prices in IPMR - 1Kb (CSV format - right-click to download)

Support

This can be obtained from the IPMR Advisors. To do this you need to first join the forum. Email ipmradvisors-subscribe [at] yahoogroups [dot] com  Once approved, you will then be able to post to the forum. The Advisors team is made up of experienced IPMR Users, Demography Team (Ringing Scheme and Nest Records Team) Staff, plus those involved with the programming and testing of future IPMR releases.