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Installation Guide

Install the Hydroscape App in 5 seconds

Add it to your home screen directly from your browser. No app store, no download, no waiting. Works offline for remote fisheries.

Open Hydroscape
Hydroscape app installed on phone home screen

Install in 5 Seconds

Straight from Safari or Chrome. No app store needed.

Report Offline

Zero signal? No problem. Auto-syncs when you reconnect.

Full-Screen Maps

One tap launch. Precise GPS pinning without browser bars.

Reporting

GPS-precise reporting with What3Words accuracy

Pin your exact location on the map, log the number of cormorants, their behaviour, and attach a photo. Every report is geotagged and timestamped automatically.

Hydroscape reporting form with interactive map
Intelligence

Live national heatmap and Hydro-Vericount™ data

See the real-time national picture. Our dashboard shows de-duplicated population estimates, estimated daily fish loss, and top reporting regions — all powered by your sightings.

Hydroscape dashboard with heatmap and Vericount data
Always ready

One tap from your home screen, works offline

Install the app and it sits on your home screen like any other app. No signal on the bank? No problem — reports queue locally and sync the moment you reconnect.

Hydroscape app icon on phone home screen

How to install

Choose your device and follow the steps

iPhone / iPad

Install via Safari

  1. 1

    Open Safari and go to hydroscape-group.co.uk

    Must be Safari — Chrome on iPhone won't work for this
  2. 2

    Tap the Share button at the bottom of the screen

  3. 3

    Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen

  4. 4

    Tap Add in the top right corner

    The Hydroscape icon will appear on your home screen

Android

Install via Chrome

  1. 1

    Open Chrome and go to hydroscape-group.co.uk

  2. 2

    Tap the three dots menu in the top right corner

  3. 3

    Tap Install App or Add to Home Screen

    The wording varies slightly between Android versions
  4. 4

    Tap Install on the confirmation prompt

    The Hydroscape icon will appear on your home screen

Don't open in Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn

Their in-app browsers don't support installation. If someone shares the link on social media, copy it and paste it into Safari (iPhone) or Chrome (Android) instead.

Separate App

Also install HydroTasks

HydroTasks is a free, standalone outdoor task manager. It runs on a separate domain and installs as its own app alongside Hydroscape.

Map + Kanban

Pin jobs to a real map and organise them in drag-and-drop columns.

3D Project View

Toggle into satellite terrain and see tasks as extruded 3D columns.

Works Offline

Full offline support with automatic sync when connectivity returns.

How to install HydroTasks

Same process, different address

iPhone / iPad

Install HydroTasks via Safari

  1. 1

    Open Safari and go to tasks.hydroscape-group.co.uk

    Must be Safari — Chrome on iPhone won't work for this
  2. 2

    Tap the Share button at the bottom of the screen

  3. 3

    Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen

  4. 4

    Tap Add in the top right corner

    The HydroTasks icon will appear on your home screen

Android

Install HydroTasks via Chrome

  1. 1

    Open Chrome and go to tasks.hydroscape-group.co.uk

  2. 2

    Tap the three dots menu in the top right corner

  3. 3

    Tap Install App or Add to Home Screen

    The wording varies slightly between Android versions
  4. 4

    Tap Install on the confirmation prompt

    The HydroTasks icon will appear on your home screen

Hydroscape and HydroTasks are separate apps

They install independently and have their own icons on your home screen. Hydroscape is for reporting sightings and accessing the data. HydroTasks is for managing outdoor jobs, projects, and contractors. You can install one or both.