Main app
- Fixed duplicate placements
- Added compass direction to map
- Passport support (behind feature flag)
- Support basic visas
- Streaming video (with green screens) and audio
- Filterable layers
- Colored layer pins
- Embeddable map
- Map location nudges
- Fixed pop radius field on old /publish page
- Style passport in user profile
- Added React tour for the tutorial page
- Added channel welcome modals
- Added cached maps to improve loading speed
- Updated channel embed maps to support layers and bounding box zoom
- Support for NFT placements in new geofencing system
- Added basic layer visa gating
- Added a random profile picture for new and existing users
- Addeded a copyable link to the placement detail pane after a publish
- Renamed Subscribe to Follow
- Removed subscriber counts from channel pages
Studio
- Clickable maps in the studio
- Contributor roles
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