A central place for updates, known issues, and future plans for all David Gross' Apps, Services, and Products.
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General Roadmap
My focus for the upcoming development cycles is on targeted improvements to service reliability and security. Many apps depend on external data feeds that have changed over time, and my primary goal is to re-establish and harden these connections. Here is a more specific breakdown of my priorities:
Comprehensive Quality Sweep: A deep probe has been initiated across all applications. Every line of source code is being inspected and, where necessary, re-written to meet new standards of quality and robustness. While many apps appear to be functioning correctly, this process will ensure their long-term stability and performance.
Service Restoration & Server Upgrades: The main priority is bringing back services that went offline due to changes in external data sources. This involves upgrading some legacy server components and finding new, stable scientific APIs to replace those that are no longer functional.
Pursuit of Unmatched Quality: My goal is for each app to be the #1 in its respective domain, not by flashy redesigns, but by providing the highest quality data and depth of features. My UIs are already lean and effective, and the focus will remain on functional excellence.
Update Communications: This page will serve as the high-level guide for my strategic direction. For detailed, granular updates on bug fixes and feature additions, please refer to the release notes published on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store for each specific app.
Application Status Details
Wildfire Info
Current Status: Operational with Feature Limitations, Under Review
Core mapping appears to be functioning, but the app is undergoing a full quality audit. Certain supplementary data layers are offline.
Known Issues & Future Plans
Earthquake Monitor
Current Status: Operational with Feature Limitations, Under Review
Primary USGS data feeds are active, but the app is undergoing a full quality audit.
Known Issues & Future Plans
Find Lot Size
Current Status: Under Active Review
The application's core APIs are stable, but the entire service is undergoing a deep quality sweep. I am also working to add better features to support user accounts.
Known Issues & Future Plans
This app faces significant external challenges. There are ongoing issues with Google AdSense/AdMob, where users report the ad dismissal 'X' fails to display, preventing them from closing ads. After waiting months for a support call with Google in June 2025, the representative on the scheduled Zoom call could not confirm they were calling from the USA, so I terminated the call. I have received no response from Google or its CEO on the matter. On findlotsize.com, "auto ads" placements are inconsistent with low fill rates, and I am investigating anti-ad-blocker technology as a response. Separately, the app operates far over its Apple Maps Javascript API quota. Apple has not granted a formal usage increase but allows the overage, creating an unstable situation. I have had no response from Apple or Tim Cook on this issue, despite the API being out of beta for years.
Map Measurement Tool
Current Status: Under Active Review
The app is stable, but is part of the comprehensive quality sweep. I am also working to implement several user-requested features.
Known Issues & Future Plans
Like Find Lot Size, this app is affected by ongoing issues with Google AdSense/AdMob. Users report that the ad dismissal 'X' often fails to display. It has been incredibly difficult to get straight answers from Google support. After waiting months for a support call in June 2025, the representative on the Zoom call was unable to confirm they were calling from the USA, so I ended the call. My requests for clarification to Google and its leadership have gone unanswered. I hope Google can improve its communication and support for developers.
Doom Scroll Global
Current Status: Operational
Known Issues & Future Plans
Scoop.FYI
Current Status: Under Active Review
The service is online but undergoing a quality audit. The UAS Reports page is a key focus.
Known Issues & Future Plans
The main focus is updating the collection of links on the UAS Reports page, as many are outdated. I will be reviewing all content, but I encourage users to submit broken links or suggest new ones via my support email to help accelerate this process.
California Traffic Cameras
Current Status: Degraded Performance, Under Review
Many camera feeds are unavailable. The Caltrans API has proven unreliable. The app is part of the comprehensive quality sweep.
Known Issues & Future Plans
A key goal for future versions is to integrate links to live video streams where available. Restoring full camera coverage is a high priority.
California Traffic
Current Status: Under Active Review
While core data feeds seem stable, the entire application is undergoing a comprehensive quality sweep to address known, rare crashing bugs and data source fragility.
Known Issues & Future Plans
The quality sweep will investigate known, rare crashing issues. The data is scraped from the CHP website which is not a formal API, creating a risk of instability. Future updates will focus on improving data parsing robustness.
Portland Incident Map
Current Status: Under Review
The web app remains online.
Known Issues & Future Plans
This app was removed from the iOS App Store around 2018 for being 'too simplistic' by Apple's standards. My goal is to add more features and depth to the service, resubmit it to the iOS & macOS App Stores in 2025, and restore the native Android application.
Satellite Weather Viewer
Current Status: Normal
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Solar Weather Viewer
Current Status: Undergoing Major Rebuild
Custom data loops are offline. The app currently defers to official NASA sources.
Known Issues & Future Plans
Contact
For general questions, feedback, bug reports, or support requests, the best way to reach me is by email.
I do my best to respond to all inquiries as quickly as possible.
Developer Information and Privacy Point of Contact
Contact Info for the App/Web Developer and Privacy Point of Contact David Gross is [email protected]. Write an email and your inquiry will be returned as soon as possible.
Data Retention and Deletion Policy
David Gross retains standard web access logs of server activity. David Gross can delete your specific server activity if requested.
Data Sharing
David Gross does not share data collected within Web access logs or other interactions that are not reasonably intended to be shared publicly with any third party. These interactions that are not shared include, but are not limited to:
Addresses or locations queried for geocoding purposes.
Notification service identifiers.
PayPal Transaction IDs.
User-uploaded text, pictures, videos, and audio.
User-uploaded precise or coarse location info.
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David Gross uses personalized ads via Google AdMob and Google AdSense, except in the EEA (European Economic Area) and UK (also know as GDPR General Data Protection Regulation countries), and California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Virginia, where David Gross restricts data processing and serves non-personalized ads. Non-personalized ads are contextual and not based on a user's past behavior. For more information, please see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
HTTPS
David Gross uses HTTPS throughout his apps, websites, and services. David Gross allows arbitrary loads over plaintext HTTP for ad-related media and web content in his apps and websites with ads.
Age Requirement
David Gross only allows users age 13+ to use his services.
Policy Changes
This privacy policy may be updated from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page. This policy was last updated on June 22, 2025.
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