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Update History : Version 4.3

New Features : Data Management

WMS Support

Orbit GIS 4.3 comes with full support of OGC WMS Services, cross-platform.
WMS Support includes support for ALL Coordinate Reference Systems specified by the OGC.

  • Added WMS server selection in Resource Browser
  • Added WMS loading progress bar for each WMS resource in the dataset list, including interrupt button.

Units and Projections

Orbit GIS 4.3 comes with full support for ALL Coordinate Reference Systems specified by the OGC, including preferred CRS units or a custom unit for your map view.

  • Default CRS and Units can be specified as Preference.
  • CRS is automatically applied from WMS resources
  • CRS can be manually set for all other resources

KML, KMZ en GPX support

  • Added support for reading and writing of KML, KMZ and GPX vector data formats.

New Features : Image Processing

New Image and Raster format support

  • Added format support for a number of Image and Raster data formats:
    • Erdas IMG
    • ERMapper ERS
    • Idrisi RST
    • ESRI FLT

New Raster Processing tools

New extensions for Image Processing :

  • Raster Algebra tool
  • Contour Extraction / Equal values calculation
  • XRef Table calculation

Note: These tools are new extensions to Orbit GIS and are not a part of the standard Orbit GIS product.

New Features : Graphics

Color Image appearance

  • Added Color Image Enhancement controls in the Legend Editor:
    • Brightness
    • Contrast
    • Saturation
  • Added 'Compare' toggle to switch image enhancement on/off
  • Added Reset function

Raster Data appearance

  • New Classification tool & range of coloring palletes for visual presentation of raster data.

Representation of Symbols

  • Added option to render icon symbols on a 1:1 scale, i.e. same size as original icon or image file.
  • Added Shadow option for Point Symbols including GIF, JPG, PNG icons.

Perspective Shadowing

  • Added Perspective Shadowing option for Point Symbols, Text labels and Pie Charts.

Added Real-Time Image rendering as Label

  • When choosing an ImageURL-type attribute to be labeled, you can choose to label the image instead of the URL-text in real time.
  • The size of the image can be specified by a size-slider
  • The ImageURL is a new content type to be defined within your dataset speecifications.

Legend Appearance in General

  • Drag and Drop a Legend file on a Dataset entry in the Dataset List to apply the legend on-the-fly.
  • Improved browsing of Symbol Libraries

New Features : Extensions

Photo Locator update

  • Update for the Photo Locator extension, fully supporting the RICOH CAPLIO500 capabilities & support for Google Earth.

Note: This is an extension to Orbit GIS and is not a part of the standard Orbit GIS product.

Microdrone support

  • Added funcioinality in Microdrone Airborne Mapping extensions

Note: This is an extension to Orbit GIS and is not a part of the standard Orbit GIS product.

Cyclorama support

  • New extension for viewing & measuring in Cycloramas (360 degrees photos)

Note: This is a new extension to Orbit GIS and is not a part of the standard Orbit GIS product.

CRS Conversion Utility

  • New conversion utility for vector data, supporting all Co-ordinate & Projection Systems supported by the OGC.

Note: This is a new extension to Orbit GIS and is not a part of the standard Orbit GIS product.

Extension & Version Management

  • New management tool for version control and automated update check, available from the About box.

Compare Tool

  • Added SmartZoom by using mouse scroller.

Scripting Extension

  • New scripting extension to Orbit GIS allows real time script execution using the complete Orbit GIS engine and API's. Scripting suports the JSR-223 standards.

Note: This is a new extension to Orbit GIS and is not a part of the standard Orbit GIS product.

Improved Functions

Improved Mac OSX Support

  • Improved management of Orbit GIS Extensions and personal settings

Enhanced Query Tool

  • Added querying by Rules as available within Dataset Content Specifications
    • Rules appear as Spatial Object Metadata
  • fixed bug in entry of decimal values

Better Buffering tool

  • Improved Buffering tool with better calculation of areas for complex polygon forms
  • Added “Dissolve” option

Projections

  • Improved use of projection systems and support for Map View and resources.
  • Default Projection setting as part of current Workspace.
  • Default unit denominator

OMI and OCR

  • Improved management of OMI and OCR resources

Scale setting

  • Improved Set to Scale function
  • Added popup from status bar

Overview Window

  • Drag-and-drop Overview Window content management for add & remove

Import Tool

  • Improved “Import and Geocode” procedure
  • Fixed formatting bug
  • Added import for Polygons

Edit Objects toolbar

  • Integrated “Edit Objects” toolbar - 'Show All option'
  • Improved Squaring functions
  • Improved Parallel calculation functions
  • Improved value-input fields behaviour

Object Selection improvement

  • Improved highlighting for selection of remote point-objects using symbolics or iconic representation that are not available on client-side.

License Management

  • License Editor now manages Orbit GIS license and licenses of Extensions.
  • Revised 'Check for Updates' menu option

Legend & Graphics Appearance

  • Added Decimals setting for Label formatting
  • Improved preview of symbols when defining legends

Various bug fixes

  • measure : fixed line-area bug
  • resource browser: reworked “recently used” (now updated and saved in real-time)
  • Toolbox revision for Split Dataset tool
  • Toolbox revision for Merge Dataset tool
  • revised Undo function
  • revised 'Move to Location' dialog
  • revised Desktop Layout storage
  • added 'Focus' option for each object point in the Object Inspector
  • revised FME support
  • revised Workspace Preferences management

Update History

 
Last modified:: 2019/03/25 11:36