Spatial Manager Desktop™ Changelog

January 23, 2015 - Release 1.0.5

• The OpenStreetMap data provider can now also import PBF files
• It can now load SHP files which include date fields
• The SRID of a PRJ (a Shapefile companion file) is now also obtained by reading its parameters
• You can now also search the catalog of CRSs using the "aliases" of the CRSs
  • Alias: Unofficial Coordinate System name but that is commonly used
• The application now considers the displacement of the Origin of coordinates in all cases where needed
• No more problems when reading an invalid date in the header of any SHP or DBF files
• Now unnamed fields are supported in an ODBC connection
• Spaces are also supported in the names of MIF / MID and TAB files when writing
• When exporting to DXF the Polygons are now saved as Polylines, as well as Hatches
• SDF files can be exported even when a Field name is "NAME"
• SQLite files can also be exported even if the Table includes Key Fields
• Improvements in the KML/KMZ data Provider:
  • Data can now be loaded data from HTML in the description
  • Support for OGC KML extensions added
  • A warning is displayed when trying to load a file without Features
  • Support for "Model" Features added
  • Now if there are null Features, the following Features will continue to be processed
  • Multiple nested geometries can now be loaded
  • Now existing folders are never ignored
  • The folders referenced within the links no longer cause problems
  • All badly constructed geometries are repaired
  • Loading a file now never goes to an infinite loop
  • Other small bugs solved:
    • The coordinates separated by tab are now supported
    • Links to KMZ without extension are now controlled
    • Now the column headers HTML "th" are also supported
    • The formats of coordinates X and Y are now validated before reading
    • The KMZ files are supported even if they have a KML extension and vice versa
    • It is also supported that the coordinates separator be ';' instead of ','
    • Analysis of whether any Polygon or Polyline are empty
    • It also examines whether any linked file has no extension
    • The links with empty name and relative URLs are checked
    • The links to websites instead of KML files are also reviewed
    • The KMZ files whose KML has a "byte order" character at the beginning, are supported
    • The links to nonexistent pages are also supported
    • The application now checks that none of the links have a link to itself and causes an infinite loop
    • Rejected requests to load links from the code are now checked
    • Invalid values of Z coordinates are not allowed
    • Also the links to KMZ files without extension are not allowed
• The EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 8.6
• Solved some issues concerning to the limited size of DBF files (Shapefile companion)
• Now you can to cancel any Spatial Query using the ESC key
• You can open more than one Map from the Windows Explorer by double-clicking on the SPM files
• A new possibility of using non-perpetual licenses has been included
• The 32-bit and 64-bit setup applications are now consolidated into a single setup program which automatically selects the appropriate platform
  • The setup program also includes the ability to install the 32-bit application in Windows 64-bit using the single installer
• Fixed some incorrect texts in the Welcome window of the User Data Sources (UDS) Wizard
• The Trial version lets you now save more than 100 Features in a Map
• A proper warning is displayed now when you cannot save data from the application in locations without the necessary permissions
• Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements

October 3, 2014 - Release 1.0.4

• Twelve new background maps based on the information of OpenStreetMap were added
• All background maps are now loaded without problems under any circumstances
• A new possibility of using non-perpetual licenses has been included
• Fixed bugs, errors and problems:
  • Trial version (when some Features are removed)
  • Application License (when executing Tasks in the command window)
  • Accessing new releases
  • Loading KML files with invalid name space
  • Loading SHP files which include date Fields
• Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

September 3, 2014 - Release 1.0.3

• There are many new conversion systems for coordinate transformations. Among them, various grid-based interpolations (NADCON and NTv2)
• Now more conversion information is displayed, allowing the user to select its parameters more accurately
• Now the image of the background map is also printed when there are selected items
• Fixed some general bugs regarding printing the image of the background map
• The application can be executed now by logging in with a user other that the one installed
• Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

June 27, 2014 - Release 1.0.2

• Defining invalid destination files in the Task wizard it is no longer allowed
• The options to rename files and folders in the Data Sources panel works properly now
• ESC cancels the loading of a Map or multiple files when they are dragged from Windows Explorer
• When multiple Features are selected, the different Properties appear as "Various"
• When opening a Map including a background image the saved view is properly restored
• When exporting to DXF the application does not display a warning about the file being overwritten if it does not exists
• Fixed a bug that did not allow the generation of DXF files from any provider
• The performance in Tasks executed from the Command window, using DXF files as target, has been improved
• Fixed several issues on exporting to DXF
• The Data grid restores its position correctly when closing and reopening the application
• Shortcuts cannot be defined using a blank name referring to a physical drive
• The Properties of a UDS appear using the right application language
• The route of a saved Map is displayed in the Properties panel
• Saving Maps using the tool in the context menu of its Tab works properly now
• ESC closes the window to save Features
• Undefined Coordinate Systems are displayed as "Unknown"
• A bug has been fixed concerning the automatic assignment of the Map CRS when loading layers defined using different CRSs
• Tables that include date Fields are loaded correctly using the application in any language
• A bug has been fixed that happened when exporting to DGN files including Features in negative coordinates
• Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

June 6, 2014 - Release 1.0.1

• The conversion for source tables OGR (DXF, DGN, etc.), when coordinate system transformations are applied, has been improved
• Fixed an error when loading MIF files
• The licensing system has been improved to keep the license active when the computer name is changed
• The search of SQL Servers has been improved
• Using tables including "Geography" data type has been improved
• Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

June 1, 2014 - Release 1.0.0

• First commercial version. Includes a limited Trial version which allows you to select the application Edition to try
• Size limitations when generating DBF files have been removed
• Now, when a Layer is Separated, the new layers are shown even if a Base Map is active
• Zoom extension now includes turned-off Layers
• The value "SRID=0" can now be selected as the Map CRS
• The SQLite provider, and saving SPM Maps, now works correctly under Windows XP and Windows 7
• The EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 8.4
• Improvements to read a PRJ file that cannot be recognized
• New system of licensing and activation/deactivation of licenses
• Changes in the application updates system depending on the support period
• It is now possible to disable the repeated warning of a specific update
• New function included in the application options to check for updates at any time
• Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

March 27, 2014 - Release 0.9.9 (beta)

• The KML/KMZ provider now supports the height (absolute or relative) and vertical edge parameters for the features
• A button to close the application has been included in all error windows
• Projection on the fly of layers according to their coordinate system and the map coordinate system
• Base maps (road, satellite, etc.) have been included as an option for the map background
• C++ Redistributable has been included when installing the application
• Types and sizes of the ribbon buttons have been improved
• The period of beta testing is extended to May 31, 2014
• Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

January 28, 2014 - Release 0.9.8 (beta)

• It is again allowed to install the 32-bit version on a 64-bit operating system
• The period of beta testing is extended to March 31, 2014
• It is now possible to re-load a Layer updating its data from the corresponding Source
• The performance of some spatial queries has been improved
• The providers perform queries on geometry types when connecting (ODBC, SQLite, SQL Server, PostGIS, FDO)
• Improved speed for read and write in the PostGIS provider
• The PostGIS provider now allows selection of the database to use in a dropdown
• The application now checks if PotsGIS is installed over PostgreSQL
• The PostGIS provider now supports more data types
• The name of a Map is now displayed when asking the user to save the Map
• Common values in a Field of a Selection are now shown in the Properties window
• The performance of the Properties window has been improved when selecting a UDS by right-click
• The "Enabled/Disabled" status of some buttons has been improved based on the state of the Layers
• Checking updates has been improved
• Header texts on wizards have been modified to better reflect their actual environment
• Help button has been added (access to the Spatial Manager Desktop™ Wiki)
• Options and inquiries to the user when overwriting Files or Tables have been improved
• Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

December 16, 2013 - Release 0.9.7 (beta)

• The period of beta testing is extended to January 31, 2014
• It prevents the user from installing the 32-bit version on a 64-bit operating system
• The windows in the end of Tasks definition are improved
• Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

November 26, 2013 - Release 0.9.6 (beta )

• Development of the SQLite provider
• Development of the OGR provider
• Some improvements made in the PostGIS provider
• New own icon is set for the OSM provider
• Suppressed 'Type' and 'Source' information in error windows
• Now the user can set the timeout when connecting using the SQL Server Spatial provider
• The format of the application Maps has been changed now using a SQLite database file
• Improved providers table (order, names and extensions)
• Further information of the selected Layer in the Properties window about its conditions in the Map
• Improved functions that affect saving Layers
• Now the content of the internal Layers is saved in the Map file
• Added a new property to the providers to see if it is necessary to check its parameters
• Now the number of rows of a PostGIS Table is shown inside its properties
• Now the user is notified when the application is performing some preprocessing while loading Features
• Improvement in the performance of the tree in the OSM provider parameter window
• Read-only Fields optionally included for OSM information types
• The names of Tables/Layers are set by default for OSM
• Now the user can set the WFS store version
• All the providers now return a default layer name
• Now the rows starts numbering from '1' instead of '0' in the Data Grid
• Improvements are introduced to speed up the application load
• The FDO provider is normalized in terms of default names or types of icons
• Now the user can send an e-mail to notify an error
• The OGR provider is normalized in terms of the default names or types of icons
• All buttons for confirmation/cancellation and affirmation/negation are modified to enhance the messages to the user
• Format 'Arc/Info .E00 (ASCII) Coverage' has been added to the OGR provider
• The name of the Field Geometry has been changed for SDF files
• The name of the target Table has been set for all the file-type providers
• Update data for all database-type providers has been improved
• One area of transformation has been set by default to the Coordinate Transformation
• Now it is possible to disconnect the data source for any or all Layers
• Now a small set of spatial files for sample purposes is included when you install the application
• Simplification of the application boot screens
• The FDO provider is no longer considered in beta phase and is added to the other providers
• The necessary functions to work with "Arrays" of points has been adapted
• In the English version of the application the term "Split layer" is amended to "Separate layer"
• Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

September 13, 2013 - Release 0.9.5 (beta)

• In the Layers tree the typography differs for internal and external layers and (*) is added before the name for changed and unsaved Layers
• Now, when loading a KML/KMZ file, it can add a Field including information about the folder from each feature which is loaded
• Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

September 9, 2013 - Release 0.9.4 (beta)

• New function to Separate a layer into others based on the Field value
• New Provider for OpenStreetMap OSM files
• The names of the Providers have been updated
• Installation program has been modified and now it offers more additional possibilities
• Now .NET 4.0 is installed in the case that it has not been installed
• Updated the URL for downloading updates
• Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

July 30, 2013 - Release 0.9.3 (beta)

• Now when removing a layer if the following layer is off, it automatically turns on
• Backup files of the application settings are now generated
• Improved warning messages when editing or deleting Shortcuts or User Data Sources affecting saved Tasks
• Extension of the information provided when cannot connect to a PostGIS server
• "About" window now includes access to the version upgrade news
• Updated framework of the application to .NET 4.0
• The name of the application is now "Spatial Manager Desktop"
• Changed the version of the application to v.2014
• Paths changed for default installation folder and application settings
• Updated application icons and images of some information or load screens
• Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

June 7, 2013 - Release 0.9.2 (beta)

• New option to open the folder containing a file in the data source tree in Windows explorer
• Sort position in data source tree by dragging
• Data sources not available are grayed out in the data source tree
• Loading SHP files even though cannot find associated DBF file
• Copy selected features to clipboard
• Improved source SRID choice when exporting selected features
• Several improvements for consistency with the Map, performance and selection in the Data grid
• Improved selection of visible/hidden columns in the Data grid
• Layers including polygonal features apply default transparency when loaded
• Display of Layer number and total Layers number when opening a map
• Warning to the user when loading Layers without defined SRID is suppressed
• Improved user information when running Tasks in the operating system Command window
• Warning to the user when executing a Task that writes less features than read from the source
• Properties of a source or target of Tasks when grouping by source or target
• Better use of the available width in the Properties panel
• Properties of a Layer includes information on its data source
• Display of localized path names for system folders ("My Documents", etc.)
• New options to create shortcuts for the root folder of drives and open this folder in Windows Explorer
• Opening of Maps by dragging to the application from Windows Explorer
• Loading of Layers and/or Maps from files (SPM, SHP, KML, etc.) by dragging to the application from Windows Explorer
• Application *.SPM extension is associated over the installation and the Maps can be opened directly from Windows Explorer
• Different default paths are stored when open or save information (maps, data export, etc.)
• More information provided to the user when loading Layers including null Features
• Resolved inconsistencies when saving new, modified or unmodified layers
• PostGIS server provider is now included
• Checking of the SQL Server version (2008 or 2012)
• Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements