Release Notes Global Mapper 27.0
Significant New Features
Global Mapper Standard
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The GeoCalc geodetic engine and datasource is now fully integrated into Global Mapper.
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Added support for Cloud Optimized Point Clouds (COPC) and Esri SLPK format (read only).
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Added support for reading and writing LAS / LAZ v1.5 format files. This includes internal support for offset GPS times for more precision.
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Added support for exporting loaded point/line data to a TFADS-O obstacle format file.
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Added support for exporting Trimble GGF geoid grid format files.
Global Mapper Pro
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Significant updates to the Lidar QA/QC tool allowing matching XY and Z components of control points against associated points in the cloud. Both Z-only and fully 3D transformations are now available.
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Added a new Voronoi Density Measurement tool for calculating horizontal lidar point density based on Voronoi cell sizes.
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A new guided breakline drawing tool that snaps to terrain features based on user-placed seed points.
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A redesigned Viewshed tool, including new options for optimizing transmitter placement and height on terrain data.
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A new land cover classification model that is best suited for imagery from desert, semi-arid, or low-precipitation areas.
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A new land cover classification model that is best suited for imagery from coastal chaparral areas.
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Optimized Pixels to Points processing, resulting in additional speed improvements and significantly improved the performance and quality of meshing.
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Added support for exporting loaded point cloud data to the E57 format.
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Added script support for Deep Learning inference tools, including Land Cover Classification, Building Extraction, and Vehicle Detection.
GeoCalc Integration and Changes
Global Mapper Standard
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The GeoCalc geodetic engine and datasource is now fully integrated into Global Mapper.
- GM-21562 Standard
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Removed option to save 'Custom Datums/Ellipsoids' when exporting User Settings as it does not apply anymore.
- GM-22335 Standard
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Avoid unnecessary coordinate transformations when adding template from file in Digitizer.
- GM-22308 Standard
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Handle import of China Geodetic Coordinate System EPSG 4490 in GeoTIFF.
- GM-22268 Standard
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Resized dialogs to accommodate longer vertical unit names.
- GM-22256 Standard
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Significantly sped up LAS / LAZ export when reprojecting data.
- GM-22252 Standard
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Updated the Lidar Export Options dialog to use the current workspace vertical coordinate reference system for export, to allow greater flexibility in choice of vertical.
- GM-22090 Standard
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Geodetic definitions updated to include HTDP 3.6.0, and EPSG v12.047
- GM-21830 Standard
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Include the elevation in both the layer and global vertical reference systems in the status bar text if a vertical transform is in effect.
- GM-21505 Standard
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Added additional vertical units.
- GM-21474 Standard
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Updated Feature Vertices dialog to display the Z value in both the native and global vertical coordinate systems if they differ.
- GM-21384 Standard
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Updated the Select Coordinate System page of the Configuration dialog to provide new functionality, including the ability to alter various Geodetic Settings, set up time dependent transformations, edit objects, and make custom changes to the datasource. As part of these changes, the Launch Calculator and Auto-Pick buttons have been removed from the Toolbars, as it is no longer necessary to use the Geographic Calculator to alter settings or to edit objects, and Auto-Pick control has been moved inside the new Geodetic Settings dialog.
- GM-21356 Standard
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Fixed projection data that can be attached to LAZ and GeoTiff files during export
- GM-21328 Standard
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Added a new setting to allow a null transform to be used when the vertical coordinate reference system is unknown.
- GM-21312 Standard
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Include vertical coordinate system information, if available, when clicking "Save Projection to File" in the Projection dialog.
- GM-21237 Standard
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Fixed issues with extra Coordinate Transformation pickers when loading a workspace with reprojected data.
- GM-20676 Standard
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Support a new user setting such that when a coordinate transform would otherwise be the autopick selection but it is not currently usable due to missing grid files, we will attempt to download the files and if successful, use that transform. Note that when set, this does mean that there could be a lag to picking a transform the first time it is needed.
- GM-20363 Standard
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Better handle PRJ strings with compound CRS containing "LOCAL_CS" items.
- GM-20185 Standard
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Support the load of legacy workspaces containing custom datums with 3- and 7-parameter transforms.
- GM-20137 Standard
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Fixed auto-select transform choosing an unexpected transform.
- GM-20116 Standard
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Fixed error preventing KAP files from being added to a Map Catalog.
- GM-20065 Standard
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Ensure that the Coordinate Reference System selector in the Coordinate Converter doesn't try to prompt for a transform to the global, since the coordinate reference system is only used locally.
- GM-20038 Standard
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Added "Initialize From Layer..." button to the Coordinate Reference System dialog.
- GM-19866 Standard
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Fix visual glitches when switching from one coordinate transformation to another for lidar data.
- GM-19835 Standard
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Fixed certain LAZ exports attaching the wrong coordinate reference system data to the file
- GM-19761 Standard
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Fix an issue with the Hellenic Grid transformation that was causing it to fail when applied in reverse.
- GM-19759 Standard
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Export layers to GMMP in a coordinate reference system natively supported by GMM, rather than in a mesh-based coordinate reference system.
- GM-19753 Standard
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Show the current (potentially customized) vertical unit details when displaying info.
- GM-19745 Standard
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Removed unnecessary requirement for a coordinate transformation when inserting Pad Site template layers.
- GM-19739 Standard
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Make load of PRJ files more consistent between loading from string versus from file.
- GM-19738 Standard
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Added the ability to edit object definitions to the Configuration dialog's Coordinate Reference System/Select Coordinate System tab.
- GM-19492 Standard
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Duplicate transformation pickers no longer appear when exporting to DTED when Auto Pick is turned off.
- GM-18821 Standard
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GeoTIFF exports will now include a vertical, if present.
- GM-18764 Standard
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Coordinate Transformations have been optimized and threaded to improve speed.
- GM-17695 Standard
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Lat/Lon bounds saved with exported data will now be specified on the layer's datum, not WGS84.
- GM-17687 Standard
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Improving autopick logic and the order in which we attempt to find an applicable transform.
- GM-17381 Standard
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Coordinate transformations are now saved in newly made GMW layers.
- GM-17209 Standard
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Vertical coordinate systems will now be preserved in GMP exports.
- GM-15557 Standard
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Apply vertical transformations dynamically between layers with different known vertical coordinate systems. This includes on the Feature Info dialog and analysis operations.
- GM-12902 Standard
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Adding the ability to set an epoch date on a layer as well as to set a global epoch date, and to select time-based transforms to perform the required conversion.
- GM-9415 Standard
Global Mapper Pro
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Non-standard generic selection dialogs no longer throw stack traces.
- GM-22260 Pro
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Terrain and point cloud layers with different vertical reference systems will convert to the global vertical system for display and seamless shading.
- GM-21276 Pro
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Fixed an issue where running Deep learning tools with GeoCalc caused GlobalMapper to close unexpectedly.
- GM-18047 Pro
Lidar Changes
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Fixed LiDAR elevation display not updating after vertical CRS change
- GM-22353 Standard
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Fixed an issue where batch importing many lidar files was significantly slower than in previous versions due to per-file draw mode recalculations during load.
- GM-22237 Standard
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Fixed an issue where breaklines created from guided extraction for edges on lidar data have incorrect per-vertex elevations
- GM-22178 Pro
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Fixed an issue where Manual Classification has incorrect warning occur when selecting from path profile that does not display all points
- GM-22057 Pro
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Fixed issue with slightly different results between runs when creating a RGB color grid from a Lidar point cloud.
- GM-21986 Pro
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Fixed paste of Lidar to new layer when the Lidar layer coordinate reference system is different than the current workspace coordinate reference system.
- GM-21982 Standard
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Fixed NDVI and NDWI shader display issues in 26.2.0-26.2.1.
- GM-21975 Standard
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NDVI and NDWI draw modes are now available for LiDAR point clouds containing NIR data.
- GM-21967 Pro
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The group check states are now remembered for the lidar stats
- GM-21945 Standard
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Fixed an issue in the lidar stats where MODE_ELEV shows up as an option but is not added to attributes
- GM-21929 Standard
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Changed the pop up for the calculate lidar stats in selected areas feature to only show the selected statistics
- GM-21900 Standard
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Fixed an issue where calculate lidar stats was operating over all points in the overall area of multiple selected features as opposed to just the selected feature areas individually
- GM-21896 Pro
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Fixed wording in the pop up for updating lidar statistics for area features
- GM-21892 Standard
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Added support for reading and writing LAS / LAZ v1.5 format files. This includes internal support for offset GPS times for more precision.
- GM-21839 Standard
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Fixed issue where Color by Segment draw mode did not appear after running APCA or spectral classification.
- GM-21836 Pro
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Elevation range is now loaded correctly when multiple layers are present.
- GM-21801 Standard
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Fixed option to 'Color Elevations Based on Visible Elevation Values' for Lidar which didn't work in 26.2.
- GM-21793 Standard
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LiDAR files where all Z values are identical now load without error.
- GM-21791 Standard
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Fixed issue where LiDAR draw mode dropdown showed limited options after opening a workspace with LiDAR data.
- GM-21766 Pro
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The Filter LiDAR dialog now correctly retains points above the specified elevation threshold.
- GM-21714 Pro
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Improved pole extraction to detect more pole points using RANSAC cylinder fitting with configurable parameters.
- GM-21702 Pro
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Fixed issue in path profile tool that could result in a slowdown if your path contained a large amount of lidar points
- GM-21689 Pro
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Fixed freeze/crash when opening a path profile during LiDAR classification.
- GM-21661 Pro
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LiDAR vegetation analysis using the Grid method now produces correct results.
- GM-21594 Pro
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Elevation filter settings are now preserved when switching between draw modes.
- GM-21514 Pro
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Fixed an issue where the Digitizer Toolset doesn't recognize lidar as being loaded if the user selects an area first
- GM-21399 Standard
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High and low vegetation class colors have been swapped
- GM-21209 Standard
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Moved Lidar/Terrain Display Options from Lidar Analysis menu to Tools menu for easier access
- GM-21071 Pro
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Fixed clipping polygon issues with classification, spectral partitioning and variogram dialogs.
- GM-20991 Pro
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Fix behavior of MCC ground classification to be consistent for different bin size units with equivalent values
- GM-20956 Pro
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Fixed extra field filter sliders showing raw integer ranges instead of scaled values
- GM-20948 Pro
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User Data point filter values are now calculated immediately when data is loaded.
- GM-20942 Pro
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A warning is now shown when loading data that is currently hidden by active view option filters.
- GM-20920 Pro
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Point filter minimum and maximum values now update immediately after a reset.
- GM-20893 Pro
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The scan angle filter range now updates correctly when toggling the absolute value option.
- GM-20889 Pro
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Pressing Enter after entering a filter value now applies the filter immediately.
- GM-20888 Pro
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View Options settings now stay in sync with changes made in the Configuration dialog.
- GM-20887 Pro
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LiDAR display option sliders no longer flicker when files are added or removed.
- GM-20882 Pro
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Applying live filters to LiDAR data no longer causes unintended changes to point cloud appearance.
- GM-20860 Pro
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Fixed issue that could cause 3d points and lidar points to be offset from each other if they had the same x,y,z values
- GM-20318 Pro
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Allow using middle mouse button to drag embedded map views around, like on the Image Rectification and Lidar QA / QC dialogs.
- GM-20273 Pro
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Updated 'LIDAR POINT COUNT' metadata item for point cloud layers to separate out the number of points marked as deleted.
- GM-20150 Standard
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Added new Lidar draw mode to color by User Data field.
- GM-19907 Pro
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PLS-CADD lidar imports now recognize an additional class string for classified building points
- GM-19720 Standard
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Added a new Voronoi Density Measurement tool for calculating horizontal lidar point density based on Voronoi cell sizes.
- GM-19637 Pro
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Building roof plane extraction quality has been improved.
- GM-19470 Pro
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Significant updates to the Lidar QA/QC tool allowing matching XY and Z components of control points against associated points in the cloud. Both Z-only and fully 3D transformations are now available.
- GM-16285 Pro
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Improved point cloud classifications when running ground, pole, and powerline classifications together.
- GM-15952 Pro
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Updated the calculation of Lidar statistics for a selection of Lidar points to include information about the avg/std dev/max above and below points relative to the best-fit plane.
- GM-15023 Pro
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Improved reading of compound coordinate reference systems from WKT PRJ files / strings.
- GM-13887
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Added Lidar Strip Alignment tool for easily adjusting one Lidar strip / flight line to match another.
- GM-11371 Pro
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Significantly improved the performance of building and vegetation classification using the segmentation method for mixed density point clouds, including terrestrial lidar.
- GM-9434 Pro
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Added the ability to identify flight lines in a point cloud by gaps in GPS time. New tool under Lidar Analysis menu.
- GM-2547 Pro
Pixels to Points Changes
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Fixed error on Pixels to Points Ground Control Points dialog when initializing control point list on images that don't initially have relative altitude information.
- GM-21110 Pro
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Removing unused input datum combo box for P2P wizard since it is always assumed to be WGS84.
- GM-18794 Pro
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Ensure load of ground control points from a text file in Pixels to Points only allows the 'Point Only' import option.
- GM-17171 Pro
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Updated Ground Control Point dialog in Pixels to Points (P2P) so that selecting a new image will automatically put you in 'Add Control Point to Image' mode if there is not already a known location for the selected control point on the image.
- GM-8805 Pro
3D Viewer Changes
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Corrected direction of 3D View pivot axes.
GM-21268 - Standard
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Fixed lockup in 3D view with online data in 26.2.0 release.
GM-21246 - Pro
Path Profile / Line of Sight Function Changes
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Fixed issue in path profile tool that could result in a slowdown if your path contained a large amount of lidar points
GM-21689 - Pro
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Fixed issue where exporting path profile cross profiles to SHP format wouldn't let you cancel the process
GM-21371 - Standard
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Fixed an issue where the Path Profile menus disappear when docking path profile
GM-18564 - Standard
Analysis Function Changes
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Fixed text encoding when tracing water flow from/to lines and point features with non-ASCII text in attribute values.
GM-22387 - Standard
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Fixed an issue where the elevation legend displayed the shader for the first layer in the Control Center rather than the last layer drawn.
GM-21983 - Standard
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Fixed issues with density grid shading.
GM-21772 - Standard
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Fixed an issue where the elevation legend would disappear when lidar draw mode was not set to Color by Elevation and no lidar data was loaded.
GM-21653 - Standard
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Fixed issues with rendering terrain clamped to elevation in bounds when a layer is displayed in its entirety.
GM-21567 - Standard
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Fixed an issue where custom unit text was not applied to the elevation legend.
GM-21511 - Standard
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Fixed NDVI/NDWI draw modes persisting after NIR data is unloaded
GM-21499 - Pro
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Elevation Legend now correctly respects the Configuration > Display Options > Elevation Legend unit preference when streaming USGS 3DEP elevation data.
GM-21479 - Standard
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Fixed bug when restoring default elevation range values on the Alter Elevations tab of the Options dialog for a point cloud layer.
GM-21468 - Standard
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Fixed NDVI/NDWI shaders scaling to data extent instead of fixed [-1, 1] range
GM-21461 - Standard
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Added new options to the Water Level Rise calculation for flood layer ranges and an animation of the result
GM-21455 - Standard
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The Variogram Map Show Plot option now responds correctly on the first click.
GM-21424 - Standard
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The elevation legend now displays correctly when the layer shader differs from the workspace shader.
GM-21368 - Standard
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Moved Lidar/Terrain Display Options from Lidar Analysis menu to Tools menu for easier access
GM-21071 - Pro
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The named animation has been added with the name entered in the Animation option in the Solar Analysis tool. The group name of the layers added to the view will have the name "Shadow Mask - [Name Entered in the Animation Option]"
GM-20982 - Pro
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Density grids can now be enabled simultaneously with the vector points used to create them.
GM-20953 - Pro
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Pressing Enter after entering a filter value now applies the filter immediately.
GM-20888 - Pro
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LiDAR display option sliders no longer flicker when files are added or removed.
GM-20882 - Pro
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Prompt user to run ILE tools with CPU-only setting if it fails using the GPU.
GM-20083 - Insight and Learning Engine
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Terrain Paint Along and Across Line using Selected Features brush was incorrectly processing selected area and point features.
GM-19741 - Pro
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Watershed flow lines from selected points are now created in a different layer than the stream network.
GM-19486 - Standard
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Fixed an issue where bright, saturated pixels were incorrectly labeled as Unknown, causing holes in buildings and high-reflectance areas. The model now distinguishes true NoData regions from saturated pixels, improving classification accuracy. Note: this adds a small amount of post-processing time.
GM-19341 - Insight and Learning Engine
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The Setup Vectorize dialog now supports resize for the purpose of resizing the Color Matching Preview area
GM-18858 - Pro
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Polygon regularization now correctly processes features with complex interior geometries.
GM-18525 - Pro
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A redesigned Viewshed tool, including new options for optimizing transmitter placement and height on terrain data.
GM-17279 - Pro
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Fixed terrain paint fill gaps issues.
GM-17150 - Pro
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Added the option to vectorize slope raster based on percentage
GM-17035 - Pro
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The progress indicator now remains visible during triangulation method grid generation.
GM-16715 - Standard
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Kriging grid generation now works correctly after switching between projected and geodetic coordinate systems.
GM-15950 - Pro
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A new guided breakline drawing tool that snaps to terrain features based on user-placed seed points.
GM-9162 - Pro
Digitizer Tool Changes
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Fixed issue with some lines along edge of area features not being selected when selecting all lines in area features.
GM-21946 - Standard
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Fixed the default dialog width of the Digitizer Toolset to not obscure the Spatial Operations tool
GM-21519 - Standard
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Fixed an issue in the Digitizer Toolset where the leftmost button doesn't work if the user clicks the left side of the button
GM-21502 - Standard
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Fixed an issue where the hover tooltips don't fade when hovering the mouse between buttons in the Digitizer Toolset
GM-20977 - Standard
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Fixed MEASURE Display Feature Measurements not adding attributes
GM-20179 - Standard
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Improved parallel line tools handling of sharp angles
GM-19901 - Standard
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Removed unnecessary requirement for a coordinate transformation when inserting Pad Site template layers.
GM-19739 - Standard
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The Vectorize Raster tool in the Digitizer toolbar now deselects when the dialog is closed.
GM-19724 - Standard
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Fixed Create Grid workflow not allowing the selection of "All loaded data" for bounds
GM-17348 - Standard
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Fixed issue were auto styling of features may not apply to existing created features when the style is changed to the default unknown feature style.
GM-15293 - Standard
Attributes / Query Changes
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Corrected calculation of average value for styling features by attribute values on Styles tabs of Options dialogs for vector layers when duplicate values are present.
GM-22376 - Standard
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Fixed Vector feature type filters that were not working in 26.2.0-26.2.1.
GM-21593 - Standard
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Fixed display of non-ANSI characters on Styles tabs of layer options dialog from layers not in UTF-8.
GM-21491 - Standard
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Fixed attributes are being hidden when a new one is created
GM-19997 - Standard
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Fixed an issue where the "update feature attribute order" button would make it so the attribute editor would not remember the attribute order
GM-19713 - Standard
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Case sensitivity is removed from the cases outlined in the description
GM-18000 - Standard
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Added the option for the user to add multiple attributes with "Add coordinates/bounds attributes to selected features"
GM-16401 - Standard
Scripting Changes
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Show user prompts when running a script from the script dialog.
GM-21584 - Standard
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Cesium 3D is now supported by the script builder and GMS
GM-21166 - Standard
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LIDAR_AUTO_FIT now correctly processes point clouds when the workspace coordinate reference system differs from the point cloud coordinate reference system.
GM-15521 - Pro
Online Source Changes
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Elevation Legend now correctly respects the Configuration > Display Options > Elevation Legend unit preference when streaming USGS 3DEP elevation data.
GM-21479 - Standard
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Updated TCarta Global Marine Basemap to account for changes from source host
GM-21395 - Standard
Projection / Datum Changes
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Significantly sped up LAS / LAZ export when reprojecting data.
GM-22252 - Standard
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Fixed gridding of Lidar using the Kriging method when the data is reprojected.
GM-21482 - Pro
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Fixed certain LAZ exports attaching the wrong coordinate reference system data to the file
GM-19761 - Standard
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Fix an issue with the Hellenic Grid transformation that was causing it to fail when applied in reverse.
GM-19759 - Standard
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Show the current (potentially customized) vertical unit details when displaying info.
GM-19745 - Standard
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Removed unnecessary requirement for a coordinate transformation when inserting Pad Site template layers.
GM-19739 - Standard
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Make load of PRJ files more consistent between loading from string versus from file.
GM-19738 - Standard
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Added the ability to edit object definitions to the Configuration dialog's Coordinate Reference System/Select Coordinate System tab.
GM-19492 - Standard
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EPSG codes have been added to the Coordinate Reference System display.
GM-19129 - Standard
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Coordinate Reference System for NSIDC Geotiffs now imports correctly.
GM-18935 - Standard
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Duplicate transformation pickers no longer appear when exporting to DTED when Auto Pick is turned off.
GM-18821 - Standard
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GeoTIFF exports will now include a vertical, if present.
GM-18764 - Standard
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Fixed an issue where running Deep learning tools with GeoCalc caused GlobalMapper to close unexpectedly.
GM-18047 - Pro
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Coordinate Transformations have been optimized and threaded to improve speed.
GM-17695 - Standard
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Improving autopick logic and the order in which we attempt to find an applicable transform.
GM-17381 - Standard
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Coordinate transformations are now saved in newly made GMW layers.
GM-17209 - Standard
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Fixed DWG export from Global Mapper units bug. The resulting file always had 'Feet' $MEASUREMENT flag, which incorrectly scaled in metric Civil3D drawing.
GM-16884 - Standard
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Added attributes to the GCP file export for RMSE_X and RMSE_Y with the respective values for each point. Also, an RMSE_Z attribute is added to GCP options with 3D transforms
GM-16593 - Standard
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Added new script parameter FORCE_FULL_PROJ for IMPORT commands to specify that all coordinate conversions for the layer should do the full calculations rather than using a mesh.
GM-15541 - Standard
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Apply vertical transformations dynamically between layers with different known vertical coordinate systems. This includes on the Feature Info dialog and analysis operations.
GM-12902 - Standard
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Adding the ability to set an epoch date on a layer as well as to set a global epoch date, and to select time-based transforms to perform the required conversion.
GM-9415 - Standard
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Azimuthal Equidistant Projection logic has been updated to match current industry standards and to fully implement ellipsoidal math when needed.
GM-3898 - Standard
Format Specific Changes
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Significantly sped up LAS / LAZ export when reprojecting data.
GM-22252 - Standard
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Fixed an issue where batch importing many lidar files was significantly slower than in previous versions due to per-file draw mode recalculations during load.
GM-22237 - Standard
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Improved E57 cloud import, including fixing issues with the scan filter and improving progress and gridding.
GM-22087 - Pro
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Fixed issue with Last Exported Bounds option for export not being updated if you never activated the Export Bounds tab on the previous export.
GM-21927 - Standard
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Fixed issues with ECW/JP2 alpha channels when more than 4 data bands are present.
GM-21853 - Standard
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Fixed errors rendering some JP2 files when zoomed out a bit.
GM-21848 - Standard
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Added support for XMP metadata stored using <x:xmpmeta> tag.
GM-21827 - Standard
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Fixed load of GGF geoid grid files with 16-bit samples.
GM-21609 - Standard
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Improved speed of initial load of vector data that was a bit slower in 26.2.
GM-21601 - Standard
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Fixed issues with workspaces and GMP files containing vector line or point features saved in 26.2.0-26.2.1 loading with errors in earlier versions of GM.
GM-21599 - Standard
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Fixed multi-band image format exports from 8-bit per pixel and grid layers in 26.2.0-26.2.1.
GM-21554 - Standard
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Changed XYZ Grid export dialog to use row-major order by default and to save all settings between runs.
GM-21549 - Standard
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Fixed issue where S57 files saved to a workspace could be duplicated when loaded
GM-21540 - Standard
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Fixed issue with loss of precision when loading certain OBJ files
GM-21510 - Standard
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Fixed issue with non-transparent ECW exports with invalid regions in 26.2.0-26.2.1.
GM-21495 - Standard
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ECW files with Korean names will now load in Korean GM.
GM-21459 - Standard
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Allow loading truncated USGS DEM format files rather than just failing if any data is missing.
GM-21329 - Standard
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Added support for additional XMP data fields when loading picture point images.
GM-21316 - Standard
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Added Cesium 3D Embed Texture export option.
GM-20161 - Standard
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Added a checkbox to create Cesium 3D tile for exporting PNG or JPEG raster formats
GM-20139 - Standard
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Corrected visibility issue with Generate PRJ File option in 3D Export property page.
GM-20134 - Pro
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PLS-CADD lidar imports now recognize an additional class string for classified building points
GM-19720 - Standard
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Fixed DWG/DXF Import so that the label text no longer contains invalid "ol" characters.
GM-19156 - Standard
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GeoTIFF exports will now include a vertical, if present.
GM-18764 - Standard
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Fixed issue were DBF border color attribute wouldn't be used on shapefile load
GM-18505 - Standard
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When exporting to DXF and DWG, allow user to force areas to be exported as polylines.
GM-18487 - Standard
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Added multi-line AcDbMText support to dwg/dxf export for feature areas with multi-line labels.
GM-17081 - Standard
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Fixed DWG export from Global Mapper units bug. The resulting file always had 'Feet' $MEASUREMENT flag, which incorrectly scaled in metric Civil3D drawing.
GM-16884 - Standard
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Fixed incorrect behavior in some cases exporting large vector data sets to a raster format while both tiling and cropping to the same area feature(s).
GM-16314 - Standard
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Corrected multi-band export defaults when non-black background color is used.
GM-15686 - Standard
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Elevation values are no longer assigned during 2D DXF/DWG imports
GM-14078 - Standard
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Added support for exporting Trimble GGF geoid grid format files.
GM-6504 - Standard
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Added support for exporting loaded point cloud data to the E57 format.
GM-3867 - Pro
Rendering/Style Changes
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Fixed issue with font changes to default feature type styles not saving between runs if no other (non-font) style changes are made.
GM-21783 - Standard
Map Layout Changes
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Fixed issues using attribute values with non-ASCII characters when styling by attributes.
GM-21492 - Standard
User Interface Changes
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EPSG codes have been added to the Coordinate Reference System display.
GM-19129 - Standard
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Vectorized s52 point symbols
GM-16528 - Standard
Misc. Changes
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Fixed errors rendering some JP2 files when zoomed out a bit.
GM-21848 - Standard
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LiDAR toolbar buttons remain visible when the draw mode dropdown contains longer text.
GM-21778 - Standard
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Increased precision displayed for 'No Data Distance' value above slider when creating a TIN grid.
GM-21680 - Standard
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Fixed an issue where the elevation legend would disappear when lidar draw mode was not set to Color by Elevation and no lidar data was loaded.
GM-21653 - Standard
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Fixed load of GGF geoid grid files with 16-bit samples.
GM-21609 - Standard
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Fixed issues with degree symbol display on the status bar.
GM-21561 - Standard
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Fixed duplicate code page parameter warning when opening workspace
GM-21534 - Standard
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Batch terrain import performance has been restored to expected speeds.
GM-21530 - Standard
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Fixed an issue where custom unit text was not applied to the elevation legend.
GM-21511 - Standard
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Fixed an issue in the Digitizer Toolset where the leftmost button doesn't work if the user clicks the left side of the button
GM-21502 - Standard
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Fixed issue with the Live Lidar / Terrain Filter Slider dialog showing up too large.
GM-21500 - Pro
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Fixed NDVI/NDWI shaders scaling to data extent instead of fixed [-1, 1] range
GM-21461 - Standard
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Fixed an issue where multiple shortcuts are added when a folder has the same name as a zip folder
GM-21369 - Standard
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Fixed the 'e' in workspace being cut off in the 'Display Only Top...' option in the Animate Layers Toolset
GM-21366 - Standard
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A display anomaly has been fixed where layers that are not animated are getting hidden with Only Display Layers in Selected Animation Set checked
GM-21365 - Standard
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fixed case where border styles were lost when saving an auto styled area feature
GM-21333 - Standard
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The code page option should now be saved as part of the import options
GM-21330 - Standard
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Added support for additional XMP data fields when loading picture point images.
GM-21316 - Standard
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Improve behavior when a system cannot display and embedded Edge browser control. Any error is now displayed in place of the browser control.
GM-21253 - Standard
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Fixed rare issue that prevented Global Mapper 26.2 from starting on some machines.
GM-21226 - Pro
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Updated the name of Macedonia to North Macedonia in the default dataset
GM-21220 - Standard
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Fixed crash loading some GMP files with multiple Lidar layers in 26.2.0 release.
GM-21189 - Standard
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Added reseller contact information to language versions maintenance and support popups
GM-21123 -
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Fixed animation state changes affecting visibility of layers while the animation is not playing
GM-20828 - Standard
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A new land cover classification model that is best suited for imagery from coastal chaparral areas.
GM-20497 - Pro
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A new land cover classification model that is best suited for imagery from desert, semi-arid, or low-precipitation areas.
GM-20496 - Pro
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support added to allow settings on more than one label layer can be changed at the same time
GM-20440 - Standard
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Fixed reset of workspace coordinate reference system when creating a new multi-band layer from loaded layers in a different coordinate reference system.
GM-20066 - Standard
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Added an option to refresh the Built-in Model list for Insight and Learning Engine settings via right click
GM-19556 - Insight and Learning Engine
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Added a Match confidence attribute for each detected vehicle and building feature in the ILE Object Detection tool. Match is presented as easy-to-understand ranges: Potential (0–33%), Likely (33–66%), and Confident (66%+), providing a clearer indication of detection quality.
GM-19512 - Insight and Learning Engine
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Fixed duplicate Fine-Tuning dialogs opening on repeated button presses
GM-19143 - Insight and Learning Engine
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Fixed duplicate Object Detection dialogs opening on repeated button presses
GM-19142 - Insight and Learning Engine
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Fixed duplicate Land Cover Classification dialogs opening on repeated button presses
GM-19141 - Insight and Learning Engine
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Made the create rectangle/square brush option the only one available for vehicle detection training data creation.
GM-18845 - Insight and Learning Engine
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Auto styled area features saved to a workspace will now have the same border colors
GM-18832 - Standard
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fixed text clipping issue that could happen on the Insight and learning engine dialog
GM-18784 - Pro
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Removed unnecessary options from Training Data Generation Options for building extraction.
GM-18752 - Insight and Learning Engine
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Improved the way users can reorder layers in the fine-tuning step by adding "up and down" arrows. The "drag and drop" option can still be used for reordering the layers.
GM-18538 - Insight and Learning Engine
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New connections should now work without the need for recreation.
GM-18470 - Standard
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Fixed an issue where running Deep learning tools with GeoCalc caused GlobalMapper to close unexpectedly.
GM-18047 - Pro
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Added script support for Deep Learning inference tools, including Land Cover Classification, Building Extraction, and Vehicle Detection.
GM-17508 - Pro
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Mesh Cropper tool supports arbitrary cropping polygons
GM-16609 - Standard
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Vectorized s52 point symbols
GM-16528 - Standard
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Added support for slope direction shaders in the vectorizer and equal value area tools.
GM-12772 - Pro
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Added a splash screen when Global Mapper is opened
GM-11521 - Standard
Release Notes Global Mapper 26.2
Significant New Features
Global Mapper Standard
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New File Browser Dockable Pane for browsing files directly from the interface, with the ability to filter by file or data type.
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New Animate Layers tool replaces the Animate toolbar to sequentially display layers to create animations, time lapses, etc., with additional functionalities to save multiple animations within a workspace, and more.
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Layer Animations from the Animate Layers tool can be exported as a video format using built-in options.
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Expansions to the Digitizer Toolset include new advanced subsections, selection methods, and an additional Information section, providing shortcuts to popular tools such as Apply Elevations to Selected Vector Features.
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Import of PhaseOne imagery in IIQ format is now supported
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Added support for importing TFADS-O (Table Formatted Aeronautical Data Set - Obstacles) format files.
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Updated the ECW JP2 SDK to 6.1 for write support, including transparency support for ECW, JP2, and related files, and support for multiband image ECW exports.
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Added support for loading OpenStreetMap PBF format data.
Global Mapper Insight and Learning Engine
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Added a Bounds tab to the Insight and Learning Engine (ILE) inference tools, providing spatial restriction options consistent with those available in other tools.
Global Mapper Pro
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The new Lidar/Terrain Display Controls expands the Lidar Filter tool to include more point cloud and terrain visualization options, which can be adjusted using sliders etc. that update the workspace in real-time.
Lidar Changes
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Fixed issue with the maximum Grid "No Data" Distance when gridding Lidar and using 3D area/line features as breaklines
- GM-20557 Standard
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Fixed issues performing Lidar best fit point cloud when cloud units aren't meters or are in different projections.
- GM-20534 Pro
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Fixed issues with odd tiling effects in Lidar height-above-ground display.
- GM-20437 Pro
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Pressing Escape to clear point selection no longer locks up the Manual Classification tool.
- GM-20434 Pro
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Fixed max likelihood noise classification for tiled classification.
- GM-20350 Pro
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Fixed Point Type selection for vegetation Auto Feature Extraction
- GM-19985 Pro
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Made Restore Defaults button on Config dialog also restore default Lidar class names and colors.
- GM-19880 Standard
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"Keep Classifying as Points are Selected" now turns off after closing the Manual Classification Toolset
- GM-19865 Pro
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Ensure the reported LIDAR_ELEV for each control point in the Lidar QC process is consistent regardless of the max search distance.
- GM-19654 Pro
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Added two new script parameters (LIDAR_VEG_SIMPLIFY and LIDAR_VEG_THRESHOLD) to better replicate the the vegetation extraction preformed in the GUI
- GM-19653 Pro
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Fixed script builder error when using Lidar Thin "mark thinned points deleted"
- GM-19598 Pro
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Fixed issues with Lidar QC not finding any nearby Lidar points if none of the points in the cloud are marked as a first, last, or unknown point.
- GM-19558 Pro
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The Manual Classification toolbar will not enable itself when the user licenses pro.
- GM-19442 Pro
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Added an "All Loaded Point Cloud Layers" option to the Manual Classification Dialog.
- GM-19274 Pro
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Added new "Unclassified" button to Path Profile toolbar
- GM-19254 Pro
Pixels to Points Changes
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P2P Wizard will show a warning if the required memory estimate exceeds the available resources.
- GM-18892 Pro
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In GC Mode, update the P2P Wizard to require users to select an appropriate coordinate transformation if they have selected a new output projection that requires one. This coord transform will be displayed beneath the output projection on the dialog.
- GM-18006 Pro
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Update the P2P Wizard to set the default output projection based on the following: If the global projection has not been changed from default, or a default projection is not being used, and no data was previously loaded in the control center, then the wizard should initialize in UTM. Otherwise GM will use the current global as the output projection, unless the current global is geographic (lat, lon), in which case GM will also use the appropriate UTM. The Output Projection will always be displayed in the dialog.
- GM-17080 Pro
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Up to 4 separate layers will be created if the user requests Sparse PC in the "P2P Additional Outputs" options
- GM-15933 Pro
Insight and Learning Engine Changes
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Fixed an issue where the Crop to Selected Area Feature(s) option in the ILE inference tools Bounds dialog was incorrectly disabled. The option now activates as expected when an area feature is selected, allowing users to crop detections to their chosen area.
GM-20452 - Insight and Learning Engine
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Fixed an issue where specifying bounds with ILE tools failed when the global projection was set to a geodetic CRS. The tools now handle geodetic CRS correctly, and the Bounds workflow behaves consistently with other coordinate systems.
GM-20449 - Insight and Learning Engine
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Fixed lockup performing vehicle detection on some machines.
GM-20155 - Insight and Learning Engine
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Suppressed unnecessary pop-up messages when no past experiments are available. Added a warning message when the AIToolLogs folder is not empty but contains no relevant past experiments.
GM-19330 - Insight and Learning Engine
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Added the ability for users to delete custom models from the library of models.
GM-18599 - Insight and Learning Engine
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Added the ability to import custom models previously exported from Global Mapper, automatically extracting all necessary files for use in the Custom Models inference process.
GM-18598 - Insight and Learning Engine
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Added the ability to export custom models from Global Mapper, including all components needed for import on another machine.
GM-18597 - Insight and Learning Engine
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Reorganized Training Data Generation window and added button to safely close
GM-18544 - Insight and Learning Engine
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Fixed an issue where the Close button in the training dialog remains disabled after an expected error message pop-up, ensuring the dialog can now be closed directly.
GM-18197 - Insight and Learning Engine
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Added a Bounds tab to the Insight and Learning Engine (ILE) inference tools, providing spatial restriction options consistent with those available in other tools.
GM-18139 - Insight and Learning Engine
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Disabled the X button during inference to prevent crashes, re-enabling it after completion for all inference dialogs.
GM-17586 - Insight and Learning Engine
3D Viewer Changes
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Change "flat" 3D features (those that have no defined elevation), which are both selected and feature info selected, to render as the latter.
GM-19289 - Standard
Path Profile / Line of Sight Function Changes
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The path profile tool will now correctly show lidar layers added after a path is created without the path having to be recreated
GM-19991 - Pro
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"Keep all original vertices" setting on the perpendicular path profile settings dialog now remembers its state
GM-19414 - Standard
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Added new "Unclassified" button to Path Profile toolbar
GM-19254 - Pro
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Updated path profile "Draw 3D Point Features in Path Corridor" option to create a corridor when one isn't present
GM-18688 - Standard
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Fixed issue where path profile spacing values saved to a workspace wasn't being imported back in correctly
GM-18225 - Standard
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Fixed a case in path profile tool where elevation values outside of the corridor bounds could be used when using "Keep Maximum Elevation along Perpendicular" option in raster layers with large pixel cells.
GM-17671 - Standard
Analysis Function Changes
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Fixed issue with Control Center title initially showing the wrong loaded layer count.
GM-21126 - Standard
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Fixed error in breakline generation when GeoCalc projection mode is enabled.
GM-20854 - Pro
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Fixed issue with the maximum Grid "No Data" Distance when gridding Lidar and using 3D area/line features as breaklines.
GM-20557 - Standard
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Fixed issue with the Image Painting tool not setting a single pixel on the right or bottom edge of an image.
GM-20423 - Pro
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Fixed crash error doing extremely large mesh-from-layer (over 1 billion samples) operation.
GM-20344 - Standard
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Fixed alignment issues when creating a mesh from some terrain surfaces.
GM-20313 - Standard
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Fixed issues saving GMW / GMP files with vector feature data over 4GB in size.
GM-20260 - Standard
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Fixed lockup performing vehicle detection on some machines.
GM-20155 - Insight and Learning Engine
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Fixed issue with path profile where resampled lines wouldn't be the exact spacing selected with the sample spacing
GM-20084 - Standard
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Fixed errors performing cut-and-fill volume along exactly vertical or horizontal lines.
GM-20035 - Standard
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Fixed issues with dissolving features in Spatial Operations when the display projection was different than the layer projection.
GM-20013 - Standard
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Improved count of overlapping layers when online or large layers are involved to reduce memory usage and improve error reporting.
GM-19905 - Standard
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fixed case where 3D points in path profile view were reading relative elevation values as absolute elevation
GM-19867 - Standard
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Corrected an issue running object detection on cropped imagery
GM-18348 - Insight and Learning Engine
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Improved generation of non-overlapping contouring areas
GM-16320 - Standard
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Ensure GENERATE_WATERSHED and GENERATE_RIDGE_LINES script commands use same bounding box logic as the same commands in the user interface.
GM-13489 - Standard
Digitizer Tool Changes
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Added message about how many features were updated when adding style attributes.
GM-20978 - Standard
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Made move of select point features to nearest line feature be an Undo-able operation.
GM-20831 - Standard
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Fixed creation of buffer areas when assigning to an existing layer with a different projection than the feature(s) being buffered.
GM-20296 - Standard
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Fixed whisker line creation when selected point layer projection is different than the display projection.
GM-20047 - Standard
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Fixed 'Create new point/text feature at specified bearing/distance' when display projection is different than projection of layer the selected point is in.
GM-20037 - Standard
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Fixed issue when creating parallel lines they would be created with the incorrect projection
GM-20025 - Standard
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Allow launching Quick Point Creator from menu even if Digitizer Tool is not active.
GM-20009 - Standard
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Fixed parallel line tool crash with the per-vertex elevations option
GM-19878 - Standard
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Ensure 'MOVE VTX' cursor shows when the Join Vertices option is active in the Digitizer Tool.
GM-19797 - Standard
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The advanced selection dropdown now shows its list on a single click
GM-19789 - Standard
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After undoing a vertex move, the vertex now remains selected and the Move Selected Vertices command remains active
GM-19717 - Standard
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The default height of the Digitizer Toolset is now tall enough to show all the sections
GM-19666 - Standard
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The parallel line tool now lets the user know how many lines couldn't be created
GM-19471 - Standard
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Fixed an issue where the dialog dividing resizer was visible in the Digitizer Toolset
GM-19434 - Standard
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The Move Selected Vertices button is now highlighted instead of the Move Selected Feature(s) button when it is in use
GM-19426 - Standard
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Improved the self intersecting line tool for some datasets with very small line segments
GM-19300 - Standard
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Improved parallel line creation for complex lines with sharp curves
GM-19063 - Standard
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Added the ability to undo modifications made by the line intersection tool
GM-18945 - Standard
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Improved the edge of buffers from very large areas/lines to maintain the Great Circle distance to the edges.
GM-8667 - Standard
Attributes / Query Changes
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Made attribute operations undo-able from Attribute Editor.
GM-20675 - Standard
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Made Attribute Calculator operations be undo-able.
GM-20674 - Standard
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Fixed some descriptions for Attribute Calculator commands showing the wrong information
GM-19635 - Standard
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Fixed batch geocoding file not converting to the proper code page and added the ability for the user to set the code page of an incoming text file.
GM-19535 - Standard
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Fixed issue with incorrect degree symbol in coverage/bounds layer created when finding polygonal bounds.
GM-18910 - Standard
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The "Default Layer Attribute Label Format Options" have been added to Configuration > Vector Display > Labels. New Layers will take these options by default.
GM-17233 - Standard
Scripting Changes
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Fixed script builder crash caused by SHOW_3D_VIEW
GM-19993 - Pro
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Fixed issues with gaps in large generated elevation grids from streaming Lidar (Entwine) services.
GM-19963 - Standard
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Added two new script parameters (LIDAR_VEG_SIMPLIFY and LIDAR_VEG_THRESHOLD) to better replicate the the vegetation extraction preformed in the GUI
GM-19653 - Pro
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Fixed case were script editor new temporary tab wouldn't get a style applied
GM-19605 - Pro
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Fixed script builder error when using Lidar Thin "mark thinned points deleted"
GM-19598 - Pro
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Fixed issue were swapping tabs could start to drag the tab around instead of just selecting it
GM-19576 - Pro
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Added STYLE_ONLY option to xyz export for EXPORT_ATTRS
GM-19536 - Standard
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Updated the look of the script editor bookmark symbol to a blue arrow
GM-19505 - Standard
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Fixed spatial scripting stack trace when attempting to insert a layer when nothing is selected
GM-19475 - Standard
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Added missing tooltip on Favorite Script Manager
GM-19448 - Standard
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Closing a temp file in the script builder will no longer prompt you to save if its empty
GM-19208 - Pro
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IMPORT_ARCHIVE now checks all subdirectories for wildcard files
GM-18769 - Standard
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Ensure GENERATE_WATERSHED and GENERATE_RIDGE_LINES script commands use same bounding box logic as the same commands in the user interface.
GM-13489 - Standard
Online Source Changes
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Fixed issues downloading WFS data that requires a namespace in the URL.
GM-20905 - Standard
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Fixed crash error with Online Source Download when pressing Enter/Next with no source selected.
GM-20727 - Standard
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Updated FEMA Hazard online sources to new service
GM-20338 - Standard
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Fixed connection to online WMTS sources that were not displaying visibly
GM-19760 - Standard
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Fixed a bug on loading WMS sources with multiple layers
GM-18708 - Standard
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Restored French cache IGN online sources, now connecting to Géoplateforme source
GM-18682 - Standard
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Fixed issues retrieving layer list from some WMS and WFS sources that don't like an extra `ServiceName` parameter.
GM-16271 - Standard
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Fixed issues accessing ESRI Feature Services that required authorization.
GM-15570 - Standard
Projection / Datum Changes
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Created a more appropriate dialog message for projection/transformation errors
GM-21109 - Standard
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Fixed initial size of Tools -> Coordinate Convertor dialog on high DPI monitors.
GM-20706 - Standard
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Updated using a coordinate transform to shift a layer to expect values in the current display projection, rather than the native layer projection.
GM-19877 - Standard
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Fixed flipped datum and GCS EPSG codes for PNG94 and RDN2008 datums.
GM-19634 - Standard
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Fix issue in GeoCalc mode so that Canadian NTV2 transforms will be available in the Transform Picker even if their grid files are not currently downloaded, so long as they pass a more broad Area of Use check.
GM-19626 - Standard
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In GC Mode, when choosing the Projection during a rectification, correctly update the global if the user chooses to do so.
GM-18811 - Standard
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In GC Mode, saved workspaces containing vertical coordinate systems and transforms should not force a re-select on load.
GM-18171 - Standard
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In GeoCalc Mode, when loading a workspace where the stored coordinate transformation relies on grid files that are no longer present, attempt to automatically download the files, if possible.
GM-18030 - Standard
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In GC Mode, update the P2P Wizard to require users to select an appropriate coordinate transformation if they have selected a new output projection that requires one. This coord transform will be displayed beneath the output projection on the dialog.
GM-18006 - Pro
Format Specific Changes
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Updated multi-band export to only require that at least one of the bands being exported has a valid value, rather than requiring all of them to be valid.
GM-20770 - Standard
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Fixed typo in the Generic text import dialog.
GM-20441 - Standard
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Fixed issues with RMaps SQLite exports being incorrect.
GM-20421 - Standard
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Fixed scaling issue related to Import images as Picture Point option.
GM-20293 - Standard
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Fixed errors exporting layers with non-ASCII characters in description to DWG files.
GM-20254 - Standard
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Added an error message pop-up to deny exporting Cesium 3D tiles in geodetic coordinates
GM-20168 - Pro
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Enabled support for exporting bounds in Cesium 3D export format.
GM-20140 - Pro
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Added support for importing TFADS-O (Table Formatted Aeronautical Data Set - Obstacles) format files.
GM-20031 - Standard
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Fixed issues with the load of some files when the GeoCalc projection mode was enabled.
GM-19936 - Standard
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Corrected an issue with LandXML where the last column of a grid was not being created
GM-19873 - Standard
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Updated CXF text alignment to 'Right (Baseline)' rather than 'Top Right'.
GM-19833 - Standard
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Show warning when loading DNG format files that we will show the preview image if the main image uses CFA compression.
GM-19795 - Standard
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Fixed error exporting ESRI spatial databases with SHAPE attributes.
GM-19780 - Standard
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Fixed the rotation angle for symbols loaded from CXF files.
GM-19722 - Standard
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Ensure 'is axis flipped' prompt for GML is shown for all potentially unknown geodetic projections.
GM-19692 - Standard
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Fixed errors exporting a CADRG file from a map catalog.
GM-19678 - Standard
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Allow resizing the batch conversion type selector dialog.
GM-19588 - Standard
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Added STYLE_ONLY option to xyz export for EXPORT_ATTRS
GM-19536 - Standard
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Fixed issues loading terrain TIFF files where the min/max value in the header is incorrectly specified as a single value.
GM-19521 - Standard
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Fixed issue in 26.0-26.1.0 with VTerrain BT imports not being able to automatically determining the coordinate system.
GM-19509 - Standard
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Fixed issue in 26.1.0 with loading data from .zip files with additional .zip files embedded.
GM-19488 - Standard
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Added DWG/DXF import support for AcDbMPolygons
GM-19280 - Standard
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Added additional warning to USGS DEM exports when the export datum is not an exact match to one supported by the USGS DEM format.
GM-19276 - Standard
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The , , and are now selectable in the "Include Feature Attributes Before Coordinate Data" dialog and their exports are controlled by their selections
GM-19261 - Standard
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Added error handling for unexpected PLY formats
GM-19164 - Standard
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Fixed a failure at attempt to export large (> 4G pixels) texture files
GM-19017 - Standard
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Fixed an issue with exporting meshes as Cesium 3D tiles with colored vertices.
GM-18994 - Standard
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Improved handling of proxy data for DXF and DWG CAD files
GM-18770 - Standard
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Fixed a rare issue with loading some PLY binary files
GM-18759 - Standard
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Y-axis input is now disabled when aspect ratio is preserved in the 3D print export dialog
GM-18513 - Standard
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Added warning when FBX export may crash due to memory requirements.
GM-17372 - Standard
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Fixed extra filename prompt and empty filename when printing to a file and choosing Microsoft Print to PDF as printer.
GM-17371 - Standard
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Added "Replace Feature Descriptions with Attributes" check-box option to KML export dialog
GM-16520 - Standard
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Updated ECW read / write to latest version. Now multi-band and transparent ECW exports are supported.
GM-3323 - Standard
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Added support for loading OpenStreetMap PBF format data.
GM-1375 - Standard
Map Layout Changes
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Fixed issues with Arrow Elements in the Map Layout Editor when the main map is rotated.
GM-20585 - Standard
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Fixed display of North Arrows on rotated maps when Grid North is used for bearings.
GM-20546 - Standard
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Fixed issue with the 2D view getting locked after adding map insets in the Map Layout Editor (affects 26.1.0 - 26.1.2).
GM-20187 - Standard
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Fixed issues loading .gm_mapTemplate files created before GM 26.0 with non-English text.
GM-19883 - Standard
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Fixed behavior of Pan mode in Map Layout Editor.
GM-19744 - Standard
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Fixed stack trace error when dragging group of map elements in Map Layout Editor inside another group of elements.
GM-19606 - Standard
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Fixed typo in built-in map layout templates
GM-19575 - Standard
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Fixed upside-down display of Path Profile elements created in the Map Layout Editor.
GM-19553 - Standard
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In GC Mode, when choosing the Projection during a rectification, correctly update the global if the user chooses to do so.
GM-18811 - Standard
User Interface Changes
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The Animation Toolbar has been removed as it was replaced by the Animation Toolset.
GM-19552 - Standard
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Added missing tooltip on Favorite Script Manager
GM-19448 - Standard
Misc. Changes
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Fixed intermittent stack trace when making a combined ortho-image from several large images.
GM-21046 - Standard
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Fixed issue with undo of deleting features not being available if the initial delete features tip was shown.
GM-20845 - Standard
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Improved coordinate conversions using the RSO East Malaysia projection system.
GM-20703 - Standard
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Renamed 'Only Display Layers in Selected Animation Set' and fixed issue where non-animated layers are no longer drawn after an animation is saved is fixed.
GM-20547 - Pro
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Updated address search to use Azure Maps Geocoding by default as Bing Maps Geocoding has been discontinued.
GM-20537 - Standard
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Fixed issue in the Animate Layers Toolset Dialog related to the esc key.
GM-20517 - Pro
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Layer animations now display in the workspace.
GM-20514 - Standard
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The animated layer names in the Control Center now only flash when appropriate.
GM-20376 - Standard
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Fixed an issue related to the Digitizer and Manual Classification dialogs being docked in the Control Center together.
GM-20343 - Standard
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Enable tracking multiple GPS vessel locations at once via $GPWGT NMEA sentences.
GM-20287 - Standard
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.zip files are treated as files instead of folders in the File Browser
GM-20225 - Standard
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Files without extensions shown in the file browser can be opened in the File Browser.
GM-20196 - Standard
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The File Browser pane opens in the saved spot after subsequent runs, after sharing a docking frame
GM-20195 - Standard
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The drop down now expands smoothly while the pane width increases, and it is shrinkable to its original width
GM-20191 - Standard
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Files that don't have extensions are now visible in the browser in the "All Files" selection
GM-20190 - Standard
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The cursor now appears when the user drags over the main view in the File Browser
GM-20173 - Standard
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Subfolders are considered in the File Browser's ‘Hide Unsupported Files’ logic
GM-20159 - Standard
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Fixes an issue caused by undocking the File Broswer window.
GM-20156 - Standard
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Fixed errors adding 2D view and Path Profile map insets to Map Layout Editor.
GM-19938 - Standard
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Fixed the display of degree symbols in ASCII text file on the Text File Import dialog.
GM-19658 - Standard
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Update GC Mode import of LAS/LAZ files to handle WKT2 CRS information.
GM-19531 - Standard
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Ensure EPSG code at top of projection dialog reflects the current custom projection parameters.
GM-19526 - Standard
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Fixed issue in 26.1.0 with loading data from .zip files with additional .zip files embedded.
GM-19488 - Standard
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The auto back up file name logic is now based on existing auto backup files for each workspace using numbers from 1 to the user specified maximum number of auto backup files value.
GM-19466 - Standard
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Fixed and issue where the workspace backups were not automatically saving properly
GM-19462 - Standard
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Added parentheses in the "Column headers in first row of file (points/WKT only" labels for the checkboxes in the CSV and XLSX import dialogs.
GM-19457 - Standard
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The toolset dialogs' sizes can now be changed while in their default locations
GM-19432 - Standard
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Added new entry to command search for managing favorite scripts
GM-19413 - Standard
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The last placed / docked locations of the Digitizer Toolset and Manual Classification Dialogs is now remembered when the workspace is saved.
GM-19303 - Standard
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Double-clicking the workspace name once again opens the Projection config
GM-19224 - Standard
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Made feature delete and edit from Attribute Editor be undo-able.
GM-18801 - Standard
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New vector layers are created with the active codepage
GM-18531 - Standard
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Fixed script editor tollbar tooltip text
GM-18491 - Pro
What's New in Global Mapper v26.1
Significant New Features
Pro
- Vehicle Detection in the Global Mapper Insight and Learning Engine now supports fine tuning to adjust and enhance the inference results of the object identification.
- A new Configuration section dedicated to the Global Mapper Insight and Learning Engine allows custom trained models to be exported and imported. Built-in models can be updated when available, too.
- Improved Lidar QC tool with options to adjust control points after statistics have been calculated.
- Manual point cloud classification tool is now a dedicated toolset, available as a dockable or floating pane. More custom classification options are now available with an added option to classify points as they are selected.
- Improved automatic powerline classification to use segmentation methods and increased segmentation processing speed for Automatic Point Cloud analysis tools.
- Pixels to Points now provides color harmonization method options.
- Extended the vector layer split by attribute option to include lidar data.
- Updated the Script Editor for improved user experience in the tool.
Standard
- Added Favorite Scripts functionality to save and run commonly used scripts from the new Scripting Toolbar.
- Improved the Connect to Online Data tool to show data previews, allow favorite sources to be easily accessed, and support new bounds and export options directly in the tool.
- Added tool view and set camera position in the 3D Viewer.
- Created Digitizer Toolset containing digitizer tool buttons in a dockable floating pane.
- Reorganized the Generic Text File Import options to support custom coordinate column identification and saved import options.
- Added support for Cloud Optimized Point Clouds (COPC) and Esri SLPK format (read only).
- Updated the Map Layout Editor to combine the Map Element Control Center with the Page List on the left side of the window.
- Added a new tool for drawing parallel lines based on selected line(s).
- Extended the Feature Info tool to raster/terrain data in the 3D Viewer.
Lidar Changes
- Improved error message when a TIN operation on a huge number of points fails, likely due to memory issues. - GM-19179 Standard
- Fixed issue with Lidar exports when XY units are converted dropping some points on the edge. - GM-18974 Standard
- Fixed rare issue where some extra Lidar points would be filtered out. - GM-18755 Standard
- Fixed error when trying to perform a Lidar QA/QC operation against control points with no elevation values. - GM-18478 Pro
- Fixed issues loading LAS/LAZ files with coordinates that look like ECEF but aren't. Now a prompt will be shown for these. - GM-18439 Standard
- Fixed issues with Lidar class filtering not always working on very large point clouds with a large number of different classes present. - GM-18304 Standard
- Sped up calculations of Lidar statistics when editing point clouds. - GM-16996 Standard
- Improved Lidar QC tool with options to adjust control points after statistics have been calculated. - GM-16930 Pro
- Allow select-by-polygon in Digitizer Tool to work for features that are marked as deleted (but displayed). - GM-15651 Standard
- The new Unclassify button should now be usable in the Lidar classification toolbar - GM-8952
- Extended the vector layer split by attribute option to include lidar data. - GM-6988 Pro
Pixels to Points Changes
- Updates projection selection in Pixels to Points wizard to be a dropdown menu. - GM-19098 Pro
- P2P generated output will not override the existing global/workspace projection - GM-18884 Pro
- Fixed extra large size assigned to P2P GCP symbols when 8 or more GCPs are present. - GM-18604 Pro
- Support correct orthorectification of images from the multi-spectral sensor of the DJI M3M drone. - GM-18433 Pro
- Pixels to Points now provides color harmonization method options. - GM-17585 Pro
- Fixed lockup running P2P on TIF images with overview/pyramid layers. - GM-17567 Pro
- Improved load of positions from external text file for P2P images when no header line is present in the file. - GM-17441 Pro
- Repair an issue with P2P (SfM) not identifying images correctly which resulted in coverage loss. - GM-17161 Pro
Insight and Learning Engine Changes
- Fixed an issue where Land Cover Classification fine-tuning was failing on certain machines due to random initialization of a variable. - GM-19135 Insight and Learning Engine
- Improved input validation in the fine-tuning dialog to prevent the use of special characters that were previously causing errors. - GM-18967 Pro
- Resolved an issue causing the processed tile count to exceed the total tile count during inference on large files. - GM-18804 Pro
- Append original model name to custom fine-tuned or retrained model. - GM-18776 Pro
- - GM-18620 Insight and Learning Engine
- Fixed display issue when panning while creating training data. - GM-18514 Pro
- Resolved an issue where converting a land cover map to a new palette/schema using the Generate Training Data tool resulted in correct pixel values but incorrect colors. - GM-18503 Pro
- Resolved an error during LCC post-processing when running on smaller tiles or cropped images, even with sufficient memory. - GM-18189 Pro
- Revised the text on the Building Extraction page for clarity and to better describe raster image requirements. - GM-18104 Pro
- Resolved an unhandled exception and retry issue when canceling file downloads for ILE tools, ensuring the operation stops without further messages. - GM-17853 Pro
- Updated ILE tools to automatically tile and process large files exceeding tool limitations, removing the need for manual tiling. - GM-17829
- Resolved an unhandled exception and non-closable "Training Status" window issue when canceling a fine-tuning operation of land cover classification. - GM-17602 Insight and Learning Engine
- Updated the Generate Training Data tool to assign "Building-Ground" as the default feature type for new polygons, ensuring consistency in building extraction and fine-tuning. - GM-17490
- Updated the LCC fine-tuning tool to support lower-resolution ground truth data and handle mismatched bounds with downsampling or cropping. - GM-17458 Pro
- Added a save reminder to the "Target Land Cover Types Settings" tool, prompting users to save unsaved work before exiting to prevent data loss. - GM-17401 Pro
- Resolved a visual glitch when dragging data in the Generate Training Data tool. - GM-17400 Pro
- Resolved an issue preventing valid entries in Target Land Cover Type Setting dialog from reloading due to spaces in class name fields. - GM-17391 Pro
- Resolved an issue with red streaks appearing outside cropped data areas by setting the land cover and building classes of NoData regions to 0 (UNKNOWN/Non-Building). - GM-17241 Pro
3D Viewer Changes
- Fix 3D flythrough setup and use when attempting to visualize data containing 3D labels. - GM-18760 Standard
- Fixed issue with drop-out of Lidar in 3D after running a classification or other edit operation. Note this typically only happened to Lidar that had been rectified or thinned. - GM-18567 Standard
- Fix a variety of problems involving 3D label handling. - GM-17451 Standard
- Fix a variety of accuracy issues with 3D Lidar selection for hover and feature info selection. Add hooks to minimize math overflow when viewing 3D data in some contexts. - GM-16707 Standard
- Resolved error display 3D point feature models. - GM-16478 Standard
- Fix internal 2D/3D render handling which caused pixel shading errors in the 3D view when changing shaders. - GM-15236
- Fixed issue with resetting 3D viewer perspective when using the measure tool. - GM-15166
- Resolved issue resetting 3D perspective when edited are made when views are linked. - GM-14453
- Fixed data dropout issue with saving fly-through video. - GM-14328
- 3D pipes now allow a full decimal representation for their width. - GM-13954 Standard
- Added tool view and set camera position in the 3D Viewer. - GM-4807 Standard
Path Profile / Line of Sight Function Changes
- Fixed precision on Path Profile corridor width display for values under 0.1. - GM-19439 Pro
- Path Profile Line of Site check box settings for enabling Fresnel zones is now remembered when the dialog is opened again - GM-18933 Standard
- Fixed issue where path profile setting changes wouldn't always be recorded into the registry - GM-18748 Standard
- Fixed issue where the scale in path profile wouldn't display correctly when zooming in - GM-18277 Standard
- Fixed issue where path profile setting changes wouldn't always be recorded into the registry - GM-17733 Standard
- Path profile elevation corridor settings now correctly get applied to the LOS lines when the "selected layers" option is on - GM-17676 Standard
- The cursor text in path profile now will move above/below the cursor depending on being above/below the center - GM-16765 Standard
Analysis Function Changes
- Improved handling of flatten site tool when no allowed cut or fill slope is specified. This is only possible when filling inside the area and not flattening from terrain edges. - GM-18873 Standard
- Fixed issue with creating histograms for 64-bit raster tiff data. - GM-18783 Standard
- Fixed issue with degree symbols in attributes for view shed features in 26.0 release. - GM-18763 Standard
- Made the Sample Size setting for the Generate Breaklines operation be remembered for data over 1m in resolution. - GM-18652 Pro
- Fixed flattened site plan calculation speed issue when not calculating inside of the area(s) to flatten. - GM-18625 Standard
- Fixed issue with area being cropped to during shadow calculations being moved after the operation completes. - GM-18623 Pro
- Fixed rare issue with contours could not be generated directly from a TIN layer. - GM-18519 Pro
- Fixed issue with font display in Feature Info tool. - GM-18512 Standard
- Fixed issue with reported time on generated solar shadow mask layers being off by one hour if the local time was in daylight savings time. - GM-18495 Pro
- The bounds of the selected polygon should now be obeyed - GM-18420 Standard
- Terrain Paint Slope Along/Across range validation error message will now display expected slope range in correct units. - GM-18363 Pro
- Fixed incorrect raster reclassify rules validation error. - GM-18148 Standard
- Fixed raster reclassification of palette-based image within area. - GM-17713 Standard
- Fixed the use of 'layer bounds' for an operation on terrain data (like contour generation) from a vector layer. - GM-17591 Standard
- Ensure breakline 'Flat' slope controls are available for the 'Find Breaklines at Any Surface Break' option when 'Slope' is the selected Curvature Grid Type as they affect the results. - GM-17486 Pro
- Ensure measure attributes are copied to the new flatten site area when optimizing placement during Flatten Site calculations. - GM-17468 Standard
- Made the Raster Paint tool update the palette color selections when the user edits the palette for the layer being painted on. - GM-17388 Pro
- Fixed issue where labels read from palette files could be truncated. - GM-17236 Standard
- Fixed issue with breakline generation creating self-intersecting lines in some cases. - GM-16708 Pro
- Fixed issue with Terrain Paint on tiff layers. - GM-16552 Pro
- Corrected enabled state of Raster Reclassify Set Unlisted to No Data checkbox. - GM-16437 Standard
- Exclude label layers from available inputs in Variography and Kriging tool - GM-14241 Pro
- Prevent water changes in the 3D window from forcing a 3D view refresh. - GM-13319 Standard
Digitizer Tool Changes
- Fixed issue in 26.0.2 hotfix release when trying to simplify a collection of features with a total vertex count less than 1000. - GM-19404 Standard
- Fixed the adding of distance/bearing/COGO lines by clicking additional points on the map rather than manually entering them. - GM-19296 Standard
- Fixed issues moving a selected vertex by clicking rather than click-and-drag. - GM-18950 Standard
- Fixed flatten site plan 'equalize cut-and-fill volume' height calculation (incorrect in 26.0.0-26.0.1). - GM-18651 Standard
- Fixed issues with incorrect degree symbols in grid lines and added coordinate attributes. - GM-18570 Standard
- Fixed error when trying to perform a Lidar QA/QC operation against control points with no elevation values. - GM-18478 Pro
- Fixed degree symbol display in created bounding box attributes. - GM-18256 Standard
- Fixed issue cropping out overlapping polygons from raster layers. - GM-18118 Standard
- The features should now be vertically shifted in this case - GM-17347 Standard
- Added option for cylindrical buffer top and bottom to conform to feature or terrain elevations. - GM-17018 Standard
Attributes / Query Changes
- Fixed degree symbol display in created bounding box attributes. - GM-18256 Standard
- Min and max slopes / elevations in the attribute table are now what the user set in the Setup Vectorize dialog - GM-17776 Pro
- Fixed issue where Attribute Editor could incorrectly show feature template attribute values for non-templated features. - GM-17677 Standard
- All matching records should be kept in this operation now - GM-17212
Scripting Changes
- Fixed issue where a script run in it's own 'sandbox' (not in context of main map view) would reset the bounds of the main map display. - GM-19013 Standard
- Fixed export of fixed screen position layers using EXPORT_RASTER script command. - GM-18606 Standard
- Ensure LIDAR_FILTER script parameter is used with GENERATE_ELEV_GRID command with TIN gridding of Lidar. - GM-18458 Standard
Online Source Changes
- Fixed issue loading WMTS source with format name specified like 'image/format; application=xxx' - GM-18916 Standard
- Fixed the issue with the temporary directory names exceeding the Windows MAX_PATH limit - GM-18689 Standard
- Fixed error loading data from NASA GIBS online source. - GM-18566 Standard
- Improved pop up text request value when connecting to online data source. - GM-18483 Standard
- Added information dialog when connecting to a TCarta online source. - GM-18415 Standard
- Updated source urls for NASA GIBS online data sources. - GM-18413 Standard
- Fixed issue with launch of premium online source prompts when searching. - GM-18038 Standard
- Fixed issues accessing ESRI Feature Services that required authorization. - GM-15570 Standard
- New design of the Online Source Dialog has been introduced - GM-8753 Standard
Projection / Datum Changes
- Fixed name displayed for CA State Plane Zone 5 in status bar when it is the active projection. - GM-19255 Standard
- Added built-in EPSG codes for State Plane / NAD83 / Maine zones with US survey feet as units. - GM-18976 Standard
- P2P generated output will not override the existing global/workspace projection - GM-18884 Pro
- In GC Mode, when the horizontal coordinate system is changed by the user, any existing vertical will be preserved rather than being cleared as in previous versions of the application. - GM-18310
- If GeoCalc Mode is turned on, restoring Configuration Defaults will now leave it on, rather than unsetting it. - GM-18289 Standard
- In GeoCalc mode, fix logic for converting elevation values so that units are handle properly. - GM-18117
- In GC mode, enhance the error message when no valid coordinate transformation is available to specify the vertical coordinate systems as well as the horizontal. - GM-18076
- When first enabling GC Mode, when "None" is allowed, properly pop a Transform Picker to allow the user to select it when applicable. - GM-18075
- In GC Mode, if default Projection is enabled but user does not pick a Projection, handle it without an error and simply uncheck the checkbox. - GM-17909
- Stack trace no longer appears when toggling large lidar data in GeoCalc Mode. - GM-17645
- In GeoCalc Mode, add vertical coordinate reference system name to displays of current layer information in Configuration dialog. - GM-17119
- In GeoCalc mode Configuration dialog, clearly identify layers where no transform was needed, or where the user selected "None." - GM-17118
- In GeoCalc mod, users will now be warned during a DEM export if they are attempting to export an unsupported datum such as NAD83-HARN. - GM-17110
- Fixed DWG export from Global Mapper units bug. The resulting file always had 'Feet' $MEASUREMENT flag, which incorrectly scaled in metric Civil3D drawing. - GM-16884 Standard
- Split existing MGI Austria datum into separate datums for the datum using the 2010 NTv2 grid shift file and one using the 2021 NTv2 grid shift file. - GM-16692 Standard
- Removed rounding of elevation values from text file import. - GM-12368
Format Specific Changes
- Ensure GeoPackage exports maintain a known EPSG code on export and reload. - GM-19220 Standard
- Fixed issue with extra points being included in some cases when exporting reprojected Lidar point clouds and cropping to a polygon. - GM-19094 Standard
- Fixed issue with Lidar exports when XY units are converted dropping some points on the edge. - GM-18974 Standard
- The error message should no longer appear. - GM-18924 Standard
- Fixed issue with File -> Export -> Export Elevation Grid not allowing export to Lidar LAZ if no data besides an elevation grid was loaded. - GM-18822 Standard
- Fixed missing word in dialog text. The dialog box for DWG export now reads: “Note that some software may be unable to deal with attributes. If you have trouble with an exported DWG with this option enabled, disable this option and try again” - GM-18775 Standard
- Improved error handling when a corrupt 3D model file (PLY, OBJ, etc.) is loaded. - GM-18751 Standard
- Fixed error exporting areas to GPX when no points or lines are loaded. - GM-18749 Standard
- The error should no longer appear. - GM-18747 Standard
- Fixed issues with non-English characters in the chart name for BSB charts. Also maintain case of chart name in BSB files. - GM-18669 Standard
- Fixed export of fixed screen position layers using EXPORT_RASTER script command. - GM-18606 Standard
- Fixed issue with display of non-English characters from layers loaded from .zip files. - GM-18557 Standard
- Fixed issues displaying 1-bit black-and-white TIFF files if the fill order flag is explicitly set. - GM-18547 Standard
- Improved automatic recognition of projection information from ENVI HDR files. - GM-18533 Standard
- Ensure the axis order for GML files is not assumed when there is some ambiguity. - GM-18482 Standard
- Improved resolution of points loaded from text/CSV files as Lidar point clouds. A minimum of 0.1mm resolution should now be preserved. - GM-18480 Standard
- Resolved issue with Japanese characters in Cesium export file names. - GM-18474 Standard
- Corrected placement of vectors loaded from PDF when a rotation is applied to the coordinates. - GM-18407 Standard
- Fixed issues with large or rotated symbols being cropped when exporting to KML / KMZ. - GM-18376 Standard
- Fixed DXF file export for surface models to be HUGE, in this test case 4x larger. AcDBFaces are exported if the face has three points and valid elevation values. - GM-18344 Standard
- Changed file naming options for Cesium model exports. - GM-18251 Standard
- Fixed issues loading XLS files with non-English characters in the filename. - GM-17566 Standard
- The error message should not be shown in this case - GM-17270
- The numbers should be displayed properly now without scientific notation - GM-17173 Standard
- Fixed DXF export from Global Mapper units bug. The resulting file always had 'Feet' $MEASUREMENT flag, which incorrectly scaled in metric Civil3D drawing. - GM-17145 Standard
- Fixed issues with error handling for very large exports to STL for a 3D printer. - GM-17129 Standard
- Fixed error loading DXF / DWG files with 3D meshes that have invalid faces. - GM-17112 Standard
- Fixed DWG export from Global Mapper units bug. The resulting file always had 'Feet' $MEASUREMENT flag, which incorrectly scaled in metric Civil3D drawing. - GM-16884 Standard
- Resolved issue showing KML feature descriptions. - GM-16253
- The attributes should no longer be duplicated now - GM-15875 Standard
- Fixed issue where s57 has duplicate features in the base display group - GM-15720 Standard
- Resolved issue with DXF export with Hebrew characters in file name. - GM-15441
- Only the filename should be shown now - GM-15327 Standard
- The progress should be reported now - GM-15237
- Fixed DFX import unhandled exception running thread Spatial Index - for complex Mesh Faces. - GM-13936 Standard
- Fixed LandXML import I circular curve import where the wrong arc of the circle was being displayed.
Added LandXML import support for <Spiral> curves. - GM-13318
- There is a new menu item in the control center context menu that says "Automatically Refresh Selected Layer On Change" - GM-7696
- Added Favorite Scripts functionality to save and run commonly used scripts from the new Scripting Toolbar. - GM-3463 Standard
Rendering/Style Changes
- Fixed wording on copy paste dialog - GM-18314
- Label text Font Halo Color and Size are now configurable. - GM-763 Standard
Map Layout Changes
- Made Map Layout Editor map views with a custom layer list immediately reflect changes in the layer order in the main Control Center. - GM-19319 Standard
- Fixed the use of fonts with halos in Text and Legend Elements for the Map Layout Editor. - GM-19279 Standard
- Made hiding layers in the main map Control Center also hide them in Map Layout. - GM-19066 Standard
- Fixed issues printing lines with an arrow track forward or reverse style. - GM-18605 Standard
- Map Layout Editor Export to PDF will now export selected layers, if specified. - GM-15494 Standard
- Updated the Map Layout Editor to combine the Map Element Control Center with the Page List on the left side of the window. - GM-14260 Standard
Misc. Changes
- Fixed name displayed for CA State Plane Zone 5 in status bar when it is the active projection. - GM-19255 Standard
- Fixed stack trace error when trying to add an inset map view from a minimized 2D map view. - GM-19019 Standard
- P2P generated output will not override the existing global/workspace projection - GM-18884 Pro
- Unchecking the "Use Custom Description" box should set the Feature Description back to the Feature Type - GM-18797 Standard
- Fixed issues with non-English characters in the chart name for BSB charts. Also maintain case of chart name in BSB files. - GM-18669 Standard
- Fixed issues displaying the layer description from layers with non-ASCII characters that were saved prior to 26.0 or came from non-English systems. - GM-18668 Standard
- Fixed issue with reported time on generated solar shadow mask layers being off by one hour if the local time was in daylight savings time. - GM-18495 Pro
- Fixed script editor tollbar tooltip text - GM-18491 Pro
- New connections should now work without the need for recreation. - GM-18470 Standard
- Improved the speed and progress reporting when extracting .zip and .7z files. - GM-18307 Standard
- If GeoCalc Mode is turned on, restoring Configuration Defaults will now leave it on, rather than unsetting it. - GM-18289 Standard
- Ensure Layer Attributes dialog for a layer updates when an Undo removes features from that layer. - GM-18278 Standard
- Min and max slopes / elevations in the attribute table are now what the user set in the Setup Vectorize dialog - GM-17776 Pro
- The highlighted controls have been removed from the dialog associated with this command: Crop/Combine/Split Functions>Resample/Split Selected Features at Specified Spacing - GM-17564 Standard
- Fixed issues zooming the Reference view in the Image Rectifier dialog. - GM-17166 Standard
- Fixed issue with hill shading and Slope Shader not working on GeoTIFF layers with overviews after applying a shift. - GM-17152 Standard
- Enter a number pop up no longer appears when you remove values from the x and y axis output dimensions. - GM-16830
- Corrected text in custom shader range value entry dialog. - GM-16628 Standard
- Resolved issue with zooming in the Image Rectification tool. - GM-15794 Standard
- The preview should look as it did in 23.1 - GM-13754
- Added support for loading zip archives that use the Deflate64 compression method. - GM-13395
- Added ability to select lines that self-intersect, then if found an option is displayed to repair self-intersecting line by splitting the line at self-intersections. - GM-9017
What's New in Global Mapper v26.0
Significant New Features
- New Global Command Search tool for easy access to any tool available in Global Mapper.
- Ability to create a flattened site plan grid where all edited terrain is contained within the selected area(s).
- Added ability to edit a line feature in Perpendicular Profile views.
- New option to view the 3D Viewer Walk Mode position in the 2D map view.
- Added support for reading and displaying 'extra bytes' fields from LAS / LAZ files. These will also save to GMP files.
- Enabled copy and paste support for raster image and terrain layers.
- Added export support for Cesium terrain and 3D tiles formats.
- New online data source from TCarta for Global Marine Basemap.
- Added a search filter to help navigate the list of online sources.
Significant New Features in Global Mapper Pro
- New Global Mapper Insight and Learning Engine™ (beta) - Deep learning-based image analysis tools for the automatic identification of land cover classification, building extraction, and vehicle detection.
- New Solar Shadow Analysis tool for calculating shadows from loaded terrain and 3D features. A new GENERATE_SHADOWS script command allows automating these calculations.
- New automatic identification of point cloud model key points.
- Ability to save and load custom created feature models in the Automatic Point Cloud Analysis tool.
- Improved the automatic identification of GCPs in various potential overlapping images in Pixels to Points. The potential matches are now additionally scored by the distance from the expected area of the image containing the target (based on EXIF data).
- Improved GCP target finding and ground coverage calculation in Pixels to Points for drone flights by using GCP Z as a ground surface rather than assuming a flat surface until after P2P is run.
- Updates to underlying tools for speed improvements to the Pixels to Points process.
- Added new adjustment methods to the Lidar QA/QC results dialog, allowing the adjustment of cloud Z values using a fixed shift or a best-fit 3D plane in addition to the previous Piecewise Affine (triangulation) method.
- Improved the calculation of ground coverage polygons for drone imagery taken at non-nadir angles. Estimated ground coverage polygons are now trapezoidal rather than rectangular.
Lidar Changes
- New automatic identification of point cloud model key points. - GM-4493 Pro
- Added ability to edit a line feature in Perpendicular Profile views. - GM-1828 Standard
- Ability to save and load custom created feature models in the Automatic Point Cloud Analysis tool. - GM-16205 Pro
- Fixed crash error if you try and run an Automatic Best Fit on point clouds without selected a layer to compare against. - GM-16719 Pro
- Show error if users tries to thin Lidar to a nonsensical point spacing. - GM-17448 Pro
- Added new adjustment methods to the Lidar QA/QC results dialog, allowing the adjustment of cloud Z values using a fixed shift or a best-fit 3D plane in addition to the previous Piecewise Affine (triangulation) method. - GM-16954 Pro
- Updated 'Color Lidar by Scan Angle' option to separately color negative and positive scan angles by default. A new option to restore the old behavior is also now on the Configuration -> Lidar dialog. - GM-16923 Pro
- Dramatically sped up the rebuild of preview clouds for large Lidar point clouds, something that slowed the process of manually editing point cloud classifications. - GM-16558 Standard
- Support draw modes for extra field data in point clouds. - GM-17247 Pro
- Ensure the reported LIDAR POINT DENSITY and LIDAR POINT SPACING metadata values are updated when you warp a Lidar point cloud with rectification. - GM-17768
- Added support for point clouds in native geographic coordinates. - GM-17607 Pro
- In GeoCalc Mode, address issue where certain LAS files were not importing with vertical coordinate reference systems. - GM-17019
- Fixed issue with garbled characters on the Lidar group selection dialog in the Japanese build. - GM-16972
- Fixed international feet issue in the path profile settings dialog - GM-16941 Pro
- Ensure GCP_Z and total RMSE in Lidar QA displays with the same elevation units as the other fields. - GM-16901 Pro
- Fixed issues with export of LAZ 1.4 files with extended classes and flags. - GM-16757 Standard
- Fixed use of fields other than XYZ when finding duplicate Lidar points. - GM-16687 Pro
- Made Lidar LAS/LAZ extra bytes fields exportable, including when saving over the original file or doing a direct export to LAS/LAZ. - GM-14553
- Fixed issue with 'Fit Point Clouds' generating very large incorrect shifts in some cases. - GM-13456 Pro
- Ensure user is prompted to confirm projection/datum selection from GeoTIFF and LAS/LAZ files when only an ellipsoid is specified for a projection. - GM-18167
- Ensure the 'Classify Features' button is always enabled at the appropriate time on the Point Cloud Analysis dialog. - GM-16541 Pro
- In GC Mode, prevent exception that was occurring when setting default Projection for the first time. - GM-15829 Standard
Pixels to Points Changes
- Improved the automatic identification of GCPs in various potential overlapping images in Pixels to Points. The potential matches are now additionally scored by the distance from the expected area of the image containing the target (based on EXIF data). - GM-16789 Pro
- Improved GCP target finding and ground coverage calculation in Pixels to Points for drone flights by using GCP Z as a ground surface rather than assuming a flat surface until after P2P is run. - GM-16600 Pro
- Updates to underlying tools for speed improvements to the Pixels to Points process. - GM-14150 Pro
- Added CREATE_IMAGE_FROM_MESH parameter for the GENERATE_POINT_CLOUD script cloud to control whether the orthoimage is created from the mesh or the point cloud. - GM-17098 Pro
- Improved the calculation of ground coverage polygons for drone imagery taken at non-nadir angles. Estimated ground coverage polygons are now trapezoidal rather than rectangular. - GM-16696 Pro
- Allowed Pixels to Points to continue processing if color harmonization is unsuccessful. - GM-17516 Pro
- P2P output saved as a GMW in GeoCalc mode will no longer throw an error about being unable to import a coordinate transform. - GM-15443 Pro
- Fixed issue with mask creation on the Pixels to Points dialog after running a P2P process with an image reduction factor. - GM-16942 Pro
- Added more default styles for control points loaded during the Pixels to Points process to avoid duplicating styles. - GM-16683 Pro
3D Viewer Changes
- New option to view the 3D Viewer Walk Mode position in the 2D map view. - GM-15826 Standard
- Fixed crash when unloading layers while a fly-through is running in the 3D viewer. - GM-17321
- 3D view now displays the path profile parallel paths correctly - GM-16881 Standard
- Enhance 3D path profile rendering to show all segments of the 3D path. - GM-14640
- Fixed issue with elevation of line label render in 3D. - GM-14235
- Fix NVIDIA GPU-related problems with the 3D display of very large images. - GM-17020 Standard
- Fixed error in 3D viewer when generating polygonal coverage areas for a loaded layer. - GM-17011 Standard
- Fix NVIDIA GPU-related problems with the 3D display of very large images. - GM-16987 Pro
- Resolved issue displaying tree models in 3D Viewer. - GM-16928
Path Profile / Line of Sight Function Changes
- Added ability to edit a line feature in Perpendicular Profile views. - GM-1828 Standard
- the warning message when custom elevation scale spacing larger than overall elevation difference is now more descriptive - GM-17017 Standard
- the curser text in path profile now will move above/below the curser depending on being above/below the center - GM-16765 Standard
- Added the ability to save Path to new layer for parallel profile series lines - GM-16812 Standard
- Added warning for a path profile reference line being outside of bounds - GM-16803 Standard
- Fixed path profile issue where multiple layers could be assigned the same line style in the legend - GM-16105 Standard
- Update path profile lidar settings. Updated path profile lidar toolbar with new swath buttons - GM-13058 Pro
- Fixed path profile option "Match Elevation Scale to Distance Scale" not working correctly - GM-17154 Standard
- Path profile will no longer say "cross profile(s)" for parallel paths - GM-17114 Standard
- Fixed unit conversion issue in Path Profile sample spacing setting. - GM-16887 Standard
- 3D view now displays the path profile parallel paths correctly - GM-16881 Standard
- Allow the Path Profile sample count to accept the value 2. - GM-16880 Standard
- Retain original main path when switching from perpendicular to parallel profiles. - GM-16846 Standard
- Now even if in the path profile setting "Data Display"->"Draw Separate Line.." option is first checked but before its applied the "Select Layers..." button will still allow you to select layers - GM-16823 Standard
- Updates Path Profile legend to only show displayed layers. - GM-16779
- Fixed 3D display settings options for Perpendicular Path Profile. - GM-16756
- Reworded path profile vector data setting for drawing feature that crosses path - GM-16664
- Removed un-needed Path Profile warning about missing terrain data. - GM-16648
- Enhance 3D path profile rendering to show all segments of the 3D path. - GM-14640
- Resolved issue that made Parallel Profile settings inaccessible. - GM-16872
- Fixed missing label for path profile svg export - GM-16819 Standard
- Resolved crash issue with multiple segment Parallel Path Profile. - GM-16978
Analysis Function Changes
- Ability to create a flattened site plan grid where all edited terrain is contained within the selected area(s). - GM-2176 Standard
- New Solar Shadow Analysis tool for calculating shadows from loaded terrain and 3D features. A new GENERATE_SHADOWS script command allows automating these calculations. - GM-16612 Pro
- Added option to Watershed and Ridge Line Analysis to automatically style the generated stream / ridge lines based on the amount of calculated flow into the line segment. - GM-16835
- Improved wording for use of vector features to modify water flow on Watershed dialog. - GM-16691 Standard
- Updated Dynamic Hill Shading dialog to remove unnecessary Elevation Display / Export Units, Apply button, and to show Vertical Exaggeration in same units as the Configuration dialog. - GM-16677
- Use higher precision when saving GMG files directly from gridding if the cell size is less than 0.1 units. - GM-16949 Standard
- Increased the precision of generated contours saved directly to GMP for high resolution contours. - GM-16849
- Fixed issue with invalid pixels when TIN gridding Lidar with area features and treating the areas as constraints (hard edges). - GM-16712
- Ensure that the selected shader updates on the Configuration when changed on another dialog, like dynamic hill shading. - GM-16657 Standard
- Create elevation grid dialog copy to clipboard button resets on slider change - GM-14525 Pro
- Fixed script builder generate water rise command now handles "water level increase amount" units correctly - GM-13701 Pro
- Added [x] Abort on Error option to Coverage Areas dialog - GM-13329 Standard
- Fixed issue with area volume calculations to custom heights above ground. - GM-17716
- Ensure the 'Classify Features' button is always enabled at the appropriate time on the Point Cloud Analysis dialog. - GM-16541 Pro
- In GC Mode, prevent exception that was occurring when setting default Projection for the first time. - GM-15829 Standard
- In GC Mode, addressed an issue where loading workspaces containing a generated DTM Elevation Grid produced errors. The generated grid will now load without errors. - GM-15309
- Made the 'Restore Defaults' button on the Dynamic Hill Shading dialog restore all values shown on the dialog to defaults, including multiple light source settings. - GM-16654 Standard
Digitizer Tool Changes
- The selection "Specify Separate Distance and Bearing Values" can now be used with explicit DMS options - GM-18154 Standard
- Fixed the Shift+Del shortcut so that it did undelete rather than Cut to Clipboard. - GM-18179 Standard
- Fixed crash splitting features into new lines at spacing for lines less than spacing in length. - GM-17563
- Ensure elevation units are correct when digitizing snapped to 3D features - GM-17361
- Fixed issues snapping when moving a single point feature. - GM-16896 Standard
- Fixed issue in implementation of the Special Operations Difference for a particular case of Line and Area features - GM-16743 Standard
- Fixed issue displaying degree symbol in Flattened Site Plan tool. - GM-16620 Standard
- Properly set CODEPAGE in export DWG/DXF version 2000 - GM-15517
- Fixed issue with the distance/bearing/COGO dialog popping up a feature create dialog when GM is closed while the dialog is open. - GM-18340 Standard
Attributes / Query Changes
- Added right-click option to Feature Vertices dialog for copying just the selected vertices to the clipboard. - GM-17250
- 3D Mesh layer will keep MESH_NAME attribute is it was available in the source file. - GM-17165
- Fixed issue with area volume calculations to custom heights above ground. - GM-17716
Scripting Changes
- Add GetLocationElevationList function to the python SDK module - GM-17712 Pro
- Added CREATE_IMAGE_FROM_MESH parameter for the GENERATE_POINT_CLOUD script cloud to control whether the orthoimage is created from the mesh or the point cloud. - GM-17098 Pro
- Added option to use the legacy Concave Hull (polygon coverage) method for Lidar layers when using the GENERATE_LAYER_BOUNDS or EDIT_VECTOR script commands. Use USE_LEGACY_METHOD to enable. - GM-16940
- Allow smaller COVERAGE_SMOOTHING_FACTOR values when generating polygonal coverage with GENERATE_LAYER_BOUNDS or EDIT_VECTOR script commands. - GM-16939 Standard
- Added GENERATE_REGULAR_GRID script command to allow creating a regular grid of features in an automated fashion. - GM-2431 Standard
- Fixed JOIN_TABLE command when working with special attribute names, like <Feature Name>. - GM-17063 Standard
- Fixed the loading of DEFINE_TEXT_FILE contents text from a script with the IMPORT_ASCII script command. - GM-16994 Standard
- script builder now correctly records GPX export Precision parameter - GM-16622 Pro
- Added elevation layer support to geopackage script export - GM-16299 Standard
- Create elevation grid dialog copy to clipboard button resets on slider change - GM-14525 Pro
- Fixed script builder generate water rise command now handles "water level increase amount" units correctly - GM-13701 Pro
- Fixed issue where saving a script file on tab close in editor could cause it to save it with the tab to the left of it instead - GM-17807 Pro
- Fixed issue with Global Mapper closing with no error when trying loading a PostGIS database that doesn't exist via a script. - GM-17251
Online Source Changes
- Added export support for Cesium terrain and 3D tiles formats. - GM-13206 Standard
- New online data source from TCarta for Global Marine Basemap. - GM-17647 Standard
- Added a search filter to help navigate the list of online sources. - GM-17832 Standard
- Improved network download speed of online data sources - GM-6170 Standard
- Removed OpenStreetMaps.org online sources with rendering from Stamen.com from online sources as those are no longer offered for free. - GM-18162
- Fixed issues loading data from WFS 1.0.0 sources that don't support lat/lon BBOX values. - GM-17092 Standard
- Fixed lockup loading some WMS / WMTS sources with particularly long names on a machine with a longer Global Mapper temp folder path. - GM-17222
Projection / Datum Changes
- In GeoCalc mode, a new context menu has been added to the list of Layers and Coordinate Transformations in the Configure/Projection dialog. This will allow the user to right-click and (where applicable) view the layer's current horizontal and vertical coordinate systems, and the current concatenated transform used to convert to the global. - GM-17113
- In GeoCalc Mode, allow user the option to select a transform of "None" if that feature is enabled. - GM-16814
- All DEM TIFF files will now load a vertical coordinate reference system if one is specified in the header, in GeoCalc Mode. This may result in an "Unknown Vertical Coordinate System" in some cases. - GM-15462
- All DEM files will now load a vertical coordinate reference system if one is specified in the header, in GeoCalc Mode. - GM-15457
- All LAS files including < v1.4 LAS will now load a vertical coordinate reference system if one is specified, in GeoCalc Mode. - GM-15425 Standard
- In GeoCalc Mode, address issue where certain LAS files were not importing with vertical coordinate reference systems. - GM-17019
- Don't convert EPSG code 3067 to a UTM 35N projection since there is already an EPSG code (25835) for that. - GM-16951 Standard
- Coordinate Transform pickers no longer appear when enabling/disabling layers while GeoCalc mode is turned on. - GM-16808
- Auto-select GeoCalc Transform button can no longer be toggled if GeoCalc mode is not enabled. - GM-16431 Standard
- Fixed issues storing custom datum scale shift values smaller than 1.0e-8 for Bursa-Wolfe transformations. - GM-16274 Standard
- In GeoCalc Mode, handle display issue with items that cross the anti-meridian so they are split properly. - GM-15325
- When changing the global vertical projection in GeoCalc mode, if there is a horizontal transform already selected, the user will no longer be prompted to re-select it. Instead the Transform Picker will only require the selection of a new vertical transform, if one is needed. - GM-13380
- Added built-in EPSG codes for Maine State Plane zones using NAD83 (NSRS2011). - GM-17217
- In GC Mode, prevent exception that was occurring when setting default Projection for the first time. - GM-15829 Standard
- In GeoCalc mode, Geotiffs will now save vertical info in header on export when set manually. - GM-15684
- In GeoCalc mode, the coordinate transform cache is now cleared after unloading the workspace. - GM-15563
- Exporting a GMP in GeoCalc mode no longer requires you to reselect a coordinate transformation multiple times. - GM-15561
- P2P output saved as a GMW in GeoCalc mode will no longer throw an error about being unable to import a coordinate transform. - GM-15443 Pro
- In GeoCalc Mode, handle export of DTED data properly. - GM-15344
- In GC Mode, addressed an issue where loading workspaces containing a generated DTM Elevation Grid produced errors. The generated grid will now load without errors. - GM-15309
- In GC Mode, ensure custom objects and grid files added via the Geographic Calculator are available in Global Mapper. - GM-12773
- Stack trace no longer occurs when Global Mapper exits with a GeoCalc transform picker open. - GM-16797
- In GeoCalc Mode, handle the situation where required grid files are missing by prompting the user to download them. - GM-16512
- When adding a new global vertical projection in GeoCalc mode, if there is a horizontal transform already selected, the user will no longer be prompted to re-select it. - GM-13385
Format Specific Changes
- Added support for reading and displaying 'extra bytes' fields from LAS / LAZ files. These will also save to GMP files. - GM-10712 Standard
- Support for importing glTF 3D scenes and models - GM-13243 Standard
- A dedicated OBJ export option to streamline the process of preparing an export for 3D printing. - GM-14463 Standard
- Added new option that allows users to exclude the coordinate system information from the land/xml export - GM-15377 Standard
- Added support for Point Clouds to export as Cesium 3D Tiles - GM-17462 Standard
- Display the warning pop-up dialog at export in Cesium 3D format if the current projection is "precision loss" likely - GM-17791
- Added support for embedded/binary textures in glTF/GLB files - GM-17268
- Enabled option for GMP (Global Mapper Package) export to save and restore the view bounds / projection when loading the GMP into an empty workspace. - GM-17234
- Sped up adding files to a map catalog when some or all files already exist in the catalog. - GM-17204 Standard
- Enabled DRACO compression in glTF models (import) - GM-17036
- Simplified Export submenu items. - GM-17028
- Updated Surfer BLN export to include Z values for exported area features that have them. - GM-17021
- Updated Global Mapper Grid (GMG) export to have separate vertical unit and precision settings. - GM-17004
- Generated .jpg file will now match the .obj and .mtl when exporting a 3D printer friendly OBJ file. - GM-16948
- Improved language of text alert when exporting STL 3D Print. - GM-16932 Standard
- Updated traditional USGS DEM files with arc second units to load natively in Arc Degrees instead. - GM-16778
- Added support for using .jfw files as world files for JPG file loads. - GM-15566 Standard
- The solution is a set of performance enhancements. These enhancements should have no affect on the workflow besides a performance improvement. - GM-13596
- Added support for "NEW OBJECT" features in s57 - GM-16106 Standard
- DWG/DXF export will try to restore the original layer's colors - GM-15511 Standard
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- Dramatically sped up the export of KML/KMZ super overlays from online layers, map catalogs, and local tiled formats (like MBTiles). - GM-18204
- Added support for generic text files with lat/lon coordinates and a period after a hemisphere character at the start of the string (like 'N. 34 51 23.2'). - GM-17901
- Fixed translation issue that was causing a stack trace while importing .txt files in the Chinese build. - GM-17737
- Fixed error loading some GeoPackage files with CIRCULARSTRING features. - GM-17598 Standard
- Improved handling of failures during tiled exports, including improved error reporting and proper display of 'Cancel All' prompt if exports are still ongoing when one fails. - GM-17469 Standard
- Made columns on Attribute Setup tab of Shapefile export options dialog resize properly. - GM-17431
- Fixed "The system cannot find the path specified." issue for non-latin1 filepaths - GM-17097 Standard
- Fixed a bug in computing the transform for complex GLB/glTF models - GM-17037 Standard
- Fixed issue with the last feature in a Landmark Graphics ASC file not being loaded. - GM-17029 Standard
- Correct loading PNG texture files (glTF/GLB models) - GM-16986 Standard
- Fixed margin size for PDF export and map layout when specifying in centimeters rather than inches. - GM-16936
- Added elevation layer support to geopackage script export - GM-16299 Standard
- Properly set CODEPAGE in export DWG/DXF version 2000 - GM-15517
- Fixed issues with lines and areas exported to DGN files being truncated to just under 5,500 vertices. - GM-17773
- Fixed missing label for path profile svg export - GM-16819 Standard
- Exporting a GMP in GeoCalc mode no longer requires you to reselect a coordinate transformation multiple times. - GM-15561
Rendering/Style Changes
- Enabled copy and paste support for raster image and terrain layers. - GM-2078 Standard
- Allow specifying a symbol size in meters when setting a style for all point features on the Point Styles tab of the Options dialog for a layer. - GM-16975
- Standard (English) version of GlobalMapper uses UTF-8 active codepage which allows better handling of non-English texts and characters - GM-15744 Standard
- Fixed size of custom shape symbols that were incorrectly drawn at half the specified size (e.g. triangle, cross, diamond, star). - GM-16979
Map Layout Changes
- Fixed creation of Feature Mapbook based on Feature Bounds in Map Layout Editor. - GM-16904 Standard
- Allow use of additional special attributes, like 'Index in Layer', 'Feature Layer Name, and 'Feature Type', as titles when creating a Feature Mapbook in the Map Layout Editor. - GM-16895 Standard
Misc. Changes
- New Global Command Search tool for easy access to any tool available in Global Mapper. - GM-16535 Standard
- Removed unnecessary prompt to 'save changes to workspace' when loading a new workspace over an existing unchanged workspace. - GM-15240 Standard
- Updated the list of the toolbar favorites commands - GM-17271
- Fixed spelling error in menu. - GM-17072
- Updated warning dialog's wording when loading lidar data with filters applied. - GM-15453 Standard
- The solution is a set of performance enhancements. These enhancements should have no affect on the workflow besides a performance improvement. - GM-13596
- The highlighted layers appear as bold text with an asterisk beside them in the Control Center - GM-17520
- There is a new context menu item for this in the Control Center - GM-2468
- Fixed issue with layer names in the Control Center remaining bold after they are removed from an animation set. - GM-17581 Standard
- Fixed display of filenames with non-displayable characters in the system code page in the File menu's Recently Used File list. - GM-18088
- Made the Lidar Display tab of the layer options dialog grow controls when the dialog is resized. - GM-17815 Standard
- Fixed crash splitting features into new lines at spacing for lines less than spacing in length. - GM-17563
- Fixed issue with prompt for 4th band of data showing once for each overview layer when loading a 4-band TIFF file. - GM-17341 Standard
- Updated the updated software and metadata web display to use newer Chromium-based browser control. - GM-17240
- Change Save/Restore last drawn view shortcuts to Alt+B and Ctrl+B to avoid collision with Raster Analysis menu. - GM-17155 Standard
- Fixed "The system cannot find the path specified." issue for non-latin1 filepaths - GM-17097 Standard
- Made trackpad-based mouse 'wheel' zoom center properly on the Image Rectification dialog. - GM-17055 Standard
- Implemented undo/re-do for Mesh Vertices editing - GM-13471 Standard
- Fix NVIDIA GPU-related problems with the 3D display of very large images. - GM-16987 Pro
What's New in Global Mapper v25.1
Significant New Features
- New option for generating and displaying parallel Path Profiles.
- Added support for coloring lidar and terrain with a shader in the Path Profile view.
- Reorganized Path Profile settings in an updated dialog.
- Added ability to crop 3D mesh features using rectangular area.
- Expanded the Feature Information Tool to display information for vector features selected in the 3D Viewer.
- Added option to Dynamic Hill Shading dialog to calculate the sun azimuth and altitude based on time at a specified location.
- Created a dedicated STL export option to streamline the process of preparing data for 3D printing.
Significant New Features in Global Mapper Pro
- Updated Pixels to Points to support automatic searching for and placement of defined ground control points (GCPs).
- New ability to save Pixels to Points settings as a template to quickly apply them in future workflows.
- Optimized Pixels to Points processing resulting in additional speed improvements
- Enabled Terrain Paint in the Path Profile tool for manual terrain editing.
- Updated the Compare Point Clouds tool to allow comparing a point cloud to one or more loaded gridded terrain layers.
- Added a subclass option to custom classes in the Automatic Point Cloud Analysis tool allowing the process to consider already classified points.
- Added option to save the overlap difference grid as a separate layer during Swath Separation Image processing.
Lidar Changes
- Updated the Compare Point Clouds tool to allow comparing a point cloud to one or more loaded gridded terrain layers. - GM-15725 Pro
- Added option to save the overlap difference grid as a separate layer during Swath Separation Image processing. - GM-14285 Pro
- Ensure consistency of min/max parameter pairs in automatic point cloud classification dialog. - GM-16368 Pro
- Added message to point cloud feature extraction process that warns the user if no points are found for a specific class. - GM-16198 Pro
- All points generated from Pixels to Points are now marked as 'Synthetic' to indicate that are not from LIDAR sensors. - GM-16016 Pro
- Updated layout and design of Project Type Pages in the P2P Wizard - GM-16236 Pro
- Enable View->Zoom->Zoom to Selected Features menu command when Lidar points are selected. - GM-16475 Standard
- Corrected set of LAS/LAZ global encoding flags when saving over original files earlier than LAS v1.4 that have a WKT projection record. - GM-16316 Standard
- Fixed issue where Lidar selection by segment ID wouldn't always find all segment points for segments that cover large areas. - GM-16173 Pro
- Vertical Coordinate System list in Lidar LAS/LAZ Export Options has been expanded for GeoCalc Mode. - GM-15285 Standard
- Added support for filtering by elevation range to E-57 Lidar imports. - GM-11362 Standard
Pixels to Points Changes
- Updated Pixels to Points to support automatic searching for and placement of defined ground control points (GCPs). - GM-16046 Pro
- New ability to save Pixels to Points settings as a template to quickly apply them in future workflows. - GM-15149 Pro
- Import XMP metadata from TIFF files if present, improving location information for drone images. - GM-16549 Pro
- Removed the option to snap Pixels to Points control points to the pixel center. Now sub-pixel precision will always be maintained. - GM-16521 Pro
- All points generated from Pixels to Points are now marked as 'Synthetic' to indicate that are not from LIDAR sensors. - GM-16016 Pro
- Updated Pixels to Points reports generated by the wizard to default to RGB coloring. - GM-15800 Pro
- Added the DJI Mavic3 to the Pixels to Points camera list - GM-15991 Pro
3D Viewer Changes
- Expanded the Feature Information Tool to display information for vector features selected in the 3D Viewer. - GM-6420 Standard
- Resolved issue with cursor movement in 3D viewer. - GM-16695 Standard
- Fixed error when displaying shapefile data with many vertices in 3D. - GM-14875
- Fixed issues when viewing area features containing 100,000 or more vertices. - GM-15214 Standard
Path Profile / Line of Sight Function Changes
- New option for generating and displaying parallel Path Profiles. - GM-8401 Standard
- Added support for coloring lidar and terrain with a shader in the Path Profile view. - GM-2286 Standard
- Reorganized Path Profile settings in an updated dialog. - GM-11821 Standard
- Enabled Terrain Paint in the Path Profile tool for manual terrain editing. - GM-15885 Pro
- Added option to create line features from a series of parallel Path Profiles. - GM-16788 Standard
- Path profile now requires the top clamp value to me larger than the bottom in the settings dialog - GM-16501 Standard
- added new reference line setting to path profile settings dialog - GM-10535 Standard
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Analysis Function Changes
- Enabled Terrain Paint in the Path Profile tool for manual terrain editing. - GM-15885 Pro
- Added ability to crop 3D mesh features using rectangular area. - GM-9657 Standard
- Updated the path profile display vertex setting wording to "Display Location of Each Line Vertex" - GM-15987 Standard
- Fix issues with layer translucency not applying to zoomed out overview/pyramid layers. - GM-16132 Standard
- Resolved issue with cropping data in breakline creation. - GM-13466 Pro
- Fixed occasional odd behavior gridding Lidar data, performing a Lidar compare, spatially thinning Lidar, or exporting Lidar to a GMP file when also cropping to an area feature. - GM-16567 Pro
- Fixed small shift to southeast when using the Terrain Paint 'Smooth Terrain - Average' function in v25.0.0 - v25.0.2. - GM-16461 Pro
- Fixed issues cropping TIN elevation grids to selected areas in 25.0.0 and 25.01 releases. - GM-16376 Standard
- Fixed odd results generating a flattened site plan grid in some cases. - GM-16363 Standard
- Made user-specified contour intervals remember the non-integer portion of the specified interval between dialog invocations. - GM-16323 Standard
- Fixed font change issue in kriging plot export. - GM-14727 Pro
- Fixed issue where spatial operations difference processing was omitting features. - GM-14438 Standard
- Fixed a number of cases where spatial operations was returning incorrect results. - GM-14133 Standard
- Resolved the difference between elevation grid creation in UI and script. - GM-13413 Standard
- Fixed issue where spatial operations union produced polygon slivers. - GM-12355 Standard
Digitizer Tool Changes
- Controls related to random color styling are now greyed out unless the "unknown" style is selected to avoid confusion - GM-16464 Standard
- Added checkbox added to enable/disable auto styling. - GM-16200 Standard
- Improving dialog string consistency. - GM-14516 Standard
- Fixed error with negative feature count display in Control Center after marking grouped areas as deleted. - GM-16740 Standard
- Fixed an issue in computing a difference on two area features. - GM-16382 Standard
- Fixed issue where Lidar selection by segment ID wouldn't always find all segment points for segments that cover large areas. - GM-16173 Pro
Attributes / Query Changes
- Display non-printable characters as a Unicode hex value when hovering over attribute values in the Attribute Table. - GM-16309 Standard
- Fixed case where Hidden Attributes would reappear when adding a new attribute - GM-15679 Standard
Scripting Changes
- Fixed a number of cases where spatial operations was returning incorrect results. - GM-14133 Standard
- Resolved the difference between elevation grid creation in UI and script. - GM-13413 Standard
Online Source Changes
- Updated URL for Copernicus Open Access Hub online source. - GM-16332 Standard
- Allow using selected area from Feature Info Tool when loading online data cropped to a selected polgyon. - GM-16224 Standard
- Updated URL for New York State DEM online source. - GM-16097 Standard
Projection / Datum Changes
- Updated GeoCalc libraries for release of Calculator 2023 SP1. - GM-16321 Standard
- Add support for NADCON 5 conversations that contain more than three transformations in GeoCalc Mode. - GM-11058 Standard
- Fixed built-in definition of EPSG code 5253 (TUREF / TM27). - GM-16524 Standard
- Allow cancel of entire load when cancelling projection selection during load of an archive (.zip) with multiple files. - GM-16516 Standard
- Recognize TM65 and TM75 datum names for Ireland 1965 and Ireland 1975 datums. - GM-16460 Standard
- Fixed issue with the Error column always saving 0 when saving a GCP file from the Rectification dialog for a 3D transformation. - GM-16370 Standard
- Recognize D_JGD_2011 as datum name for JGD2011 datum. - GM-16318 Standard
- Improved save and load of Stereo70 projection to PRJ files. - GM-16218 Standard
- Vertical Coordinate System list in Lidar LAS/LAZ Export Options has been expanded for GeoCalc Mode. - GM-15285 Standard
- In the batch export, while using GeoCalc mode, a valid Binary Terrain file will be generated when converting a Binary Terrain file from a geodetic to a projected CRS with a vertical. - GM-15757 Standard
- TIF files with Projections using grads now import properly in GeoCalc Mode. - GM-15499 Standard
- Users will now be prompted to select a Projection for imported TIF files in GeoCalc Mode when the Datum is "questionable." - GM-15493 Standard
- Reset to Last Exported Bounds properly in GeoCalc Mode. - GM-15373 Standard
- Properly handle import of PRJ files in GeoCalc Mode when units are non-standard. - GM-15367 Standard
- Allow loading PRJ files from paths/filenames that contain characters that are not displayable in the system code page. - GM-12098 Standard
- Fixed issues saving some datums to GeoTIFF headers when in GeoCalc mode. - GM-15777 Standard
- Fixed issues exporting USGS DEM format files in the Geographic projection in GeoCalc mode. - GM-15742 Standard
- Prevent mesh from losing texture in GeoCalc Mode if user reassigns the horizontal CRS and then selects a vertical CRS. - GM-15682 Pro
- Fixed bad behavior in GeoCalc Mode when setting vertical CRS after horizontal CRS was changed. - GM-15681 Standard
- Fixed issues in GeoCalc Mode when imported vertical CRS is set to "None." - GM-15431 Standard
Format Specific Changes
- Created a dedicated STL export option to streamline the process of preparing data for 3D printing. - GM-14382 Standard
- Added option to specify coordinate precision to GPX export dialog. - GM-14138 Standard
- Import XMP metadata from TIFF files if present, improving location information for drone images. - GM-16549 Pro
- PRJs can now be generated while exporting Wavefront OBJs from the export dialog. - GM-15065 Standard
- Added support for loading Hypack CHN format files. - GM-14407 Standard
- Fixed issues loading a workspace referencing a GMP file with a renamed layer. - GM-16607 Standard
- Fixed placement of GEBCO NetCDF files. - GM-16554 Standard
- Corrected export of 3D lines in Geopackage format - GM-16534 Standard
- Restored the option to export to vector ESRI File Geodatabases. Also fixed issues with attribute values over 255 characters in length. - GM-16532 Standard
- Made Export Bounds tab 'Use Layer Bounds' option work properly for terrain exports (pixel is point bounds). - GM-16486 Standard
- Improved parsing of attributes from description and BalloonText from KML/KMZ files. - GM-16305 Standard
- fixed raster geopackage export issue - GM-16257 Standard
- Fixed issues exporting KML to DWG and DXF. - GM-16221 Standard
- Updated Arc Binary Grid import to support truncated files and to get projection information from an associated .aux.xml file if present. - GM-16178 Standard
- Updated the wording in the KML/KMZ export dialog to emphasize the embedding of any linked files, not only images. - GM-15408 Standard
- Added support for filtering by elevation range to E-57 Lidar imports. - GM-11362 Standard
Rendering/Style Changes
- Fixed issue allowing users to save invalid values on the Configuration dialog when pressing OK. - GM-16547 Standard
- fixed dpi scaling issues on non primary monitor - GM-16219 Standard
Map Layout Changes
- Added option to not display the 'Missing Vertex' type of overlaps in the Find Overlap tool. - GM-16471 Standard
- Ensure the main map view element cannot be deleted from the Map Layout Control Center. - GM-16177 Standard
User Interface
- Ensure any map layer exclusions are saved to a workspace if only a single 2D map view is displayed. - GM-16226 Standard
- Map layer settings will now be correctly saved when exporting a workspace containing a .shp label layer in a .gmp file. - GM-14228 Standard
Misc. Changes
- Can now receive location data from GNSS devices over TCP and UDP. - GM-15861 Standard
- Added "Copy location to clipboard" to the favorite shortcut key list. - GM-14594 Standard
- The new style of Folder Selector dialog was implemented. The dialog adds better functionality in navigation and new folder(s) creation. - GM-16514 Standard
- Fixed DPI scaling issue when in the Edit Attribute window. - GM-16230 Standard
- Toolbars resize to the dpi of the current monitor - GM-16180 Standard
- Fixed crash fixing invalid polygons when extremely tiny slivers are created as part of the automatic fix process. - GM-16636 Standard
- Fixed error in Feature Info Tool when selecting pixels/cells from raster/terrain layers. - GM-16591 Standard
- Fixed prompt to save workspace when closing GM if you have only loaded the default data, but not modified anything. - GM-16561 Standard
- Fixed built-in definition of EPSG code 5253 (TUREF / TM27). - GM-16524 Standard
- Fixed issue with batch convert to Shapefiles if you unchecked all 'Export XXX Features' options. - GM-16379 Standard
- fixed dpi scaling issue on non primary monitor - GM-16304 Standard
- Auto styling settings and checkbox are now greyed out when "unknown" types aren't selected. These settings will no longer override any user settings - GM-16024 Standard
- Improving button string readability. - GM-15801 Standard
- Fixed issue where spatial operations union was producing incorrect results. - GM-13640 Standard
- Made the map pan properly when the map is rotated and the border pan arrows are used. - GM-13315
- Fixed problems re-ordering layers in the Control Center with map catalogs loaded and the 3D view open. - GM-12661 Standard
What's New in Global Mapper v25.0
Significant New Features
- Added the ability to search for an optimum place for a flattened site plan (based on minimum cut and fill volume) within a defined search area when flattening a pad site.
- Added ability to analyze 3D vector features as obstructions/modifications in watershed generation to more accurately model potential objects impacting flow.
- New unique auto styling of unknown vector feature types. Any vector layer loaded or created as an unknown type will get a random color by default to help improve visualization between layers.
- Improved display behavior on high-resolution screens.
Significant New Features in Global Mapper Pro
- New Least-cost path analysis tool allows users to determine the best path across a terrain surface based on desired parameters.
- Wizard updates to simplify guiding users through Pixels to Point tool setup.
- Ability to define custom classifications based on user-created training samples (Beta).
- Updated segmentation based lidar classification to include noise.
- Updated segmentation based lidar classification to include ground.
- New Raster Paint tool for manually editing RGB and palette-based images.
- New Elevation QC analysis tool to vertically adjust gridded elevation layers to 3D vector control points.
- Improved the creation of estimated tree footprints extracted from point clouds.
- Added the ability to compare kriging outputs to control data as cross-validation.
Lidar Changes
- Ability to define custom classifications based on user-created training samples (Beta). - GM-12847 Pro
- Updated segmentation based lidar classification to include noise. - GM-14855 Pro
- Updated segmentation based lidar classification to include ground. - GM-14853 Pro
- Improved the creation of estimated tree footprints extracted from point clouds. - GM-11093 Pro
- Fix issue with Lidar 'Color by Source Layer' not working correctly when hiding some layers. - GM-16023 Pro
- Updated option to 'Display Statistics for Selected Lidar Points' to add an 'Additional Statistics' tab which shows additional information about the selected points. - GM-15024 Pro
- Added Lidar draw modes to the Favorites toolbar, allowing changing to a particular draw mode to be assigned to a keyboard shortcut or placed in the Favorites drop-down. - GM-15943 Pro
- Added Lidar Analysis top-level menu containing all options available from the Lidar toolbars. - GM-15920
- Resolved issue with cohesive segments being split into multiple segment IDs. - GM-15608 Pro
- Updated Lidar QA / QC results dialog to show the XYZ location of the ground control points (GCP_X, GCP_Y, and GCP_Z). - GM-15230 Pro
- Sort the list of available Vertical Coordinate Systems for LAS/LAZ export when GeoCalc mode is enabled. - GM-15286
- Fixed lockup rectifying Lidar data with the 3D view open. - GM-15502 Pro
- Fixed coloring of elevation differences in generated SSI images that varied with the selected common shader. - GM-15173 Pro
- Fixed issue with Z range of path profile when drawing Lidar and 3D points in profile. - GM-15101 Pro
- Unit selections in automatic-non-gound classification are now retained in dialog. - GM-14839 Pro
- Custom column order and hidden columns are now respected when copying lidar data attributes to text from the Attribute Editor. - GM-14554
- Resolved issue creating building features when building and tree classification is run together and no trees are found. - GM-13165 Pro
Pixels to Points Changes
- Wizard updates to simplify guiding users through Pixels to Point tool setup. - GM-15151 Pro
- Added support for customizing the temp/working folder used for Pixels to Points operations called via the API (GM_P2PSetup_t.mWorkingFolder) or script (TEMP_DIR parameter). - GM-15324 Pro
- Updated ground control point ordering in Pixels to Points dialog to respect point name. - GM-15204 Pro
- Removed DTM as an output from Pixels to Points Wizard. - GM-15051 Pro
- Projection always displayed in Pixels to Points report. - GM-14995 Pro
- A Pixels to Points projection adviser that can check to verify that source images can be projected into the user-selected output projection. - GM-14983 Pro
- Added more detail to the additional outputs dialog in the Pixels to Points wizard. - GM-14871 Pro
- The P2P workspace file saves/restores the state of output file checkboxes and the location of the output files - GM-14825 Pro
- The final P2P report includes the summary of the overlap report - GM-14068 Pro
- P2P Wizard can produce Sparse Point Cloud as an additional output - GM-8291 Pro
- Ensure that the Pixels to Points Wizard shows the GeoCalc projection selection dialog when GeoCalc mode is enabled. - GM-15422 Pro
- Fixed crash running Pixels to Point tools in an empty workspace when GeoCalc mode is enabled for projections. - GM-15227 Pro
- Fixed an issue with selecting a current camera model in P2P Wizard - GM-15182 Pro
- Added calculation of "GPS Altitude" parameter for images where it is missing in order to suggest images containing a ground control point. - GM-15172 Pro
- The output projection is always shown on the P2P Output Report - GM-14976 Pro
- P2P Wizard will reject a user selected CRS if the projection is not possible - GM-14963 Pro
- Loading a saved P2P workspace will start P2P Wizard or main P2P dialog automatically - GM-15085 Pro
- Increased default resolution of ortho-image generated from a mesh during the Pixels to Points process by a factor of 3. - GM-14060 Pro
- Fixed issue with Pixels to Points having errors on machines without nVidia / CUDA installed. - GM-15082 Pro
Analysis Function Changes
- New Least-cost path analysis tool allows users to determine the best path across a terrain surface based on desired parameters. - GM-4290 Pro
- Added the ability to search for an optimum place for a flattened site plan (based on minimum cut and fill volume) within a defined search area when flattening a pad site. - GM-6613
- Added ability to analyze 3D vector features as obstructions/modifications in watershed generation to more accurately model potential objects impacting flow. - GM-321
- New Raster Paint tool for manually editing RGB and palette-based images. - GM-14998 Pro
- New Elevation QC analysis tool to vertically adjust gridded elevation layers to 3D vector control points. - GM-6634 Pro
- Added the ability to compare kriging outputs to control data as cross-validation. - GM-14209 Pro
- Added EVI as a built-in option in the Raster Calculator. - GM-10038
- Added Crosses, Covers, and CoveredBy as new predicated in Spatial Operations tool. - GM-14448
- Allow changing the layer being edited while in the Raster and Terrain Paint tools. - GM-15837 Pro
- Relative elevation model dialog now auto fills the name of the source DEM. - GM-15416
- Improved display of Terrain Paint cursor so that it shows up against very dark backgrounds. - GM-15247 Pro
- REM Options dialog will now set default Percent Samples setting to last value used. - GM-15130
- Updated REM Grid Settings dialog. - GM-15099
- Added option to limit Raster Reclassification to an area defined by a selected polygon. - GM-15091
- Terrain Paint Tool now restores the previously selected tool when finished. - GM-14982 Pro
- Removed feathering cursor indicator for Terrain Painting operations that do not use feathering. - GM-14981 Pro
- Saved terrain file name to REM statistics. - GM-14883
- REM statistics will use the last used statistics directory by default. - GM-14882
- Updated link to help files from REM dialog. - GM-14786
- Added ability to create REM layer from multiple line features. - GM-14733
- Added option to "Set Elevations to match REM shader" when creating a custom shader. - GM-14704
- New built-in REM shader. - GM-14584
- Added support for layer grouping in spatial operations scripting. - GM-14508
- Updated Script Editor to recognize Spatial Scripting changes. - GM-14413
- Shortcut to the Shader Options Configuration dialog added to the shaders dropdown menu. - GM-13012
- Updated the Terrain Paint Tool to use a dockable pane. - GM-15231 Pro
- Fixed issues with inconsistent results when computing view sheds with restricted angle ranges. - GM-15857
- Resolved difference between line segment and polygon outputs from Voronoi Diagram analysis. - GM-15743
- Fixed issues creating buffer areas around lines when the projection units are angular and not degrees. - GM-15646 Pro
- Sped-up rendering for Perpendicular Path Profiles with large numbers of vertices in path. - GM-15556 Pro
- Corrected placement of Z and Slope columns when adding per-vertex elevations via the Feature Info Tool. - GM-15516
- Fixed crash gridding Lidar using the Bin Median method when the 'Crop to Selected Polygon' option is used. - GM-15383 Pro
- Updated Undo in Terrain Paint tool when painting selected features to undo/redo the paint from all selected features in one operation, rather than one feature at a time. - GM-15281 Pro
- Fixed box maximum resampling for image (not terrain) that was not functioning correctly. - GM-15206
- Fix spurious lines when creating an elevation grid from a TIN which has degenerate triangles. - GM-15177
- Fixed the generation of convolution layers from palette-based layers with an alpha channel. - GM-15121 Pro
- Terrain edited with Terrain Painting exports as expected to GeoTIFF format with overviews. - GM-15115 Pro
- Made pressing F1 on the Apply Convolution Filter dialog take you to the proper help page automatically. - GM-15066 Pro
- Added new ‘Use Affine for Polynomial if Less Error at GCPs’ option to the Options->Rectification Method menu on the rectification dialog. If unchecked, then we will keep Polynomial even if Affine is demonstrably better. - GM-15017
- Maintain crop bounds when using Raster Reclassification on cropped layer. - GM-15007
- Ensure resampling methods other than Bilinear can be correctly set when re-rectifying loaded image layers. - GM-14957
- Resolved issue undoing overlapping Terrain Paint edits. - GM-14752 Pro
- Terrain Paint based on selected line respects set brush size parameters. - GM-15773 Pro
- Fixed overlapping buttons in the custom shader dialog in the Korean Global Mapper. - GM-15047
- Resolved issue creating an REM layer based on a closed line feature. - GM-15014
- Fixed program error when a decimal value is specified for Kriging tool Num Bins parameter. - GM-15133 Pro
Digitizer Tool Changes
- Added the ability to search for an optimum place for a flattened site plan (based on minimum cut and fill volume) within a defined search area when flattening a pad site. - GM-6613
- New unique auto styling of unknown vector feature types. Any vector layer loaded or created as an unknown type will get a random color by default to help improve visualization between layers. - GM-14370
- Don't show error on Grid Setup dialog if Step value is blank if using Letters for naming. - GM-15244
- Updated option to 'Display Statistics for Selected Lidar Points' to add an 'Additional Statistics' tab which shows additional information about the selected points. - GM-15024 Pro
- Add option when resampling line features to not add a vertex within the spacing distance of the endpoint. - GM-15589
- Double-clicking while the pan arrows are present will no longer open the feature info dialog. - GM-14367
- Allow sorting by column values on the Feature Vertices dialog. - GM-6790
- Fixed 'error clipping polygon' error on degenerate polygons (less than 3 unique vertices). - GM-13648
- Stay in Move mode when moving a single point feature with the Digitizer Tool. - GM-16073
- Fixed shift of the Z values for selected features when the elevation units are not meters. - GM-15802
- Fixed issues creating buffer areas around lines when the projection units are angular and not degrees. - GM-15646 Pro
- Fix issue with modifications to mesh geometry orientation after load not saving to workspaces. - GM-15473
- Fixed crash undoing edits for 3D model / mesh features. - GM-15221
- Fixed issue with combined areas not saving to workspaces properly. - GM-15150
- Cropping selected lines at both end points now remembers last used unit selection. - GM-14834
- Fix crash when GeoCalc mode is exited when Digitizer Tool is active. - GM-15514
- Fixed error loading a workspace that includes a mesh feature with deleted vertices. - GM-15470
Attributes / Query Changes
- Fixed case where Hidden Attributes would reappear when adding a new attribute - GM-15679
- Fixed French translation issue causing crash when calculating statistics for attribute values. - GM-15546
- Fixed display of grouped area features in Attribute Editor showing multiple layers at a time. - GM-15378
- Restored the ability to open folders in Windows Explorer from the Feature Info Tool. - GM-15178
- Custom column order and hidden columns are now respected when copying lidar data attributes to text from the Attribute Editor. - GM-14554
- Fixed crash adding new attribute in Attribute Editor when attribute name already exists. - GM-14988
Scripting Changes
- Added copy to clipboard option to script builder right click menu - GM-15986 Pro
- Fixed file path argument being recorded in the python Script Builder. - GM-15939 Pro
- Added support for LIDAR_COMPARE in the Script Builder. - GM-15031 Pro
- Added UNLOAD_LAYER to the Script Builder. - GM-15022 Pro
- New Cloud Compare Global Mapper Script parameters recognized in Script Editor. - GM-14690
- Updated EXPORT_WEB command introduced a new key word: ”GEN_PBF_FILES”. - GM-14665
- Added support for layer grouping in spatial operations scripting. - GM-14508
- Updated Script Editor to recognize Spatial Scripting changes. - GM-14413
- GMS EXPORT_VECTOR command recognizes KML_OVERIDE_ALTITUDE_MODE Boolean option. By default the option is "NO" - GM-14289
- Added support for python 3.10.x - GM-13784 Pro
- Added Python Recording to script builder - GM-14381 Pro
- Fixed error about polygon crop bounds not intersecting the layer being exported when exporting a layer with a single point feature from a script. - GM-15455
- Fixed issue with some MrSID format files resulting in a 'Cancel Entire Operation' prompt when loading them from a workspace/script. - GM-15279
- Maintain the status of the Run Script in the Context of the Main View option in the Script Editor. - GM-15168
- Added syntax coloring for CALC_LIDAR_STATS in the Script Editor. - GM-14990
- Added syntax coloring to NORMALIZE_WEIGHTS parameter in the Script Editor. - GM-14932
- Record KML_SEPARATE_RASTER_LAYERS parameter in the Script Builder. - GM-14918 Pro
- Improved syntax coloring in the Script Editor for long scripts generated by the Script Builder. - GM-14775
- Added support for the WEB_WW_TRANSPARENT_TILES parameter in the Script Builder. - GM-14721 Pro
- Support recording of generate contours command in python when using lidar data as source data. - GM-14593 Pro
- Resolved incorrect recording of parameter for Generate Density Grid in python Script Builder. - GM-14547 Pro
- Resolved program crash when running a specific user script. - GM-14780
Online Source Changes
- Added updated INGV - PISA sources for the Italian language version. - GM-15108
- Added NasaDem as a new Online Source. - GM-11117
- Updated WCS to support versions later than 1.0.0. - GM-15859
- Updated WCS source download to allow specifying a custom pixel size to download even if the full resolution is known. - GM-15543
- Fixed elevation shading of the online NED 10m terrain source at some zoom scales. - GM-15526
- Fix issue loading WMTS sources where the data lives on a different server than the GetCapabilities document. - GM-15353
- Fixed issues with WMS/WMTS sources that are identical except for extra URL parameters pulling from the same cache location. - GM-15033
Projection / Datum Changes
- Updated NAD83 CSRS Alberta datum transformation to v7. - GM-15530
- Improved the datum transformation used by the New Israeli Datum (Israel 1993) to a 7-parameter Bursa-Wolfe transformation. - GM-15524
- Sort the list of available Vertical Coordinate Systems for LAS/LAZ export when GeoCalc mode is enabled. - GM-15286
- Ensure VTerrain BT export properly embeds UTM zone in export in GeoCalc mode. - GM-15683
- Updated name saved for Australian National spheroid in PRj files to 'Australian' to match other software. - GM-15676
- Fixed reporting of EPSG code for Geographic projections with a datum that is coincident with WGS84. - GM-15673
- Removed 'South America 1969' ellipsoid that is a duplicate of the more standard 'GRS 1967 Modified' ellipsoid. - GM-15670
- Added built-in EPSG codes for State Plane NAD83 (NSRS2011) for Alabama and Arizona. - GM-15668
- Improved precision of great circle length calculations when an endpoint is at a pole. - GM-15513
- Updated TIFF file load to prefer .tfwx files over .tfw files if present. - GM-15465
- Fixed datum conversion in GeoCalc mode when using batch reproject tool. - GM-15463
- Ensure that the Pixels to Points Wizard shows the GeoCalc projection selection dialog when GeoCalc mode is enabled. - GM-15422 Pro
- Updated State Plane NAD83 Maine CS2000 Central projections to use EPSG code 3463 rather than deprecated 3073. - GM-15406
- Added support for ArcSecond as a recognized unit name in PRJ files. - GM-15382
- Fixed crash loading GeoTIFF files in lat/lon projection that wrap the ATM when GeoCalc mode is enabled. - GM-15323
- Corrected elevation label applies to peak / depression elevations when feet are used. - GM-15302
- Fixed vertical auto-select GeoCalc transform in GeoCalc Mode - GM-15141
- When performing a vertical coordate transformation, a transformation picker will now pop up in GeoCalc mode. - GM-15140
- Fixed errors loading online sources when GeoCalc projection mode is enabled. - GM-15128
- Improved datum transformation for BD72 to EPSG 15929 and ensure EPSG 31300 uses that built-in datum. - GM-15057
- Fixed issue when automatically adding unrecognized datums from WKT PRJ files with TOWGS84 strings and a 7-parameter transformation. - GM-15046
- In GeoCalc mode, vertical CRS will now revert to None when changing Horizontal CRS. - GM-13403
- Fixed area combine / dissolve operation when working with reprojected area features. - GM-15700
- Fixed issues with Krovak projections from WKT PRJ definitions that specify XY_Plane_Rotation is 90 degrees. - GM-15518
- Fix crash when GeoCalc mode is exited when Digitizer Tool is active. - GM-15514
- Fixed errors in v24.1 when using GeoCalc mode for projections. - GM-15131
Format Specific Changes
- Reported loading progress for DWG/DXF files - GM-13821
- Changed compliance level stored in the NITF header of exported CADRG data sets from 3 to 1. - GM-15145
- Added support for using zStandard compression for GeoTIFF exports. - GM-15896
- Updated GLTF / GLB files with points to load them as a point cloud rather than individual point features. - GM-15037
- Palette selector is available in BATCH convertor when exporting to COG. JPG quality can be set for COG/GeoTIFF file export if JPG-in-TIFF palette is selected. - GM-14748
- *.COG files are recognized as Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF format. The COG type is supported by Batch Convertor/Reproject - GM-14746
- Support for ZSTD compression in GeoTIFF format. - GM-14672
- Errors for HDF5 library written to Global Mapper error log. - GM-14219
- Fixed issues with unknown files being left open when the user attempt to load them, such as trying to load a .prj file as a layer. - GM-14971
- Added automatic recognition of ASTER GDEM v3 HDF5 format files. - GM-13818
- Fixed blocky areas in some Global Mapper Grid (GMG) exports using Millimeters as the export precision. - GM-15890
- Fixed an issue with saving a workspace containing a KML/KMZ layer - GM-15856
- Added support for loading TIFF files using ZStandard compression. - GM-15824
- Fixed issue with exports using the bicubic interpolation method sometimes producing values outside the original data range. - GM-15816
- Fixed batch conversion to the Blue Marble Gridded data format. - GM-15756
- Fix issue applying updates to S-63 files. - GM-15723
- Read Z values for 3D features in OpenFlight FLT files. - GM-15704
- Made 'Generate PRJ File' option work for Windsim GWS exports. - GM-15696
- Removed TAB as an available metadata option for Vertical Mapper Classified / Clutter Grid File export as a TAB file must always be generated. - GM-15695
- Updated Optimi Clutter and Grid exports to generate the requested metadata files. - GM-15693
- Made cropping to area features be applied properly for LandXML exports. - GM-15655
- Updated TIFF file load to prefer .tfwx files over .tfw files if present. - GM-15465
- Fixed issue with multi-band GeoTIFF exports not storing the proper default values in some no-data areas. - GM-15371
- Fixed issue with SEGP1 exports dropping the line name. - GM-15313
- Fixed interpretation of Wisconsin County Reference System - Vilas County, when read from EPSG code 7638. - GM-15310
- Fix location of Picture Points loaded from JPG files when a GCP file is present alongside the JPG file. - GM-15306
- Fixed issue with some MrSID format files resulting in a 'Cancel Entire Operation' prompt when loading them from a workspace/script. - GM-15279
- Fix issue with display of large BSQ-organized image files when many GB of files are loaded. - GM-15256
- Fix issue rendering terrain TIFF files with an alpha channel when overview layers are present. - GM-15163
- Fix issue with invalid UTF-8 characters being written to a UTF-8 encoded KML / KMZ file if an input layer is incorrectly marked as being UTF-8. - GM-15105
- Fixed display of ELEVATION attribute for generic text file loaded with ECEF coordinates. - GM-15095
- No longer write the GeogToWGS84GeoKey tag to exported GeoTIFF files except for custom datums. - GM-15093
- Fixed error saving a workspace after loading some MB56 files. - GM-15076
- Resolved issue loading customer's DWG file. - GM-15043
- The import of Surfer BLN files will now pull in per-vertex timestamps if present. - GM-14915
- Added support for loading line-delimited GeoJSON format files with a .geojson extension. - GM-14700
- Fixed an issue in loading models from KML/KMZ files - GM-14674
- JPEG2000 Elevation Grid export support was removed because it only functioned in the 32 bit application, which we no longer distribute. - GM-14664
- Added 12da support for UTF-16 files. - GM-14468
- Fixed export to RMaps format using the 'Create from existing TMS tiles directory' option. - GM-14234
- Resolved issue with exporting non-point features with custom descriptions to CSV format. - GM-15136
- Resolved disorganized CSV output of particular customer data. - GM-13944
- Fix crash when manipulating map during OpenFlight export. - GM-15717
- Fixed error exporting vector data to Idrisi raster formats. - GM-15690
- Fixed issues loading very large (over 4 billion sample) sections of DBDBv5 bathymetry data. - GM-14935
- Resolved program crash when running a specific user script. - GM-14780
- 3D views can now be saved to appdata the same way 2D views are - GM-13521
Rendering/Style Changes
- Improved display behavior on high-resolution screens. - GM-12618
- Renamed duplicate 'Landmark' point feature classification used for S-52 marine chart symbology to 'Landmark (S-52)'. - GM-15308
- Fixed issue with translucent raster layers not immediately redrawing when the water level changes and the layer overlaps a terrain layer. - GM-15137
Map Layout Changes
- Improved memory handling in regards to edits made in the Map Layout Editor. - GM-14943
- Disabled Map Layout element Properties button if no elements are available to be selected. - GM-15054
- Fixed issue saving Map Layout Templates with inset elements. - GM-15001
- Map Layout insets are now saved when map book is created - GM-14985
- Resolved issue reverting Map Layout Path Profile inset element to original. - GM-14948
- Fix issue with changing which 2D view is the Primary View not being restored when reloading a workspace. - GM-14765
- Resolved issue creating a Map Book with a layout containing a 2D view inset. - GM-15000
- Resolved issue opening an existing Map Layout with an embedded 2D view inset element. - GM-14999
- Improved undo tracking in the Map Layout Editor. - GM-14977
User Interface
- Prevent shader drop-down from getting too long and shortened names of Swath Separation Overlap Difference shaders. - GM-15485
Misc. Changes
- Made the 'Footer' option on the Print dialog be remembered if edited by the user. - GM-15805
- Reduced situations in which a Helmert rectification will automatically be used for 2 control points when linear would result in non-square pixels. - GM-15852
- Added the Elevation QC Tool icon to the Analysis toolbar - GM-15839 Pro
- Updated Terrain Painting dialog and icons. - GM-15812 Pro
- Allow specifying the simplify percentage with decimals when creating meshes from loaded terrain data. - GM-15389
- The space bar can now be used to hide/show layers selected in the Control Center when the 2D map view has focus (previously focus needed to be in the Control Center window for this to work). - GM-14719
- Replaced default data. - GM-14501
- Updated installer to offer Python 3.10 or 3.9 as an extra download. - GM-15834
- Fixed flicker on Config->Area Styles and Area Style Edit dialogs when moving translucency slider. - GM-16134
- Reduced unnecessary write to settings files when workspaces with no actual settings changes are loaded. - GM-15903
- Don't automatically expand groups in the Control Center when closing a layer adjacent to a closed group of layers. - GM-15878
- Fixed issue with the map cursor getting stuck as a closed fist after a grab-and-drag operation with the middle mouse button. - GM-15554
- Fixed issue with visual artifacts rendering some mesh layers with multiple mesh features. - GM-15534
- Fixed artifacts when creating an image layer from multiple mesh features at once. - GM-15531
- Restored the ability to open folders in Windows Explorer from the Feature Info Tool. - GM-15178
- Fixed issue with some cropping of sliver areas resulting in incorrect results. - GM-15797
- Fixed character encoding in the about dialog in French Global Mapper. - GM-14974 What's New in Global Mapper v24.1
What's New in Global Mapper v24.1
Significant New Features
- REM Creation now available in Global Mapper. Relative Elevation Models are used to highlight terrain variation in a given area of interest, such as near a river. They help to visualize aspects of the terrain that may otherwise be hard to identify in imagery or a DTM.
- New Inset Map elements can be inserted into a Map Layout representing a current 2D View, 3D View, or Path Profile to further refine your final map.
- Apply a variety of newly added resampling methods to raster data including directional gradients, edge detection, and more.
Significant New Features in Global Mapper Pro
- Updates to Segmentation based lidar classification to include the automatic detection of power poles.
- New Pixels to Points Wizard allows users to choose from a variety of predefined project types to refine processing settings, depending on desired output.
- Updates to Mobile Data Management include a new viewer to visually inspect and compare data that has been gathered in Global Mapper Mobile. Users can now merge field data with already loaded data for more efficient data management.
- A new point cloud comparison tool allows for the evaluation of distance between point clouds. This provides a statistical report and visual representation of the offset between two clouds.
- New Convolution Filter tool creates a new raster that calculates each pixel based on a weighted average of the surrounding pixels. This includes filters like edge detection and sharpening and also supports custom filters.
- Expanding Global Mapper’s powerful point cloud tools, summary statistics can now be calculated directly from a 3D point cloud.
Lidar Changes
- Updated Compare Point Clouds to allowing saving the distance to the closest point in the other cloud in the Generic field so that it can easily be visualized. - GM-14360 Pro
- Added option to Calculate Lidar Statistics in Selected Area features to the Digitizer tool (under Analysis / Measurement). The EDIT_VECTOR script command has a new CALC_LIDAR_STATS parameter for the same behavior. This will add attributes to selected area and closed line features about the Lidar point cloud points inside the selected feature(s). - GM-3478 Pro
- Segmentation based non-ground lidar classification now supports power pole classification - GM-12872 Pro
- Added LAS/LAZ point record data format item in Metadata for layer. - GM-14548
- Reduced lag when editing large point clouds due to statistics calculation. - GM-14555
- Enable cropping to selected areas when spatially thinning Lidar data. - GM-14439
- Updated Lidar classification list caption on Configuration dialog to make it more clear. - GM-14398
- Fixed issues with spatially thinning Lidar when the area being thinned is much wider than tall (or vice-versa). - GM-14277
- Fixed Help link on Compare Point Clouds dialog. - GM-14253 Pro
- Fixed very small offsets when spatially thinning some higher resolution point clouds. - GM-14666 Pro
- Fixed filtering of Lidar points by the Scan Direction. - GM-14343
- Fixed issue with per-vertex elevations for holes in area features not loading from workspace and GMP files. - GM-14842
Pixels to Points Changes
- Added basic support for Kappa/Yaw/Phi Camera Orientation in Pixels to Points. - GM-12084
- Show "Save workspace" options at attempt to exit P2P tool or overwrite current P2P workspace - GM-13996
- Added a control to enable/disable pixel snapping for GCP in P2P preview window. By default the snapping is enabled. - GM-13400
- Made minor improvements to the generation of meshes from Pixels to Points in some cases. - GM-14528 Pro
- The progress dialog will be closed at the end of successful Pixels to Points run. The Result dialog is forced to be on top of the P2P dialog. - GM-14189
- Camera setting now automatically updates to pinhole only for calibrated image sets. - GM-14172
- Fixed issue running Pixels to Points on images with very long path names to the files. - GM-14472
3D Viewer Changes
- Fixed rendering of background color from symbols drawn reflected on 3D display. - GM-13542
Path Profile / Line of Sight Function Changes
- Ensure the min/max Z range shown on a Path Profile includes the Z values for 3D point features being drawn in the profile when the 'Draw 3D Features in Path Corridor' option is checked. - GM-14729
- Changed 'Requires Pro Module' to 'Requires Global Mapper Pro' in Path Profile Settings. - GM-13059
- Fixed error when cancelling the extraction of features from perpendicular path profiles. - GM-14635
- Fixed distance scale on path profile when zooming in. - GM-14348
Analysis Function Changes
- Added the ability to apply a convolution filter or box resampler to a loaded layer to create a new layer with the filtered data. The option is under the Analysis menu. - GM-3717 Pro
- Added numerous new resampling methods for image and terrain layers, including Sharpen and Smooth methods, as well as edge/line detection for images with Sobel, Gradient, and Laplacian resampling. - GM-14639
- Point cloud comparison tool allows for the evaluation of distance between point clouds. - GM-14352 Pro
- Add new resampling method Box Mode for keeping the most common value in a box around a pixel. - GM-12344
- EVI is now a built in option in the Raster Calculator - GM-10038
- Added new open source shaders Inferno, Magma, Plasma - GM-14706
- Added ability to generate Relative Elevation Model (REM) layers from existing terrain layers. - GM-14340
- Ensure path profile displaying crossing lines/areas/points updates the style of those features when they are edited. - GM-14816
- Added support for layer grouping in spatial operations scripting. - GM-14508
- Added actual raster calculator variable names to the band labels in the Band Setup dialog. - GM-14430
- Now greys out "copy script" button after its pressed. Button is re-enabled after any settings change - GM-14284
- Publication quality graphics and reports can be exported from Variography and Kriging - GM-14222 Pro
- Added option to the creation of equal-value areas for elevation and slope to specify that the range should start at a multiple of the Maximum Match Distance rather than centering on that multiple. - GM-13792
- Implementing Buffer grouping for spatial transforms in Spatial Operations. - GM-13771
- Added option to save Pile Volume calculation results as feature attributes. - GM-13314 Pro
- Changed the default Daylight Shader color from blue to white. - GM-13013
- Updated cut-and-fill volume calculation for multiple features to allow using the separate per-vertex elevations for each selected feature. - GM-10241
- Automatically suggest best fit theoretical model in Variography and Kriging - GM-14210 Pro
- Fixed lockup when creating 10 or more generated grid layers with the default naming (i.e. Generated Grid 1, Generated Grid 2, ...). - GM-14507
- Made the Raster Reclassification dialog resizable. - GM-14939
- Made 'Find Duplicate Features' work properly for features in layers with different projections. - GM-14657
- Updated Raster Calculator to support "ELSE" when working with non-integer data. - GM-14578
- Ensure 'save workspace' prompt shows when creating a multi-band layer in an unnamed workspace. - GM-14467
- Improved error message when trying a Create Density Grid operation and no point or Lidar data is loaded. - GM-14385
- Retain angle unit setting in variogram map. - GM-14346
- Fixed filtering of Lidar points by the Scan Direction. - GM-14343
- Support Map Catalogs in Raster Reclassification - GM-14337
- Fixed rare issue in contour generation that would cause some contour lines to be disconnected. - GM-14314
- Updated the histogram display color for the RGB bands to match the color of the associated band (red for R, green for G, and blue for B). - GM-14274
- Fixed error in initial 24.0 release when doing a custom histogram stretch. - GM-14271
- Ensure rectify of loaded image with linear transformation based on a GCP file shows the GCP file coordinates in the image rectification dialog. - GM-14250
- Save rectification method used in GCP (control point) file saved from Image Rectification dialog when the method is set to Automatic. - GM-14246
- In Spatial Operations, reimplemented Spatial Union, and made changes that fix problems with multi-polygon grouping in Union results - GM-14131
- Support Redo, CTRL+Y, in Terrain Painting tool. - GM-14130
- Fixed issue with view shed spheres when changing projections. - GM-13533
- Updated rule enforcement when creating and importing gmr files. - GM-13491
- Added raster calculator can now be configured to return a specific NO DATA value. Function in scripting also updated: CUBERT( expression ) : Cube root. - GM-13387
- Added information to the raster calculator dialog that specifies data ranges for the various input and output data types used. - GM-13377
- We now only list as many bands as are actually available in the raster calculator's "Set up Bands for Export" dialog. - GM-10533
- Improved support for multi-language fonts in plot rendering. - GM-14390
- Fixed issue generating tiled contour areas in the original v24.0.0 release. - GM-14362
- Fixed issue on unloading data with LiDAR and Kriged estimate layers selected. - GM-13965
- Fixed issue when using Ctrl-Z to undo a terrain paint operation. - GM-13879
Digitizer Tool Changes
- Added support to shorten one or both ends of a line feature. - GM-12204
- Fix issue with resampling a line feature to a single distance dropping the endpoint when 'Keep All Vertices' is selected. - GM-14860
- Fixed reporting of information on the Distance/Bearing/COGO dialog when the current display projection is Geographic (Lat/Lon). - GM-14567
- Allow area/line vertices to snap to point feature locations when we are allowing snapping to all features on the Configuration dialog. - GM-14386
- Improved resampling behavior at a fixed spacing when using great circle or rhumb line distances on a 2-vertex line when 'Keep Original Vertices' is checked. - GM-14282
- Updated distance/bearing/COGO input to show coordinates in both the local COGO coordinate system and the current projection. - GM-14251
- Allow simplification of line features with per-vertex Measure or Look-At (flythrough) data. This information will be dropped if the user indicates that they should be simplified. - GM-14157
- Disable variable width and side-of-line options when creating buffer areas from point features as those options don't apply to points. - GM-13983
- Improved projection, datum, and units display on the Select Location dialog. - GM-13365
- Fixed issue with activating the Digitizer Tool resetting a projection previously set by the user when the workspace is empty. - GM-14248
- Fixed behavior of 'Join Selected Vertices' operation in initial v24.0.0 release. - GM-14309
Attributes / Query Changes
- Added option to save Pile Volume calculation results as feature attributes. - GM-13314 Pro
- Renamed the Control Center's right-click menu item 'Edit Attributes' to 'Layer Attributes'. - GM-13039
- Dramatically sped up the display of the Attribute Editor for Lidar layers. - GM-12149
- Fixed issue with split of layers that contain both raster/terrain and vector data by attribute duplicating rather than moving the vector data. - GM-14550
- Fixed shutdown crash right-clicking on a column header in the Attribute Editor for a layer when no features in the layer have non-default attributes. - GM-14462
- Fixed Find Address operations on strings containing degree symbols. - GM-14306
- Attribute editor feature copying now has better handling when a label layer is present - GM-14148
- Fixed lockup unloading all data after using the Search by Name dialog. - GM-14144
- Greatly sped up deleting points from the Attribute Table view of a point cloud layer. - GM-11820
- Hidden attribute columns now stay hidden when adding a new attribute - GM-8064
Scripting Changes
- Contour generation recording for python how handles contour intervals units - GM-14659
- Updated EXPORT_WEB command introduced a new key word: ”GEN_PBF_FILES”. - GM-14665
- Added support for layer grouping in spatial operations scripting. - GM-14508
- Added keyboard shortcut for running script in the script editor (CTRL + Enter) - GM-14489
- Missing advanced web export parameters have been added to gms and script builder - GM-14342
- Added new parameter for EXPORT_WEB: WEB_ADD_PAN_CONTROL , WEB_ADD_STREET_VIEW, and WEB_ADD_ZOOM_CTRL. - GM-14341
- Added SPLIT_INTO_TRIANGLES parameter for EDIT_VECTOR script command to allow splitting area features into triangle areas. - GM-14310
- IMPORT_DIR_TREE is now used instead of each import having its own command in the script builder - GM-14214 Pro
- Script builder now records online source imports. - GM-14213 Pro
- Added EXPORT_CLOUD support to the script builder - GM-14191
- Improved Script builder GMS warning messages - GM-14141
- Added EXPORT_WEB support to the script builder - GM-14120
- EXPORT_WEB scripting command supports MapBox Vector Tileset format, and displays of zero level tiles for MBVT overlays. - GM-12868
- Added support for specifying the sorting behavior when loading point cloud data with a script with a new SORT_LIDAR parameter for the IMPORT commands. - GM-12264 Pro
- Added new APPLY_CONVOLUTION script command for creating new layers with a convolution filter applied. - GM-14755 Pro
- Fixed results reporting from LIDAR_COMPARE script command (the filenames were switched in the results log string). - GM-14677 Pro
- EXPORT_ATTRS now works as expected for csv exports - GM-14517
- Python module enables "inspect" mode. quit(), exit(), sys.exit() functions will not request the app termination but will raise SystemExit exception instead. - GM-14316
- Fixed cropping point features to polygons when exporting GMP files. - GM-14293
- The "copy script" script button enable/disabled state now works as expected. - GM-14242
- The script builder is now recording QUALITY correctly for EXPORT_GEOPACKAGE with jpg selected. - GM-14238
- Removed script error when using EXPORT_GEOPACKAGE to export a vector GeoPackage file and not including the unnecessary MAX_ZOOM_LEVEL or NUM_ZOOM_LEVELS parameters. - GM-14237
- Added KML_SEPARATE_RASTER_LAYERS parameter to GMS - GM-13897
- When doing a web format export the script builder will no longer log a raster export in some workflows - GM-14119
- Fixed error case caused from manipulating tabs in the script editor. - GM-14292
- Fixed error case caused from manipulating multiple tabs in the script editor - GM-14269
Online Source Changes
- Updated MetroMap (Australia) built-in premium online source for new server settings. - GM-14488
- Reworded 'Draw Online Layer Missing Tile Boundaries' to 'Draw Boundaries of Missing Online Layer Tiles' in the Control Center's right-click menu for an online layer. - GM-14114
- Fixed problem with extra authentication prompt with some WMS sources that have an incorrect legend URL specified. - GM-14169
- Added support for ESRI RESTful services that use projections based on the ESRI projection code 104145 (lat/lon NAD83 NSRS2011). - GM-14368
- Updated SRTM Worldwide 3-arc-second source to fill in the ocean with 0 rather than no-data values. - GM-14356
- Fixed problems adding WMS sources from servers that require the REQUEST parameter to not be the first parameter. - GM-14195
- Fixed lockup or crash exporting from online terrain sources that have no data values. - GM-14351
Projection / Datum Changes
- Added Fathoms (fm) as an available elevation unit. - GM-14503
- Added button to the Projection selection dialog to allow initializing the projection from that of a loaded layer. - GM-13942
- Fixed creation of COGO arc segments with the distance/bearing/COGO tool when using Grid North bearings. - GM-14636
- Fixed reporting of information on the Distance/Bearing/COGO dialog when the current display projection is Geographic (Lat/Lon). - GM-14567
- Added recognition of name "Militar-Geographische Institut" for MGI (Austria) datums in projection definitions. - GM-14478
- Made RCS (Lidar) export obey elevation display / export units specified on Configuration dialog rather than always exporting meters. - GM-14445
- Fixed the calculation of rhumb line distances along lines of equal latitude. - GM-14287
- Improved resampling behavior at a fixed spacing when using great circle or rhumb line distances on a 2-vertex line when 'Keep Original Vertices' is checked. - GM-14282
- Corrected EPSG definitions of 29871-29873 (RSO Borneo / Timbalai 1948). - GM-14243
- Improved projection, datum, and units display on the Select Location dialog. - GM-13365
- Fixed the Times projection when using a non-zero Central Meridian. - GM-12939
Format Specific Changes
- Added support for view rotation in world files. - GM-6150
- Add new resampling method Box Mode for keeping the most common value in a box around a pixel. - GM-12344
- Added support for specifying the PDF version to export when using the EXPORT_PDF script command. The embedding of unknown fonts can also be controlled with the PDF_EMBED_FONTS parameter. Finally, PDF file information, including version, is now listed in the Metadata for a loaded PDF layer. - GM-14527
- Made Generic Text Import dialog remember the option to 'Use custom coordinate position' between invocations. - GM-14475
- Added support for displaying SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) data from NITF image files. - GM-14347
- Added PDF import option to disable smoothing (anti-aliasing) of vector data when loading as raster. - GM-14268
- Fixed issue with trailing underscore being added to PROJCS name when exporting to GeoTIFF in some projections. - GM-14247
- Updated GeoTIFF elevation export to automatically default to 32-bit float samples if any of the loaded terrain data might have more than whole meter or foot precision. - GM-14192
- Added support for loading point features from GLTF / GLB format files. - GM-14136
- Enhanced ArcGIS GDB load options dialog to show all feature classes and select metadata defined in database. - GM-13744
- Fixed issues loading some Hypack Matrix files. - GM-3276
- Automatically ignore the 'alpha' channel of 32-bit BMP files that use a compression method (BI_RGB) that does not officially support an alpha channel. - GM-14694
- Increased number of grid lines output to PDF files when the option to always display all grid lines regardless of zoom level is NOT checked. - GM-14294
- Fixed export to 3D model formats when using non-ASCII characters in the filename or path. - GM-14762
- Fixed issues like 3D model formats with non-ASCII characters in the filename. - GM-14714
- Fixed issue with line/area Shapefiles that have per-vertex Z values preferring a recognized elevation attribute (like 'ELEVATION') over the per-vertex Z values. - GM-14710
- Corrected file type given in loading package file progress reporter. - GM-14699
- Fixed issue where template layers were being saved to workspace files correctly. - GM-14686
- Fixed issue with split of layers that contain both raster/terrain and vector data by attribute duplicating rather than moving the vector data. - GM-14550
- Fixed problems embedding fonts in PDF files. - GM-14540
- Fixed issue with the missing attributes on import of a GeoPackage. - GM-14497
- Allowed empty table names for GPKG datasets - GM-14496
- Fixed applying of color from loaded imagery to Lidar when batch converting. - GM-14484
- Added 12da support for UTF-16 files. - GM-14468
- Made the option to cancel export to BigTiff during GeoTIFF export work. - GM-14450
- Made RCS (Lidar) export obey elevation display / export units specified on Configuration dialog rather than always exporting meters. - GM-14445
- Enable load of Shapefile polygon features that have invalid geometries (less than 3 unique points). They will draw like line features unless the vertices are edited. - GM-14444
- Fixed export of reprojected contour and watershed layers to LandXML files. - GM-14378
- Updated save of Mercator projection to GeoTIFF to set the ProjFalseEasting and ProjFalseNorthing keys in addition to the ProjCenterEasting and ProjCenterNorthing keys, so all software can find the values. - GM-14330
- Fixed issue with extra delimiter at start of CSV lines when exporting area or line features with no attributes or label. - GM-14301
- Properly placed labels of features in exported DXF/DWG files - GM-14006
- Fixed dimension issue in NetCDF3 GRD data - GM-13969
- Fixed missing transparency in GeoTIFF multi-band exports where entire rows of the output don't intersect any of the input layers. - GM-13938
- Added KML_SEPARATE_RASTER_LAYERS parameter to GMS - GM-13897
- Improved load of Mapbox vector tiles - GM-13340
- “Override Feature Altitude Mode” checkbox has been added to the KML/KMZ Export options dialog - GM-11408
- Fixed handling of projections with negative scale parameters when loading from GeoTIFF files. - GM-14399
- Fixed export to multi-band JPEG2000 files with 16 bits per sample. - GM-14280
- Fixed .gmmp issue when exporting multiple layers. - GM-14302
Rendering/Style Changes
- Custom symbols' labels and images can now be edited. - GM-14546
- Fixed resize of the 'Set View Rotation' dialog so that the units box doesn't get drawn on top of. - GM-14795
Map Layout Changes
- Updated the new Inset Map Element. - GM-14927
- Edited list of available border styles for Map layout editor elements. - GM-14723
- Added snapping of elements with mouse drag to Map Layout Editor. - GM-14372
- Added table of contents to PDF from Map Layout Editor. - GM-9092
- Added inset map element to map layout editor for 2D, 3D, and Path Profile views. - GM-8481
- Corrected display of North Arrow when bearing display is set to True North or Magnetic North. - GM-14631
- Corrected behavior of group size with rotated elements inside groups. - GM-14442
- Corrected Map Layout Editor PDF generation for grouped features and handling of islands. - GM-14118
User Interface
- The "copy script" script button enable/disabled state now works as expected. - GM-14242
Misc. Changes
- Renamed 'Current Workspace' to either be 'Unsaved Workspace', if unsaved, or the name of the GMW file, if saved. - GM-13065
- Improved Resampling selection on layer options dialog to split out the resampling type and box size (if applicable). - GM-14533
- Renamed option to 'Create Point Features at Elevation Grid Cell Centers' to 'Create Point Cloud from Elevation Layer' to better reflect what the function does. - GM-14037
- Fixed point cloud segment deselect by Shift click. - GM-13740
- Added Kriging interpolation method when creating a grid from csv/ascii/ lidar. - GM-1966 Pro
- Fixed error when unloading grid layer created when cropping to an area feature with holes. - GM-13828
- Stopped supporting 32 bit. - GM-14564
- Improved Batch Convert dialog to support Korean characters. - GM-13922
- The license manager no longer says "Expires " in the Information column for perpetual dongle licenses. - GM-14777
- Fixed crash when working with a Shapefile with a large DBF file on a network drive that gets disconnected. - GM-14457
- Fixed tiling to selected areas during batch convert when the areas are in a different projection than the conversion projection. - GM-14451
- Fixed pixelation when rectifying images with overview (pyramid) layers. - GM-14406
- Allow pasting Lidar points from multiple layers to a single new layer (or an existing non-file-based layer). - GM-14394
- If no commands have been added or remove since the last export there will no longer be a save prompt when closing GM - GM-14283
- Fixed issue where Overlap operation would select objects that matched the Equals criteria. - GM-13666
- Fixed incorrect mapping of keyboard shortcuts in Spanish. - GM-14482
What's New in Global Mapper v24.0
Significant New Features
- Perform histogram matching to match the coloring of an image layer to that of another loaded image layer.
- 3D viewer now supports rendering vector features with blended transparency and holes in areas.
- Added ability to render 3D points inside the Path Profile corridor.
- Combine single band images into one multiband raster layer.
- Include arrows and lines in Map Layouts with new arrow element type.
- New contrast adjustment modes, 'Histogram Equalization' and 'Linear (Custom Stretch)' for improved raster image normalization
- Added support for loading new file formats, including SAR TIFF files using complex phase/amplitude values and 12D ASCII model files
Significant New Features in Global Mapper Pro
- Script Builder tool records operations performed via the interface to create a Global Mapper Script.
- New 'Copy Script' button in Analysis tool setup dialogs allowing users to get the script command that mirrors the current interface settings copied to their clipboard.
- Kriging tool to create variograms, perform geostatistical analysis and model continuous values from points and point cloud data.
- Mobile Data Management tool options to merge changes from multiple Global Mapper Mobile Packages, streamlining the combination of work from multiple field data collectors.
- New tool to generate Swath Separation Images from lidar.
- Improved the core Pixels to Points processing, including significantly speeding up the process on machines with NVIDIA GPUs (CUDA support).
Lidar Changes
- New tool to generate Swath Separation Images from lidar. - GM-12764 Pro
- Dramatically sped up the sorting of poorly organized point clouds. - GM-13551 Pro
- Improved building extraction roof plane for large rooftops. - GM-13082
- Updated all Lidar QA control point columns with elevations to obey the Configuration setting for adding units to measure attribute values. If that option is unchecked, the units are appended to the attribute name (like _M or _FT) rather than included with each value. - GM-8470
- Made Lidar load option to 'Estimate Intensity from RGB if Missing' work on intensity values of 65535 as well as 0. - GM-13300 Pro
- Added LIDAR_REGULARIZE_FOOTPRINTS parameter to LIDAR_EXTRACT script command. - GM-12104
- Updated Custom Shader dialog so that the 'Initialize from Other Shader' button initializes all options for the shader and not just the Elevation / Slope Colors list. - GM-14065
- Improved spatial sorting of Lidar when mixed returns are in the data set. - GM-13689
Pixels to Points Changes
- Image overlapping statistics is calculated as an HTML report when user loads Ground Coverage (P2P) - GM-13345
- Improved the core Pixels to Points processing, including significantly speeding up the process on machines with NVIDIA GPUs (CUDA support). - GM-12809 Pro
- Added 'Delete' button to Pixels to Points 'Manage Cameras' dialog so that custom cameras can be removed. - GM-13402 Pro
- Improved warning message displayed when a Pixels to Points process likely needs a large image reduction factor. - GM-13344
- Added EPSG code (if known) to the Projection reported in the Pixels to Points post-processing report. - GM-14047
- Add confirmation of folders to be removed when changing the disk space allowed for Pixels to Points working folders. - GM-14008
- Fixed issue with the Fit Error (Mean) and (Max) rows not being shown in the Pixels to Points post-processing report if restarting a previously cancelled P2P run. - GM-14039
- Made the Z values of meshes (3D models) generated by Pixels to Points have the same Z adjustment done to them as normal point clouds. - GM-13508
- Fixed issues with control points being dropped in Pixels to Points when the P2P workspace is moved to a machine with different folders. - GM-13501
- Fixed issue with the view projection being Geographic rather than UTM after P2P from empty workspace. - GM-14029
New Supported Formats
- Provided initial support for 12d Model file format. Only ANSI encoding of input files is currently supported. - GM-708
- Added support for loading Carlson siteSurvey geoid grid models (*.gsf). - GM-2796
- Added support for importing Newline Delimited JSON (aka GeoJSONSeq, GeoJSONL) file format. - GM-13703
- Added support for loading new file formats, including SAR TIFF files using complex phase/amplitude values and 12D ASCII model files - GM-13844
- Enabled option to export 3D data to PostGIS spatial database - GM-2888
3D Viewer Changes
- 3D viewer now supports rendering vector features with blended transparency and holes in areas. - GM-13285
- 3D Lidar data point size, in pixels, can now be overridden in 3D View Properties. - GM-12154
- The 3D viewer now supports rendering area features with holes. - GM-5451
- Resolved issue with 'inf' velocity display on fly-through edit dialog when the path contains 0-length segments. - GM-13313
- Fixed 3D bounds calculation for data with large outliers. - GM-12478
- Significantly improved the appearance of 2D vector layers draped on terrain. - GM-13460
- Fixed display of 3D models / meshes in the 3D view after shifting them in the Z direction from the Control Center SHIFT option. - GM-13889
- Fixed issue adjusting water level height in 3D. - GM-13358
- Fixed issue where configuration property sheet could not be closed while fly through is in progress. - GM-13241
- Fixed issue syncing edits to lidar points in 3D. - GM-13218
- Fixed issue refreshing vector simplification when zooming in 3D. - GM-13195
- Fix issues with 3D Sweep Select and Lidar data in some contexts. - GM-12821
- Set altitude mode now respected with mesh features. - GM-12041
- Restored the display of 3D surface normals for meshes. Use the 'N' key to toggle this. - GM-9947
- Reset 3D view bounds after applying an offset or scale to lidar data. - GM-13268
- Fixed issue loading models in 3D view with very large textures. - GM-12887
Path Profile / Line of Sight Function Changes
- Added ability to render 3D points inside the Path Profile corridor. - GM-6442
- Made Undo work for Lidar changes made on a path profile dialog. - GM-13441
Analysis Function Changes
- Perform histogram matching to match the coloring of an image layer to that of another loaded image layer. - GM-11303
- Kriging tool to create variograms, perform geostatistical analysis and model continuous values from points and point cloud data. - GM-6318 Pro
- Added new image contrast adjustment mode 'Linear (Custom Stretch)' that allows you to customize the min/max range for each band. - GM-6183
- Combine single band images into one multiband raster layer. - GM-5988
- New tool to generate Swath Separation Images from lidar. - GM-12764 Pro
- Dramatically sped up the calculation of histograms for large image layers. - GM-13609
- Add display of Histogram for image layers with 32-bit samples (integer or floating point). - GM-13608
- Improved connectivity of contours generated directly from Lidar when there are large areas of no points in the Lidar (i.e. gap filling size was increased). - GM-13304 Pro
- Improved performance of the Contour Generating process. The area generator phase of the algorithm was updated to multithreading. - GM-6458
- Corrected behavior of the 'Alter Elevation Values' tab of the Options dialog for terrain layers when the 'Restore Default Elevation Range' button is used on data that had been using a non-default range. - GM-13323
- The raster calculator now supports use of layer-wide statistics for layer max, min, average, and standard deviation in formulas. Also, added new predefined formula functions clamp() and inrange(). - GM-7970
- Raster calculator now allows 32-bit float type for multi-band outputs. - GM-12248
- Corrected the Raster Calculator's formulas for Normalized Pigment Chlorophyll Ratio Index for LandSat 8 OLI and Sentinel 2 MSI - GM-13392
- Fixed errors when fixing invalid polygons during the equal-value area / vectorizer operation. - GM-13669
- Resolved issue in 23.1 with the Vectorize Raster and Create Equal-Value Areas functions not correctly identifying islands/holes in some cases. - GM-13361
- Ensure that all results of the Vectorize Raster command are valid if the 'Chop Up Results to Fix Invalid Polygons' option is checked. - GM-12584
- Added the ability to select features using a circle defined by center point and radius to spatial scripting. - GM-13337
- Added new autostyle option to spatial scripting. This will change the fill color of generated area features, and is set to be randomly generated by default. - GM-13978
- Spatial Scripting now has a 'select invert' command to invert the selection. - GM-13770
- Added support for creating a roughness grid from ESA World Cover 2020 - GM-13492
- Made viewshed sphere buffer parameters configurable. - GM-13416
- Added the ability to select features by MBR to spatial scripting. - GM-12945
- Script editor now has support for editing and running spatial script files, which have an extension of ".gmss" - GM-12931
- Can now define floating-point raster reclass rule inputs for terrain data. - GM-11681
- Now clip viewshed sphere buffer at sweep angle bounds. - GM-13194
- Sort custom shaders alphabetically wherever displayed, like the shader dropdown on the toolbar. - GM-14111
- Updated the Histogram tab of the Metadata dialog so that it does NOT include completely transparent (no data) samples. - GM-13945
- Fixed issue with the Layer -> Create Areas from Equal Values and Vectorize Raster commands generating elevation areas with ELEVATION attributes that are very slightly off the expected value. - GM-13790
- Fixed issue generating contours while cropping to area features with holes in them. - GM-13776
- Fixed a problem with spatial operations intersection for line intersections. - GM-13483
- Various fixes to spatial operations. - GM-13370
- Fixed a problem where the Spatial Operations dialog where newly created layers were not added to layer lists as expected. This problem existed in the Operations, Transforms, and Predicates tabs. - GM-13309
- Raster Reclassify Create Spread can now handle ranges with negative numbers. - GM-13257
- Restored functionality to the valid(), invalid(), and selection[] spatial scripting filters. - GM-13252
- Fixed issue with Feature Overlap tool that was including missing vertex overlaps. - GM-13001
- Terrain paint will no longer be applied inside holes in selected brush features. - GM-12976
- Fixed a problem where spatial operations were not halting when user clicks the Cancel button on the progress dialog. - GM-12820
- Fixed a problem in Spatial Difference where extra result geometries could be created. Also, creates multi-polygons where appropriate. - GM-12105
- Fixed issue with Cancel of gridding using the TIN method not working in some cases, causing a lockup. - GM-11040
- Fixed the interpretation of view shed start / swept angles when initialized from selected point features or via the GENERATE_VIEWSHED script command. - GM-13470
- Terrain Paint now works for GML layers. - GM-13388
- Improved performance of the creation of non-overlapping contouring areas. - GM-13090
- Dramatically sped the render of 3D meshes with textures or per-vertex coloring with gradient fills. - GM-14088
- Fixed issue when using Ctrl-Z to undo a terrain paint operation. - GM-13879
Digitizer Tool Changes
- Significantly sped up the combining of area features - GM-12865
- Resolved issue that prevented buffer areas with a negative radius from being created in the v23.1.0 release. - GM-13302
- New option in digitizer->options to auto exit move mode after moving a feature. - GM-6213
- Dramatically sped up editing of very large mesh (3D model) features. - GM-13465
- Improved combine / dissolve of area features to work efficiently with many area features. - GM-13904
- Drag to Rotate and Drag to Scale now work with a single feature selected. - GM-13649
- Fixed loading of COGO strings with non-integer bearings formatted with separate degrees and minutes/seconds. - GM-13490
- Fixed a problem where lines with identical endpoints were not being combined. - GM-13087
Attributes / Query Changes
- Attribute Editor with numeric sorting will check for units in the value. - GM-13911
- Added support for opening filename links to PDF files that include a #page=XXX suffix. When opened with Windows on a machine with Acrobat installed, the PDF will be opened to the specified page. - GM-13706
- Auto resizing attribute editor columns will now also check the header width for resizing - GM-13267
- Made the elevation 'no data' value specified on the Generic Text import dialog be used for Point and Lidar import rather than just Elevation Grid. - GM-14011
- Fixed issue where a docked attribute editor wouldn't persist when unloading data - GM-13166
Scripting Changes
- Script Builder tool records operations performed via the interface to create a Global Mapper Script. - GM-1780 Pro
- New 'Copy Script' button in Analysis tool setup dialogs allowing users to get the script command that mirrors the current interface settings copied to their clipboard. - GM-13434 Pro
- Scripts can now be run even if they aren't saved. A temporary file is created for unsaved scripts to run - GM-13631
- Updated LIDAR_APPLY_COLOR script command to actually support multiple COLOR_LAYER values. In addition, normal RGB assignment now supports using BAND_EXPORT_SETUP to supply a non-default band assignment. - GM-13463
- Added new WATER_LEVEL parameter to GENERATE_WATER_RISE script command to specify the water rise amount. This will take precedence over the MAX_DEPTH parameter. - GM-7504
- Updated the DEFINE_VAR script command to support getting layer information from METADATA_ATTR values of <Layer Group Name>, <Feature Layer Name>, and <Feature Source Filename>. - GM-13822
- Spatial Scripting now has a 'select invert' command to invert the selection. - GM-13770
- Fixed an issue of properly finding globalmapper module with multiple GM installations. Python will use the currently running GlobalMapper directory to load the module. - GM-13628
- Added new setting to script editor dialog that allows users to change the font of the result field to a monospace font - GM-13359
- Support Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF export using the EXPORT_ELEVATION script command (TYPE=COG). - GM-13303
- Added ELEV_FILENAME parameter to CALC_VOLUMES script command to allow specifying the grid layers to use for the volume calculation. - GM-13269
- Added LIDAR_REGULARIZE_FOOTPRINTS parameter to LIDAR_EXTRACT script command. - GM-12104
- Removed the redundant run script option from the file menu. 'Open Script Editor' can be used to run scripts. - GM-13646
- Added support for Raster Reclassification in Global Mapper Script. - GM-12297
- Fixed issue with calling GENERATE_POINT_CLOUD in a script closing any layers open before the script was run. - GM-13810
- Fixed issue where the tab name in the script editor wouldn't be updated after doing a "save as" - GM-13369
- Fixed a problem with the spatial script editor reporting incorrect error line when a script contains an attribute query (WHERE clause) - GM-13298
- Fixed a problem in the script editor for spatial scripts: the correct parameter to the convexhull() transform is "smoothing", not "smoothness" - GM-13297
- Restored functionality to the valid(), invalid(), and selection[] spatial scripting filters. - GM-13252
- Resolved issue with incorrect default sample spacing values when exporting reprojected data that crosses the anti-meridian. - GM-12032
- Fixed the interpretation of view shed start / swept angles when initialized from selected point features or via the GENERATE_VIEWSHED script command. - GM-13470
Online Source Changes
- ESA World Cover 2020 added to LAND COVER in online sources. - GM-13499
- Added USGS National Geological Map Database as an online source. This perform a web search of the data bounds in the NGMD database or web map to identify an appropriate geologic map for download. - GM-12195
- Added updated Maine Orthoimagery sources from MEGIS - GM-12900
- Added NAIP imagery by state from USGS - GM-12810
- Resolved lockup when displaying the overview map with some WMS streaming sources. - GM-13368
- Updated Italian build e-Geos Ortofoto RealVista source to use faster WMTS source. - GM-13404
- Improved Entwine (EPT) streaming Lidar support. Now services can be added that are 'server pays' buckets (i.e. no AWS key needed) and virtual AWS paths are supported. - GM-13925
- 'Restrict Source to Selected Bounds' is now disabled when the 'Download in Selected Polygon' is selected, so only the data in the selected polygon is downloaded. - GM-14153
- Fixed error message displayed when trying to add a new online source with an empty name field. - GM-13394
- Updated Aster GDEM to version 3 and SRTM 3-arc second to version 3. - GM-9813
- Fixed issue with underscore being added to the name of some online sources. - GM-14203
- Fixed errors and missing sources when adding some custom ESRI RESTful Feature Services as online sources. - GM-14202
- Fixed the load of ESRI RESTful Feature Services with different source and layer projections. - GM-13920
- Fixed maximum resolution for Corine 2012 and 2018 online land cover sources so that roughness grid generation works properly. - GM-13894
- Fixed Feature Info Tool display when clicking on WMS / WMTS sources that implement extra location-based metadata display through GetFeatureInfo. - GM-13837
- Fixed the zoom to location for querying USGS National Lidar Dataset - GM-13777
- Fixed issue exporting some online sources from very long URLs - GM-13531
Projection / Datum Changes
- Added additional Distance Units selections to the Measure / Units tab of the Configuration dialog. Now International Feet, Varas, and Rods are available. - GM-11923
- Resolved error loading label points from GMP when the associated feature cannot be entirely displayed in the current display projection. - GM-13371
- Resolved breakline issues where no Z values were assigned if the Minimum Breakline Length was 0. In addition, the Elevation Units selection is no longer ignored. - GM-13272
- Resolved issue with the EPSG code display on the projection selection dialog not updating when the zone, units, or custom attribute values are changed. - GM-13320
- Fixed issue with exports to DWG / DXF with embedded Japanese Grid projections changing WGS84 to JGD2011 rather than the more equivalent JGD2000. - GM-13233
- Improved display of grid (elevation) values in the 1mm - 1cm range. - GM-13230
- Improved number of EPSG codes supported by looking up unknown codes in the official epsg.org registry. - GM-14201
- Fixed issue with the Enable GeoCalc button on the toolbar being disabled once the Configuration dialog has been shown. - GM-13373
Format Specific Changes
- Provided initial support for 12d Model file format. Only ANSI encoding of input files is currently supported. - GM-708
- Added support for loading Carlson siteSurvey geoid grid models (*.gsf). - GM-2796
- Mobile Data Management tool options to merge changes from multiple Global Mapper Mobile Packages, streamlining the combination of work from multiple field data collectors. - GM-5031 Pro
- Added support for importing Newline Delimited JSON (aka GeoJSONSeq, GeoJSONL) file format. - GM-13703
- Combine single band images into one multiband raster layer. - GM-5988
- New tool to generate Swath Separation Images from lidar. - GM-12764 Pro
- Added support for loading new file formats, including SAR TIFF files using complex phase/amplitude values and 12D ASCII model files - GM-13844
- Improved precision when exporting USGS DEM files with sub-meter/feet precision to Global Mapper Package (GMP) files. - GM-13454
- Fixed exports split by attribute when the attribute values are in a code page other than the system code page and contain non-ASCII characters. - GM-13273
- Resolved issue with Unity RAW exports changing the projection to Orthographic. - GM-13192
- Resolved error doing a Web Tile export with the option checked to 'Use Lat/Lon/WGS84 Tiles' checked and specifying a custom export bounds. - GM-13171
- Resolved issues with empty RCP files being exported for some Lidar data. Also greatly sped up RCP exports. - GM-13292
- Improved handling of some NetCDF / HDF5 data sets, like the Copernicus Leaf Area Index (LAI) data. - GM-13331
- Allow cancel of DWG / DXF export when the projection information cannot be embedded in the header. - GM-13251
- Resolved error loading some TIFF files with YCbCr encoding but non-JPEG compression. - GM-13363
- Resolved issue with the drawing units embedded in DWG files being written as International Feet when they should be US Survey Feet. - GM-13238
- Made snapping-to-spacing on export behavior consistent between normal exports and exports to GMG during elevation grid creation from vector / Lidar data. - GM-13237
- Resolved issue with program crash when using the 'Draw Box' option to specify export bounds for 3D PDF export when an elevation legend was displayed. - GM-13219
- GMMP files now support voice memos attached to features recorded in Global Mapper Mobile. - GM-13625
- Export to GMMP recognizes GM Mobile v2.3 natively supports UTM and SPCS projections. - GM-13479
- Will now prevent user from exporting to GMMP file when projection not natively supported by GM Mobile and export bounds is empty. - GM-13809
- When exporting las/laz, remember the setting to Save Projection in LAS/LAZ Header for the session. - GM-13738
- Added support for full_tin data definition in Model 12D file format; improved error reporting messages; - GM-13343
- The IFC importer will create the native projection with METERS as units when the geo-referencing info is available. - GM-13325
- IFC import process properly handles georeferencing info provided by the source file. Improved the handling of the measurement units. - GM-13275
- Improved progress reporting/termination for MapBox Vector tile export. Added SIMPLIFICATION export parameter. - GM-12241
- Added additional metadata options for GeoTIFF exports. - GM-11887
- Enabled option to export 3D data to PostGIS spatial database - GM-2888
- Improved system locale support for exporting DXF/DWG file formats. - GM-13869
- IFC: georeferencing improved - Direction Angle is considered. - GM-13431
- fixed issue when exporting GeoJSON where number values would be in quotes - GM-13203
- Fixed issue loading Wasp .map files - GM-14147
- Fixed loading of GeoPackage files containing table names starting with a number. - GM-13902
- Fixed error rendering some large PNG files with transparency. - GM-13890
- Improved handling of feature attributes in the importing of DXF/DWG formats - GM-13866
- Add support for reading additional attribute / value pairs from KML <ExtendedData> tags. - GM-13823
- Fixed problems using the Box Minimum resampler in v23.0 - v23.1. - GM-13804
- Fixed dramatic slowdown of raster exports from map catalogs that are cropped to a polygon. - GM-13802
- Fixed load and display of some GLTF / GLB files. - GM-13793
- Greatly sped up the load of GeoTIFF files that use thousands of control points to position the data. - GM-13757
- Fixed issue with the positioning of PDF layers using Mercator projections not centered on the Prime Meridian. - GM-13735
- Fixed the coordinate order for CPS3 formatted grd files. - GM-13725
- Fixed issue with map catalogs created from generic text files showing the text import options dialog when the maps load. - GM-13724
- Made _FillValue be treated as no-data value (in addition to 'MissingVal') for NetCDF3 files. - GM-13686
- Improved error message shown when loading an empty text file. - GM-13645
- Updated header for LandXML exports to ensure compatibility with other software applications. - GM-13587
- Fixed issue with layers that load with some features marked as deleted are marked as modified even when no changes had been made by the user. - GM-13586
- Fixed selected layer export from Control Center to the Global Mapper Package format to not include loaded terrain layers when they are not selected. - GM-13566
- Fixed issue exporting some online sources from very long URLs - GM-13531
- Fixed issue exporting some 3D area features to DWG - GM-13506
- Fixed issue with LandXML TIN export having a partially skipped row at the bottom. - GM-13458
- Improved handling of the headers of the data attributes. - GM-13411
- Fixed issues adding .zip files to map catalogs. - GM-13354
- Fixed error exporting to ECRG in 23.0 / 23.1. - GM-13334
- Corrected DXF 3D Face export coordinates when using the ECEF coordinate option. - GM-13327
- Resolved the issue when export as DGN resulted in the creation of tiny empty areas between polygons. - GM-13213
- Fixed issue with incorrect load of hatched bulged polylines from DWG files - GM-13144
- Fixed issue exporting labels of 3D hatched areas to DWG/DXF - GM-12955
- fixed issue where the scale bar when printed could appear different than the preview - GM-12896
- Improved check for validity of the geospatial info in PDF files. A pop-up dialog will be shown to request missing information on the file position and/or projection. - GM-12791
- Fixed issue with elevation units for PLS-CADD XYZ export. - GM-8292
- Resolved an issue with exporting data in RCS format. - GM-13565
- Upgraded 3rdparty libraries to support RCS file format - GM-12980
- Corrected the display of textures on GLTF / GLB mesh data. - GM-14137
- Fixed error loading Picture Point images with high bit depth (i.e. 16-bit TIFF with EXIF tags). - GM-13815
- Fixed error exporting to new files in GeoCalc mode when the source data uses arc seconds as units natively. - GM-13469
Rendering/Style Changes
- Updated custom vector symbol support to draw point features embedded in the symbol definition (in addition to lines and areas which were drawn already). - GM-13332
- Fixed issues with feather-blending layers with overviews when zoomed way out. - GM-13812
- Fixed placement of labels using the Left (Baseline) and Right (Baseline) entries. The placement was swapped. - GM-13555
- Fixed issue with the placement of custom vector point symbols that have very small or very large (outside the range 8-1024) coordinate dimensions at load time. - GM-13553
Map Layout Changes
- Include arrows and lines in Map Layouts with new arrow element type. - GM-3847
- Generate a mapbook titled by an attribute of the focus feature. - GM-9090
- Added support for snapping map layout elements onto the side of other elements. - GM-9071
- Groups in map layout editor again have properties on the right click menu. - GM-13442
- The map layout editor will no longer delete the elements when undo is used after creating a group from multiple elements to undo the grouping. - GM-13324
- Loaded Element Blocks now load into their original positions if possible. If the elements were saved in a position that is offscreen in the current layout, they will be placed at the left and top margins depending on which coordinate(s) were out of bounds. - GM-13216
- Map layout editor's text element word wrap has been restored. - GM-13426
- New text elements in the map layout editor are sized large enough to contain the text. - GM-13189
- Map Layout Editor no longer crashes when deleting a group and choosing yes to keep the internal elements after saving the group to a file. - GM-13295
User Interface
- Improved Bridge Extension toolbar button images. - GM-13650
- Improved restore of saved docking state, allowing things like restoring Control Center docked somewhere other than the left of the main window. - GM-13034
Misc. Changes
- New contrast adjustment modes, 'Histogram Equalization' and 'Linear (Custom Stretch)' for improved raster image normalization - GM-2901
- Added option to GPS Options tab of the Configuration dialog allowing users to disable the export of an actively recording GPS track log layer when exporting. - GM-13245
- Resolved issue when shifting layers by distance / bearing with the Z values also being shifted even though the Z offset field is disabled. - GM-13353
- Fixed issues loading files with paths longer than 260 characters. - GM-14135
- Made the Metadata dialog automatically grow the Attribute Value column when resizing the dialog. - GM-13842
- Renamed all state datums referencing HPGN to HARN as that is now the recognized acronym. - GM-13665
- Made the Area, Line, and Point Type Information Setup dialogs be resizable so that long names could be seen. - GM-13647
- Changed the default setting for labels so an attribute name will automatically be used over the custom name. Check 'Keep Feature Name if Non-Empty' to continue using the Feature Name value when specified. - GM-12549
- Can now drag and drop attributes in Edit Feature Template dialog to reorder. This can be used to determine the order in which user will be prompted for required attribute values when creating templated features. - GM-11903
- Reformat Numeric Attribute Values Using Scientific Notation is now checked on by default - GM-8697
- Smoothed the polygonal coverage area for Lidar point clouds. Also added option to get the concave hull coverage provided in older versions. - GM-13652
- Updated load of generic text files with MGRS coordinates to ensure the projection is always Geographic (Lat/Lon) as that is what the MGRS coordinates are converted to on load. - GM-13641
- Fixed issue with the display of PDF files loaded from a map catalog. - GM-13603
- Fixed issues loading PDF files with map frames in different projections. - GM-13602
- Made Grid Setup dialog remember the last used Rotation Angle value. - GM-13588
- Fixed issue with some attributes being dropped from some features loaded from OSM (OpenStreetMap) XML files. - GM-13552
- Fixed a problem with the Spatial Operations Predicate tab where the second layer was erroneously reported as having no relevant features. - GM-13308
- Fixed location of volumetric features when measurement is in feet. - GM-13276
- Geopackage export no longer warns the user that a file is going to get overwritten when adding to an existing file - GM-13152
- Updated image rectification to default to the current display projection if not using a default_rectification.prj file or remembering the last rectification projection. - GM-13062
- Feature Edit dialog was applying feature template to all features added to template layer, rather than just the features of compatible type. - GM-13035
- Fixed the Times projection when using a non-zero Central Meridian. - GM-12939
- Fixed issue where recent files list does not display when right-clicking Global Mapper on the taskbar. - GM-12516
- Show additional coordinate precision when loading text files as lidar if 'Display Extra Precision' is enabled in configuration. - GM-9108
- Fixed issue with the Configuration dialog Styles tabs not updating when types are modified on other dialogs. - GM-13520
- Fixed issues with clipping 3D Buffer along terrain. - GM-13291
- Fixed issue with the Projection tab of the Configuration dialog not updating when the projection is changed outside the dialog. - GM-14015
- Fixed a problem where the Concave Hull spatial transform was crashing due to not catching a null pointer return. - GM-13294
- Fix a problem where the Buffer spatial transform could crash on large data sets. This includes an improvement to allow the option of having the Dissolve transform to run on the Buffer results. - GM-13293
What's New in Global Mapper v23.1
Significant New Features
- New display option to render lines as pipes in the 3D viewer by specifying a ground width.
- New option in viewshed tool to create a view sphere buffer. This is a 3D hemisphere representing the view radius.
- Wireless direct data transfer to Global Mapper Mobile including feature templates and Global Mapper Mobile packages.
- New spatial transform functionality that works on a layer or set of features. The transforms supported currently are MBR, Circle, Point, Buffer, Convex Hull, Concave Hull, and Dissolve, and they can be performed on each feature individually or all features together.
- Support for streaming Entwine (EPT) Lidar data sources.
- Added streaming access to the USGS Public Lidar Dataset under LIDAR group.
- Support for importing glTF 3D scenes and models
- Ability to save and load map layout editor blocks of elements for reusability.
Significant New Features in Global Mapper Pro
- Support for directly generating contours from loaded Lidar points clouds.
- Digitizer option to create 3D volumetric buffers around vector features, including spheres around points, pipes around lines, and vertical cylinders around points, lines, and areas.
- New alpha shape mesh creation method with options for 2D, 2.5D and 3D features.
- Updated spectral partitioning of point clouds to support RGB color attribute.
Lidar Changes
- Support for directly generating contours from loaded Lidar points clouds. - GM-8951 Pro
- Dramatically sped up the creation of polygon coverages of large Lidar data sets. - GM-6833
- New alpha shape mesh creation method with options for 2D, 2.5D and 3D features. - GM-12818 Pro
- Updated spectral partitioning of point clouds to support RGB color attribute. - GM-12965 Pro
- Support for streaming Entwine (EPT) Lidar data sources. - GM-9366
- Ensure an appropriate amount of precision is always shown for GPS_TIME values for Lidar data. - GM-12972
- Resolved rare crash when performing Lidar classify or segmentation operations. - GM-12670 Pro
- Added 'Scan Direction' to Edit Lidar dialog, so it can be changed. - GM-8392
- Improved validation Return Number and Return Count values on Edit Lidar dialog. - GM-12588
- Resolved issue where deleted Lidar points would sometimes show up again when zoomed out or in the 3D view. - GM-12690
- Resolved issue updating the return number / count of some Lidar points when marking them as deleted. - GM-12958 Pro
- Resolved a rare issue with incorrect re-assignment of Lidar return numbers when adjusting Lidar towards the surface and grouping the points. - GM-12909 Pro
- Added the ability to manually assign Segment IDs and exclude segment IDs from a point cloud segmentation process. - GM-12825 Pro
- Removed 'Refresh Data' button from Lidar Spectral Partitioning dialog. The Lidar layer list now automatically refreshes when Lidar data is loaded or unloaded. - GM-12680 Pro
- New alert when opening workspace with lidar when a lidar type filter is applied. - GM-7559
- Fixed issues rendering Lidar after undoing a shift of the data. - GM-12729
- Enabled Undo support for Lidar Spectral Partioning (Segmentation). - GM-12681 Pro
- Resolved crash when unloading data with Segmentation dialog open. - GM-12717 Pro
- Fixed issue with the sorting of Lidar LAS/LAZ files on load and marking withheld points as deleted causing some of the withheld points to be lost. - GM-12647 Pro
- Resolved error with Spectral Partitioning when region of interest is smaller than set resolution. - GM-12719 Pro
- Fixed error spatially thinning Lidar with the option to 'Update Return Number / Count when Deleting' checked and Undo enabled. - GM-12959 Pro
- Resolved automatic pole classification issues for specific user data. - GM-12874 Pro
- Fixed issue with the Lidar point density not updating when data is shifted or moved in some way. - GM-12725 Pro
- Fixed issues adjusting selected Lidar points toward a terrain surface. - GM-12788
- Fixed issue with shifting some Lidar by large amounts. - GM-12860 Pro
- Fixed Smooth Lidar operation when the display projection is different than the Lidar layer projection. - GM-12778 Pro
- Sped up and improved surface reconstruction for extracted building mesh features. - GM-13086 Pro
- Resolved incorrect creation of empty building mesh layer. - GM-12533 Pro
- Fixed elevation units when exporting part of a Lidar layer with non-meters (e.g. feet) to a GMP file or copying/pasting to a new layer. - GM-12908
- Resolved error when using the Only Show Features selected in Digitizer option with features from two or more lidar layers selected. - GM-12906
- Fixed issue with Lidar Cloud Compare that caused it to identify some points as changed that were not. - GM-12756 Pro
Pixels to Points Changes
- Fixed issue with P2P sometimes only generating a portion of the orthoimage. - GM-12905 Pro
- Focal length will now show "Default" instead of 0 - GM-11912 Pro
- Resolved attempt to load data when creating a new export folder for outputs from Pixels to Points. - GM-12843 Pro
New Supported Formats
- Support for importing glTF 3D scenes and models - GM-3698
- Added support for Garmin Flight Plans (.fpl) files - GM-4235
3D Viewer Changes
- New display option to render lines as pipes in the 3D viewer by specifying a ground width. - GM-3596
- New option in viewshed tool to create a view sphere buffer. This is a 3D hemisphere representing the view radius. - GM-12212
- Made Screen Capture from 3D remember the user's last size setting. - GM-13146
- Fixed CTRL+SHIFT+L keyboard shortcut to go to left view when in digitizer mode. - GM-11969
- Fixed rare issue loading DXF/DWG files split into layers with the 3D view open. - GM-12824
- Updated elevation and altitude mode handling in reference to online sources. - GM-11913
- Resolved automatic crop of water display in 3D when 2D/3D view link is enabled. - GM-8161
- In 3D sweep select the ESC key cancels the in-process selection. - GM-11317
Path Profile / Line of Sight Function Changes
- Added JPG and PNG to path profile export format options. - GM-12045
- Added option to export cross path profiles as shapefiles. - GM-12603
- Corrected point spacing used when multiple path lines from layer specified in GENERATE_PATH_PROFILES script command. - GM-12722
Analysis Function Changes
- Digitizer option to create 3D volumetric buffers around vector features, including spheres around points, pipes around lines, and vertical cylinders around points, lines, and areas. - GM-6755 Pro
- Dramatically sped up the 'Vectorize Raster' and 'Create Equal-Value Areas' processes (the Find Island Areas step in particular). - GM-12652
- Added support for the Dissolve spatial operation, which takes a group of area features and merges them into single multi-polygons. Dissolve may also be used with one or more attributes that partition the layer into discrete subsets of areas, each of which is then dissolved as its own multi-polygon feature. - GM-12699
- New option in viewshed tool to create a view sphere buffer. This is a 3D hemisphere representing the view radius. - GM-12212
- New spatial transform functionality that works on a layer or set of features. The transforms supported currently are MBR, Circle, Point, Buffer, Convex Hull, Concave Hull, and Dissolve, and they can be performed on each feature individually or all features together. - GM-11958
- Improved assignment of per-vertex elevations to automatically extracted breaklines. - GM-12836 Pro
- Fixed display of slope shader elevation legend when displaying slopes as percent grade rather than degrees. - GM-12946
- Updated 'Custom Shader' dialog so the 'Initialize from Other Shader' button has sorted results and shows the built-in Curvature, NDVI, NDWI, and Slope Direction shaders as options. - GM-13188
- Fixed issue with 'Trace Flow from Selected Points' always being done if 'Create Watershed Areas Showing Drainage from Selected Points' when using the Watershed command. - GM-12741
- Vectorizer tool processes all colors if a color palette is in use and no color is selected. When no color is selected the widget is black and there is a text indicator. - GM-12666 Pro
- Removed unnecessary "Operation cancelled" popup for spatial scripting - GM-12656
- Fixed several problems with spatial operation and predicate error and informational message in the Spatial Operations dialog. - GM-12631
- Loading and unloading of layers available in Spatial Operations Scripting. - GM-12918
- Raster Reclassification can now handle signed integer input layer sample types. - GM-12792
- In the Spatial Operations dialog, the suggested result layer name is based on the operation or predicate that's chosen, unless the user types in something different. - GM-12660
- The Operations tab in the Spatial Operations dialog contained spatial operations and spatial predicates. With the addition of spatial transforms, the original tab has now been split into three tabs: Operations, Predicates, and Transforms. The functionality in the Transforms tab is largely new, allowing the user to create new geometries, like MBRs, Hulls, Buffers, and Circles, based on other geometries or groups of geometries. - GM-13075
- Added the Relate predicate, which is a general purpose predicate for testing geometry-geometry interactions, as specified by a DE-9IM format string. - GM-12698
- Added the ability to add, delete, and rename layer attributes in spatial scripting. - GM-12919
- Improved the time estimate and progress bar display in the Create Contours dialog - GM-12677
- Added buffer as a spatial operations scripting function. - GM-9394
- Corrected placement of terrain painted areas on BAG layers. - GM-12684
- Repaired Spatial Operations Symmetric Difference. - GM-12674
- Repaired Spatial Operations Union. - GM-12562
- Fixed calculation of 3D surface area for flattened site plan grid computations. - GM-12782
- Will now show actual number of bins in use on raster histogram property page when first showing page and when a new number of bins is requested. (Actual number may differ from requested to cover full range of values.) - GM-12790
- Fixed error running 'Create Equal-Value Areas' on a map catalog with terrain data. - GM-12815
Digitizer Tool Changes
- Added option to split selected area features into triangles. This option is under the Digitizer->Crop / Combine / Split menu. - GM-12728
- Fixed position error creating new vector features in a loaded layer which uses a different projection than the current display projection. - GM-12942
- Attribute Value shown from the Feature Edit dialog is now resizable. - GM-12826
- Enable the creation of point features from selected Lidar returns when just a single Lidar point is selected. - GM-11639
- Added option to specify the random number seed when creating randomly distributed points in selected area features. - GM-12819
- Updated 'Add Pixel Coordinates to Selected Point(s)' Digitizer option to better support map catalogs, allow querying multiple layers at once, and to handle point features in a different projection than the displayed projection. - GM-12884
- New package export option to embed all image files referenced in feature attributes. Added ability to view all embedded images using Feature Info Tool. - GM-12293
- When creating range rings, only create separate point layer when "Create Point at Center of Range Rings/Ellipses" is checked. - GM-12753
- Fixed issue snapping to reprojected features when zoomed in very far. - GM-10943
- Will now find duplicate lines when vertices are reversed. - GM-11304
- Create line feature from selected point data now always displays the prompt and allows ordering by timestamp if available. Connection breaks are controlled by distance only, replacing a one hour time between points break for data with timestamps. - GM-11379
- The help page for concave hull (digitizer) has been fixed. - GM-3490
- Fixed a problem where identical features were not correctly recognized as such in the Group Feature Editor. - GM-5542
- Resolved the issue with the missing ELEVATION attribute for point features imported from a DWG/DXF file - GM-12761
- Fixed error when double clicking feature template enumerated attribute value list without selected item. - GM-12673
- Fixed issue loading DWG file with missing SHX. - GM-12867
- Fixed creation of point features at an offset from a selected point when using distance/bearing. - GM-12724
- Fixed issue with the projection of mesh features. - GM-10313
Attributes / Query Changes
- Ensure an appropriate amount of precision is always shown for GPS_TIME values for Lidar data. - GM-12972
- Fixed display of measurements greater than 2,147,483,648 when the option to round to the nearest whole number is checked. - GM-12787
- Ensure address search limitations work properly. - GM-13214
- Added 'Slope' column to Feature Vertices dialog for 3D features. - GM-12848
- Attribute sort selection is retained in the Attribute Editor. - GM-12839
- Improved handling of feature template attribute data in attribute editor. - GM-12750
- Support for date attribute formatting. - GM-10927
- Updated feature attribute order will be used when exporting. - GM-8347
- Attribute Editor will now validate values described in feature templates. - GM-12675
- Fixed issue in attribute join operation where all of the duplicate values were not being copied. - GM-12654
- Ensure copy of attributes to point features from the nearest point feature actually selects the closest point feature to copy from. - GM-12823
- Fixed a problem where Search by Name was unable to find feature names correctly. - GM-12922
- Update Feature Attribute Order option in the attribute editor to save altered attribute order to layer. - GM-7608
Scripting Changes
- Added COLOR_INTENSITY parameter for LIDAR_APPLY_COLOR command to allow setting point intensity from color. - GM-12863
- LOG_ERRLOG_MESSAGES=YES in the GLOBAL_MAPPER_SCRIPT header line redirects errlog.txt messages from a script run to the script log and script dialog output window. - GM-12796
- Updated the IMPORT_ASCII script command to allow wildcards in the FILENAME parameter and to allow loading from web URLs using the SOURCE_URL parameter. - GM-12071
- Added additional ways of specifying a projection in a script (like in a LOAD_PROJECTION command). The PROJ parameter now supports providing the filename or description of a loaded layer to use that layer's native projection, the special value START_PROJ to use the projection in effect when the script started, the special value LAST_LAYER_PROJ to use the projection of the last loaded layer, or using the name of a projection defined with DEFINE_PROJ. - GM-12795
- Added support for exporting ZMap+ grids from the EXPORT_ELEVATION script command (use TYPE=ZMAP_PLUS). - GM-13229
- Resolved issue with RASTER_TYPE parameter for IMPORT command being ignored for some JP2 files. - GM-13169
- SPECTRAL_PARTITIONING command to Segmentation by Spectral Partitioning in Global Mapper Script. - GM-12771 Pro
- Added a script parameter to create path profiles from lines in a vector layer rather than a single line segment specified by start & end points. - GM-9417
- Loading and unloading of layers available in Spatial Operations Scripting. - GM-12918
- Added Maximum Building Width parameter for LIDAR_CLASSIFY TYPE=GROUND script command. - GM-9978
- Separated usage tracking for running Global Mapper Script and Python Script. - GM-12716
- Resolved the issue with omitting the output for scripts running in the command line mode - GM-12682
- Fixed Script Editor issue displaying underscore character in Global Mapper Script comments. - GM-12327
- Updated GENERATE_BREAKLINE script command to use the specified spatial resolution parameters if provided. - GM-12834
- Fixed usage tracking with run Python script. - GM-12757
- Fixed GENERATE_EQUAL_VAL_AREAS with map catalog / KMZ layers. - GM-12832
- Updated documentation regarding Python special character encoding. - GM-12850
Online Source Changes
- Added built-in online sources from GeoINT / US Navy, including FAA Sectional and World Charts, NOAA Raster Nautical Charts (in new NAUTICAL DATA group), and Blue/Black Marble images. - GM-13136
- Added streaming access to the USGS Public Lidar Dataset under LIDAR group. - GM-12891
- Support for MapBox Vector Tiles as an online data source type. - GM-12526
- New online data sources for France from IGN and BRGM - GM-8963
- Display more available Projection options when adding WMS sources. The source is no longer required to specify a bounding box for a CRS in order for us to list it. - GM-12450
- Fixed coloring issue on initial draw when loading multiple online terrain sources (for example, SRTM then NED or 3DEP or top). - GM-12921
- Repaired folder display and built-in online source connection to ME GIS data. - GM-12893
- Removed the USGS per-state data that no longer exists - GM-12917
- Fixed issues in v23.0.0 loading WMS sources with extra parameters in the service name. - GM-12913
- Updated link to OpenTopography Lidar portal in online source dialog. - GM-11394
Projection / Datum Changes
- Fixed position error creating new vector features in a loaded layer which uses a different projection than the current display projection. - GM-12942
- Add support for loading Van der Grinten projections from WKT PRJ files. - GM-12966
- Configuration setting to see the projected coordinate system in Northing and Easting even if it is in a grid system that has its own custom format. - GM-11620
- Removed rounding of elevation values from text file import. - GM-12368
- Updated saved WKT PRJ files for Mercator projections to use more widely compatible parameter names. - GM-12862
- Corrected datum transformations involving the OSTN02 (OSGB36) datum. - GM-12915
- Added built-in Fiji Geodetic Datum 1986 datum. - GM-12612
- Updated Global Mapper's Times projection to ellipsoidal to match GeoCalc. - GM-10990
- Resolved issues with GeoCalc mode vertical transformations on lidar and raster data. - GM-12924
Format Specific Changes
- Fixed issue with batch conversion having different contrast-adjusted results when downsampling multiple files at once. - GM-12979
- Dramatically sped undo / redo / workspace options involving large numbers of layers. - GM-12940
- Support for importing glTF 3D scenes and models - GM-3698
- Improved the handling of terrain files with an alpha channel (primarily GeoTIFF files). - GM-12648
- Fixed issues loading Japanese DEM XML files from archive (.zip) files. - GM-12957
- Fixed default attribute Type and Precision when exporting Lidar to Shapefiles. - GM-13143
- Ensure batch convert detailed progress dialog shows the status of every completed conversion. - GM-12968
- Fixed default export bounds when cropping to a built-in automatic crop polygon. This mostly affects PDF files. - GM-12668
- Fixed 'Add Loaded Files' and 'Add Onscreen Files' options on Batch Convert dialog when the matching data is from a map catalog. - GM-13099
- Made the 'Crop to Selected Areas' option work for Garmin JNX export. - GM-12393
- Fixed blank display of grayscale 8-bit TIFF images that incorrectly specify a valid min/max range of [0,1]. - GM-12932
- Corrected resize of the PDF Import Options dialog so the 'Multiple Map Frames' box moves with the dialog. - GM-13223
- Now recognize OTF "FORDABLE" attributes. - GM-12975
- Added ability to update an existing GeoPackage file during export, and to split raster layers into separate tables in the GeoPackage file. - GM-6881
- A new option to in settings->general->"vector formats" so the user won't be prompted to load s57 files into more than one layer
Users will no longer be prompted to load s57 files into more than 1 layer if loading from a map catalog - GM-12106
- Adding size warning when exporting large amounts of online data to GMP / GMMP files. - GM-12664
- Added support for Garmin Flight Plans (.fpl) files - GM-4235
- Added the ability to edit mesh transparency in the Feature editor - GM-12855
- Unity terrain export now works for any square size heightmap (was powers of two plus one only). - GM-10024
- Updated feature attribute order will be used when exporting. - GM-8347
- Unity Raw Exports for terrain no longer have gaps between the tiles. - GM-7299
- Fixed issue where picture point image data embedded in package file would be corrupted if multiple images in layer. - GM-12685
- Improved detection of unsigned vs signed 16-bit values for Unity RAW exports. - GM-11506
- Map layout editor now warns user if paper size is too large to allocate images. - GM-12694
- Improved handling of SLD files. - GM-12622
- Fixed issues displaying DXF, DWG, and DGN data in map catalogs when one of the Configuration options to 'split on load' is enabled. - GM-12802
- Resolved issue with DGN to DGN exports. - GM-12805
- Fixed issue with coordinate display for Irish Grid projection. - GM-12215
- Improved support for non-planar 2D polylines in DXF/DWG import - GM-12793
- Suppress the warning loading a geopackage with empty SLD styles - GM-12830
- Resolved the issue with a client DXF file load failure. - GM-12695
- Updated batch conversion to CSV to obey the 'Include Feature Attributes' and 'Include Elevations for Each Vertex' options. - GM-12845
- Corrected placement of 'pixel is point' TIFF files that use a transform matrix. - GM-12864
- Fixed a problem opening a particular DWG file. - GM-12769
- Resolved issue when loading certain DGN file immediately freezes Global Mapper. - GM-12092
- Corrected an improper applying of a bulge on polyline segments - GM-12779
- Improve handling of 'nan' no-data values in HDF5 / NetCDF4 grids. - GM-12916
- Implemented support for Mercator template in GRIB2 data file format - GM-12638
- Implemented the export of colored 3d areas in the DXF/DWG format. - GM-12696
- Resolved an issue related to proper visualization of some IFS files imported from 3rd party products. - GM-12378
Rendering/Style Changes
- Fixed issue in v23.0 preventing the editing of the style of multiple attribute values at once in the Apply Styling Based on Attribute / Name Values section of the Styles tabs of a layer's Options dialog. - GM-13155
- Made picture point directional arrow appearance customizable. - GM-8811
- Added options to initialize random feature colors from Color Brewer palette. - GM-2988
- Fixed automatic enabling/disabling of buttons in the point/line/area styles dialogs. - GM-12574
- Ensure styling features randomly based on attributes makes features with an empty value for the selected attribute all color the same way. The selected 'random attribute' is also properly saved in the workspace. - GM-12853
Map Layout Changes
- Ability to save and load map layout editor blocks of elements for reusability. - GM-12024
- New and improved map compass options. - GM-9247
- Map layout editor text elements now support rotation. - GM-7779
- Fixed issue with duplicate scale/legend on PDF exports from Path Profile exports. Also ensure the multi-terrain layer legend is saved to PDF files. - GM-11068
- Map layout editor now warns user if paper size is too large to allocate images. - GM-12694
- Fixed error using the Map Layout Editor when the main view background color was something other than white. - GM-12748
User Interface
- Removed 'Apply' buttons from dialogs where they aren't used (like Export dialogs). - GM-7347
- Added 'x' button to close script tabs in the Script Editor dialog. - GM-12328
- Updated wording in some licensing dialogs. - GM-12840
- Resolved issue saving and reloading top pane windows like the main overlay and control center. - GM-12697
Misc. Changes
- Wireless direct data transfer to Global Mapper Mobile including feature templates and Global Mapper Mobile packages. - GM-11626
- Attribute Editor button to Update Feature Attribute Order applies new order to Feature Info display. - GM-7609
- Updated Feature Info Tool to show pixel coordinates when clicking on image or terrain layers in map catalog layers. - GM-12822
- Updated order of attributes in Attribute Editor can be applied to the Feature Info dialog. - GM-5841
- When editing area styles in the Feature Editor, if a custom style is chosen, and the style's Fill Pattern is set to "No Fill", then a change to the Fill Color will auto select "Solid Fill". - GM-12659
- Added support for slope direction shaders in the vectorizer and equal value area tools. - GM-12772
- Allow simplifying multiple selected meshes at the same time. - GM-12880
- Made Shift/Offset of vector features and Lidar store an Undo for each shift. - GM-12732
- Fixed error batch converting in some cases when the projection is changed and/or no data is loaded in the main map view when the conversion is done. - GM-12723
- Improved function of the raster option to crop to layer bounds. - GM-12595
- Repaired Help Menu link to the Getting Started Guide. - GM-12702
- Changed vector classification to work with floating point values rather than integer. - GM-12794
- Fixed a problem where some area features were not included in sSingle Union spatial operations - GM-12807
- Resolved behavior with grayed-out checkboxes in Spatial Operations. - GM-12808
- Fixed a bug where color picker was selecting the wrong color. - GM-12718
- Can now clear list of command in Favorites toolbar setup. - GM-12776
- Fixed problems re-ordering layers in the Control Center with map catalogs loaded and the 3D view open. - GM-12661
- Fixed the render of segment lengths and bearings along line/area segments (broken in v23.0.0). - GM-12752
- Resolved crash when shifting data after creating coverage area. - GM-12744
What's New in Global Mapper v23
Significant New Features
- Added Undo / Redo capabilities for most operations. The Edit menu contains new Undo / Redo / Manage Undo options to allow undo'ing and redo'ing one or more operations. The Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y hot keys also work for Undo and Redo.
- Added support for 3D labels for any label in a label layer.
- Added support for lines and areas in the Spatial Operations tool.
- Added ability to classify vector features using Equal Interval, Equal Count and Natural Breaks (Jenks).
Significant New Features in Global Mapper Pro
- Added support for embedded Python scripts. The scripts can be loaded or created using the Run Script dialog.
- New script editor interface for editing scripts inside Global Mapper with syntax highlighting.
- Added new Analysis menu command to allow automatically extracting breaklines from terrain.
- Significantly improved the performance of building and vegetation classification using the segmentation method for mixed density point clouds, including terrestrial lidar.
- New Tool for customizing segmentation of Point Clouds. Split the point cloud into unique segments using a variety of selected point attributes and calculated values. Combined with the Select Lidar Segments tool this can support semi-automated custom classification of point clouds.
- Added new selection tools for points within segment groups to support selection and editing of all points within a segment.
- New tool to extract vector features from raster data.
- GPS now supports RTK capability. Global Mapper now has a built-in NTRIP client to forward location corrections from specified NTRIP caster to GPS receiver over serial or bluetooth.
Lidar Changes
- Dramatically sped up operations that edit large amounts of Lidar data, especially on machines with a large number of cores. - GM-12439
- Sped up sorting of large Lidar point clouds (on load or export to GMP) by a factor of 10 or more. - GM-12465
- New Tool for customizing segmentation of Point Clouds. Split the point cloud into unique segments using a variety of selected point attributes and calculated values. Combined with the Select Lidar Segments tool this can support semi-automated custom classification of point clouds. - GM-12473 Pro
- Added the ability to select all Lidar points in the same segment as one or more currently selected points. This option is available under the Advanced Selection submenu of the Digitizer Tool in the 2D and 3D views. - GM-12014 Pro
- Added new selection tools for points within segment groups to support selection and editing of all points within a segment. - GM-12474 Pro
- Added option to find and select Lidar points within (or further than) some distance from loaded terrain surfaces. This option is accessible via the 'Select Lidar by Distance' toolbar button. - GM-11178 Pro
- New option for lidar styling to Color Lidar by Segment. - GM-11566 Pro
- Fixed issue with unavailable Lidar draw modes being selected when loading a workspace in an instance without the Lidar module licensed. - GM-12082
- Improved error reporting when auto-classifying very large Lidar data sets. - GM-12598
- Updated color selection dialog 'Select from Map' function to get the color from colorized Lidar at the click location if no raster data exists there. - GM-12458
- Fixed issue with spikes in 3D building models when the data collection was done close to the ground. - GM-9870 Pro
- Fixed issues with slower performance handling Lidar data after it has been shifted in XY location. - GM-12610
- Fixed issue selecting and editing Lidar when zoomed far out. - GM-12442
Pixels to Points Changes
- Added several new built-in camera models, including DJI Zenmuse XT2 (Thermal and Visual) and Leica DMC3. - GM-9037
- Fixed issue with blank Pixels-to-Points post-processing report being generated when the draw filter has unknown Lidar classes turned off for display. - GM-11997
- Resolved issue with Pixels to Points report in Korean build of Global Mapper. - GM-11830
- Fixed issue in 3D view when picture points are loaded with other data. - GM-11135
New Supported Formats
- Added support for multibeam bathymetric data from Kongsberg Simrad in mb56 format. Data can be loaded as a point cloud or a raster image. - GM-2237
- Added support for loading SAGA GIS .sdat grid files. - GM-12386
- Added ability to export Lidar data to Autodesk ReCap RCS files. - GM-9297
3D Viewer Changes
- Added support for 3D labels for any label in a label layer. - GM-2797
- Improved performance of 3D viewer when there are many vector area features of different colors. - GM-11966
- Fixed a problem to prevent the digitizer from enabling when changing the 3D skybox when Global Mapper had no data loaded. - GM-11948
- Fixed issue with 3D measurement not persisting when the measurement is stopped. - GM-11739
- Sped up the display of lidar by class in 3D. - GM-11747
- Improved 3D refresh and bounds calculation for various types of data editing. - GM-11640
- Fixed display of 3D measurement when measuring from vertex to vertex. - GM-10353
- Fixed issue in 3D view when picture points are loaded with other data. - GM-11135
- Fixed the notification message for the cursor location and last point coordinates when using the measure tool. - GM-12086
- Fixed issue displaying and selecting lidar with scale/offset applied in 3D.
Fixed issues identifying and rendering clipped and selected 3D Lidar. - GM-11737
- Improved navigation in 3D to be more responsive to repeated movement in fly or walk mode. - GM-11704
Path Profile / Line of Sight Function Changes
- Added button to toggle Perpendicular Profile display on Path Profiles. - GM-11575
- Allow intersecting features on Path Profile to be indicated using just a point, instead of a point with vertical lines. - GM-8533
- Fixed performance issue when saving a profile to a PDF or other vector format when large map catalogs are loaded. - GM-12405
- Restored option to export profiles to a PDF with a fixed scale. Also fixed issue with the profile geometry being duplicated in some cases on export of the rendered profile to any format. - GM-12282
- On the perpendicular profile spacing setup, changed "Sample Elevations at Profile Vertices/ Endpoints Only" to "Sample Elevations at Profile Vertices and Endpoints Only".
- GM-12046
Analysis Function Changes
- Added Analysis menu command to allow the creation of Curvature Grids from loaded terrain layers. Currently supported methods include Profile, Planform, Longitudinal, Cross-Sectional, and Standard/General curvature. - GM-1175 Pro
- Added new Analysis menu command to allow automatically extracting breaklines from terrain. - GM-6714 Pro
- The Contouring tool Implements non-overlapping mode for iso-elevation area generation. The functionality is available at both dialogs and scripting command. - GM-11399
- Added support for lines and areas in the Spatial Operations tool. - GM-11798
- New tool to extract vector features from raster data. - GM-6675 Pro
- Made Contour Interval setting be remembered between invocations rather than always resetting to the default. There are different intervals stored for 10 different ranges so the behavior should be good for any data. - GM-12060
- Added new Spatial Operations filters for selecting valid or invalid features from a feature collection - GM-12300
- A text box to input color distance has been added. - GM-12577
- Allow creation of a Grid rather than Image when gridding Lidar classification codes. - GM-11932
- Added ability to limit Search and Replace function using a bounding rectangle - GM-10769
- The Create Viewshed workflow allows to combine individual Viewshed layers into a single overlapping layer with all the individual feature attributes as a single collection. The TOWER_ID attribute is added to the collection to select attributes by tower points. - GM-8154
- Added option to use selected features as Terrain Paint brush shapes. - GM-11466 Pro
- Added option in terrain painting to define the brush size in linear units (m / ft) - GM-11496 Pro
- Improved speed accuracy of peak finding when generating contours. Adding a scripting command in GENERATE_CONTOURS for MIN_PEAK_SLOPE which helps remove peaks incorrectly found in flat areas. - GM-12025
- Dramatically sped up the 'Combine Line Features' operation and allowed users to cancel it. - GM-12611
- Enabled and disabled axis and legend fields as appropriate on Graph Series tab. - GM-12184
- Fixed issue where attribute histogram calculations were not respecting feature groups. - GM-12135
- Changed the spatial operations dialogs from resizing. - GM-11930
- Fixed issue with 'Crop to Selected Area' not working when doing an average Color grid from Lidar and filling gaps. - GM-12130
- Made text used in the spatial operations tabs available to translation. - GM-11926
- Fixed Calculation of Flattened Site Plans to area features with elevations when using the 'Area Heights Relative to Ground' option. - GM-12083
- A change was made to the spatial operations language that made spatial transforms more consistent with the syntax used by spatial operations and spatial predicates. - GM-11885
- Fixed slow performance creating a mesh (3D model) from some online terrain sources. - GM-12531
- Fixed issue with Contour Generation 'Find Local Peaks and Depressions' options checking by default once used one time. - GM-12536
- In Contour Generation, Find Local Peaks and Depressions is no longer on by default. - GM-11120
- Corrected placement of terrain painted areas on DTED layers. - GM-12513
- Clarified display of point elevation values that come from the point geometry instead of an elevation attribute. - GM-11947
- Fixed problems with layer projections in spatial operations. The current rule is that if the input layers use the same projection, then the output layer uses that; if they differ, then the projection used for the output layer is that of the first input layer. - GM-11646
- Fixed a problem where the spatial operations script parser could fail if the script was in Unicode. - GM-11939
- Fixed problem generating view sheds in v22.1.0 when the start angle is 0 and the swept angle is 360. - GM-11976
- Fixed issues using the 'Flatten to Area Heights' option to create a flattened site plan grid. - GM-11851
- Fixed issue causing terrain paint across slope to slow. - GM-11972
Digitizer Tool Changes
- Added Undo / Redo capabilities for most operations. The Edit menu contains new Undo / Redo / Manage Undo options to allow undo'ing and redo'ing one or more operations. The Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y hot keys also work for Undo and Redo. - GM-9707
- Updated the creation of distance/bearing/COGO lines to add the list of call outs (distance/bearing values) as a Notation attribute to the created feature. - GM-12110
- Fixed issue closing gaps in area features that are not closed. - GM-12031
- Fixed crash when using the 'Adjust Elevations to a Single Slope' command with point features selected. - GM-12624
- Can now create per-vertex timestamp based on speed. - GM-9549
- Add option to create a 3D model from selected 3D area features. The option is in the Digitizer Tool menu under Advanced Feature Creation Options->Create 3D Model(s) from Selected 3D Area(s). - GM-11310
- Updated distance/bearing/COGO line creation to support COGO strings with bearings specified like DD.MMSS and to have a drop-down for selecting whether bearings are relative to True North, Magnetic North, or Grid North. In addition, all distance/bearing/COGO lines will now calculate using an Orthographic projection with the origin at the start point to minimize distortion. - GM-12144
- Added new Attribute Calculator function random(), used to populate attributes with random numbers. The numbers produced should form a uniform distribution over a closed interval between the upper and lower bounds. Integral results may be generated if desired. - GM-11485
- Added option to control creation of lines in straight skeleton. - GM-8678
- Dramatically sped up the closing of gaps between large numbers of adjacent features from the Digitizer Tool. - GM-11990
- Fixed display of Notations on the Feature Info dialog. - GM-11999
- Fixed issue selecting area features that cross the ATM when they are being reprojected. - GM-12518
- Fixed behavior of default attribute lists when editing features with the Digitizer Tool. - GM-12339
- Fixed issue with the proper layer not being selected the first time you edit more than one feature with the Digitizer Tool. - GM-12189
- Fixed issue with "Adjust Elevations to Single Slope" calculations - GM-12169
- Fixed issues using the 'Create Point Features Spacing Along Selected Features' option in the Digitizer Tool with the 'Sample Features at Single Fixed Distance' option. When sampling with distance units other than meters, the appended unit is now correct. In addition, the label applied to any points created from existing vertices (if the 'Keep All Original Vertices' option is checked) are now correct. - GM-11838
- Fixed issue with mesh simplification have missing faces in the output in some cases. - GM-12187
- Allow snapping to non-point features when using the 'Select from Map' option on a location specification dialog (like specifying the anchor point for grids). - GM-12049
- Fixed issues closing gaps between adjacent line features. - GM-12097
- - GM-11409
- Fixed very minor discrepancy in the edge length of regular grid features when the current projection uses units other than meters. - GM-11638
- Fixed the issue where GPS Elevation Offset was not used to calculate actual waypoint elevation - GM-12278
- Improved mesh simplification when there are very tiny topology issues with the mesh being simplified. - GM-12604
- Changed so that a group's point model is not changed in group feature editing unless it's explicitly done by the user, in which case it affects all currently selected points. - GM-6046
- Fixed issue creating buffers around line and area features when the display projection is lat/lon (Geographic) and the bearing type is 'Grid North'. - GM-11168
Attributes / Query Changes
- Added new right-click option to Feature Info dialog allowing the display of attribute values in a separate window. This allows easy viewing of multi-line and values. - GM-12004
- Added option to use a comma as a decimal indicator when saving selected entries to a CSV file from the Attribute Editor. - GM-12362
- Made the coordinate display on the Feature Vertices display obey the Precision Options from the Measure/Units tab of the Configuration dialog. - GM-12091
- Added mode to only show selected features in the Attribute Editor. - GM-10258
- Fixed the functionality of the Load Saved Query button. - GM-12138
Scripting Changes
- Added support for embedded Python scripts. The scripts can be loaded or created using the Run Script dialog. - GM-12070 Pro
- Added GENERATE_BREAKLINES script command for generating breaklines from loaded terrain layers. - GM-12480 Pro
- Implemented python module to provide SDK API in "standalone" mode (outside the GlobalMapper application) - GM-12333 Pro
- Added support for creating COG (cloud-optimized-GeoTiff) files using the EXPORT_RASTER script command with TYPE=COG. - GM-12007
- Added new parameter to EDIT_VECTOR script command to allow points created via CREATE_POINTS_ALONG_FEATURES to be labelled sequentially instead of by distance. - GM-11268
- Added SAMPLE_TYPE parameter to EXPORT_ELEVATION command to allow specifying the band type for elevation exports. This now allows 32-bit integer types for GeoTIFF exports. - GM-12151
- Added new script command to export GeoPackage files - GM-6280
- Added new script command to generate a density grid. - GM-1936
- Added new script command to generate a Roughness Grid overlay from loaded data - GM-11919
- Updating the COMBINE_TERRAIN count operation (COMBINE_OP=COUNT_VALID) to work with loaded raster data (i.e. imagery) in addition to terrain layers. - GM-7500
- Added ability to shift data by distance and bearing to SHIFT_LAYER script command. - GM-11248
- Updated scripts to set the default folder for files with no path to the script file folder. This can be overridden using a new DEFAULT_FOLDER parameter for the GLOBAL_MAPPER_SCRIPT command. - GM-11980
- Add the parameters used when using the LIDAR_CLASSIFY script command to auto-classify ground points to the status window. - GM-12088
- A change was made to the spatial operations language that made spatial transforms more consistent with the syntax used by spatial operations and spatial predicates. - GM-11885
Online Source Changes
- Added ESA CCI 2015 Global Land Cover data - GM-9607
- Added built-in online source link to ALOS PALSAR 12.5m DEM data for Alaska. - GM-12029
- Fixed problem downloading FEMA Flood Map data (or data from other large data sets) - GM-11063
- Fixed error doing large exports from non-tiled WMS sources. - GM-12662
- Added CORINE 2012 and 2018 as built in online sources for Land Cover - GM-3079
- Added built-in access to premium MetroMap (Australia) sources for users that subscribe to that service. - GM-11637
- Fixed issue with WMTS sources using NZTM 2000 (New Zealand Transverse Mercator) not loading. - GM-12373
- Improved error messages displayed when REST feature downloads run into problems. - GM-12119
- Fixed lockup exporting large numbers of tiles from online sources. - GM-12498
- Fixed issues loading some built-in tiled sources. - GM-12062
- Fixed online sources for Hawaii - GM-7611
- Fixed issues loading some WMTS sources that require a STYLE parameter in the URL (even if the only valid option is 'default'). - GM-12134
- Updated New York state online sources. - GM-11546
- Update link to purchase Intermap data - GM-12009
Projection / Datum Changes
- Standardized naming for Italian datums and projections. - GM-12030
- EPSG code now appears in the top corner of the projection page - GM-9327
- Buffer, Range Ring, and Arc tool now have the uniform units options - GM-11621
- Improved recognition of IG05/12 datums from WKT PRJ files. - GM-12269
- Improved detection of Pseudo-Mercator (aka Web Mercator) projections from WKT PRJ files. - GM-12177
- Made it clear that the EPSG search on the Projection dialog can also find SR-ORG: codes if a raw number is supplied rather than a fully qualified value (like EPSG:1234 or SR-ORG:1234). - GM-12222
- Fixed datum transformation parameters for the VN-2000 datum. - GM-12230
- Fixed issue with the false easting and northing being incorrectly interpreted for some MrSID files. - GM-12023
- Fixed issue with the Zone selection on the Projection dialog not switching to an appropriate value for UTM if switching from another zoned projection (like MGA). - GM-12383
- Fixed issue with displaced customer's image layers in saved KMZ files - GM-11531
- Fixed issue with placement of raster images using OziExplorer .map files with British Grid zones. - GM-11441
- Corrected load of EPSG code 3078 (Michigan Georef). - GM-12581
- A unit conversion now gets applied on export to a DEM supported unit if the units are in US survey feet - GM-12131
- Global Mapper will now look for the user settings for the GeoCalc Mode in its new location for the newest version of Geographic Calculator in addition to the old location. - GM-12102
- Fixed intermittent issues when working with custom datums that have Bursa-Wolfe transformation parameters. - GM-11914
Format Specific Changes
- Added ability to export TIN Face area features as 3D Faces in DWG and DXF files. - GM-4925
- Added the ability to handle Region entities in a DWG file. - GM-8610
- Corrected name of NGVD29 Vertical Coordinate System on Lidar LAS/LAZ export dialog (was incorrectly labeled as NAVD29). - GM-12460
- Support for exporting CSV in MGRS coordinates - GM-3856
- Greatly improved progress reporting on batch conversion detailed progress dialog. - GM-11943
- Added support for automatically determining the projection from XML metadata from USGS that accompanies lidar files. - GM-11924
- Sped up the export of some data to palette-based image format. - GM-12320
- Added Map Layout Scale value to Screen Capture dialog. - GM-11670
- Improved load speed of XTF mosaic. - GM-10517
- Added a menu option to Export Web Format Files. - GM-9622
- Added custom coordinate position options present in Ascii Import to Excel import - GM-11978
- Added support for multibeam bathymetric data from Kongsberg Simrad in mb56 format. Data can be loaded as a point cloud or a raster image. - GM-2237
- Added support for loading SAGA GIS .sdat grid files. - GM-12386
- Added ability to export Lidar data to Autodesk ReCap RCS files. - GM-9297
- Added the ability to read style information from GeoPackage files exported from QGIS. - GM-9819
- Added the ability to read 3D Solids and other 3D models into GM as mesh features. - GM-1468
- Improved image quality and load speed of XTF mosaic. - GM-11504
- Added the ability to read and write coordinate system definitions in DWG and DXF files. - GM-11957
- Improved prompt for GML files to load Ordnance Survey styling so it only prompts once when loading multiple files. - GM-11541
- New option to group files in Control Center on load when loading many files at once, such as picture points. - GM-9532
- Added "Make Background (Void) Pixels Transparent" checkbox to CADRG/CIB/RPF export dialog. The option is recommended to be set if export of vector data is requested. - GM-7597
- Fixed issue when exporting elevation data to XYZ grid using 'bottom-to-top' or 'right-to-left' instead of the default order. - GM-11944
- Fixed issue with the wrong units being assigned from a WKT PRJ definition if there was no UNIT designation for the PROJECTION definition. - GM-11741
- Fixed issue where text file imports would treat columns as lidar information instead of attributes even when the data wasn't lidar data (based in column title) - GM-11550
- Fixed issue with export to 3D-enabled formats of non-3D areas cropped to rectangles adding per-vertex elevations with a value of -999999 to the areas. - GM-12002
- Improved color interpretation when loading IFC files - GM-11968
- When loading vector data from a PDF, ensure that data is loaded before displaying the rectification dialog. - GM-11066
- Fixed font/color inconsistent styling behavior in KML files - GM-7527
- Added progress reporting when loading large 2DM format files. - GM-12035
- Improved the handling of non-ASCII text when reading and writing DXF and DWG files. - GM-11954
- Fixed lockup batch converting to the GeoTIFF format. - GM-12033
- Fixed export of Hebrew and Arabic labels to PDF files if the text comes from a layer using a UTF-8 code page. - GM-12266
- Fixed issue with black overviews for elevation tiff data - GM-12367
- Fixed issue where setting for "Automatically fake location of unpositioned rasters" in Options >General >Raster Options was not being saved - GM-12305
- Fixed occasional issues batch converting from GeoTIFF files with overview layers to other image formats. - GM-12261
- Fixed lockup batch converting to DTED as well as prompt to select the type of file when first loading a DTED file. - GM-12260
- Fixed errors exporting map catalog (.gmc files) to Global Mapper Package (.gmp) files. - GM-12252
- Updated batch convert to GeoTIFF to maintain the tile size of the source data if it was also tiled. - GM-12221
- Auto-generate FID values in exported GeoPackage files even if there is a FID attribute in the source data. - GM-12180
- Fixed issue with black-and-white GeoTIFF files not exporting in v22.1. - GM-12190
- Fixed an issue for excel import where data from a line wasn't being split correctly if there was a particular sequence of commas and quotes - GM-12162
- Fixed issue where multiple copies of the data were being loaded from certain Esri TIN files. - GM-12096
- Designate vector MBTiles data sets as "not selectable", but not raster MBTiles data sets. - GM-12148
- Fixed issue with exporting TIFF overviews with JPEG compression. Properly set the JPEG quality for the export overviews. - GM-12040
- Fixed issue batch converting from archive files (.zip, etc.). - GM-11983
- Fixed batch conversion to GPX files. - GM-12075
- Fixed error message displaying some TIFF files that have internal errors. - GM-12139
- Fixed issue with displaced customer's image layers in saved KMZ files - GM-11531
- Fixed issue loading archive files contained with an archive file. - GM-11929
- Excel Import now supports additional date formats - GM-11721
- Fixed position of GeoTIFF files with a Mercator projection that use non-standard tags for the false easting/northing. - GM-12209
- Fixed issues with the 'Use Other Source Files as Filler' option during batch conversion. - GM-11897
- Fixed issue with placement of raster images using OziExplorer .map files with British Grid zones. - GM-11441
- Fixed issue where some labels were missing on raster exports that include vector data. - GM-11578
- Fixed issue with BAG file layer alignment. - GM-12078
- Removed prompt for 4th band interpretation when loading TIFF files as Picture Points. - GM-12272
- Corrected ASRP QUV (up to dateness) metadata. - GM-11608
- Fixed text import bug where elevation value wouldn't be set to 0 if left empty - GM-12018
- Fixed styling applied when importing newer Ordinance Survey GML files - GM-9321
- Added ability to import AutoCAD swept surface object as a collection of 3D areas. - GM-12146
- Fixed occasional lockup doing tiled exports to raster (image) formats with the 'Save Vector Data' option checked. - GM-12299
- Fixed display of UTF-8 characters in excel file preview. - GM-12396
- Fixed issue with export GeoTIFF overviews with transparent background. - GM-12182
- Fixed issues exporting layers over 4GB in size to GMP (Global Mapper Package) files. - GM-12463
- Corrected bounds of HDF5 layers. - GM-10963
- Fixed issue with multi-band exports with 4 or more data bands not properly creating an alpha channel when exporting to the MrSID format. - GM-12155
- Fixed issue where areas with holes exported to DWG do not appear in AutoCAD. - GM-12487
- Handled the case where a PostgreSQL user name contains a dot (".") character. - GM-12274
- Dramatically sped up the addition of large numbers of files to map catalogs (especially GeoTIFF files). - GM-12047
- Fixed issue when importing an Esri TIN data set. - GM-12094
- Can now export a layer with a single point to GMP/GMMP. - GM-11677
- Improved the consistency check for Geoslam files (databases). The error message is logged and a pop-up message is shown if the file does not contain required data. - GM-12010
- Improved handling of block reference entities in DWG files. - GM-12517
- Fixed issue where values for the 'name' attribute are missing in OSM exports - GM-12356
- Fixed issue with OTF terrain grid generation. - GM-11982
- Fixed issue with missing attribute data when loading IFC files - GM-11941
- A new option to in settings->general->"vector formats" so the user won't be prompted to load s57 files into more than one layer
Users will no longer be prompted to load s57 files into more than 1 layer if loading from a map catalog - GM-12109
- Added MapInfo Interchange Format to perpendicular path profile series export options. - GM-12319
- Modified area feature count displayed in Control Center and layer metadata to match count displayed in other GIS software. - GM-11137
- Added the ability to import some entities specific to AutoCAD Civil 3D from DWG and DXF files. - GM-11548
- Fixed the issue occurring at the attempt to export to GeoTIFF with overviews in JPG compression - GM-12011
- Fixed issue with export BigTIFF overviews - GM-12250
- A unit conversion now gets applied on export to a DEM supported unit if the units are in US survey feet - GM-12131
- The user can now mirror the UNITY export data Horizontally and Vertically as well as choose the byte-order. - GM-12191
- Fixed error in loading USGS tif files (unsigned 8-bit integer) - GM-11992
- Fixed issue in v22.0.1-v22.1.x saving some workspaces over 2GB in size. - GM-12205
- Fixed problem reading certain RCS files - GM-12219
- Import KML files that use non-standard delimiters in coordinate values. - GM-11961
- Improved load of JPEG2000 files by making use of embedded GML for positioning. - GM-12006
- Fixed handling of palette-based PNG files with transparency. The transparency was not being used. - GM-12057
- Added option to use alternate, faster, renderer for PDF files when batch converting from PDF to another format. - GM-12379
- Fixed issues exporting reprojected area features to GMP / GMMP files. - GM-12251
Rendering/Style Changes
- Added new Gaussian Blur resampling methods for raster and gridded elevation layers. - GM-12477
- Added ability to classify vector features using Equal Interval, Equal Count and Natural Breaks (Jenks). - GM-8804
- Added the ability to load a layer style from a Styled Layer Descriptor (SLD) file - GM-8526
- Sped up the render of 3D models (meshes) that do not use textures or gradient fills. - GM-12249
- Added Attribute Calculator button to the Vector Options Styles tab. This allows you to calculate new attributes without leaving the style window, such as calculating new normalized values. - GM-12316
- Label line features with a multiple-line label when the label definition contains a 'new line' character. - GM-9264
- Fixed display of non-ASCII text on the status bar. - GM-11710
- Fixed issue with the HSV shader coloring the max value in a shaded terrain layer with the minimum color. - GM-12160
- Fixed display of UTF-8 characters in excel file preview. - GM-12396
Map Layout Changes
- Added ability to specify which layers to include on each layout page in the Map Layout Editor. - GM-4836
- Improved automatic crop of collar boundaries from CanMatrix 50K Canadian Topographic maps. Now the associated metadata XML will be used to determine the appropriate crop boundary automatically. - GM-11915
User Interface
- Added toolbar button to the Control Center for showing the Attribute Table for the selected layer(s). - GM-12317
- New GPS Sky View dialog shows the satellite constellation for the connected GPS. - GM-12496 Pro
Misc. Changes
- GPS now supports RTK capability. Global Mapper now has a built-in NTRIP client to forward location corrections from specified NTRIP caster to GPS receiver over serial or bluetooth. - GM-12231 Pro
- Fixed problem where setting the group name to blank does not remove the layer from its group. - GM-12085
- Updated the prompt to save a workspace for clarity - GM-12240
- Added ability to use layer bounds to specify crop polygon in Raster Layer Options. - GM-7409
- Updated default data to the latest political boundaries and to use label layer. Data © Natural Earth. - GM-12257
- Fixed rare error on some video cards when moving features with the Digitizer Tool. - GM-11984
- When replacing a mesh texture in the mesh texture viewer, if the texture load fails, the error message no longer contains stack trace and other debug information. - GM-12074
- Fixed the issue when selected layers were "invisible" if background color and font were changed - GM-12026
- Repaired incorrect error message text occurring when a workspace is saved with a tracklog is active. - GM-12273
- Fixed issue when setting the default projection to use a custom projection or datum. - GM-12027
- Fixed the issue where GPS Elevation Offset was not used to calculate actual waypoint elevation - GM-12278
- Fixed issue where a failed upload to MangoMap was causing existing map layers to be deleted. - GM-12003
- Fixed issue using the DEL key to close a vector layer that has an associated label layer. - GM-12188
- Updated the description of feature types using unknown S52 symbols to indicate its for s57 files - GM-12095
What's New in Global Mapper v22.1
Significant New Features
- New 'Save 3D Views' tool allows you to orient the 3D view to look at the data from a particular side, or to use a custom saved camera position.
- 3D View navigation tools to target camera on features and lock the pivot axis around the feature(s) of interest.
- Improved Graph and Chart tool to include graphs that contain data from multiple layers, graphs that contain multiple series, etc.
- New Spatial Operations for union, difference and symmetrical difference, allow you to find where two area layers are different or to merge them together. There are also spatial predicate operations that find features that overlap, touch, contain, are within, are equal to or are disjoint from a layer of area features.
- Spatial Operations tool has a scripting tab that can perform advanced operations on sets of features, including queries, layer overlay operations, and building sets from attribute queries. This is also available in the Global Mapper scripting language
Significant New LiDAR Module features
- Added the ability to resume cancelled Pixels-to-Points processes without having to start over from the beginning. [Item #GM-7604]
- Added new scene clustering option to Pixels-to-Points dialog to allow handling larger data sets. [Item #GM-8703]
- Added option to regularize extracted building footprints, walls and planes. This will simplify the extracted polygons in a way that favors parallel/perpendicular line segments. [Item #GM-11445]
- Added Terrain Paint Slope Along Line and Slope Across Line brushes. [Item #GM-11438]
- Added new terrain painting brushes for line trace mode and area trace mode. [Item #GM-11562]
New Supported Formats
- Added export to Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) files. [Item #GM-9266]
- Added basic support for IFC file formats. Currently only basic 3D shapes are supported. [Item #GM-9662]
- Added support for import of GEBCO 2020 data in NetCDF format. [Item #GM-11020]
- Added the ability to import SXF files (Panorama GIS) [Item #GM-559]
- Added import support for EDIGEO file format [Item #GM-10522]
- Import support for GRT geoid undulation data. [Item #GM-11407]
- Added ability to load lidar from the GeoSlam DB (based on SQLiteDB) [Item #GM-11353]
- Added the functionality to create a Carlson IDB file for the tiled export of a raster overlay [Item #GM-9592]
LiDAR Changes
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Added new scene clustering option to Pixels-to-Points dialog to allow handling larger data sets. [Item #GM-8703]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Added option to regularize extracted building footprints, walls and planes. This will simplify the extracted polygons in a way that favors parallel/perpendicular line segments. [Item #GM-11445]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Added the ability to resume cancelled Pixels-to-Points processes without having to start over from the beginning. [Item #GM-7604]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Fixed crash creating a grid of non-elevation data (like 'Classification Codes', 'Point Density', etc.) from Lidar. This issue was only in the v22.0.1 release. [Item #GM-11528]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Fixed issue with user-provided control points not being properly used for some P2P (Pixels-to-Points) data sets. The issue was in v22.0.0-v22.0.1. [Item #GM-11511]
- Added settings to the Configuration -> Lidar tab allowing the user to change default load options like Point Size, Point Draw Quality, and Color by Intensity Brightness. [Item #GM-8326]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Significantly reduced memory footprint and increased performance of graph-based point cloud classification and extraction methods. [Item #GM-9434]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Updated the Lidar building and tree auto-classify dialog to support both the new (Segmentation) and old (Grid) methods. [Item #GM-11402]
- Significantly sped up the load of Lidar point cloud data from GMP (Global Mapper Package) files. Some minor speed improvements for Lidar loaded from other formats should also be expected. [Item #GM-3995]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Added 'Show Image Metadata' right-click option to the Pixels-to-Points dialog allowing the easy display of metadata for any image. [Item #GM-11141]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Added new camera management dialog to P2P dialog [Item #GM-8806]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Updated the Post-Processing Report generated by the Pixels-to-Points process to include a table of contents at the top and to make it clearer when some images could not be used. [Item #GM-11673]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Fixed issue with Lidar points with return numbers > 1 being offset in the Z direction when sorting poorly organized point clouds on load. This only happened if the LAS/LAZ points had elevation units other than meters. [Item #GM-11715]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Fixed cropping to selected area features when gridding Lidar point cloud data using a bin gridding method. [Item #GM-11807]
- Updated the Attribute Editor display for Lidar layers to hide any columns that don't apply to Lidar data (like <Feature Name>, <Last Modified Time>, etc.). [Item #GM-11836]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Greatly sped the initial load of large .gmp2p (Pixels-to-Points workspace files) into the Pixels-to-Points interface. [Item #GM-11667]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Added option to apply surface reconstruction to extracted building mesh. This option generates a manifold surface and effectively simplifies the mesh by allowing the user to resample points at some percentage of initial density. [Item #GM-11446]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Fixed issue with elevation values being interpreted as the wrong units when creating an elevation grid of the median values in a cell from Lidar point clouds. [Item #GM-11794]
3D Viewer Changes
- Improve accuracy of 3D Sweep Selected Lidar data. [Item #GM-11109]
- Added new dropdown and dialog for creating and managing 3D views [Item #GM-6685]
- Improve viewing and coordination between 2D and 3D zoom levels. [Item #GM-11675]
- Transparency for 3D vector features. [Item #GM-7110]
- Add Target Camera as a view mode. [Item #GM-8212]
- Restore 3D rendering of deleted Lidar points when using draw deleted setting. [Item #GM-11750]
- Improve 3D rendering performance particularly with small data. [Item #GM-10956]
- Change deselection hot key for 3D Sweep Selection (now Ctrl+Alt+Left click) [Item #GM-11507]
Path Profile/Line of Sight Function Changes
- Added option to save a cross profile series to export all the profiles in a perpendicular profile. [Item #GM-11006]
- Added the ability to specify spacing values for the elevation and distance scales on a Path Profile window. [Item #GM-542]
- Add ability to customize the distance unit in Path Profile settings [Item #GM-11752]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Fixed issue in v22.0.0 with Path Profiles not displaying Lidar points from layers than have a non-automatic point size greater than 1. [Item #GM-11405]
Analysis Function Changes
- Improved graphing to include graphs that contain data from multiple layers, graphs that contain multiple series, etc. [Item #GM-10984]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Added Terrain Paint Slope Along Line and Slope Across Line brushes. [Item #GM-11438]
- Fixed pan-sharpening of 24-bit RGB images using the Brovey or IHS methods. [Item #GM-11415]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Added terrain paint area trace mode. [Item #GM-11562]
- In Spatial Analysis Scripting, improved the SELECT command format, which allows the user to select features in the digitizer. SELECT commands now have a more regular syntax. Added the ability to select the results of a feature set expression directly. Added a new option to clear the current selection. SELECT commands that create a new selection or add to the existing selection now enable the digitizer. [Item #GM-11712]
- Fixed issue with view shed analyses not allowing angle that sweep through 0. [Item #GM-11593]
- Restored display of the correct palette index when selecting which colors to create equal-value areas from on a palette-based image layer. [Item #GM-11183]
- Fixed issue where layer created by raster reclassification is offset by half a pixel. [Item #GM-11457]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Allow use of pan cursor while terrain paint is active. [Item #GM-11702]
- Fixed raster reclassification graph pane toolbar issue. [Item #GM-11588]
- Fixed problem where valid geometries were not being considered for spatial predicates. Prevent application of predicates on empty sets. Fixed problem where set projections were not being compared compared correctly, such that the global projection was always being used. [Item #GM-11642]
- Fixed crash finding Peaks and Depressions in a very small area during Contour Generation. [Item #GM-11430]
Digitizer Tool Changes
- Fixed issue with the Create Regular Grid option in v22.0 not creating a grid orthogonal to the current projection if the Great Circle distance measurement option was selected on the Configuration dialog. [Item #GM-11462]
- Allow editing the location of point features on the Feature Edit dialog. You can also now edit the vertices of area/line features when they are being created. [Item #GM-10565]
- Added option to drag picture points to new location and update the location in the EXIF tags. Turn this on in Configuration > General > Raster Formats [Item #GM-10318]
- Added the option to sample at a '% of length' when creating point features along selected line features. The label used for new point features created along selected lines will also be correct in this case. [Item #GM-11564]
- Fixed issue causing extra point features to be selected when dragging a selection box on a rotated map view. [Item #GM-5363]
- Updated the distance/bearing/COGO dialog to allow using Grades as units. The dialog is also resizable and includes bearing/distance units in the quadrant-based text strings. [Item #GM-8211]
- Added ability to cut or copy and paste label features.
- Added the ability to specify a more precise smoothing factor when creating a bounding box/convex hull around features. [Item #GM-11657]
- Fixed issue with lines drawn to the edge of placed Picture Points not being drawn. [Item #GM-11420]
- Fixed issue with the Create Regular Grid option creating slightly rotated grids when the view projection is using a datum with a Prime Meridian other than Greenwich. This only happened if the Distance Calculation method was Great Circle. [Item #GM-11449]
Scripting Changes
- New spatial operations tool DEFINE_SPATIAL_OPERATION can build sets of features, perform intersections and queries by location, and various other vector operations. [Item #GM-11649]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] New LIDAR_CLASSIFY_GRAPH command to script the lidar building and tree segmentation method. Also updates to LIDAR_EXTRACT to use new building extraction options. [Item #GM-11424]
- Added a new GENERATE_LABEL_LAYER script command to create a new label layer from an existing layer. [Item #GM-10942]
- Added new SHEET_NAME parameter for the IMPORT_ASCII command to allow specifying which sheet of an Excel file to load. [Item #GM-11413]
- Updated the EXPORT_VECTOR command so that COORD_ORDER can be used with TYPE=SIMPLE_ASCII to swap the order of the X and Y axes in output. [Item #GM-11928]
- Fixed issue with EXPORT_VECTOR exporting all data if none of the input layers intersect explicitly provided bounds. [Item #GM-11502]
- Updated the default for the USE_EXACT_BOUNDS parameter for script commands to default to YES when the bounds are explicitly provided. [Item #GM-11502]
- Added logic to create output directory while processing EXPORT_METADATA script command. [Item #GM-11539]
Online Source Changes
- Fixed issues with online sources requiring authentication not working in v22.0.0. [Item #GM-10938]
- Fixed issues displaying WMS/WMTS imagery sources that are based on GeoTIFF files. Now even high-bit-depth multi-band sources are properly supported. [Item #GM-11700]
- Fixed issues accessing online sources through a proxy server. [Item #GM-11607]
Projection/Datum Changes
- Added built-in support for OSTN02 and OSTN15 datums (OSGB36 specializations). [Item #GM-6663]
- Updated the 'Search by EPSG Code' button on the Projection selection dialog to show common and recently used EPSG codes on the drop-down for easy selection. [Item #GM-11643]
- Added new built-in HS2 Survey Grid datum as well as EPSG code 9300 for the HS2 Snake Projection. [Item #GM-11192]
- Fixed issues with distortion when rectifying data using the Triangulated method (this is the default for 5 or more control points). [Item #GM-11884]
- Improved the CH1903 and CH1903+ datum transformation methods to use a NTv2 grid shift file. [Item #GM-11745]
- Added built-in EPSG codes 26891-26899 for MTM NAD83 (CSRS). [Item #GM-11641]
- When encountering a layer with a NAD83 HARN datum that we cannot automatically find the state for, prompt the user to select the appropriate NAD83 specialization. [Item #GM-11843]
- GeoCalc Mode compatible with Geographic Calculator 2020 SP1 [Item #GM-11376]
- Corrected vertical units shown on GeoCalc projection page [Item #GM-10584]
- Updated Cassini-Soldner projections based on a datum with a Prime Meridian other than Greenwich to treat the Central Meridian as relative to the datum's Prime Meridian. [Item #GM-11449]
Format Specific Changes
- Added the ability to export Multi-Band Erdas Imagine Files. [Item #GM-3432]
- Added support for loading PLS CADD XYZ files as a point cloud. The support is controlled by selecting an option in Configuration->General->Vector Formats->PLS-CADD XYZ [Item #GM-11022]
- Allow Excel spreadsheets to be used in layer join operation. [Item #GM-11529]
- Added options to generic text file import for user to select the index of X,Y, and Z columns. [Item #GM-9249]
- Added support for using image masks from (Geo)TIFF files. [Item #GM-11043]
- Fixed issues loading some Excel files, including adding support for saving and loading them from workspaces and scripts. [Item #GM-11413]
- Fixed issue in v22.0.0 with newly created mesh features (i.e. created from terrain) not saving to workspace or Global Mapper Package (GMP) files. [Item #GM-11426]
- Fixed XTF load issue. Improved memory management. Create ping features and mosaic in separate layers. [Item #GM-11581]
- Fixed issue with exports to DWG and non-legacy DXF files not including point and line features with no attributes or name. [Item #GM-11877]
- Added option to split DWG, DXF, and DGN by attribute on import [Item #GM-10920]
- CSV export now has option to include a row for mgrs [Item #GM-3856]
- Added GMMP import option that allows user to select which layers to load. [Item #GM-11601]
- Updated DXF Export to use the same exporter as DWG by default. This allows choosing the DXF version to target and has better support for area features and styles. [Item #GM-8741]
- Auto-assign the Central Longitude for Geographic data to +180 for GeoTIFFs that use [0,360] rather than [-180,+180]. [Item #GM-11902]
- Fixed issues with the export of non-ASCII characters to OpenStreetMap (OSM) XML files. [Item #GM-11464]
- Made JPG images with EXIF tags that are loaded as image layers (rather than points) obey the orientation tag in the image. Any non-default orientation will be displayed in the layer's Metadata. Also any images loaded with a 'faked' location will be centered on the EXIF tag location rather than at a default location. [Item #GM-11489]
- Fixed issues loading hundreds of generic text files in v22.0 release. [Item #GM-11602]
- Fixed issues loading DXF and DWG files with non-English characters in the layer names.
- Added support for European-style comma-as-decimal numbers when loading text/CSV files with lat/lon coordinates. [Item #GM-11600]
- Fixed crash when importing certain Autodesk ReCap (RCS) files. [Item #GM-10310]
- Added ability to save overview layers in exporting GeoTIFF files. The functionality is enabled by "ADVANCED: Write GeoTIFF Overviews (Pyramid)" checkbox in the GeoTIFF Export Options dialog. [Item #GM-87]
- Set the active viewport in exported DXF and DWG files so that AutoCAD displays the full bounds of the data when the file is loaded. [Item #GM-9547]
- Added ability to load GeoTIFF overview from side-car files (*.aux/*.rrd). [Item #GM-1227]
- Ensured that text size in exported DGN file matches the text size in the original DGN file as much as possible. [Item #GM-11604]
- Fixed issue with translated paper size names in PDF export. [Item #GM-11779]
- Ensure center point coordinates of circles get converted to world coordinates. [Item #GM-11893]
- Corrected BIT DEPTH reported for DTED layers to be 16 bits rather than 32. [Item #GM-11803]
- Fixed issues loading text files with mixed line termination (i.e. CR/LF on the first line, and LF for the rest). [Item #GM-11344]
- Fixed issue when exporting data to Geopackage file. [Item #GM-11475]
- Fixed error exporting to palette-based image formats using the 'Custom Palette from Loaded Layer' option. [Item #GM-11491]
- When exporting to Spatialite database, always include the EPSG code in the spatial reference definition. [Item #GM-11423]
- Fixed issue importing spline objects from a DXF file. [Item #GM-11429]
- Ignore extraneous objects at the end of a GeoJSON file. [Item #GM-11526]
- Fixed issues with exports from palette-based images to multi-band images (like GeoTIFF with multi-band option) always resulting in grayscale output. [Item #GM-11635]
- Fixed location of Carlson GSF Geoid Grid file containing boundary longitude values greater than 180 degrees. [Item #GM-11573]
- Added support for loading TIFF files that are missing the Photometric interpretation tag. [Item #GM-11949]
Rendering/Style Changes
- Added new Mesh (3D Model) Display tab to the Options dialog for layers that have mesh/model features. You can now control when and if wireframes are drawn for meshes in the layer and specify where or not to interpolate textured meshes. [Item #GM-8680]
- Dramatically sped up the rendering of textured or gradient-filled mesh (3D model) features in the 2D (top-down) view. [Item #GM-8680]
- Fixed issue with map catalogs of terrain layers showing visible borders where they used to blend seamlessly together. [Item #GM-11163]
User Interface
- Added option to search the favorites list to find a command [Item #GM-6421]
- Added 'Metadata' button to Feature Info dialog allowing you to show the Metadata dialog for the layer a selected feature is in. [Item #GM-11142]
- Added option to Export Bounds to allow the user to control whether exports cropped to an area clamp the data bounds or not. [Item #GM-11077]
- Made video playback dialog dockable. [Item #GM-9604]
- Fixed issue with the Measure Volume command on the Measure Tool right-click being disabled. [Item #GM-11668]
- Added ability to change the background color of an overlay item shown in the Control Center. Right click -> Layer -> "Set Background Color for Layer in Control Center" brings a color-picker dialog. Select white color to reset the background color to default. [Item #GM-7022]
- Fixed issue with user-modified layer descriptions not showing in the <Feature Layer Name> field of the Attribute Editor. [Item #GM-11861]
- Updated all color selection (such as from Area/Line Style dialogs) to save any custom colors between runs and allow selection of a color from the map. [Item #GM-11629]
Misc. Changes
- Feature Templates now support point, line and area templates that can be predefined with specific point symbols or styles based on the attribute value. [Item #GM-4545]
- Updated Attribute Table display for Lidar-only layers to hide columns that don't apply to Lidar (like <Feature Name>, <Last Modified Time>, etc.). [Item #GM-11036]
- Export feature vertex information from the feature vertex dialog. This can include data like timestamps, velocity, and segments measurements. [Item #GM-10402]
- Export text list of layers names and descriptions from the control center context menu [Item #GM-11007]
- Implemented a drop-down menu in KML/KMZ export dialog to select feature attribute to use as a KML Folder name [Item #GM-8176]
- Fixed issue where prompt for export file name is repeated, over and over, without end. [Item #GM-11478]
- Fixed issue with terrain dropout while saving flythrough. [Item #GM-10320]
- Added info tips option to display neighboring elevation values. [Item #GM-11501]
- Added options to open a single attribute list or each sublayer in its own tab for a group in the control center [Item #GM-11583]
- Fixed issues with 3D areas that are linear in 2D being discarded when cropping to a polygon (on export or in the Digitizer Tool). [Item #GM-7379]
- Made the 'Find by Name' Search dialog properly handle non-ASCII text when the layer uses a code page other than the system code page (i.e. UTF-8 layers). [Item #GM-11633]
- Added the functionality to link an external METADATA file with an overlay. That is particular convenient in case if the filenames of the overlay and metadata are not "related". The functionality is available in Pane Control Center via Right-Click -> Layer -> Link External Metadata File [Item #GM-11589]
- Make sure the row count is always displayed in the status bar of the Attribute Editor. [Item #GM-11624]
- Addressed "incorrectly detected closed contours" issue. [Item #GM-11196]
- Added ability to create network directories where the path name starts with "\\", e.g., "\\server". [Item #GM-11936]
- Fixed issue where file status was not being displayed in the status window for batch conversions. [Item #GM-11476]
- In Control Center, fixed reversal of layer order when multiple layers are moved by drag and drop. [Item #GM-11479]
- Streamline interaction between label attribute and feature name when labeling features with attributes. [Item #GM-10583]
- Fix issue where the names newly added layers were not included in the title and tab of the Attribute Editor. [Item #GM-11584]
What's New in Global Mapper v22.0
Significant New Features
- New Eye Dome Lighting settings in the 3D viewer help improve visual display of vector and lidar data
- A new tool for simplifying loaded meshes or TINs
- A new Spatial Operations tool to find the intersection of two vector layers
- A new Analysis menu option to find the overlap (both percentage and graphical) between two or more Lidar, raster/image, and/or terrain layers
- An update to the Raster Reclassify tool that allows it to work with continuous data (terrain/slope, single bands of imagery).
- A new sweep selection tool for working with vector data in the 3D viewer
- Dramatically faster rendering of tiled online sources, especially in 3D.
- Support for creating point, line, or area features from a list of coordinates in an MS Excel (.xls/.xlsx) file.
- A new Digitizer menu providing convenient access to all Digitizer functions.
- A tabular preview showing the beginning of an imported ASCII or Excel file.
Significant New LiDAR Module features
- A new Terrain Paint tool for manipulating elevation values in a free-form way using an interface similar to MS Paint, Photoshop, etc. [Item #GM-1126]
- A new algorithm that improves building classification results on all types of point clouds. [Item #GM-9434]
- Improved building extraction with better 3D shape simplification, including generating building footprints. [Item #GM-2889]
- A new option to generate a process summary report when using Pixels to Points [Item #GM-7612]
- An update to the underlying libraries used in the Pixels to Points process resulting in improved output with certain image data sets. [Item #GM-10386]
- Two new lidar draw modes:
[Item #GM-10148]
- 'Color by Source Layer' (allowing easy display of lidar point clouds using a different color for each layer)
- ‘Color by Scan Angle’.Supports for sorting exported LAS/LAZ files by one or more fields (.X, Y, Z, class, GPS time, etc.).
- Dramatically faster rendering of lidar path profiles with a large number of points.
New Supported Formats
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Added support for exporting Lidar data to the Leica PTS format. [Item #GM-10284]
- Added ability to import and export Mapbox Vector Tile data sets. [Item #GM-3900]
- Added support for the XTide .dat file format [Item #GM-9424]
- Added support for the AML IWC NATO version of NetCDF files [#GM-9473]
LiDAR Changes
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Added new Lidar draw mode 'Color by Scan Angle' to color Lidar point clouds by scan angle. [Item #GM-10834]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Added a new option to allow selecting Lidar points at least some distance from other Lidar or line features to the existing 'Select Lidar by Distance' feature. [Item #GM-10994]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Poles that are extracted now have a height attribute [Item #GM-10820]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Pole extraction will now use the workspace projection correctly. [Item #GM-10653]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Pole extraction now handles poles that have a negative elevation [Item #GM-10708]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Fixed an issue where the method that retrieved the nearby points could return no points. This affected pole classification and an other lidar operations that used this method [Item #GM-10868]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Lidar cropping based on selected features now uses the feature bounds instead of a rectangle [Item #GM-10997]
3D Viewer Changes
- Repair the rendering of 3D vector area features in some contexts. [Item #GM-11267]
- Repair the rendering of 3D vector line (twisting) features in some contexts. [Item #GM-11083]
- Fix a variety of issues in 3D vector feature editing. [Item #GM-11108]
- 3D Sweep Selection [Item #GM-4088]
- New Eye Dome Lighting settings in the 3D viewer help improve visual display of vector and lidar data [Item #GM-9276]
- 3D lines now have constant width. [Item #GM-6847]
Path Profile/Line of Sight Function Changes
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Dramatically sped up the render of Lidar path profiles with large numbers of points. [Item #GM-10825]
Analysis Function Changes
- Add new option to find the overlap (both percentage and graphical) between two or more Lidar, raster/image, and/or terrain layers. The new option is under the Analysis menu. [Item #GM-10367]
- Added features to the Raster Reclassify tool to work with continuous data (terrain / slope). Other new features include creating a spread of output values, Improved diagnostic messages, creation of ranges with equal but opposite ends, and allow multiple transparent colors. [Item #GM-10734]
- Added a new option to simplify when generating a 3D model (mesh) from a loaded terrain surface. [Item #GM-7358]
- Added more output options to Raster Reclassification. It includes palette image, elevation (8-bit integer), elevation (16 bit integer), and an option to set unspecified input values to the transparent color.Raster Reclassification now allows non palette based layers such as elevation and image data. [Item #GM-10842/GM-10816/GM-10843]
- Fixed incorrect units on min/max points while generating contours. [Item #GM-10684]
- Reworked View Shed algorithm to use Measure->Bearing Options to calculate angles. [Item #GM-8409]
Digitizer Tool Changes
- Added a new option to simplify the geometry of 3D models (meshes). The new option is in the Digitizer Tool's right-click Move/Reshape menu. [Item #GM-7358]
- Added new option to allow snapping to Lidar point returns when digitizing. The option is under the right-click Options menu of the Digitizer Tool. [Item #GM-5859]
- Add ELEVATION attribute to newly created point features created by snapping to 3D features (Lidar, terrain, 3D models, etc.) in the Digitizer Tool. [Item #GM-10992]
- Allow user to select "Above Sea Level" option when performing multiple volume calculations over a range of base heights. [Item #GM-10575]
Scripting Changes
- Added ability to export TINs, Points, and Contours to Land/XML via a script. [Item #GM-7759]
- Added parameter to CALC_VOLUME script command to allow user to indicate whether the base height is at sea level or relative to the ground. [Item #GM-10913]
- Add support for splitting meshes in scripting with EDIT_VECTOR SPLIT_MESHES
Projection/Datum Changes
- When in geocalc mode and files are using a projection that isn't supported by geocalc a warning will appear and let you pick a new projection instead of hard crashing [Item #GM-10571]
Format Specific Changes
- Added support for exporting terrain data to Land/XML as a TIN. [Item #GM-9472]
- Sped up tiled exports to ECW/JP2 files when multiple cores are available. [Item #GM-5063]
- Updated DXF and DWG exports to handle 3D models (meshes). Each triangle in the mesh is exported as a 3D area feature. [Item #GM-11345]
- Fixed the methodology used to identify a SQLite/Spatialite database file. [Item #GM-7745]
- Updated exports to multi-band image formats (i.e. GeoTIFF, BIL, Erdas Imagine) to allow the inclusion of vector data and map layout items (i.e. scale bar). [Item #GM-8177]
- Added support for batch converting to the Garmin JNX format. [Item #GM-11334]
- Added option to use the Ordinance Survey Master Map (OSMM) styling when loading an OSMM file. [Item #GM-9055]
- Add an option to the KML/KMZ export to control the creation of folders for each geometry type. [Item #GM-10579]
- Significantly improved time needed to export data to CADRG format. [Item #GM-5415]
- Improved performance of exporting data to Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED) file format. [Item #GM-7830]
- S-52 zoom levels now are used when changing the detail slider on s-57 files. Features that disappear when zooming in will now more closely match the s-52 style [Item #GM-10788]
- Fixed problem with incorrect elevation units when importing Global Mapper workspace file containing TIF files. [Item #GM-10634]
- Fixed problem exporting feature points to shape files when using the "Generate 3D Features Using Loaded Elevation Data" option and the points did not have an ELEVATION attribute. [Item #GM-10564]
- Improved exporting and importing 3D content (mesh data) to and from PDF files. [Item #GM-9727]
- Include color from GM point symbols when exporting to DWG and DXF.Read point color when importing DWG and DXF. [Item #GM-5606]
- Fixed issue where the wrong code page being written to an exported SOSI file. [Item #GM-11200]
- Fixed an issue where the projection was not being identified correctly in an exported SOSI file. [Item #GM-11201]
- Improved resolution when exporting large map layout from the Map Layout Editor to PDF [Item #GM-10629]
Rendering/Style Changes
- Fixed issue with custom shape point symbols scaled to be less than 0.5 pixels in radius drawing as 2 pixels width. Also fixed the pixel location of vector data on display and export. It could be up to one pixel right and or down of where it should have been. [Item #GM-7490]
Performance
- Sped up tiled exports when cropping or tiling to selected area features. Now multiple cores will be used if available. [Item #GM-5063]
- Improved performance when specifying very small custom grid line spacing. [Item #GM-5788]
User Interface
- Added a new top-level Digitizer menu providing access to all Digitizer functions. [Item #GM-11198]
- ASCII and Excel file import dialogs now have a preview for the top 10 lines [Item #GM-457]
- Added Apply button to the Layer Shift dialog when its opened from the Control Center [Item #GM-11126]
- Added preview of transparent colors in the Raster Options/Display dialog for all raster formats, not just palette based ones. [Item #GM-10675]
- Added new feature to keep Histogram Graph windows open after the metadata dialog has closed. [Item #GM-10883]
- Added options on metadata histogram tab to control display of histogram bin labels and the option to color the histogram bins based on the currently selected shader. [Item #GM-10878]
- Added option for more detailed batch/re-projection processing information during run. [Item #GM-10720]
- Added configuration option for setting water level increment in 2D view. [Item #GM-9475]
- Modified Layer Name input box to only outline the control with a red box if it is blank rather than a blinking color. [Item #GM-10895]
- Allow deleting single color from a list of a layer's transparent colors. [Item #GM-10891]
Misc. Changes
- An update to the Raster Reclassify tool that allows it to with continuous data (terrain/slope, single bands of imagery).
- Enforce multi-part polygon grouping in Attribute Editor. [Item #GM-8068]
- User settings import now will remember toolbar locations. They will be used when imported as long as the version and monitor resolution match. [Item #GM-10615]
- Added "Apply" option to layer SHIFT dialogues [Item #GM-11126]
- Added ability to specify transparent color fuzziness factor during the batch convert/reproject process [Item #GM-10827]
- Fixed bug where vertical transformation box doesn't appear in geocalc mode [Item #GM-10560]
- Fixed bug where 3D settings didn't match expected values if there were no GM registry keys yet [Item #GM-10279]
- Global Mapper correctly reads the custom AoU file in geocalc mode [Item #GM-10127]
What's New in Global Mapper v21.1
Significant New Features
- New Raster Reclassification analysis tool. This allows users to reassign pixel palette index values and can be used to replace values, group values together, and reclassify values to a common scale.
- Built-in access to Blackbeard Data Services premium online oil and gas data, providing pipeline, well, and lease information
- New cloud import and export functionality for accessing public Amazon Web Service (AWS) buckets, such as USGS Lidar data.
- New Digitizer tool for setting the slope between individual vertices in a line feature.
- Expanded vector feature shift functionality to include the option to apply a vertical offset.
- New styling options for selected lidar points in the 3D View allowing both attribute coloring and selection state to be displayed.
- Significant speed improvements to view shed calculation, especially on computers with a large number of cores.
- Improved rendering speed when working with large raster/terrain layers on multi-core computers.
- Significant reduction in the processing time when using the Batch Conversion/Reproject tool.
- New tool for saving user settings allowing user interface customization and styles to be shared between computers.
- New option to save and reload queries in the attribute search dialog box.
- Improved raster transparency tool with a new option to select multiple colors to be transparent.
Significant New LiDAR Module features
- New tool that finds the best fit match between lidar or point cloud layers and automatically shifts one to match the other. [Item #GM-7314]
- New point cloud change detection tool that creates a new layer containing points that are significantly offset when comparing two point cloud layers. [Item #GM-6945]
- New option to include a Z value for the control points used to shift a layer when rectifying point clouds and 3D models. [Item #GM-10369]
- Improved point cloud generated by Pixels to Points process. [Item #GM-10385]
- New tool for extracting utility poles from a point cloud containing appropriately classified points. The resulting point can either represent the top or bottom of the pole. [Item #GM-5938]
Map Layout Editor Changes
- Added choice of 1:25000 to the drop-down list for Scale in the Map Layout Editor options. [Item #GM-10669]
LiDAR Changes
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Fixed issue with mesh created Lidar points missing some polygons when using the Poisson method. [Item #GM-10460]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Added new quality setting 'Highest' to Pixels-to-Points dialog. This will generate a higher quality point cloud, orthoimage, and/or mesh. It will take longer to generate and result in a larger product though. It also may require too much memory to run on some machines, depending on the size and quantity of input images. [Item #GM-10001]
- Add new option to use a user-selected terrain shader to color Lidar by Intensity values. [Item #GM-1991]
- Added function to create points from selected Lidar Points. [Item #GM-9431]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Improved the Pole auto-classification process. [Item #GM-5938]
- New styling options for selected lidar points in the 3D View allowing both attribute coloring and selection state to be displayed. [Item #GM-10324]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Fixed Lidar spatial thinning when keeping only the minimum or maximum elevation sample within a region. Before it was just keeping the first point it encountered. [Item #GM-7314]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Fixed a problem selecting lidar points from Map Catalogs containing lidar layers. Affects these processes : [Item #GM-10488]
- Change Lidar Class
- Select Lidar by Distance
- Select Lidar Points by Classification
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] When a Pixels to Points process fails, automatically try the alternate SfM method (i.e. Global if Incremental was selected, or vice-versa). [Item #GM-8023]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Updated Pixels to Points tool to automatically detect pre-calibrated DJI drone images and change the Camera Model to Pinhole in that case. [Item #GM-10401]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Updated Lidar 3D spatial thinning to keep the highest and lowest points within a column of cells to preserve the extrema of the data set. If all points in a column are within a single vertical cell, the median is used unless the Z spread of the values is over half of the vertical cell height, in which case the min and max points are kept. [Item #GM-7314]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Support directly orthorectifying drone images from Parrot drones. Now the camera orientation and relative altitude can be read from the Parrot XMP metadata format. [Item #GM-10296]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Add support for removing last clicked vertex when adding a mask in Pixels-to-Points tool by using Ctrl+Z. [Item #GM-10206]
- Allow saving modified lidar layers contained in a map catalog back to their original files. [Item #GM-10364]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Added manual pole classification Button to toolbar [Item #GM-10202]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Added new pole auto-classification option to only classify pole coming from ground level. [Item #GM-5938]
- Support read of LAZ v4 compressed files. [Item #GM-10277]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Improved orthorectification of images after running the Pixels-to-Points process when the P2P process calculates a significantly different camera focal length than what was specified for the camera. [Item #GM-10448]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Added prompt to locate missing image files when loading a Pixels-to-Points workspace file (.gmp2p or .gmi2c) and a referenced image can't be found. [Item #GM-10230]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Moved the Lidar classification toolbar buttons into separate Manual Classification and Automatic Classification toolbars. [Item #GM-10426]
- Fixed rendering issue when large amounts of Lidar are selected and you are zoomed out on it. [Item #GM-10702]
- Fixed the selection of Lidar points with a box in the Digitizer Tool when the map view is rotated. [Item #GM-9882]
3D Viewer Changes
- Add support for setting default heights of 3D point models when adding them to Global Mapper, and set default heights of the models that we ship with an installation. [Item #GM-10562/GM-10559]
- 3D point styles, without explicit height information, default to 10 meters. 3D point styles now scale to real world coordinates. [Item #GM-9414]
- Record changes in fly mode when camera rotates, tilts, or moves vertically as well as motion in x and y directions. [Item #GM-9932]
- Fixed problems with 3D viewer with display of path profile visualization when using the Ctrl+P hotkey that toggles it on and off. [Item #GM-10631]
- Fixed problems in the 3D viewer with interactions between 2D Bounds Masking and 2D/3D View Linkage. 2D Bounds Masking now occurs whether 2D/3D Linkage is enabled or not. Fixed associated notification message. [Item #GM-9714]
- Improve the display of some Lidar data in 3D with vertical units not in meters. [Item #GM-9102]
- Address path profile exception problems in 3D. [Item #GM-9991]
- Added new checkbox to the 3D View configuration that governs whether path profile visualization is enabled in the 3D viewer [Item #GM-10631]
- Fixed issue preventing saving Fly-through as an AVI file and selecting Codec to Uncompressed. [Item #GM-9989]
- Stop mouse moves on the 3D view from setting focus inappropriately. [Item #GM-10502]
- Set path profile display to on in 3D viewer on new installation. [Item #GM-10627]
Path Profile/Line of Sight Function Changes
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Allowing using the Delete key to mark selected Lidar points as deleted on the path profile dialog. [Item #GM-7094]
- Restored hotkey functions when path profile view has focus (like Ctrl+U to unload all). [Item #GM-10458]
Analysis Function Changes
- New Raster Reclassification analysis tool. This allows users to reassign pixel palette index values and can be used to replace values, group values together, and reclassify values to a common scale. [Item #GM-10009]
- Added options for selection of Ratio, Percent, and Degrees choices when setting up Site Flatten Parameters. [Item #GM-10201]
- Significant speed improvements to view shed calculation, especially on computers with a large number of cores. [Item #GM-10497]
- Fixed issue when creating a Flattened Site Plane with a small slope value, that was flattening an area to a smaller bounding box than expected. [Item #GM-10422]
- Fix ability to create create points for min/max elevation on a line feature when performing an Analysis/Measurement > Calculate Elevation/Slope Stats function. [Item #GM-10295]
- Fixed issue with pan sharpening of color imagery with more than 3 bands creating incorrect results with lines through it. [Item #GM-10443]
- Updated Contour Generation to support contour interval units other than 'Meters' and 'Feet'. Now non-whole units, like Centimeters, are supported. [Item #GM-8098]
- Fixed issue generating an elevation grid from 3D line data when the export elevation units didn't match the native elevation units of the vector layer. [Item #GM-10795]
- Watershed analysis allowed "Trace Flow from Selected Line(s)" option without any line features selected. [Item #GM-10286]
- Fixed problem when creating a watershed area showing drainage to a point. [Item #GM-10283]
Digitizer Tool Changes
- New Digitizer tool for setting the slope between individual vertices in a line feature. [Item #GM-9933]
- Expanded vector feature shift functionality to include the option to apply a vertical offset. This allows shifting 3D vector and Lidar layers in the Z direction when using the Control Center right-click SHIFT option. [Item #GM-10601]
- When using the Finding Nearby Points tool, there is now an option to save the points as an ESRI shapefile as well as a .csv, or .txt file. [Item #GM-10289]
- Updated point features created when finding line intersections to go in their own layer. [Item #GM-10265]
- Modified the "Adjust Elevations to a Single Slope" process to be applied to vector features without requiring elevation layers. [Item #GM-10217]
- Added functionality to apply an offset to elevation values of selected features/vertices [Item #GM-3784]
- Made creation of skeleton lines from areas copy over attributes and labels from the area they are created from. [Item #GM-10235]
- Added an option to Create Areas from Lines so the user can specify whether or not islands need to be coplanar with the areas that enclose them. [Item #GM-9787]
- When creating coverage bounding boxes/polygons from layers, fixed issue with duplicate areas being created. Also group the generated layers together so they can be easily turned on and off. [Item #GM-10339]
- Fixed problems when running the 'Crop selected area to selected line' command using complex line shapes. [Item #GM-7535]
- Fixed Sampling a Line at a Fixed Distance to produce more precise positioning. [Item #GM-1234]
- Fix issue with the Cancel button on the Edit Attribute/Value dialog when modifying a Feature. [Item #GM-10512]
- Fixed a problem with the "Create Point Features Along Selected Features" using a single fixed distance of 0 that did not place a point at the beginning of the line. [Item #GM-10459]
- Fixed issue creating points inside an area (e.g. Create New Points at Centroids of selected Area , Create Randomly Distributed Points within selected Area) using different projections for the area and the points. [Item #GM-10165]
- Fixed problem when editing a vector feature contained in a Map Catalog layer and selecting the Map Catalog to save the modifications to. Previously, the feature would disappear. [Item #GM-10635]
- Fixed the labels on point features created along a line. [Item #GM-10701]
- Fixed issue with text and attributes being corrupted when combining lines when the layer code page is different than the system code page and non-ASCII text is used. [Item #GM-10520]
- Fixed issue where selecting layer features via the Control Center would only work once [Item #GM-10255]
- Fixed error calculating elevation/slope statistics from a 3D line when also saving min/max elevation points. Also updated those min/max elevation points to use different symbols for the minimum and maximum points. [Item #GM-10291]
- Apply code page when pasting features to a new layer. [Item #GM-10489]
Scripting Changes
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Updated LIDAR_COMPARE script command to allow finding changes between point clouds, with new points being copied to a new layer. [Item #GM-6945]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Added LIDAR_AUTO_FIT script command to allow automatically fitting one Lidar point cloud to another. [Item #GM-10727]
- Updated the SHIFT_LAYER script command to support 3D transformations of Lidar, 3D vector, and 3D model data. The new HAS_3D_POINTS parameter is used to indicate that 3D control points are provided. [Item #GM-9005/GM-10507]
- Fixed issue in scripting when running the EXPORT_VECTOR command and cropping features using the GLOBAL_BOUNDS and USE_EXACT_BOUNDS parameters that would not would not crop fully out to the specified bounds. [Item #GM-10312]
- Added the ability to filter Lidar by intensity in script commands. [Item #GM-10342]
- Added "SIMPLIFICATION_UNITS" to "EDIT_VECTOR" to allow a user to pick the threshold unit when using "SIMPLIFICATION". [Item #GM-9992]
- Updated the EDIT_MAP_CATALOG script command to support parameters from the IMPORT_ASCII command when adding generic text files to the catalog. [Item #GM-10294]
- Fixed a problem running the 'Creating Areas from equal values' via a Script that was not setting the area colors correctly. [Item #GM-10521]
Online Source Changes
- Built-in access to premium online Blackbeard Tanuki oil and gas data services, providing pipeline, well, and lease information. [Item #GM-10254]
- Added support for tiled online sources with any Equirectangular (lat/lon Geographic) projection, regardless of datum. You can also customize the number of rows and columns that exist at the minimum zoom level for the source. [Item #GM-10452]
- Fixed issue in v21.0.0-v21.0.1 with online terrain sources prompting the user to select the elevation units to use. [Item #GM-10527]
- Improved display of online layers with contrast adjustment enabled. Now all tiles will use the same adjustment rather than separate for each tile. Also fixed error loading workspaces with a contrast adjusted online layer. [Item #GM-10449]
- Improve performance of REST Feature Service downloads. [Item #GM-9595]
- Fixed crash exporting online sources to ECW or JP2 format files. [Item #GM-9837]
- Improved automatic selection of projection SRS to use when loading WMS sources. [Item #GM-10647]
Projection/Datum Changes
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Allow providing 3D control points to do a best-fit 3D transform on loaded 3D models using the Rectify option from the Control Center. [Item #GM-10507]
- Added new built-in zones to the Korea TM projection for the Modified belt zones (EPSG codes 5173-5177). Also improved accuracy of datum transformations involving the Korea 1985 datum. [Item #GM-10465]
- Improved accuracy of reported enclosed area for very large area features (more than 5 degrees tall) when the current projection is Geographic (lat/lon) or a severely distorted projection like Mercator or Equirectangular. [Item #GM-10598]
- Fixed issue in v21.0.0-v21.0.1 loading WKT PRJ files with a space before the UNIT tag. [Item #GM-10301]
- Fixed crash creating point from Tools->Coordinate Converter when no data was loaded. [Item #GM-10358]
- Fixed issues with RSO projections from WKT PRJ files coming in rotated and at the wrong location. [Item #GM-10397]
Format Specific Changes
- New cloud import and export functionality for accessing public Amazon Web Service (AWS) buckets, such as USGS Lidar data. [Item #GM-9386]
- Specify which attributes to include and attribute order when exporting to CSV, text and vector XYZ files. [Item #GM-10745]
- Added functionality to save changes to vector features from layers contained in a Map Catalog. [Item #GM-2412]
- Greatly improved draw speed of some ECW files. [Item #GM-10604]
- Added ability to export 3D models to KMZ/KML files [Item #GM-9714]
- Fixed issue with terrain GeoTIFF files prompting for elevation units even when already specified in workspace or Use for All selected. [Item #GM-10335]
- Fixed bug in scripting command to export to KML files using the KML_TILE_SIZE and KML_GEN_INDEX_FILE parameters. [Item #GM-9881]
- Improved import and export of FBX file format. [Item #GM-9084]
- Allow specifying custom vertical unit label in HDF5 Definition. [Item #GM-9965]
- Added support to write and read line features to and from FBX files. [Item #GM-8424]
- Updated SPS format import to include point index field in POINT_IDX attribute. [Item #GM-10468]
- Fixed batch converter to correctly export certain formats (i.e. GeoTIFF) to ECW format. [Item #GM-9950]
- Fixed problem with Aquaveo SMS workspace not restoring data table and time slice selection settings in workspace. [Item #GM-9369]
- Fixed problem with labels not appearing in exported PDF files when using some code pages. [Item #GM-7999]
- Added an option when exporting to 3D PDF to use vertical exaggeration setting from 3D viewer. [Item #GM-1533]
- Fixed problem with slow loading of some workspaces containing large number of vector features. [Item #GM-10229]
- Fixed issue loading KMZ file from NASA Worldview web site where embedded filenames contain a ':" character. [Item #GM-10157]
- Fixed problem loading some 3D models from .DAE files [Item #GM-10346]
- Fixed issue exporting to FBX file format if there were not both vector and elevation data. [Item #GM-10426]
- Filter out invalid line and areas when importing from DXF/DWG. [Item #GM-9714]
- Fixed problem where KML files were not loading in the correct location. [Item #GM-10346/GM-10305]
- Fix a problem where export to raster format fails when the data to be exported is all meshes. [Item #GM10549]
- Added warning message when attempting to shift features contained in Map Catalogs. [Item #GM-9803]
- Fixed detection of byte order in Unicode text files that use a BOM (byte-order marker). [Item #GM-10698]
- Fixed issue exporting GeoPackage files with file names that contain Unicode characters. [Item #GM-10246]
- Fixed export of data crossing the ATM (anti-meridian) to KML/KMZ raster formats. [Item #GM-3210]
- Always display PDF Import options dialog. Show a message in the prompt area in the case where the PDF file does not contain any layers. [Item #GM-10267]
- Fixed issue with the 'use for all' options not being maintained when non-default options are chosen when loading multiple 3D model files at once. [Item #GM-10357]
- Fixed issue exporting map layout elements (i.e. scale, legend) when exporting to a raster KML/KMZ file with internal tiling. [Item #GM-9893]
- Fixed issue with missing elevation values when loading PDS terrain of the moon with mostly negative values. [Item #GM-10441]
- Fixed issue with map catalog elevation units and ranges not being saved and reported correctly. [Item #GM-10411]
- Fixed handling of vector locations for PDF files with Adobe spatial information. [Item #GM-10470]
- Fixed issues with corrupt BSB exports when the chosen palette size was exactly a power of 2 (i.e. 16, 32, 64, etc.) [Item #GM-10256]
- Fixed export to CSV using ECEF coordinates when the points being exported do not have an elevation value associated with them. [Item #GM-10599]
GPS Tracking Changes
- Added options during GPS tracking or adding way-points to make the GPS bearing relative to current heading. [Item #GM-3493]
Rendering/Style Changes
- Fixed Elevation Legend for Slope Shader with Custom Range so it shows values slightly beyond the specified limits. [Item #GM-4710]
- Applied specified label distance for all label locations. [Item #GM-10444]
User Interface
- Updated layer re-rectification from Control Center to NOT display the layer being rectified in the Reference View by default. You can change this behavior with the Options->Draw Rectified Layer in Reference View menu command on the Rectification dialog. [Item #GM-10553]
- New option to save and reload queries in the attribute search dialog box. [Item #GM-9619]
- two new options under "help" drop down for importing and exporting user settings. [Item #GM-8961]
- Fixed issues with the value of attributes that aren't displayable in the current Windows language not showing on the Attribute Editor dialog. [Item #GM-10472]
- two new checkboxes under Configuration->General->Advanced that give you the option to shut off the popups for "One or more layers has a different group..." and "There are unsaved changes in at least one..." messages. [Item #GM-9110]
- New view option to close all none primary views. [Item #GM-9398]
- Moved the 'Edit HDF5 definition' command to the tools menu [Item #GM-9960]
- Fixed Help window so it doesn't show on top of non-GM Windows when GM doesn't have focus. [Item #GM-10189]
Misc. Changes
- Fixed crash when performing Batch Conversions and the the "Show Batch Conversion Progress" checkbox was unchecked. [Item #GM-10719]
- Added support for saving queries on Search Vector Data dialog [Item #GM-9619]
- Fixed issue with modifications to islands/holes in areas not saving to workspaces. [Item #GM-10606]
- Updated vector / Lidar rectification to store the transformation equations that have been applied to a layer in the metadata list. [Item #GM-10534]
- Added a tip to suggest using Map Layout Editor for printing. [Item #GM-6514]
- Fixed issue in animate control to skip over hidden layers. [Item #GM-9941]
- Fixed issue where the default animation run time configuration setting accepted negative numbers, non-integers. [Item #GM-9925]
- Improved raster transparency tool with a new option to select multiple colors to be transparent. [Item #GM-5884]
- Fixed issue where the shader drop-down list did not display the newly created custom shader name. [Item #GM-10453]
- Fixed an issue in the "Search->Find Address" function's "Create Points from Geocoded Addresses" process which would place points in the generic User Created Features layer instead of the user's specified layer. [Item #GM-10425]
- Fixed an issue saving a buffer area to a User Created Features layer with an incorrect projection. [Item #GM-10309]
- Allow user to return directly to mesh creation dialog if a possible error/performance problem is detected. [Item #GM-10333]
- Disable certain Attribute Editor functionality when editor contains Lidar data. [Item #GM-9137]
- New tool for saving user settings allowing user interface customization and styles to be shared between computers. [Item #GM-8961]
What's New in Global Mapper v21.0
Significant New Features
- The Global Mapper MangoMap Extension. This new data sharing tool allows users to publish maps to MangoMap online map site directly from Global Mapper. The MangoMap Extension allows users to quickly and easily share online maps in a new and powerful way.
- Global Mapper Mobile 2.0. The Mobile 2.0 release for iOS and Android features many free updates and a new Pro version available for purchase. Features include streaming online data, expanded projection support (for packages exported from Global Mapper 21), many UI enhancements, GeoPackage and GeoPDF support, Enterprise licensing and much more. Refer to https://bluemarblegeo.com/products/global-mapper-mobile.php for more info.
- Improved feature label creation and management including assigning labels to their own layer and individual label editing and moving.
- Improved layer management with target layer selection now available in all vector feature creation dialog boxes.
- New tool for identifying local peaks and depressions in a terrain layer.
- New tool for recording a fly- and walk-mode path in the 3D Viewer as a line feature, which can be used to create a fly-through recording.
- Improved layer template creation for form-based data collection. This is especially useful when collecting data in the field on Global Mapper Mobile.
- Keyframe animation allowing the display of a sequence of layers to visualize change over time.
- New option to replace a mesh's texture with a different one or to remove it altogether in the 3D Viewer.
- New option to calculate Strahler's stream order as part of watershed analysis.
- New function to add a specified slope to vector features.
- New option to create a textured 3D model from terrain and draped imagery
- New option to allow the export of Global Mapper Mobile package files (for use in Global Mapper Mobile) in the current display projection (requires Global Mapper Mobile 2.0)
Significant New LiDAR Module features
- New masking option in the Pixels-to-Points tool to eliminate uniform background colors from images. This is especially useful when attempting to process oblique images that contain sky. [Item #GM-7763]
- Reorganized Pixels-to-Points dialog box with larger Image Preview window. [Item #GM-9935]
- Improved orthoimage and point cloud quality when created from a mesh (3D Model) during the Pixels-to-Points operation using the 'High' quality setting. [Item #GM-10001]
- New option in the Pixels-to-Points tool for orthorectifying each camera image.
- New function for displaying the approximate ground coverage polygons for selected images in the Pixels-to-Points tool. [Item #26339]
- Support for deriving image locations (EXIF information) from external text files such as those reported from RTK or PPK. [Item #GM-7811]
- New Pixels-to-Points option for harmonizing colors in input images that have inconsistent contrast to produce better reconstruction results.
- New tool for panning the Image Preview in the Pixels-to-Points dialog box by dragging with the middle mouse button.
- New Pixels-to-Points tool for identifying images that may contain ground control points based on their location.
- Speed improvements when gridding LiDAR with large gaps. [Item #17693]
New Supported Formats
- Added support for GEBCO 2019 Data and SID Grids [Item #26283]
- Added support for HDF5 files from Copernicus Global Land Service. Valid data sets include LAI, FCOVER, FAPAR, LCCS, NDVI, SSM, GDMP, DMP, LST, LSWT(see https://land.copernicus.eu/global/ for details of these types of data sets) [Item #GM-6693]
- Added support for importing NetCDF (HDF5) files from GEBCO [Item #GM-9734]
- Imports HECRAS plan HDF5 files (*.Pxx.HDF)to show 'Depth' and 'Water Surface' data [Item #26065]
- Added ability to export 3d models to 3D PDF. [Item #25648]
Global Mapper Mobile
- Global Mapper Mobile 2.0. The Mobile 2.0 release for iOS and Android features many free updates and a new Pro version available for purchase. Features include streaming online data, expanded projection support (for packages exported from Global Mapper 21), many UI enhancements, GeoPackage and GeoPDF support, Enterprise licensing and much more. Refer to https://bluemarblegeo.com/products/global-mapper-mobile.php for more info.
- Export Global Mapper Mobile Package (GMMP) in selected view projection. Global Mapper Mobile 2.0 supports projections other than Geographic.
LiDAR Changes
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Add option to load Picture Point (i.e. JPG w/ EXIF) features as Orthoimages placed on the surface. There is available via a right-click Digitizer Tool option when one or more picture points are selected, or in the Pixels to Points Tool by selecting one or more images, then right-clicking and selecting to place them as orthoimages. [Item #GM-9301]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Automatic Pole Classification
- Added addition fields to Lidar edit dialog, including return number/count, scan angle, scanner channel, point source ID, user data, and edge-of-flight-line. [Item #25931]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Added new option to Pixels-to-Points dialog to create separate orthorectified image layers from each input image rather than creating a single seamless combined result. [Item #GM-7706]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Updated Pixels-to-Points to support generating geo-referenced results when the original input files are TIFF images with EXIF tags rather than JPG or PNG files. [Item #GM-8297]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Improved Pixels-to-Points dialog control point handling. Now images that likely contain a selected control point location will be labelled with green text. The options to move to the next/previous image with a control point can now include the images that likely contain the control point as well as those that the point has already been explicitly added to. [Item #GM-8142]
- Added functionality in the "Apply Elevations to Selected Feature(s)" dialog to allow the user to select that elevations should come from lidar layers (if available). [Item #25928]
- Added button to Lidar Manual Classification toolbar to change Lidar Class. [Item #GM-9726]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Show results of Lidar noise classification in dialog identifying count of high and low noise points, as well as by selecting the identified points with the Digitizer Tool. [Item #GM-9975]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Allow drag-and-drop of image or .gmi2c workspace files from Windows Explorer on to a Pixels-to-Points dialog. [Item #GM-9973]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Added right-click options to Control Points list on Pixels-to-Points dialog to load and save control points from/to a text file. [Item #GM-10049]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Changed the default extension for Pixels-to-Points workspace files to .gmp2p from .gmi2c. The old .gmi2c files will continue to work. [Item #GM-10031]
3D Viewer Changes
- Meshes now render in 3D with respect to elevation settings, as when obtained from terrain. [Item #GM-9323]
- Fix issues when point model uses "depth" as altitude mode setting. [Item #GM-9517]
- Fixed several problems with GPS tracking in the 3D Viewer: GPS tracks and vessel are now rendered independently, and GPS track display now honors line styles that use dash patterns and/or background lines. [Item #GM-2968]
- Fixed 2DM interior shading when shown in 3D viewer. [Item #25861]
- 3D View now refreshes mesh features when various mesh properties change, such as mesh color, model placement, texture, etc. [Item #GM-9516]
Path Profile/Line of Sight Function Changes
- Mouse wheel messages are now forwarded to the path profile view if the mouse is over it. [Item #GM-9142]
Digitizer Tool Changes
- Improved speed when selecting large numbers of LiDAR points with the Digitizer Tool. [Item #17693]
- Fixed calculation of a flattened site plan grid when flattening to the heights of an area with a single attribute-based elevation rather than per-vertex elevations. [Item #GM-10020]
Scripting Changes
- Made command names in Global Mapper script files be case-insensitive, so you no longer have to write them in all upper-case if you don't want to. [Item #GM-9975]
Format Specific Changes
- Made high-bit-depth raster exports support resampling the values rather than always using 'Nearest Neighbor'. [Item #12034]
- Added ability to export vector data to Esri File Geodatabase in without requiring that ArcGIS be installed. [Item #15624]
- Added prompt for elevation units when loading elevation grid files that have a known projection system but no specified elevation units. [Item #15790]
- Added a tool, HDF5 Definition Creator, to let the user define the data to extract from an HDF5 type file not in GM internal database. Works with HDF5 files containing defined latitude, longitude, and data tables with the same dimensions. [Item #19182/26210]
- [LIDAR MODULE ONLY] Updated Feature Info Tool to show the approximate ground coverage when selecting image points that have enough camera information to determine coverage (i.e. drone images). [Item #26339]
- Added ability to read multiple time slices from HEC-RAS simulation results output file (generally *.P??.HDF). Importing this type of file will read in all the geometry, and allow user to specify which time steps of the simulation to load, creating a layer for each. [Item #GM-9728]
- Added multi-time slice layer importing for AquaVeo SMS, CORTAD, SPEI, and GRIB file formats [Item #GM-9909]
- Fixed Openflight, Sketchup, and 2DM export file types to include vector layers in the User Created Features layers. [Item #26353]
- Fixed problems loading some 3D PDF files. [Item #GM-9727]
GPS Tracking Changes
- The GPS Status dialog allows the user to select a Waypoint Feature Point, and continually display the distance and bearing to that point. [Item #9761]
- Add Option to Provide Active Guidance to a GPS Waypoint [Item #GM-342]
Rendering/Style Changes
- Add ability to remove the texture from a mesh. A texture, once removed, may be restored while the mesh stays loaded in Global Mapper. [Item #GM-9672/GM-9668]
- We now honor orientation settings when loading models referenced in a KML file. These are the "heading", "tilt", and "roll" sub-elements of the "Orientation" element. [Item #GM-9219]
- Fix 2D renderer to handle mesh texture display when UV coordinates are outside the range of [0-1] [Item #GM-9656/GM-8171]
- Fixed a problem where a copy/paste operation on a mesh feature that has a texture can result in the copy not having its texture. [Item #GM-9818]
Performance
- Sped the display of tiled online image sources. [Item #GM-9982]
User Interface
- Added function to search for layer names in the Layer Control Center. [Item #GM-9730]
- Fixed a problem when exporting DEM to STL that caused the exporter to always scale coordinates that are in units of radians or degrees to integral values in order to accommodate low precision STL viewers. The user now has a choice as to whether to scale coordinates or export them as-is. [Item #GM-5994]
- Cleaned up 3D model load dialog: model orientation and axis choices are easier to understand, and defaults for specific model types are pre-applied [Item #GM-8860]
- Added right-click option on Feature Vertices dialog to display per-vertex timestamps in UTC rather than local time. [Item #26506]
- Made the graph on the Histogram tab of the Configuration dialog automatically refresh when changing the band/attribute to display if the last update was quick (i.e. < 3 seconds). [Item #GM-9994]
Misc. Changes
- Fixed export to raster formats when cropping to area features with holes/islands and including vector data in the export. [Item #GM-10175]
- Fixed a problem when loading 3D models that use .bmp texture files. [Item #GM-9635]
- Fix issue when loading a 3D model, and user chooses to skip an unresolved texture [Item #GM-9642]
- Added an option to increase the scale of arrows on the quiver plot display. [Item #25663]
- Added ability to restore position of a mesh feature if it was moved [Item #GM-9599]
- Added option to "Specify projection when creating new layer." If left unchecked, then the current display projection will be used. [Item #GM-9848]
- Removed unimplemented "Create Area from Track", "Mark Waypoint at Offset" , and "Create Line from Track" from GPS toolbar [Item #GM-9860]
- Allow for feathering of features with holes (islands) [Item #25899]
- Fixed issue with area edges showing up on crop polygon boundaries when exporting to a raster format (i.e. PNG) and including vector data and also cropping to other areas. [Item #GM-10175]
- Added a warning message when attempting to run the EXPORT_RASTER with a PALETTE="MULTIBAND" statement. [Item #GM-9869]