GPSeismic

GPSeismic Version 2009.2 Release Notes

Highlights

1) Two utilities have been added to QuikMap and GPArc which will greatly assist US
users. A Public Land Survey System (PLSS) utility has been added which will allow 
you to determine legal land descriptions based on coordinates or determine the 
coordinates defining a legal section based on an entered land description. A second
utility allows you to download and render imagery from TerraServerUsa. The imagery
can be USGS topos or satellite imagery. The utility works in identical fashion to
the Google Maps utility, however, there is no API key required nor are there any
restrictions on the number of tiles requested.

We have a PDF files you can download which describes how to use these new utilities:

http://www.gpseismic.com/download/manuals/plss.pdf
http://www.gpseismic.com/download/manuals/TerraServer.pdf

2) If you are a QuikCon user, you need to read the QuikCon section in this
document very carefully. A completely different set of survey tools has been created.
We have a PDF file you can download which describes how to use the new DCO Editor.

http://www.gpseismic.com/download/manuals/NewDco.pdf

General

1) The Google Maps Utility available in QuikMap and GPArc has changed in the 
following ways:

Increased possible image resolution to 0.28 meters per pixel. Note that you
won't always have that resolution available. That's up to Google. Also, for
large areas, high resolution means more tiles. However, if you are interested
in super high resolution for small areas where it is available, this change
will be a welcome one.

The Google Maps utility has also been modified to take into account the fact that
you might be denied image requests by Google. This denial of service can occur
if you request more than 1000 tiles in a 24 hour period, however we have also
seen this occur with a lower number of tiles in a militarily sensitive area.  Note
that this limit is not on an API key basis but rather an IP address basis. In this
release, these web exception error messages will not appear in a dialog as in the
previous release. Rather, the denial error is shown in the progress list for the 
tile requests.  If 1 tile is denied, you are prompted for whether to continue. 
After that, each time the count of denied tiles reaches 100, you are again
prompted for whether to continue. Another change is that when you are 
adjusting the number of tiles to make, the available memory and required memory 
values are displayed. If required exceeds available, you are warned before the 
last step of creating the map. There has also been a modification to use
half the memory that was previously required when transforming the image.

2) In the Geodetic Settings utility, added ability to create a table in the 
geodesy.mdb database and populate it with information from the EPSG database. The
user enters the EPSG code and the utility extracts all relevant information from 
the database. The user can also specify a Group/System/Datum/Units that
corresponds to the EPSG code. The new utility simply provides a means to equate
GPSeismic coordinate systems to EPSG codes if required.

3) Fixed a problem in which specifying 10 viewing levels for IMG files would result
in the inability to convert the intermediate MP file to IMG.

Spotted by Glyn Barnes of WesternGeco.

QuikView

1) Added ability to import point Shape files in the Specific ASCII utility. While
not an ASCII file type, the utility is best suited for the import. User is prompted
for what fields in the DBF file to use for station name, height (optional) and 
descriptor. User also specifies coordinate type (local grid, local lat/long or
WGS84 lat/long).

Requested by Justin Brown of Maverick Surveys.

QuikMap

1) A Public Land Survey System (PLSS) utility has been added. You can
display the new utility by selecting the 'View-PLSS...' menu item. On this dialog,
you can enter a land description and obtain the coordinates of the polygon defining
the user defined section. you can also enter coordinates and obtain the land
description for the section the point is in and polygon coordinates of this section.
Similar to COGO, if you right clicked on any points in QuikMap, these points are
available in a drop down list when the dialog is displayed, and it is possible to
obtain all land section descriptions and polygon coordinates for all points.
It is possible to create DXF,XZO and SHP files from all sections retrieved.
The utility relies on an internet connection. See the PDF file link at the top 
of this document for more information.

2) A TerraServer utility has been added. This works in an almost identical fashion 
to the Google Maps utility execpt that you do not have to have any special key,
nor is there any limit to the number of tiles you can download. The utility
is limited to imagery within the US. See the PDF file link at the top of this
document for more information.

3)In the Image menu you will see a new tool called Graphical Registration. This 
is a utility to quickly register images by manually positioning them on the map 
display.  This would be a good tool for the situation where you might want to 
place a photo of a survey monument or other field feature on your map in order 
to show the map user what the actual object looks like.

This tool is only available when QuikMap has something to display (preplots, 
exclusion zones, an image, vector file, grid definition file, etc.).  When you 
launch this it will prompt you for an image to load. It will then flash a message 
indicating that you need to right-click inside the image for an option menu.  
When the image window is up you can size it via the window borders, drag the 
window where you like, and zoom, pan, etc.  When you are satisfied with what 
portion of the image you are showing and where the window is, then right-click 
and choose "Save Visible Portion".  It will prompt you for a filename and save 
the portion of the image that was showing as a TIF LZW.  It will then create a 
world file for the image and immediately load the image as a layer.  What 
you see before the "Save" should be exactly what was loaded as a layer.

4) A menu item called Manage MP/IMG Files has been added to the Image menu in
order to call up a dialog that allows you to create an MP file from a ASCII point 
file, create a Garmin IMG from an MP (Polish) file, or upload an IMG file.

5) When transforming a DEM, the selected systems are now persistent.

Requested by Brian Marsh.

GPSQL

1) Fixed problem with averaging a table. If the parent table contained GPS serial 
time, the averaged table Julian Day would be that for the next station in the 
parent table as sorted by station.

This was spotted by Eric Amedee of Conics Positioning.

2) When creating a shape file and electing to create a DBF with all fields, any
double or single numeric field is now writen to 8 decimal places.

Requested by Michael Schlautmann of DMT.

GPArc

1 - Modified the Insert Logo utility so that it now shows a sizeable/draggable
translucent shape representing the picture to be inserted. When the placement
is satisfactory, the user clicks OK and the image is inserted.
 
2) A Public Land Survey System (PLSS) utility has been added. See the PDF file 
link at the top of this document for more information.

3) A TerraServer utility has been added. See the PDF file link at the top of this
document for more information.

QuikCon

1 - IMPORTANT - When you start QuikCon, on the General tab page, there is a new
checkbox that says 'use beta tools'. When checked, the DCO Editor, Control 
Station Manager and Sunshot utilities displayed are completely new. They all use
a new spreadsheet control that does not rely on third party libraries. If the
beta tools option is not checked, then the old utilities are displayed.

It is important to use the new beta tools and check that the functionality meets
your needs. The older utilities will be removed in a future release. Of the three
utilities, the DCO Editor has changed the most. There is now a right-click popup
menu associated with the spreadsheet, copy and paste has been enhanced so that
rows are created if necessary, and there is no limit on the number of DCO Editors
that can be spawned. The Help file now reflects the new DCO Editor. The Control
Manager and Sunshot utility have changed the least but the user should make sure
that all functions as before. See the PDF file link at the top of this document 
for more information.

2) Added a new GSI import routine. See the help file for format particulars. The
format is called Leica GSI (BGP).

Requested by an unidentified BGP employee.

3) Added sunshot import routine and DCO import routine for the NTS-360R total
station.

Requested by Mel Meeds of Quest Geophysical.

Project Manager

1) Simplified viewing editor to be compatible with the possibility of network 
printers.

2) For the more obscure projection types, Project Manager was not displaying
the specific parameters. This has been fixed.

Spotted by Michael Schlautmann of DMT

GPMonitor

1) Added selectable parity and stop bit settings for input and output ports.

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