Oracle Spatiallers,
The GeoRaptor team is pleased to announce Release 2.1.4.
This release does not just fix bugs with the previous release, but provides major new functionality delivered in less than 6 weeks from the previous release.
This release includes:
IMPROVEMENTS / CHANGES
- Layer Properties menu reorganised around Tabs
- Tools>Preferences>GeoRaptor now organised under tabs.
- Layer preferences for styling are now organised under tabs.
- Layer point, stroke, fill, labeling and rotation properties can be applied interactively.
- Additional Point Markers have been added.
- Changes to handling of networks.
NEW
- Polygon fill and point marker colour can now be set to be random or based on a column in a table.
- Point marker symbol size can be set via a numeric column in a table in the range 4..72 points.
- Ability to recalculate a layer's MBR at next redraw.
- Each layer is now tagged by its geometry type on addition to the view (based on first row).
- A spatial query can now be executed against an existing layer in the spatial view.
- Can now request a layer be permanently drawn using its selection colours.
- Right mouse click menu for record-sets/tables re-organised under sub-menu
- When executing an Identify, a small circle appears showing the search radius (a preference)
- Introduction of layer/view coordinate precision as against layer tolerance. Precision is
- Creation of initial SQL for a layer has been modified to include all columns in the host table (not just rownum, sdo_geometry).
- Mixed case columns and columns with spaces in their names are now supported via quoting.
- SRID Type (projected/engineering/geodetic) handling improved across the board.
- Support for 11gR2 3D SOLID geometry visualisation.
- Multiple layer selection and delete via DELETE key
BUG FIXES
A fuller description of GeoRaptor 2.1.4 can be read on the [GeoRaptor wiki|http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/georaptor/index.php?title=Release_2.1.4].
The project team have commenced the creation of a user manual (or Getting Started notes) to be delivered via the wiki. See [GeoRaptor Wiki|http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/georaptor/index.php?title=Main_Page].
Slated for the next release are:
- Export to Shapefile.
- Support for WMS image layers.
As we have said before, GeoRaptor is an open source project aimed at making the end user more productive. It is not meant to be a showcase for the whole Oracle Spatial technology stack (that is something the Spatial team will be able to do better than us). Because it is an open source project its success can only be measured by your success in using it. So, please let us know via our SourceForge website what works for you, what doesn't and what you would like to see added.
regards
[Simon Greener|http://www.spatialdbadvisor.com]