Specialists of KB "Panorama" have prepared a video lesson on creation of point, linear, areal objects by means of modes of loading coordinates from text files of .txt.csv, *.xyh formats. Starting the modes is available in the Geodesy editor in programs the GIS "Panorama", "Workstation of cadastral engineer", "Panorama-editor".

The video lesson shows the loading of coordinates that can be obtained in the field conditions on geodetic instruments equipped with electronic processing tools in the format of a text file with delimiters. Source files can have different extensions (TXT, CSV, XYH), the main condition is the the delimiters between the fields in the line. The file structure is defined so that one line corresponds to one spatial object. So, for the results of field measurements, one line containing the direct coordinates of the points (X,Y,H) corresponds to the picket point. As a result, each line contains several fields with coordinates. Result of working the program is the map in MAP, SIT, SITX format, containing point, linear or areal objects for structure of fields X Y H.

You can get acquainted with the training materials in the "Video lessons" section.

In KB "Panorama" the Complex for documents preparation of aeronautical information version 7.7.8 has been developed under control of the GIS "Panorama" 14. In the "Preparation of AI documents" task, the method of creating the obstacle signature metric (text on the word balloons) has been changed to bind the signature text to the obstacle when the map is scaled. There is added the ability to select the type of obstacle label: standard label (height/absolute height), label of object height (feet/meters), label of absolute height (feet/meters).

Conventional symbols have been added into the classifier of aeronautical maps to display the signatures of the minimum absolute flight altitude in the area with the value displayed in meters or feet. New layers and signs have been added: TOPOGRAPHIC SIGNS AND TOPOGRAPHIC SIGNS AD for designing Route maps (color signs) and AD documents (halftone signs). The symbols are designed in accordance with the requirements of Doc 8697 ICAO Guidelines for Aeronautical Charts.

The PostgreSQL DBMS data filtering modes have been improved in the forms for displaying airfields, restricted areas, and control areas. To form a list of objects, special fields are provided for manual and automatic input of selection criteria.

In the dialogs for output of infrastructure and lighting equipment, a mode for creating a list of objects has been added, which makes it possible to speed up the process of drawing objects on a map.

Into the group of applications "Automatic creation of objects" of the GIS "Panorama" a new application "Creating a map of minimum heights" has been added. The procedure serves as an addition to the Complex of documents preparation of aeronautical information and is intended for automatic creating a map of minimum heights (AMA) based on of matrixes of heights of a relief and maps of obstacles. Calculations are performed in accordance with Doc 8168 ICAO Rules - Aircraft Operations - Volume II. The map of minimum heights is a matrix of signatures for the values of minimally allowable heights of flight in established conventional signs with a given size of the analyzed cells on the ground. Heights labels are drawn up in accordance with the requirements of Doc 8697 ICAO Manual for Aeronautical Charts.

The task of preparing documents of aeronautical information is a set of tools for maintaining an aeronautical data base, a modeling and analyzing the aeronautical situation, generating aeronautical maps and exchanging data with other information systems through export and import in the ARINC 424-19 exchange format and export in the AIXM 5.1 format. The task "Flight procedures design" is used to design the routes of departure, approach and landing and to analyze the safety of flights on them. The task "Assessment of compliance for aerodromes with the requirements FAR" is intended for the analysis of the aerodrome and the aerodrome environs for the suitability for operation and aircraft flights in accordance with the Federal Aviation Regulations.

The new version of the program, examples of aeronautical information documents, operational documentation, video lessons and presentations are available for download on the Download page.

Geoportal "Bank of spatial data" has been supplemented with maps of the regions of Guiana and Guadeloupe (France), formed according to OpenStreetMap data. Source data was obtained from Geofabrik website. To work with the maps, you can use the GIS Panorama Mini program or other software products of KB "Panorama".

The maps were led to the modernised classifier of large-scale plans of scale 1: 5 000 (map5000m). Publishing of updates in bank of spatial data is made by using the program of Databank of digital maps and remote sensing data. Publishing contents of bank of spatial data on the geoportal and data access for downloading are implemented by means of GIS WebServer SE.

Free maps on the basis of OpenStreetMap data are available for download on the page "Digital maps".

In KB "Panorama" the professional vectorizer "Panorama-editor" version 14.3.1 has been developed. In the new version the tools for editing and control of vector terrain maps, connecting geoportals and designing aeronautical maps have been improved.

Vector map checking has been improved. When performing topology checking of "Mismatch of objects" with editing, the matching of the metrics of point objects, vector objects (buildings) with areal objects (blocks) has been added. The new algorithm takes into account the presence of several objects adjacent at one point. Errors corrected during the checking process are not displayed into the log. Duplicate error messages have been reduced.

In the "Clones killer" mode of the "Correction of objects metrics" application, the "Check semantic values" option has been added. This allows you to exclude from processing the objects that match in spatial coordinate description, but have differences in the description of attributes.

Conventional symbols have been added into the classifier of aeronautical maps to display the signatures of the minimum absolute flight altitude in the area with the value displayed in meters or feet. The symbols are designed in accordance with the requirements of Doc 8697 ICAO Guidelines for Aeronautical Charts.

There is significantly accelerated the opening of the "Map Legend" containing a tree of types of objects with conventional signs. The "Map Legend" is opened by pressing the F11 key or via the Tools\Map Legend menu.

The task of connecting geoportals has been improved. Ability to access archived data from geoportals has been added. The archives may contain data on the state of the area for a certain period of time or other geospatial information. Examples of such data can be remote sensing data, electronic field maps, thematic maps, weather maps, geological, geographic, geophysical, engineering and other data. For example, using this task, you can connect fire maps provided by the Information System for Remote Monitoring of the Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz). This system provides data from aviation and ground observations, from satellite monitoring of forest fires, from a lightning direction finding system. Access to information is carried out taking into account the specified time interval of observations.

A dialog for viewing the diagnostic log containing service information about the program's operation has been developed. The diagnostic log file can be large. In order to speed up work with the log, a reading and displaying the file are performed block-to-block from the end of the file. Initially, the last block of the diagnostic log is displayed. Within the current block, it is possible to search for the message text in the forward and backward directions.

The new version of the program is available for download in the Download section.

In KB "Panorama" the "Workstation of urban planner" version 14.3.1 has been developed. "Workstation of urban planner" implements the automated workstation of urban planner on base of GIS Panorama Mini and the additional module "Complex of urban planning tasks". The new version of the program uses the PostgreSQL object-relational database management system to store urban planning documents, information about land plots, real estate, networks of engineering communications and other territorial infrastructure facilities.

PostgreSQL is free and completely open source software. PostgreSQL has most of the features presented in large commercial DBMSs such as transactions, subqueries, triggers, representations, external keys, integrity constraints, and miscellaneous locks. In addition, it has new features: user-defined types, inheritance mechanism, the rules and concurrent multiversion control for working with the contents of locks. The performance of PostgreSQL is similar to other commercial DBMS and open source DBMS.

Installing PostgreSQL together with the GIS Server onto hardware running the Astra Linux Special Edition operating system in combination with the use of the information system "Workstation of urban planner" as a client, allows you to create ISOGD of various levels on domestic software. In the course of work, the "Workstation of urban planner" uses attributive and spatial data about objects of urban planning activities. Information about land plots, objects of capital construction, territorial zones and restricted zones is maintained in the form of a duty cadastral map (DCM) of the territory. "Workstation of urban planner" provides automated updating of DCM according to information from XML-files of the Unified State Register of Real Estate (EGRN). The coordinates of objects on the DCM are presented in the local coordinate system (LCS). Placement of the DCM on the GIS Server allows using the LCS parameters that are hidden from users. When displaying the DCM as part of the "Workstation of urban planner", coordinate transformation "on the fly" is supported, which ensures the combination of DCM with images of public geoportals of Rosreestr, Roscosmos and commercial organizations.

In the new version of the program, the task of connecting geoportals has been improved. There is added a support for seamless coverages in the form of a tiled substrate for various territories of the Russian Federation in certain areas from the Bank of Basic Products of Russian Space Systems (RCS). Support has been implemented for arbitrary user-defined data matrices in local coordinate systems with user-defined reference points and arbitrary axes direction. This allows you to connect any data in BIR and GeoPackage format.

The new version of the program is available for download in the Download section.