What's new in Mobile Atlas Creator 2.2.0 Revision 2584
Jul 22, 2021
- MOBAC build system changed to Gradle
- Support for ARM based MacOS systems (SQLite library)
- Support for 32bit systems dropped
- fixed Jaxb problem causing a NullPointerException with defineClass is null (#355)
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 2.2.0 Alpha Test 2 Revision 2557 (Dec 30, 2020)
- MOBAC build system changed to Gradle
- Support for ARM based MacOS systems (SQLite library)
- Support for 32bit systems dropped
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 2.1.2 Revision 2415 (Oct 10, 2019)
- Minimum supported Java version increased to Java 8 (1.8)
- "mapFile must not be null" error when creating an atlas
- Save settings to settings.xml in UTF-8 format (fix for #324)
- Map creation error with JPEG (Garmin Custom and others) (fix for #326)
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 2.1.1 Revision 2396 (Aug 7, 2019)
- Minimum supported Java version increased to Java 8 (1.8)
- "mapFile must not be null" error when creating an atlas
- Save settings to settings.xml in UTF-8 format (fix for #324)
- Map creation error with JPEG (Garmin Custom and others) (fix for #326)
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 2.1.1 Revision 2396 (Apr 11, 2019)
- Changed the MOBAC web site URL (e.g. used for online update):
- Map source initialization by atlas creation engine added (fix for #313)
- Multi-threading issue with TileImageWriter fixed
- On Linux now always xdg-open is used for opening the atlas folder in file manager (#317)
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 2.1.0 Revision 2381 (Jun 23, 2018)
- 4uMaps.eu fixed
- Mapsforge updated to version 0.9.1
- Removed: map source OpenPisteMap (does not exist anymore)
- JAXB libraries included into MOBAC (for Java 9+)
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 2.0.1 Revision 2371 (Nov 13, 2017)
- Fixed: Custom maps source loading problem when using custom map sources in a custom multi-layer map source (#294)
- Clean-up: USGS map sources (some removed, some updated)
- Extra start commands for Java 9: "start_java9.sh", "Mobile Atlas Creator Java9.exe"
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 2.0.0 Revision 2357 (Apr 18, 2017)
- Mapsforge library updated to version 0.8.0
- SQLite-jdbc library updated to version 3.16.1
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 2.0.0 Beta 3 Revision 2350 (Jan 4, 2017)
- Mapsforge library updated to version 0.7.0
- Fixed multi-threading problem for MapsForge maps (truncated labels)
- Updated xerial sqlite-jdbc library to version 3.8.11.2
- Fixed: Mapsforge cusom map did not had an effect
- New: Mapsforge custom map property
- MapQuest map source deleted (map not available anymore)
- Custom Mapsforge Map: Multiple map files ( elements) are now possible (see example)
- Fixed: MOBAC on Windows now works when started on UNC network path
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 2.0.0 Beta 2 Revision 2311 (Apr 25, 2016)
- Fixed New Zealand Topographic Maps (see bug #282 & patch #43)
- Removed maps: OpenStreetMap Mapnik and OpenSeaMap (maps are no longer available for MOBAC)
- Left panel is now resizable by mouse
- Refreshing the preview map view via "F5" now clears the label cache of Mapsforge maps
- BeanShell map source: "displayName" added (allows to use non-ascii characters as map name shown in MOBAC
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 2.0.0 Beta 1 Revision 2289 (Nov 27, 2015)
- Mapsforge library updated to version 0.6.0
- Map pack update certificate re-created due to expired certificate.
- The map pack update url changed, old MOBAC versions can no longer receive map pack online updates.
- ! NzTopoMaps updated to new schema
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 2.0.0 Alpha 4 Revision 2273 (Sep 2, 2015)
- Canada Toporama map source reactivated
- Mapsforge library updated to version 0.5.2
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 2.0.0 Alpha 3 Revision 2260 (Apr 18, 2015)
- Mapsforge vector maps library updated to 0.5.1
- Mapsforge custom caching implemented (required for correct label rendering)
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 2.0.0 Alpha 2 Revision 2252 (Nov 1, 2014)
- Fixed problems using mapsforge vector maps as a layer of a multi-layer map
- TrekBuddyTar: test added for too long layer & map names
- Maverick: Old atlas format (.jpg.tile) reactivated as additional atlas format.
- New atlas format (experimental): GeoPackage
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 2.0.0 Alpha 1 Revision 2223 (Aug 1, 2014)
- GUI design improved
- Custom map sources can be grouped by subdirectories
- Direct rendering of bitmap tiles based on mapsforge vector maps
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 1.9.16 Revision 2157 (Feb 7, 2014)
- Background color does not work in case of a multi-layer map source with only one layer (#252)
- The atlas format Maverick was changed from OSMTracker format to RMaps SQLite format (request from Maverick author).
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 1.9.15 Revision 2153 (Nov 22, 2013)
- Selection around GPX track: preview map selection while selecting distance
- Selection enclosed by GPX track (inner region)
- Minimum and maximum zoom level of custom multi-layer map sources in
- combination with local file-based map sources corrected
- Maverick: Corrected that all files are expected to have ".jpg.tile"
- Maplorer: Custom tile width and height reactivated
- extension, even if it is a PNG file.
- Updated xerial SQLite library that comes with MOBAC to v1.3.15-M1.
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 1.9.14 Revision 2140 (Jul 30, 2013)
- Custom SQlite map sources can now be specified using a relative path
- BackCountry Navigator format updated - now SQLite based atlases are created
- Japanese translation added (thanks to "u/ta-ka") [patch #33]
- Not translated tooltip corrected [patch #34]
- A problem with MapSourceInitializationException fixed (#245)
- Memory leak fixed in "TwoNav (RMAP)" atlas format causing an OutOfMemoryError when creating a large atlas
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 1.9.13 Revision 2126 (Jun 3, 2013)
- HTML injection via Atlas name bug #242
- Workaround for Java bug in JPEG writer (if source image has alpha transparency) implemented
- French translation added
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 1.9.12 Revision 2116 (Apr 17, 2013)
- Mapsource OpenStreetMap Maps4u.eu updated
- Reduced the number of decimal places of coordinates in GPX files created by MOBAC to 5 places (#242)
- Custom multi-layer map sources: Each layer can now have an alpha transparency value, specified as space separated list in element Bufix of conversion between different coordinate formats (degree, deg/min, deg/min/sec)
- localImageFile support using
- More atlas format support retina (scale = 2) images, including Paper(PNG), Paper(pdf).
- More atlas format can display retina (scale = 2) images correctly (convert to scale = 1), such as iPhone v5
- Add map source support
- Bug fix of 512x512 map tile images in Multiple layer
- Multiple language for Simplify-Chinese, Traditional Chinese and English
- View 512x512 map tile images for retina display
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 1.9.11 Revision 2092 (Feb 19, 2013)
- Bugfix for servers that send case insensitive content-types
- Bugfix OruxMapsSQlite final commit was missing (patch #30)
- New map sources: USGS National Map Base/Satellite/Satellite+/Vector/Topo
- Bugfix Garmin Custom Map: Removed possibility to set output format to PNG
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 1.9.10 Revision 2080 (Dec 4, 2012)
- Bugfix Local tile [zip] files in quadkey format causes a
- NullPointerException when creating an atlas (#229)
- Custom multi-layer map source can now contain maps
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 1.9.9 Revision 2066 (Oct 9, 2012)
- Bugfix in PNGW calibration (patch by allib)
- RMAPS: Error "failed to retrieve max tile zoom info" fixed
- GEMF: Error "NullPointerException" fixed
- OruxMaps: Patch #3300055 applied
- Custom XML map: now works in simple XML map, too
- Loading multiple GPX files at once into MOBAC
- Bugfix NullPointerException when aborting atlas download fixed
- Automatically splitted maps because of the specified maximum map size can now overlap 1-5 tiles
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 1.9.8 Revision 2038 (Jul 6, 2012)
- Viewranger atlas format depends on Java Advanced Imaging without checking
- OurxMaps SQLite: Memory handling changed (should prevent OutOfMemoryError)
- Fixed progress bar in atlas progress window for large atlases
- Possibility added to use SQLite Java Wrapper (ch-werner) instead of default sqlite library
- Replaced the old SQLite library with recent version of Xerial. This fixes all problems creating databases larger than 2GB on Windows 64bit
- CacheWolf: Custom tile processing re-enabled
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 1.9.7 Revision 2019 (May 17, 2012)
- Custom XML map source: New parameter {$q} for Quad-Tree encoded zoom, x & y
- New atlas output format: Osmdroid GEMF
- Increased default map size to 65536
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 1.9.6 Revision 1995 (Apr 2, 2012)
- New settings.xml option:
- New atlas format: TomTom raster
- Map source removed: Openstreetmap Osmarenderer (project has been retired)
- Paper atlas: Disabling compass in settings was ineffective
- New map source: OpenStreetMap 4uMaps.eu (Europe)
- backgroundColor option for customMultiLayerMapSource
- Message "The JPEG image format is not supported by OpenJDK." was shown at
- start-up even is custom tiles processing was disabled
- New atlas format: Viewranger
- ~ Magellan (RMP): Removed 18000 pixel check
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 1.9.5 Revision 1965 (Mar 9, 2012)
- Alpine Quest Map: Multiple bugs fixed
- Improvements in atlas download progress dialog
- Windows launcher "Mobile Atlas Creator.exe" increased max heap size to 1GB
- Linux start.sh increased max heap size to 1GB
- New selection mode: Circle (approximated by a 16 point polygon)
- New map source: OSMapa-Topo with contours (PL)
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 1.9.4 Revision 1943 (Jan 31, 2012)
- BeanShell map source: ignoreError=true feature added
- Debug menu: Show/hide map tile borders
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 1.9.3 (Jan 31, 2012)
- Custom map source from local tiles XML schema changed:
- new values: DIR_ZOOM_X_Y, DIR_ZOOM_Y_X, QUADKEY
- removed flipXYDirs (use DIR_ZOOM_Y_X instead
- Custom map source from ZIPs: Handling for atlas types with two file
- extensions fixed
- Bugfix Osmdroid SQlite: PRIMARY KEY must be unique (#3438206)
- ~ Turaterkep map updated (renamed internally to Turaterkep256 because of map
- format change)
- Support added for starting external tools from within MOBAC
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 1.9.2 (Jan 31, 2012)
- Custom map source from ZIP/files in file-system: added possibility to invert
- y coordinate via "invertYCoordinate" like it is used by MapTiler
- New settings.xml option: (default 1). Allows to reduce
- or increase the maximum attempts MOBAC tries to download a tile in case
- of errors occur while download or HTTP response is not as expected.
- Logging verboseness now configurable for the current session via GUI
- PaperAtlas: NullPointerException when WGS Grid=off has been fixed
- CustomSQLite atlas as map source: OSMAND format added
- New atlas output format: OSMAND SQLite
New in Mobile Atlas Creator 1.9.1 (Jan 31, 2012)
- Opening settings dialog: ClassCastException on Linux/OpenJDK
- Custom SQlite atlas as map source fixed for atlas formats AndNav,
- BackCountry Navigator and Osmand
- Background color for BeanShell map sources can be specified by adding
- backgroundColor = "#ffffff";
- Custom SQLite atlas as map source had an undefined tileImageType;
- Added auto-detection and user defined