gvSIG Changelog

What's new in gvSIG 2.1.0-2268 RC4

Jan 27, 2015
  • Some of the main new features respecting the previous release candidate version are the Dyschromatopsia / colour blindness extension, derived geometries, new symbol libraries or the Excel format supporting.

New in gvSIG 2.1.0-2259 RC3 (Jan 22, 2015)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Integration of functionalities of gvSIG 1.x not present at gvSIG 2.0:
  • Georeferencing
  • Legends
  • Expresions
  • Proportional symbols
  • Graduated symbols
  • Dot density
  • Quantities by category
  • Charts (pies and bars)
  • Advanced labeling
  • CSV support
  • Import/export SLD
  • Copy/paste geometries
  • Lateral buffer
  • Split line
  • Consecutive numbers function
  • Duplicated records function
  • New functionalities:
  • Chart document
  • Map sheets (map series)
  • Connection with OpenStreetMap services
  • New symbol libraries
  • PostGIS 2.x support (raster and vector)
  • Layout
  • Insert table
  • Insert chart
  • New layout with TOC (table of contents) included.
  • New grid functionalities.
  • Portable views (thematic maps plugin)
  • Advanced dissolve geoprocess
  • Labeling
  • Halo option
  • Always show label option
  • Raster
  • Set projection to layer
  • Change data type
  • Create multi-file layer
  • Convert to grayscale
  • Export to KML
  • Show attributes in ballon option
  • Use labels option
  • Reprojection:
  • Reprojection forcing
  • New EPSG projections support.
  • Scripting: raster data support
  • Layer loading:
  • Dragging layers from the file browser.
  • Memory management at the Preferences menu.
  • WFS service:
  • XY axis order selection.
  • Other improvements:
  • Raster
  • Integration of tools in the geoprocessing toolbox
  • Principal components tool improved
  • Georeferencing tool improved
  • Print performance improved
  • New design of info tool
  • Bug fixing

New in gvSIG 2.0.0-2066 (Jan 22, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • Data access refactoring
  • New installer that supports typical and custom installation
  • Some changes in the interface of data management tools like:
  • File import/export
  • Table operations
  • Layer load improved
  • WMTS (Web Map Tiled Service) support
  • Raster data cache
  • NETCDF file format support (vector/raster)
  • Temporal data support
  • Insert table in layout
  • Unified geoprocessing interface
  • Import/export symbols
  • Scripting framework
  • Metadata management

New in gvSIG 1.12 (Jan 22, 2015)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Functionalities:
  • Latest Sextante version (1.0) integrated.
  • New color palette included.
  • Some improvements in TOC usability.
  • Usability improvements in general (view maximized by default, random colors, fixed size and color in labelling, “all supported” filter at loading files, more user-friendly mouse wheel zoom, non-modal locator window, etc.).
  • Some bugfixes in Postgis driver (DB conexion simplified, server performance improved, date support, etc.).
  • Some improvements in table join and ODBC conexions.
  • Khmer and Persian translations included.
  • New versions of data access suported: WMS 1.3 and KML (latest).
  • Some improvements in raster data loading, specially for big files.
  • Some improvements in creation and printing maps (layouts).
  • Support of negative values in interval symbology.
  • Navtable: GUI and fast filters improved.
  • Automatic legend loading from .gvl files for shapefiles.
  • Development:
  • jts library updated to 1.12 version.
  • Installers generation process automatized.
  • Use of Intalljammer and launch4j.
  • New view class API.
  • The expression field tool can be used from external plugins.

New in gvSIG 1.12 RC2 (Jan 22, 2015)

  • The following issues have been fixed
  • WMS layers didn't use the correct style
  • rec() operator is not load in Field Calculator
  • Italian properties to upload to gvSIG 1.12 (2012-07-30)

New in gvSIG 1.11 (Jan 22, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Copy/paste geometries between layers
  • Lateral buffer
  • Split line in equidistant sections
  • Add consecutive numbers to attribute tables
  • Find duplicates records in attribute tables
  • Add-ons installer (beta)
  • NavTable new version
  • gvSIG user manual included (available in the help menu)
  • Bugfixes contributed by the developers community

New in gvSIG 1.11 RC2 (Jan 22, 2015)

  • The following errors have been corrected:
  • properties files to upload to gvSIG 1.11
  • Information to add in the translation extension
  • Error while rasterizing a raster layer with the sextante extension
  • Several errors in Navtable

New in gvSIG 1.11 RC1 (Jan 22, 2015)

  • The following errors have been corrected:
  • WFS can not connect when the SRS starts with "urn:ogc:def:crs:" unable to up load a png, jpg or bmp image by using "picture marker symbol" properties.
  • Thread always running
  • Missing undo / redo buttons
  • Missing jars in windows JAI installation. extWMS doesn't compile
  • No english translation for "Capas" on "Add layer" dialog
  • Allow geometry field can be uppercase
  • ComboScale can not be empty wrong if condition in TransformationCompuestaPanelListener?
  • Problem parsing WCS-1.0.0 in Geoserver
  • Changes in jgdal 0.9.2 are not commited
  • Numeric fields are readed badly
  • Connection losed sometimes and cannot recovery
  • Oracle Spatial: SRS for South America cause errors (EPSG:29177-EPSG:29185)
  • OutOfMemory when getting a raster Buffer from big raster files
  • Error in Symbol library, basic, symbol.
  • Undo Icon incorrect in maps

New in gvSIG 1.10 Beta (Sep 11, 2010)

  • New Features:
  • gvSIG 1.9 bug fixes
  • Windows Vista and Windows 7 compatibility
  • Binaries compilation for JVM 1.6 (with JVM 1.5 compatibility)
  • Sextante 0.6 extension integration (GRASS 6.4 interface included)
  • NavTable extension integration (latest version)
  • Pie and bar chart legend
  • Relative paths support

New in gvSIG 1.9 (Mar 1, 2010)

  • ArcSDE Client:
  • Now integrated in the installation (view neccesary previous requirements).
  • Symbology:
  • Density point legend.
  • Symbol editor.
  • Graduated symbol legend.
  • Proportional symbol legend.
  • Quantity category legend.
  • Symbology levels.
  • Load/Save SLD legend.
  • Expressions legend.
  • Basic default symbols.
  • Two differents measure systems for symbols and labels (in the paper / in the world).
  • Labelling:
  • Creation of individualized annotations.
  • Overlaps labeling control.
  • Priority position labeling.
  • Range scale visualization of labeling.
  • Orientation of labeling.
  • Different location options for labeling.
  • More kind of measure units for labeling.
  • Raster and remote sensing:
  • Clipping of bands and data
  • Export layers
  • Save from view to raster file
  • Color table and gradient edition
  • No data values management
  • Pixel process (filters)
  • Color interpretation management
  • Overview creation
  • Enhanced radiometric
  • Histogram
  • Geolocation
  • Raster reprojection
  • Georeferencing
  • Automatic vectorization
  • Region of Interest (ROI) definition
  • Internationalitation:
  • New languages: English (USA), Portuguese-brazilian, Turkish, Russian, Greek, Swahili, Serbian.
  • Translation management extension integrated.
  • Editing:
  • Matrix.
  • Scale.
  • Explode.
  • New snappings.
  • Polygon cutting.
  • Polygon autocompletation
  • Polygon joining.
  • Previous editing selection.
  • Geoprocessing:
  • Geoprocessing tools can now work with line layers besides with polygon layers.
  • Tables:
  • New wizard for joining tables.
  • Layout:
  • Add grid to the view into Layout.
  • Project:
  • Wizard for recovering layers which path has changed.
  • Online help.
  • Interface:
  • Possibility of hiding toolbars.
  • New icons.
  • CRS:
  • CRS management extension JCRS v.2 integrated.
  • Other:
  • Improvementes in the reading of format DWG 2004
  • Improvements of the hyperlink operations.
  • Record the symbology legend path.
  • Add "GeoServeisPort" server in the Nomenclator.
  • Independent units for distances and Areas.
  • Open layer properties by double clicking.
  • Also the following tools of the extension made by the Consejería de Medio Ambiente of the Junta de Castilla y León have been added:
  • Selection tools:
  • Selection by polyline
  • Selection by circle
  • Selection by buffer
  • Select all
  • Information tools:
  • Fast information tool (informs about a geometry when the mouse stays on it)
  • Multi-coordinates tool: allows to visualize the view coordinates simultaneously in geographic and UTM coordinates, even for a different Zone from the one selected for the current view.
  • Hyperlink:
  • Improvement of the current hyperlink.
  • Link different actions to the same layer
  • Link properly several actions within one view.
  • Add raster or vector layers in one view.
  • Link to PDF files
  • Link to HTML files
  • Add new hyperlink actions with the help of plug-ins
  • Data transformation tools:
  • Export of tables subsets to DBF and Excel format.
  • Add geographical information to the layer (for instance, add the Area, Perimeter, etc. fields to a table in a faster way).
  • Import tables fields.
  • Interactively transform points to lines or polygons, and lines to polygons.
  • Open/save projects:
  • Automatic backup of the .GVP when the project is saved.
  • Other:
  • Print view using a template.
  • Select the order for loading several layers (for example, it allows specifying the loading of shapes on top of the the raster data by defect).