v3.81 Beta - Batch Downloading

[ScottMorris]

Beta 3.81 is out and the biggest changes happened in the Batch Download tool, which has received a major overhaul.  



The new tool is much more user friendly, with better options and much more feedback as to how things are proceeding, how long it's going to take, etc.  I'm pretty happy with it, but please let us know if you see any odd behavior.

Another nagging issue has been that exported maps with profiles have obscured part of the map.  Finally took care of that one, too.

Download in the usual place:

http://topofusion.com/beta.php

Full change list:

3.81 - [7/25/09]  (Beta)

Batch Map Download Tool Upgrades
   Now found in "Window" menu
   Added ability to select which tilesets to download
   Added ability to download Color aerials, WMS servers and Elevation
   Added status update window, estimated space and time to completion
   Added buttons to save/clear/draw new download area box
   Improved error handling.  Will restart upon connection failure.

Profiles in exported maps no longer cover bottom portion of map (map
   is extended to include profile)
Fixed GPX extension problem with GPX files that have HR and CAD data
Added ability to read KML files with 'schema parent' placemarks
Fixed new waypoints getting old (1969) time
Settings in MultiPlayback dialog are now preserved
Added error messages for bogus PhotoFusion GMT offsets
Added error message for multiplayback w/o time data
Fixed crash in multiplayback when "error contacting server" comes up
Changed Australian download string to prevent landsat imagery from covering
   features at high zoom levels

[Larry]

Hey Scott,

The batch downloading is *extra cool*.     It's working fine so far! It's particularly nice because the color tiles, which I'm finding are really useful, are slow to download. No worries now. :-)

One hint for Vista users who are planing big downloads: it looks like you have to temporarily set the power options to always on; otherwise the download gets interrupted when sleep mode starts. But it will resume when the computer wakes up if you don't want to bother.

Edited to add this: now that my large download is finished, I'm amazed at how smoothly the color tiles zoom in. There is no dectable jump between tile resolutions. I would not have noticed this before, because tiles were always being downloaded. This is really impressive!

Larry

[ScottMorris]

Larry,

Thanks a lot for the feedback.  Glad to know it's working well for you.  I agree that batch downloads for color aerials is very cool.  The AZ server can be pretty slow at times, too, but the imagery is excellent and in many cases better than Google Earth/Maps!

[ScottMorris]

BTW, I released v3.82 today with some changes, many of which are cosmetic:

3.82 - [7/26/09]  (Beta)

Added menu shortcuts for Mouse Tool modes:
   Edit menu has: Edit Points, Edit Points (box), Cut Tracks, Merge Tracks
   Map Menu: Pan Map, Mark Waypoint, Draw Track
   Analysis Menu: Elevation Profile
Changed "Tile Cache" to "Memory cache size" in Options->Preferences
Enlarged tileset selector in Batch Download Tool
Added "Disk Cache Size = Unlimited" note to Options->Preferences
Added auto "Reply-To:" field to crash reports
Added white background to 'onscreen' messages, also enlarged font

As usual, thanks to the users who made the suggestions for these tweaks.