Current application version: 7.40 (10th November 2016)

2016 November: V7.40

• NEW: Editing Tools: New editing tools are more intuitive and support snapping to layers for faster and more accurate editing.
• UPDATE: Right click menu updated.

2016 June: V7.30

• NEW FEATURE: OS MasterMap Export - Users can now export OS MasterMap in SHP/DXF/DWG/GeoJSON.
• UPDATE: Layer Control updated to provide more feedback to users about particular layers.
• FIX: Fix for editing tool to respond to updates to the User Manager in V7.20

2016 February: V7.20

• NEW FEATURE: User Manager Module for Parish Online & Planning Edge. A new module that enables account administrators to create and manage user accounts from within the control panel.

2016 February: V7.10

• UPDATE: INSPIRE Cloud has been updated to ensure we are fully compliant when publishing datasets and metadata. The user interface has been simplified and the metadata is more verbose than previous versions.

2016 February: V7.00

• NEW FEATURE: Attributes tool (previously List View). This new tool has been built from the ground up to allow easier navigation of attribute information stored within Map Layers. The new tool shows a spreadsheet-style view of the information stored within objects, including any attachments that have been added. Functions include; search, export to CSV, display object attachments and navigate to object on the map. The Attributes tool will be released as a 'soft launch' initially before being made available to all accounts.
• NEW FEATURE: Admin Panel Layer Metadata. For customers using the SFTP data transfer method for regularly synchronising Map Layers, a text field now displays the date the layer was last updated.
• NEW FEATURE: Admin Panel Data Sync Management. There is a new tab in the Admin Panel that allows users to manually set off their Data Sync process. If there are any SHP files in the Secure FTP folder then it will ingest them and make them available in the Admin Panel. The new tool includes a log of synchronisation processes that have occured along with the number of layers that were imported.
• NEW FEATURE: Admin Panel Reports. This new tab in the Admin Panel allows Administrators to extract statistics about their account over a specific time period. It can be filtered by user or Map Layer. It also includes a Shapefile export that shows where on the map users have been viewing Map Layers.
• UPDATE: Login Pages. The Login pages, including the custom branded ones have been updated to increase login success. Previously cookies were used to validate a login attempt and sometimes this failed, which causes a login failure. This has now been streamlined so correct details will always log in successfully.
• UPDATE: Facelift. We have fully migrated the service to our new styling design. The new User Interface is designed to be cleaner and clearer. It is the precursor to making more fundamental changes to the way the maps are delivered in an effort to make the system as lightweight and usable as possible. The new design has also been applied to the Admin Panel accounts.
• UPDATE: Print Templates. The Print tool now includes a range of new Print Templates which include the inclusion of more aestetically pleasing legend information. Clicking on 'Show Legend' from within the Print Tool will pop up a box to allow the user to only display certain legend fields. This allows much clearer maps to be produced. This update is teamed with a new Legend display under the MAP tool.
• FIX: Admin Panel Map Layer Ordering. Previously the Admin Panel would hang if it was commanded to update a Map Layer's column fields if there were a large number of columns present. It is now over 7x faster to save the Map Layer updates and the Admin Panel doesn't hang anymore (which is handy!).

2015 November: V6.60

• FIX: Work carried out to improve efficiency of software XML files and compatibility with version 48 of Google Chrome browser.

2015 November: V6.50

• NEW FEATURE: Scale Picker. Click the Map Scale in the blue footer at the base of the map to choose from a set of pre-defined map scales, great for planning application work.

2015 October: V6.40

• NEW FEATURE: TravelTime. This module creates dynamic areas on the map representing how far someone can travel using different transport methods. It is configurable by the user and can display times for driving, walking, cycling, public transport and combinations of all.
• NEW FEATURE: Data Sync. This allows automated ingestion of GIS files into the Online GIS using secure FTP. Compatible with SHP, including multipolygon SHP files as well as data in any worldwide EPSG.
• UPDATE: Public Map. Public Map has been updated to Version 2. This includes a new interface, faster performance, overview mini map and integrated AddressBase search.
• UPDATE: Parish Online Bolt-Ons. Parish Online customers can now opt to use bolt-on features such as Public Map, additional read-only users and TravelTime.
• UPDATE:Info Click tool now displays the Layer Title by default intead of Layer ID. Clicking on the Layer Title will toggle the text to the Layer ID.
• UPDATE: Admin Panel Editing Permissions. This has been updated to allow greater control of different Map Layers.
• FIX: Elements of our client-side code have been modified and streamlined due to some users reporting compatibility issues with their firewall.
• FIX: The object highlighting feature in the Data Extract tool was not displaying correctly in some web browsers. This has been corrected.
• FIX: Attribute information for some layers were not displaying correctly in List View. This has been rectified.
• FIX: There was an anomaly in the way the Scratchpad handled text sizes. This has now been resolved.
• FIX: Startup layers had a issue which stopped some layers showing by default. This has been corrected.
• MAPPING: BING Maps aerial photography and road mapping has now been included for some of our international clients.

2015 May: V6.30

• UPDATE: The new bookmarks tool allows you to save frequently needed locations and layers to a handy shortcut - great for project based work.

2015 March: V6.20

• UPDATE: The Data Upload feature in the Control Panel now allows CSV files to be uploaded. Users will be prompted to choose a projection and select fields for X and Y coordinates. British National Grid and Latitude/Longitude are supported.
• FIX: Minor security enhancements for all Online GIS users, including Parish Online registration.

2015 March: V6.10

• NEW FEATURE: Our new Street Layer module is now live - view and measure street level panoramic imagery within your browser. This latest update allows you to view different epochs of imagery (i.e 2012 and 2014) side-by-side. Using the AddressBase search tool you can also find and view properties at Street Level alongside contexutal base maps and vector layers.

2014 November: V6.00

• NEW FEATURE:We now support Lat/Long (EPSG:4326) with added support for other projections coming soon.
• NEW FEATURE:Our new Street Layer module is now a live Beta. Contact us for more info.
• UPDATE: We've updated the scratchpad, giving greater flexibility and ease of use when using this feature.
• UPDATE:Version 2 of the Print tool now features more templates/papersizes and for our commercial customers, the ability to add custom templates and secondary logo's.
• UPDATE:Updated INSPIRE Publisher to include WFS feeds and the ability to add End User Licenses/Registration to published datasets.
• UPDATE:The zoom slider has been updated, giving the user more accuracy over the zoom levels.

2014 August: V5.50

• NEW FEATURE: The new Geographer's A-Z Search Tool uses their enhanced gazetteer to search for towns roads and localities. It is available for all Geographer's A-Z customers using the Online GIS.

2014 April: V5.40

• NEW FEATURE: INSPIRE Cloud is our Map Publishing service for Local Authorities. It allows Customer Administrators to set Map Layers as a published, password-protected WMS feed which can be shared with other Public Sector organisations. This new feature can also be applied to non-INSPIRE or commercial Map Layers. The new feature can be found in the Control Panel under the Map Layers section as a new button called 'Publisher'. This tool will not be available to all accounts by default. Contact us to find out more.
• UPDATE: The Object Search tool allows users to perform a text-based search on their own Map Layers. This makes finding assets quicker and easier. Updates to this tool in this release include the addition of a CSV export directly from the tool, and a highlighter tool that displays the point or outline of an object once it has been searched for.

2014 March: V5.20

• NEW FEATURE: Users can now share advanced URLs that control the startup location of the map and the layers that are switched on. Users can also apply filters to layers so that only the specified objects show in the map. This can be useful for sharing specific project areas or filtering the map to only show important information.

2014 February: V5.10

• UPDATE: Admin Panel Permissions for deleting Map Layers. Administrators can now delete Map Layers that have been synchronised through a WFS transfer through the Admin Panel.

2013 December: V5.00

• NEW FEATURE: List View. This new tool allows users to view a spread-sheet style list of information for each Map Layer. This allows easy searching, viewing and exporting of Map Layer information without having to search the map itself. This can be useful for viewing asset lists or identifying objects that are missing Attribute information. List View can be accessed from the Top Menu or by right-clicking on the layer in the Map Layers panel on the left-hand-side and selecting List View.
• NEW FEATURE: Map Layers Control Panel. This is a new addition allows much greater control of a user's Map Layers. It allows users to upload new map data from Shapefiles to their account (for some accounts), create new Map Layers, edit the name and attribute information for an existing Map Layer, edit and control the styling for a Map Layer, and delete Map Layers (owned by the user) that are not needed anymore. The new features are found in a new expandable panel in the Control Panel and can be accessed from the Cog icon in the top right of your mapping account.
• NEW FEATURE: Highlighting Map Objects. In the List View there is an option to go the Map Object that is selected in the list. Once clicked the map will zoom and pan to the location of that object. This makes it easier to quickly find your assets from the list. Map Objects are highlighted using a pink halo.
• NEW FEATURE: Right-Click Options for the Map. This new feature allows the map to be right-clicked (or control clicked in Mac) to bring up a number of options. At present these options allow a user to find, show or hide any currently selected Map Object. More features will be added to this tool in the future.
• NEW FEATURE: Right-Click Options for the Map Layers Panel. This new feature allows the Map layers panel to be right-clicked (or control clicked in Mac) to bring up a number of options. At present these options allow the users to bring up the Styling panel (if enabled), the List View (if enabled) and Show Extent which navigates the user to the location of the Map Objects in that Layer (whether the Layer is visible or not). More features will be added to this tool in the future.
• NEW FEATURE: Toggle Scratchpad On/Off. It is now possible to hide the Scratchpad Layer using a new menu item under the TOOLS menu. Users can toggle the Scratchpad on and off using this new menu item. When a user goes to create or delete a Scratchpad object the Layer will automatically set itself to the ON position so all objects are visible.
• NEW FEATURE: Custom Legend / Image On Map Screen. A new tool can be configured for cusotmers that can display any image on the screen. In some cases this may be a customised legend or note. The image can be made visible from the MAP menu and hidden by clicking on the image. Contact Getmapping to discuss your requirements for this tool.
• NEW FEATURE: Intelliscan 3D V1. This new tool has been developed in partnership with Intelliscan. It pops up a 3D view of the area you are viewing. It uses OS OpenData terrain data and Getmapping Aerial Photography to create the view. It is accessed from the MAP menu. Users can navigate using the mouse or the W, A, S, D keys. Holding down the SHIFT button will accelerate the navigation. This is a trial feature.
• UPDATE: Editor Tool. The Editor tool has been updated to include drop-down boxes when editing Map Objects that have controlled styles. Drop-down boxes appear instead of 'free' text boxes when the object's style is controlled by that information field.
• UPDATE: Map Screen Size. The maximum screen size for the mapping window has been increased to account for the number of users now using larger screen resolutions. It was previously set to 1280 pixels wide but will now fill a Full HD screen.
• FIX: The scratchpad tool has been updated to ensure drawn objects are more accurately placed on the map. There have been cases where drawn map objects are shifting position. This has now been fixed.

2013 September: V4.10

• NEW FEATURE: Editor tool. The new Editor tool allows users to add, edit and delete map objects. This tool will be phased in to replace the existing Draw tools. New features to the Editor include allowing panning whilst editing, allowing the shape of lines and polygons to be changed, and allowing more map object attributes to be edited.
• NEW FEATURE: Attach Documents. This new feature allows user to attach photos and documents to Map Objects. This gives users the capability of logging and recording their assets with greater detail than before. This feature will only be available for a layer if it has been activated from within the Admin Panel. It can be accessed by using the Info Click button to interrogate a Map Object and then clicking on Attach Files to upload a document.

2013 August: V4.00

• NEW FEATURE: The Options tool has been replaced with a new Control Panel that can be opened by clicking the new 'cog' button to the left of the Logout button. This Control Panel currently holds basic user parameters such as default units and where the map opens up when you first log in. It will rapidly expand in the future with more sub-panels to control your mapping account.
• NEW FEATURE: The symbol palette now allows image-based icons to be added to the map. This feature is available within the Admin Panel. Icons will be sourced from a variety of locations, including the 'Maps Icons Collection' http://mapicons.nicolasmollet.com.
• NEW FEATURE: Local Authorities are now able to access their LLPG through the application. This will require updates to be sent by the GIS officer.
• UPDATE: Revised GIS Login pages and content. New pages scale and fit for smaller devices such as tablets and mobiles.
• UPDATE: The Postcode Search tool now navigates to larger map scale which saves users from having to zoom in manually each time.
• MAPPING: OS Meridian 2 is available as seperate vector layers. This includes the road, rail and water network including urban and woodland areas.

2013 June: V3.90

• NEW FEATURE: Map Layer Search is a new tool that lets users search through the list of map layers available to them. Users can search for layers, tick them to make them active and also click on the layer text to navigate straight to that layer. It can be accessed from the magnifying glass button just above the Map Layers panel on the left.
• MAPPING: Base Map layers (in orange in the Map Layers Panel) have been updated to include new Ordnance Survey mapping such as VectorMap Local in both colour and greyscale, as well as improved small scale mapping and European coverage.
• UPDATE: The MENU bar has been simplified and submenu items have been grouped up. This is in an effort to make things easier to find and to accommodate future modules.
• FIX: There was an issue that meant the mapping would take a long time to load in Internet Explorer when more than 500 layers were available. This has now been fixed and tests show it takes under 10 seconds to load an account with over 3,000 layers.

2013 April: V3.83

• UPDATE: The Admin Panel now includes an updated tool to allow Map Layer fields to be assigned hyperlinks. These hyperlinks can be predefined or dynamically generated based on the field text or username.

2013 April: V3.82

• FIX: Copyright tool had an error when saving new copyright tags. This has now been fixed.

2013 April: V3.81

• NEW FEATURE: Customised Login Screens are now available for District Online and Professional GIS customers. This removed the main Getmapping GIS page and replaces it with a branded login webpage.

2013 March: V3.80

• NEW FEATURE: Object Search allows users to search for map objects by their attribution. For example, the tool will return all the objects that contain the word "park" within a particular layer. The tool can be found under the FIND menu. Layers can be defined as 'searchable' using the Admin Panel.
• NEW FEATURE: The Getmapping GIS Forum allows users to sign up and post bugs, tips or general information. The forum can be found at http://forum.getmapping.com.

2012 October: V3.70

• NEW FEATURE: The Info Click tool will now show dynamically-generated information such as Area, Perimeter, X Position, Y Position, Created By, and Modified By. The units can be changed for the for both Area and Perimeter using the drop down boxes in the tool.
• UPDATE: Copyright statement reporting in the Admin Panel has been improved.
• NEW FEATURE: Layer text in the Map Layers panel will show pink if it is not within viewing parameters. For example, when the viewing window is at a scale of 1:5000, a map that has a zoom range of 1:6000 - 1:10000 will show pink.
• UPDATE: Place Name Search now includes places in Scotland.
• UPDATE: Ordnance Survey AddressBase now includes addressing for Scotland.
• NEW FEATURE: User can now set their startup map position from the TOOLS menu under Options/Preferences.

2012 June: V3.60

• NEW FEATURE: The CycloMedia module has been updated to include multiple windows and measurement capabilities.
• NEW FEATURE: Live reporting of coordinates in the bottom bar. This function can be enabled and disabled from the Tools menu.
• UPDATE: Legend updated in print output. Will show layers that are visible and include a Class Name in the Admin Panel.
• NEW FEATURE: Set map width in metres in the FIND > Map Coordinates section.

2012 May

• MAPPING: Addition of a new customised style for Ordnance Survey MasterMap. We've taken the normal pastel layer and stripped out the text information. This is useful in avoiding unnecessary clutter when printing maps.

2012 April: V3.50

• UPDATE: More options available in the layer styling pickers. Plus an updated colour picker.
• UPDATE: Greater degree of error handling for map display. If individual layers become unexpectedly unavailable, the rest of the data will continue to load without delay.
• UPDATE: The Data Extraction Tool export accuracy has been improved.
• NEW FEATURE: The AddressBase Search tool now includes advanced filtering capabilities.
• FIX: A number of minor bugs have been patched for this release.

2012 January: V3.40

• NEW FEATURE: Administrators will now be able to assign columns within a GIS layer as hyperlinks. When a user uses the Info tool on an object, if the attribute content includes a link, this will be clickable and will take the user to that webpage in another browser window or tab.
• FIX: The Data Extraction tool has been updated so that it more accurately selects the objects within a polygon.
• UPDATE: The layer styling tools in the Admin Panel have been updated to include more features, including more icon and label styling.
• NEW FEATURE: Administrators can now control how GIS attributes are displayed in the Info window. This includes renaming and omitting columns from the list.
• NEW FEATURE: Administrators can now sort the list of Users by their username, First and Last name, and user profile.
• UPDATE: The Admin Panel User Interface has been updated and streamlined to include more features, updates and an easier user experience.

2012 December

• MAPPING: Datasets from Natural England, English Nature, Countryside Council for Wales and Scottish Nature Heritage have been added to the available layers in Dsitrict Online.
• UPDATE: Getmapping Data Centre has been upgraded, giving greater speed and higher capacity.

2011 August: V3.30

• NEW FEATURE: AddressBase, the new GeoPlace LLP dataset, is now available as an option to new and existing customers. Includes BLPU filter.
• FIX: Searches from the AddressBase search box now zoom in to a larger scale so other addresses are visible.
• NEW FEATURE: for B&NES. Cyclomedia street-level imagery added. This is a trial update.
• UPDATE: North Arrow added to Print output.
• NEW FEATURE: Functionality added for different map projections to be applied to Online GIS accounts. Currently only available on request.

2011 July

• MAPPING: for B&NES. Three new historic map layers added.
• UPDATE: for SFS. Graphical AddressBase address selection tool with annotation and CSV export function. Available for District Online customers on request.
• UPDATE: District Online and Parish Online integration. District Online users can now share their layers to their Parishes through their Admin Panel. Ability to share as much imagery and GIS data as the user wants.

2011 June: V3.20

• UPDATE: The scratchpad has been updated to include the ability to draw circular polygons of a specified radius around a position or an existing point. The resulting polygon will be saved in the users' scratchpad layer and can be used with the Data Extraction Tool to export addresses or other tabular information from layers.
• UPDATE: The Print tool now allows you to export to an image file (PNG) as well as PDF. This is useful for adding maps into documents whilst keeping the important information in the map such as a scalebar, date and title.
• UPDATE: The AddressBase search tool now includes an option to hide historic address records.
• UPDATE: The AddressBase search tool now allows you to search by UPRN and USRN.
• FIX: The Layer Control has been updated to stop blank space appearing between collections. This error was specific to Internet Explorer.

2011 May

• MAPPING: for B&NES. Bath Air Raid Damage map and Bath Town Plan 1885 now available.
• UPDATE: New Parish Online users can now use this Online GIS Portal to log into their Parish account.
• MAPPING: Natural England data is now available to Parish Online users. This includes Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), National Park boundaries and many more.
• MAPPING: Ordnance Survey OpenData is now available to Parish Online users.
• FIX: Hybrid tool improved in the layer control. Users were finding the Getmapping Aerial Photography was not switching back from half-transparency. This has been fixed.

2011 April

• UPDATE: Modification of homepage architecture to improve loading speed.

2011 March

• MAPPING: for B&NES. Aerial photography from 2005 added.
• UPDATE: Layer control improved. Includes dock/undock from sidebar, layer group expand/collapse, and group/individual layer selection.
• UPDATE: Admin Panel now includes control of layer groups, styling and labelling.
• FIX: Logout button now enabled before application has fully loaded.
• FIX: Coordinate reporting in PDF printing output fixed.
• UPDATE: Addition of approximate map scale in footer bar.
• MAPPING: for B&NES. Planning History Maps from 1960.
• UPDATE: Online GIS Homepage redesign released. Includes a Blog, User Forum, Tutorials, Downloads and Release Notes.

2011 February

• MAPPING: for B&NES. Gritting routes and other winter data, fed live from ISM database. Flooding layers also available.

2011 January: V3.00

• UPDATE: Printing function updated. Avoids opening additional pop-up windows.
• FIX: Reset Map button fixed.
• MAPPING: for B&NES. 1946 and 1999 imagery plus 2009 colour infrared imagery now available to B&NES accounts.
• NEW FEATURE: Address Export feature through AddressBase Search tool.
• NEW FEATURE: Scratchpad and Data Extract Tool now released.
• FIX: Application freezing when displaying boundary layers.

2010 December: V2.00

• MAPPING: Ordnance Survey OpenData now available in Base Layers.
• NEW FEATURE: 'Send Email' button applied to Admin Panel. Creates a pre-defined email with user account details.
• MAPPING: Land-Line styled layer for Ordnance Survey MasterMap now available in Base Layers.
• UPDATE: Online GIS out of beta. Released to customers.