**** GBM
Enterprise Manager Release 5.10.0026 – April 2009
Components
This media may be used to install either the
Regular or Exponare editions of GBM Enterprise Manager
Server Installers
·
GBM
· GBM Enterprise Manager Server for Exponare – V5.10.0026
Workstation Client Installers
· GBM Enterprise Manager Desktop Client – V5.10.0026
· GBM Enterprise Manager Exponare Client – V5.10.0026
PDA Components
·
GBM
· GBM Enterprise Manager PDA Client – GBM Web Transfer – V1.01.0022
Release Status
Release candidate for final off-site testing ahead of formal production release.
Requires updated utilities for installing PDA software from the server
Upgrading from Earlier versions
· Following installation of the GBM Enterprise Manager server, re-install the GBM Enterprise Manager Workstation clients from the MSI file in the server software folder. Older client installations may not operate with the new server.
· Reload the Web transfer client by clicking on the “Install GBM Web Transfer” link in the Mobile Setup tab on the Workstation client.
Known Problems and cautions
**** Web transfer occasionally incorrectly reloads reference files onto the PDA where the files on the PDA are identical to those on the server. This will be corrected in build 26 on March 19th.
**** Enterprise Manager does not support installation of the Trimble edition of GBM Mobile. Install the Trimble edition from Mobile Manager for Windows. The Trimble edition, once installed onto a PDA can be used with Enterprise Manager.
**** For the web transfer client, we recommend that the check boxes on the settings screen be tagged to always “check forms” and “check reference data”.
**** Web data transfer interface does not prompt for assignment of numeric ranges for auto-numbering. Connect PDA though Enterprise Manger and active sync to set the numeric ranges
*** Updates between 4.19.0023 and 5.10.0025 – March 2009
1. Custom Forms
· Forms with hierarchial links are now installed and updated correctly
2. Download folders
· Names for download folders now respect the 24 hour clock
3. Web Transfer
·
It is possible to disable checking of the
currency of reference data by setting a control in the config.xml
file that may reside in the web transfer program folder. Reference data checks
will be ignored if the file contains the following entry: <check_reference_data>false</check_reference_data>
*** Updates between 4.19.0023 and 5.10.0025 – March 2009
4. All Components
· Improved
diagnostics on PDA connection from the Workstation Client. A log file is now
written to C:\Documents and
Settings\All Users\Application Data\Exa-Min\Geobasemap\
GbmEnterpriseManagerClient\GBMEnterpriseManagerClient.log.
A log file is also written to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Exa-Min\Geobasemap\ GbmEnterpriseManagerServer\GBMEnterpriseManagerServer.log.
· Web Transfer can now be downloaded
onto the PDA through the Enterprise Manager workstation client
· Upgraded to support transfer of large files
· Upgraded to correctly manage update of reference files when downloaded through the workstation client
*** Updates between 4.19.0021 and 5.10.0023 – December 2008
5. All Components
·
Updated
to support upload of Photographs and GPS Post Processing files from the PDA
· Improved error checking and
robustness in the case of network failures
·
Updated
to support installation of reference images (used in pictorial pick lists on
the PDA)
·
Mechanisms
for checking currency or reference files are consistent with that used in GBM
Mobile V5.10
6. Web Transfer
·
Confirmed
correct upload of _deletes file for each edit tracked layer
·
Disabled
web transfer operation when GBM Mobile is running to ensure files are not held
open by GBM Mobile when attempting project delete
·
Confirmed
that no files are deleted from the PDA until all files have been successfully
uploaded
·
Removed
time consuming check of reference data change index on data download
7. Workstation Client
·
Added
configuration screens for setting server URL for users who have read/write
access to the software installation folder (non Exponare version only)
·
Improved
error checking and diagnostics for malformed server URL settings
·
Improved
connection diagnostics
8. Server Component
·
General
robustness upgrades
·
GBM
Mobile 5.10.0099 is now loaded onto the server for installation onto mobile
systems through the workstation client
9. Installers
·
Installers
for GBM Enterprise Manager Regular Edition and the Exponare Edition are now
packaged on the same media
·
Installation
scripts have been upgraded to improve robustness
·
Exponare
Client software components are now installed into the MapInfo Exponare folder
rather than the Global Assembly Cache to minimize interference from third party
software
10. Documentation
·
Installation
notes have been upgraded
*** Updates between 4.19.0020a and 4.20.0021 – January 2008
11. Documentation
·
Expanded
installation instructions are provided in the Documents
sub-folder of the installation media
12. Authentication
·
Included
configuration for client authentication in both PDA Web Transfer and Enterprise
Manager Client
·
Included
SSL certificate recognition in PDA Web Transfer
13. Web Transfer Module
·
Upgrade
to V1.20.0012 with improved prompting.
·
There
is a new user interface control so that users may choose to only upload changed
files are uploaded to the server to resolve problems with unnecessary download
of reference data files
·
The
workstation client correctly detects the installation status of the web
transfer client if the client is upgraded to V4.20.0012
14. Workstation Client
Upgraded to V4.20.0021 with improved on screen
documentation
1. GBM
GBM Mobile upgraded to V4.20.0072
*** Updates between 3.50.0019 and 4.19.0020a
2. Documentation
·
Upgraded
installation notes
3. Mobile Manger Installer
· The Enterprise Manger installation
expects a GBM Mobile V4 serial numbers for compatibility with GBM Mobile
4.19.0067 build
4. GBM
·
Enterprise
Manager now correctly installs GBM Mobile on a connected PDA through the install
software link
· The install software link now loads GBM Mobile build 4.19a (4.19.0067a) on the PDA – see GBM Mobile release notes at the end of this document
*** Updates between 3.50.0018 and 3.50.0019
5. PDA Web Transfer interface
· Choosing a Profile to upload now automatically selects all working layers within the profile
6. Administration Tab - transferring Custom Forms to the Server
· Apostrophes in pull down lists are now handled robustly
.
*** Updates between 3.50.0017 and 3.50.0018
7. Custom Forms installation
·
8. PDA Settings
· Company name is correctly listed in add/remove programs
9. PDA Web Transfer interface
· Profiles are now named consistently in both load and retrieve data interfaces
· Dates present correctly on the data transfer screens
*** GBM Mobile Enterprise Manager 3.50.0017 – 27/02/2006
· Initial production release
GBM
**** GBM
This
is a maintenance upgrade for existing GBM Mobile customers and incorporates all
fixes from the V4.15 and V4.18 patches plus support for some new GPS devices.
This patch only affects the mobile device. The Mobile Manager installation on
the support PC is not affected.
All
GBM Mobile customers, other than those using the optional GBM Survey Tools
extension should upgrade to this release. GBM Survey Tools customers have been
supplied with the special GBM Mobile for Trimble or GBM Mobile for ike editions that access the special features of those
devices and should continue using V4.20.0065 of those products.
Please
install GBM Mobile V4.10 from the standard media and then run the V4.19a
installer to update the mobile component. GBM Mobile will need to be re-installed
onto each PDA from the support PC after installing the update on the support
PC. Following installation the version number (accessed through the ^ / about menu on the PDA) should read
4.19.0084a.
The
version number of Mobile Manager (on the support PC) will remain as V4.10.0081
but there will be a file called “Patch Readme.txt” in the CAB sub-folder of the
GBM Mobile Manger install directory that will confirm that the mobile device
installer has been upgraded to V4.19.0084a of GBM Mobile.
Known Problems and cautions
**** Unreadable text in some applications
·
The HP asset viewer and some other applications
occasionally display text using one of the MapInfo Map X symbol fonts. These screen
displays are not readable. To rectify this problem, copy the Arial font from
the Windows/Fonts folder on a PC to the Windows/Fonts folder on the PDA (using
**** Windows
·
Be sure to upgrade to Windows Mobile Device
Centre V6 of later before connecting your PDA to a Windows Vista computer via
GBM Mobile Manager.
**** Waypoint Navigation
·
Customers with low powered PDA units and complex
maps are advised to refrain from using the on map display of travel direction
and direction to the waypoint. This feature can be toggle on or off through a
screen accessible from the waypoint/details menu that is available from the
devices tool button in GBM Mobile when waypoint navigation is active. A heads
up display of travel direction and direction to the waypoint can still be
accessed as a compass rose presentation by clicking on the waypoint status bar
at the bottom of the map when waypoint navigation is active.
Includes
·
Upgrade GBM Mobile (PDA) build to 4.19.0084a
Updates between 4.18.0062 and 4.19.0067a
10. General
·
Device drivers have been tuned to operate
correctly on Windows Mobile 6 PDA units.
· There is a new button on the devices activation screen to enable recording of systems logs. These logs can be enabled briefly to record details that can assist Exa-Min support personnel to debug device connection and machine resources issues. This new option extends and supersedes the trouble shooting methods outlined in Technical bulletin 10. Be sure to deactivate log recording and delete the log files when they are no longer required.
11. GPS
· The GPS auto-detect module has been upgraded to optionally search for GPS units that provide data at less common baud rates (Devices/NMEA GPS settings /Hardware on the PDA). To activate the extended search select “all likely baud rates” from the drop down list box at the top of the auto detect screen.
· A new configuration option is provided to poll the GPS for position updates rather than rely on the GPS unit raising the normal systems interrupt when new data is available. This update is required for the GPS unit built into some O2 and Intermec brand combined Phone/GPS/PDA units several other device models (Devices/NMEA GPS settings /Hardware on the PDA)
· End user feedback on GPS status has been improved with a set of dots appearing on the status bar at the bottom of the map on each GPS cycle
12. Wireless Camera Support
· The device driver “other camera” is offered for connection of wireless cameras that directly write photographs to a folder on the PDA. Included here is the Trimble TrimPix and similar devices. Be sure to specify the location where the camera will be posting the photograph (click the devices button on the settings screen to access this control). Leave the option for running a capture program unchecked. Then click on the phot field in a custom form and take the photograph in the normal way.
13. Drawing Tools
· A new precision drawing method allows users to choose where to add vertices to linear and polygon objects when drawing features using the GPS. It is now possible to locate some vertices from the GPS and other by clicking on the map. To use this feature draw linear and polygon features through the standard and GPS drawing tool buttons rather via GPS Tracking.
14. Moving Map
· Significant processing efficiencies have been introduced into the module that centres the map on the current GPS location. moving map. This will improve responsiveness when used with complex maps and will reduce battery drain.
15. Waypoint Navigation
· The method for establishing the direction of travel has been improved to reduce the effect of GPS scatter. Also to avoid confusion arising from GPS scatter, waypoint navigation now terminates when the distance between the device and the target waypoint is less than the GPS accuracy. GPS accuracy is set through the GPS Settings / Track tab.
· A new waypoint details menu presents when waypoint navigation is active. Click the waypoint status bar when waypoint navigation is active to see the enhanced heads up display.
16. Tracking
· Robustness of the module that prevents the PDA from going into sleep mode when tracking is active has been improved. GBM Mobile will now prevent the PDA from powering off when tracking is active and a GPS unit connected, even when the unit is temporarily not recording GPS fixes or the user adjusts status bar display options.
Updates between 4.15 and 4.18.0062
17. GPS
· A new configuration option allows static navigation to be disabled on SiRF III GPS units (refer to Technical Bulleting No 9 at www.geobasemap.com for further details)
· A Sky plot has been added to show the position of GPS satellites
18. Waypoint Navigation
· Way point navigation has been enhanced. When a waypoint is active, click on the waypoint line of the status bar at the bottom of the map to see the new display. The display shows both the current direction of travel and the direction to the waypoint.
Updates between 4.10.050 and 4.15
19. GPS
· Upgrades to GPS sub-system to improve robustness with Windows Mobile 5 (refer to Technical Bulletin No 8 at www.geobasemap.com for further details)
Details of GBM
Includes
·
GBM
·
GBM
· Profile Loader 3.0.0.12
· Profile Retriever 3.0.0.12
· Portable Exporter 1.0.0.6
·
GBM
*** Updates between 4.10.0049M (pre
production) and 4.10.0050 (production)
20. Photographs
· Connection of Pretec and HP cameras has been simplified through predefined device profiles
· There have been further refinements to improve robustness for Pretec cameras
21. Mobile Manger
· Robustness has been improved when using the save button in Custom Forms editing
· GBM Mobile is automatically shut down when data is retrieved to avoid possible file conflicts
22. Mobile Merge
· The installer has been upgraded to account for unusual MapInfo Professional installation folders
23. Documentation
· User documentation has been proofed and additional GPS trouble shooting notes added
24. GPS
·
GBM Mobile now works with GPS devices that do
not send the expected RMC NMEA sentence.
·
Error reporting has been improved for occasions
when connection to the GPS is severed during operation
25. GBM Portable
·
The exporter that prepares custom forms for use
with GBM Portable has been update
*** Updates between 4.10.0049k and
4.10.0049M
26. Raster Images
· Memory management has been improved for projects with numerous (tiled) ECW raster images. Out of memory error messages should now be very rare.
27. Photographs
· The camera device driver has been upgraded to overcome a problem with the Pretec cameras that occasionally resulted in copying of incomplete images
28. Installation
· The Mobile Manager installer has been upgraded to smooth the transition from earlier V4.10 beta versions to the current system in the case where users failed to uninstall the existing version before installing the upgrade
· The Mobile Merge installer now accepts V4 as well as V3 serial numbers
29. Custom Forms
· Improvements have been made to the part of the Custom Forms editor that recovers form definitions when the structure of the underlying MapInfo .tab files has been changed.
· It is now possible to set the number of decimals to display
30. Demonstration Data
· The demonstration data set has been upgraded to show off the new custom form features. The new custom forms and data files have a _V4 extension.
*** Updates between 3.51.0043 and 4.10.0049k
31. General
·
Customers require a new (V4) serial number to
install this release.
· This release is tested for installation on Pocket PC 2003 and Windows Mobile 5 devices
· The device interface (including GPS interface) has been re-written to support easy addition of new devices. A list of supported hardware devices (cameras, GPS, Laser distance equipment etc) is now presented on the devices menu on the PDA where devices that are currently available can be activated.
· Internal memory allocation has been reworked to minimise the occurrence of “insufficient memory” messages when loading external programs such as the Bluetooth manager. The new release should be significantly more robust, especially when operating with ECW images and third party plug-ins.
32. Photographs
· Support for ike and IMATE integrated cameras and Pretec and HP CF card cameras on the PDA
· There is a hot-link button on the tool bar for viewing photographs or documents associated with map objects
33. Custom Forms
· A number of minor operational problems with custom forms in V3.51 have been fixed, especially in conditional (cascading) drop down lists and expressions. More complex expressions are supported.
· Pictorial pick lists (where users select an image to have the corresponding text value entered into the data) are now fully supported.
· Operation of interdependent (cascading) drop-down lists has been improved
· Operation of conditional visibility option (where fields in a question list are visible or hidden depending on the value entered in another field) has been improved
· Long pick lists are now correctly rendered on small and landscape format devices
· Additional automatic fields have been added. Automatic value options now include:
X and Y - The map feature's longitude or latitude. If a GPS is being
used, the feature will have been created at – or moved to – the GPS location.
Can be used with text or numeric (non-integer) fields.
Altitude - The altitude indicated by the GPS. Otherwise, zero. Can be
used with text or numeric (non-integer) fields.
Length, Area, Perimeter
- The
feature's length, area, or perimeter from GIS query. Set to zero if the feature
is a not of the appropriate type. Can be used with text or numeric
(non-integer) fields.
Creation time, Creation date -Time of feature creation – from the
device’s system clock – expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC/GMT).
Times can be used with text or floating-point fields. If floating-point,
they’re expressed as VARIANT times. Dates can be used with date fields.
Last edit time, Last edit date - Time of the feature’s last edit –
from the device’s system clock – expressed in Coordinated Universal Time
(UTC/GMT). Times can be used with text or floating-point fields. If
floating-point, they’re expressed as VARIANT times. Dates can be used with date
fields.
GPS time - The GPS time (it’s in UTC) represented as a string:
HHMMSS.SSS. Can only be used with text fields.
GPS PDOP - The PDOP for the GPS position(s) received when creating or
moving this feature. Can be used with text or numeric (non-integer) fields.
GPS post-processing ID - The internal ID used to associate a feature in a data
file with the points in the POSTPROC.TAB file that are to be used by the
post-processing MBX to correct the feature’s position. Unless a field has this
auto-value, features created using the form cannot be post-processed. Can only
be used with text fields.
Incremental number - An incremental number from a range
specified by the profile loader. If the range is exhausted, zeros are used. Can
be used with text or numeric fields.
From the last-created object - The value from the same field of the
last created object on the layer. If no object is found, the field is left
empty.
From an object on another layer - Looks for objects on the specified
layer that are within the specified buffer. If multiple objects are found, they
are listed and the user selects one. Copies the value from the specified field.
From the selected object - The value from the specified field
of the currently selected object. Only works with the “Create from Selection”
command.
Photograph - A photograph taken using – typically – the device’s in-built
camera. This is the photograph taken when in the feature attributes dialog.
(It’s more of an edit method than an automatic value.) Stores the photo
filename in the field. Can only be used with text fields.
ike photograph, Target photograph - This refers to the photo taken as
part of the target (offset) capture. (No longer referred to as an ike photo, as the ike can now
take photos from the attributes dialog as well as the target capture dialog.)
Stores the photo filename in the field. Can only be used with text fields.
Expression - Either a numeric or text expression that can include
references to other fields. (Now supports referencing other fields that are
themselves evaluated as expressions.) Can be used with text or numeric fields.
Specified time - A time specified by clicking the “Now” button in the
attributes dialog or typing in the date/time. (Like “photo” this is more of an
edit method than an automatic value.) If the user takes the time the device’s
system clock, it’s expressed in local time (not UTC/GMT).Can be used with text
or floating-point fields. If floating-point, they’re expressed as VARIANT
times.
Measured distance, Measured area, Measured perimeter - These are the measurements that can
be taken with a rangefinder – such as the Contour XLRic.
The distance could be a range, a horizontal or a vertical distance. Can be used
with text or numeric (non-integer) fields
34. Mobile Manager
· The user interface for editing custom forms has been improved and simplified
· There is a new Export forms option for using GBM Mobile custom forms with GBM Portable on a Windows desktop, laptop or tablet PC
35. GBM Survey Tools
· This release includes a pre-production implementation of the optional GBM Survey Tools extension. Survey tools supports direct entry of distance and point offsets from the Contour XLS ic laser distance measurement equipment. It also provides post-processed GPS positions when used with a Trimble GPS receiver. A separate serial number is required for GBM Survey Tools installation.
36. Web Services Integration
· A new software framework has been implemented to simplify future interfacing with external web processes.
· This release is ready for implementation with the wireless data transfer plug-ins that are part of the GBM Integrated Command Centre distribution. With these optional plug-ins, GBM Mobile can transmit wireless GPS location updates to a web server and trigger data updates to a central GIS database when data is edited through GBM Mobile custom forms. A separate plug-in is available to call a MapInfo location server and return the street address corresponding to a point clicked on a map.
37. Documentation
· The user manual has been updated.
***
Updates between V3.50 build 37 and V3.51 build 43 (test release)
1.
CUSTOM FORMS (Mobile Manager)
· Three new options have been added to the Automatic Tab:
o
“Expression”
allows the entry of a numeric or text expression
o
“Photograph”
to capture the ID of photos collected by the device (currently restricted to
the iMate)
o
“ike photograph” to manage the ID of photos taken on an “ike” device
· A “Visibility” button has been added to the Data Tab which sets the visibility of a particular field, dependent on the value in another field
· Expressions and field names with
underscores are now handled robustly
· There is a new dialog for specifying
the location to store photographs.
2. ON
THE PDA
·
"Layers and Forms" function on the
File menu on the PDA extended to report fields required by the Form that are
missing from the associated file
·
Menu buttons re-arranged to simplify user operations. There are now two
toolbars with an icon on the far right of the button bar used to toggle between
the two button groups.
· “Selection Attributes” added to the Selection Tools to allow for the editing of attributes for multiple selections
· All
MapX DLLs are now pre-loaded improving a number of
processes and eliminating problems with opening the Layer dialogue when memory
was limited
· The loading of geosets has been re-implemented to avoid MapX bugs and prevent the application from locking up when opening invalid geosets.
· Pull-down lists will now scroll
correctly when visibility dependent fields are used
· GPS positions can be logged to a web
server (this is a early implementation that will be refined before release)
3. CUSTOMISATION
FOR IKE HARDWARE
·
This version has been developed to run on “ike” hardware
· Settings dialog now lets you specify
separate contrast, brightness and saturation for the video and the captured
image.
· Settings dialog allows you to
preview the abovementioned settings for the video and the captured image.
· Capture window now displays the
compass bearing and the distance to the target.
· The photographs dialog can be used
to specify a storage location for the photos and their associated TAB file.
***
Updates between V3.10 build 34 and V3.50 build 37 (production release)
1.
CUSTOM FORMS (Mobile Manager)
·
Code tables are now supported. Users can select a descriptor from a drop
down list and have an associated code entered into the data file.
·
Reference images and sound files can now be presented when users are
selecting data entry options from drop-down lists.
·
The number of decimals to present when displaying numeric data can now
be set explicitly.
2.
GPS CONNECTION
·
New auto-detect function searches communications ports to find a
connected GPS receiver
·
Disconnecting the GPS while raster images are displayed no longer caused
problems
·
GPS update interval can be set to zero to ensure that all position
reports are processed
·
The GPS log can now be viewed by another application while GBM Mobile is
running
3.
MOBILE OPERATIONS
·
High resolution and landscape screen displays (such as found in the iPAQ 4700) are now supported
·
Value based graphical styles are now correctly applied when new map
objects are created
·
The dialog that lists multiple results from the find function can now
show two values for each object
·
Auto values entry from another map layer is no longer affected by null
data in the source layer
4.
LOADING DATA (Mobile Manager)
·
Data Loading - Improved management of data files stored on
external memory (eg CF cards)
·
Custom Forms - Improved date/time checking to identify files and
forms that should be updated
5.
MOBILE MERGE
·
Constraints checking for consistency in map projection have been relaxed
to allow data files created with earlier versions of MapInfo to be merged in
MapInfo V8
6.
HOUSE KEEPING
·
Evaluation timer now works correctly when users do not have Windows
administration privileges
·
New "Layers and Forms" dialog added to the File menu to assist
trouble shooting custom form operation
·
Mobile Manager Dialogs - Now auto-adjusts for unusual screen display
settings
·
Mobile Installation - no longer creates multiple program icons on
re-installation
·
·
Migrated to
·
Wait cursors implemented for most long operations
·
Additional optimisation of screen layouts for the PDA form factor and
landscape display options
*** Updates between V3.10
build 32 and V3.10 build 34
1.
CUSTOM FORMS ON THE PDA
·
When creating a map object via a custom form (using a selection, the
GPS, or a drawing tool), clicking Cancel now correctly exits without creating a
map object.
·
It is now possible to tag data fields as requiring mandatory data entry.
Mobile operators cannot exit a data form until date is entered into all
mandatory fields.
2.
MOBILE MANAGER
·
Error messages are now written to a log file.
·
In the automatic values tab, the “buffer” and “buffer_unit”
settings are saved correctly.
·
Custom forms are now automatically recovered after fields are removed
from the underlying .tab file. If the field used for value based styles is
removed, value based styles are turned off. The form editor recovers the remaining
settings.
3.
LOAD DATA WIZARD
·
Memory checks in Step 3 now correctly handle reference data in storage
card sub-folders
· Checking for out-of-data custom forms is now performed correctly
· Fixed all issues reported during beta testing, including those associated with network pathnames, extended PDA memory and file error reporting.
5.
DOCUMENTAION
·
The user manual has been fully updated.
·
Windows help is now available from the Mobile Manager Help menu.
·
Animated tutorials are now accessible from the training tab.
5.
GPS LOGGING
·
Added Altitude to the fields recorded in the GPS log. The log now
contains the following fields: GPS Date/Time, Longitude, Latitude,
Altitude, Number of Satellites, HDOP and Fix (0=None, 1=GPS, 2=DGPS)
*** Updates between V3.10
build 31 and V3.10 build 32 (beta)
1.
MOBILE MANAGER - PROFILE & LOAD DATA WIZARD ERROR LOGGING
·
If a fatal error occurs in either the Profile Wizard or Load Data
Wizard, a dialog will be presented to the user providing the option to generate
an error log.
·
The log will be sent to the Exa-Min web site or if the users PC cannot
connect to the website, will be written to a file "GbmMobile.log" in the users My Documents folder. The
log contains no personal information, only version numbers and stack traces to
be used in de-bugging the problem.
*** Updates between V2.51
build 27 and V3.10 build 31 (beta)
2.
DATA LOADING
·
New load data wizard - This streamlines the loading of GIS data
and custom forms onto mobile devices. It includes extensive error checking and automated
correction of file path names. The wizard supports loading of working data into
main memory and loading of reference data into auxiliary storage,
effectively superseding the Mobile Merge "prepare data for
mobile" function.
·
Load data wizard - Maintains a log file that records when data
sets are loaded onto each mobile device.
·
New Operator Profiles - These allow data administrators to associate
data sets with form definitions and specify file locations on the target mobile
device. Profiles, when used in conjunction with the new load data wizard,
greatly simplify the installation of routine data and custom form updates onto
differently configured mobile devices.
3.
MapInfo UPGRADE
·
The application is now compiled with MapInfo MapX
Mobile V5.05. Benefits of this upgrade include:
·
Support for ECW format raster images
·
a fix for previous stability problems displaying TIF and JPG images
·
a fix for the problem where certain symbols were not drawn by MapInfo MapX Mobile even though they were correctly rendered
by MapInfo Professional.
·
Map X Mobile V5.05 will only install on Pocket PC 2003. Customers with
older PDA devices will need to install a Pocket PC 2003 upgrade or continue
to operate with GBM Mobile V2.51.
4.
CUSTOM FROMS
·
·
·
Mobile Manager Automatic Tab - option added to derive a value from a
nominated field in the currently selected object.
·
·
·
Date entry - The calendar control is presented when editing MapInfo .tab
files, but when linked to hierarchical database tables (custom editions) is
replaced by a date/time control to allow entry of time of day details.
· Alternative form definition files - A new "tools" option on the mobile manager screen allows users to specify a new location for GbmMobile.xml that holds the form definitions.
5.
CREATE FROM SELECTION TOOL
· Extended to allow building of polygon objects from a single poly-line (of 3 or more nodes)
6.
MOVE TO LOCATION
· New menu item, mirroring the behaviour of the "Move to GPS Location" item but supporting entry of target location via co-ordinates rather than just GPS input
7.
MOBILE MANAGER
·
new start up screens incorporating the load data and profile editor
wizards. Functions are now arranged in four tabs to reflect user roles
Dialogues now pop-up cantered on the screen
·
When editing Forms after the MapInfo table structure has been
changed, settings for fields that have not changed will now be retained
·
Mobile Manager dialogs can now be resized and are more informative
8.
GIS SUPPORT
·
GPS Coordinates can now be displayed in the status bar. A check box to
enable this display is located on PAN tab under GPS setting on the PDA
·
A GPS logging option has been added. There is a new tab (called 'Log')
in the GPS settings dialog. On that tab, you can specify whether logging is
enabled. Also, you can specify which time zone (UTC or Local) to use for
the logged times. The log contains the following fields: GPS Date/Time,
Longitude, Latitude, Number of Satellites, HDOP and Fix (0=None, 1=GPS,
2=DGPS) The log file is created in the location: \My Documents\GbmMobile GPS Log.TXT
·
A special message will now display on the status bar to alert users when
the GPS is compiling its Almanac
·
Panning option "always pan" has been removed. "Pan if out
of view" is now set as the default option. This setting eliminates
processor overload that arose from excessive redraws when GPS
updates were received at 1 second intervals. The map will now only re-centre
when there has been a significant location change, although the current
location is updated on every GPS update.
9.
INTERNATIONALISATION
·
Corrected problem with locale settings (surfaced in testing under German
editions or Windows and mobile devices.
10.
MAP EXTENTS
·
The "View Entire Layer" option has been removed from the Map
Navigation tools and replaced with a new Zoom/extents option. This tool exposes
the map display projection/co-ordinate system and allows operators to set the
map centroid and zoom width.
11.
INSTALLATION OPTIONS
·
The GBM Mobile "Standard Edition" has been discontinued.
Version 3 is available as a "General release" that includes all the
capabilities of the V2.51 "Extended Edition" and customer
specific "Custom Releases". Custom releases are specially badged for specific markets or tailored on a customer by
customer basis.
·
Customer specific upgrades have included customized printing,
incorporation of complex hierarchical database structures and customer specific
business rules for automating database updates. Special upgrade
arrangements are available for GBM Mobile "standard edition"
customers who wish to upgrade to the V3 "general release" or tailored
custom releases.
12.
MAP OPENING
·
In the interests of operational robustness, we no longer automatically
load a geoset when the application is first started. Use
the file/Open geoset option. Geoset
errors - The application no longer hangs when attempting to open an erroneous geoset.
13.
EXTENDED DEMONSTRATION DATASET
·
This release now installs an extended set of demonstration data, with associated
custom forms and user profiles. The installer prompts for a location on the
desktop to install this data.
14.
INSTALLER
·
Newer components are written with
15.
DOCUMENTATION and TUTORIALS
·
These are now installed automatically onto the support PC and are
accessible from the Mobile Manger front screen.
GBM
Includes GBM Mobile
V2.50.0043, Mobile Manager V2.50.0034 and
*** Known deficiencies in this release
1. Certain symbols are not drawn by MapInfo MapX Mobile even though they are correctly rendered by
MapInfo Professional. The "&" character is omitted from text
strings. Refer to the technical bulletin on the installation CD for further
details.
There are no other known
issues.
*** Updates between V2.50 build 26 and V2.51 build 27
(with mobile manager build 34)
1.
CUSTOM FORM – Graphics Tab - fixed problem where the list of values for application of individual
graphical styles was not saved, when the list did not exactly match the values
in a corresponding drop down list (defined for the controlling data field via
the data tab).
*** Updates between V2.50 build 25 and V2.51 build 26
1.
FEATURE ATTRIBUTES TOOL - fixed problem where the Feature Attributes Tool sometimes incorrectly
set the graphical style of a map object to the default style – related to
styles change instructions not related to the drop down list in a custom form.
*** Updates between 2.11 build 24 and 2.50 build 25
1.
GPS TRACKING - New
option to draw regions using GPS track
2.
REGION VALIDATION -
New Validate Region option on the File menu will check the
validity of
a single selected region. Nodes are numbered in sequence and self-intersections
flagged
3.
FEATURE ATTRIBUTES TOOL
– Select Feature - New Select feature checkbox
added to the feature Attributes dialogue
allows chosen feature to be selected on the map when the dialogue is closed.
– Cancel Feature Attribute Changes - The Feature Attributes
dialogue
now has a Cancel button, which will close the dialogue without saving any
changes.
5.
CUSTOM FORMS
- Create From Selection - Tool now prompts to copy values
from a selected map object
to the attribute list for a new map object for data fields that are common to
the two objects.
- Auto populate field values - Options under the Custom Forms Automatic
Tab
have now been extended to include Length, Perimeter, Area, Device Name and
values derived from objects in another table. Automatic tab now handles Creation
date
correctly.
- Cascading Pull-downs - Pull-down lists options can now be
dependent on the value
chosen from a parent pull-down list.
- Save Form As - New Custom forms can now be created from an
existing definition.
- Auto Synchronise lists - lists in the Graphics tab are now
synchronised with pull-down
lists defined in the Data tab.
6.
FIND
–
Search Forms - Improved structure for defining which forms and presented in
the find/search menu
and which fields show on those forms. Fields are now separately selected as
being searchable
on the Data Tab in the custom forms definition dialogs. Only forms with one or
more searchable
fields appear under the find menu.
- Selection from List
- new buttons allow "Select All" and "Select None" from a
list
of features resulting from a search
7.
HARDWARE BUTTON -
New Hardware Buttons option added to the File Menu
allows mapping
of commonly used menu functions to the buttons on the Pocket PC hardware.
8.
STARTUP - the Open Geoset dialogue is now opened automatically when GBM Mobile
is
first started up.
9.
OPERATIONAL ROBUSTNESS
– Cancel Previous Tool – A tool button’s functions are now
explicitly cancelled when a new
tool is selected.
- Installation - When installing software onto the mobile device, the installer
checks for 15Mb of free space on the device.
10.
RETRIEVED DATA - a
folder with the geoset's name is now created in the
downloads folder to
hold retrieved data. Also, time, in addition to the date, is used in the folder
names.
The dates now have a three character (not a numeric) month.
11.
MOBILE MERGE – A
problem with handling long path names for downloaded files and master
data sets has been corrected.
*** Updates between 2.10 build 23 and 2.11 build 24
1. GPS
CONNECTION - Added support for GPS units (such as the
TravRoute CoPilot GPS
Jacket) that require the Data Terminal Ready (DTR) line
to be enabled.
*** Updates between 2.10 build 22 and 2.11 build 23
1. GPS
TRACKING - New option to set audio and visual alerts at user defined
intervals along the track and improved behaviour when tracking is paused.
2. DATA
ENTRY - New option to seed new records with default values from previously
edited record.
3. CUSTOM
FORMS - User definable field labels can be used in place of MapInfo
column names in custom forms.
4. MOBILE
MANAGER - Improved performance when opening Edit and Load Form options
5. DOCUMENTATION
- User manual has been updated to include Find and Measure
utilities and new GPS options.
6.
DEMONSTRATION DATA SET - Custom forms for line and region objects added.
7. MOBILE
MERGE - Merge profile management sub-system is more robust.
*** Updates between 2.04 build 21 and 2.10 build 22
1. GPS TRACKING - Upgrades to GPS tracking support
pausing of track
recording and allowing tracks to be written
directly to MapInfo
tables rather than the temporary GPS
tracking layer (new items
appear under the GPS menu when custom forms
are loaded that
allow the creation of line objects).
2. CLEAR LAYERS - It is now possible to clear temporary
map
layers (a new menu item has been added to
the file menu).
3. SYMBOL PICKER - The standard MapInfo symbol picker has
been replaced
by a custom Exa-Min implementation. The
symbol list available to mobile
device users can now be customised through
the symbols.xml set up file.
4. MOBILE DEVICE INSTALL - Scripts have been updated to
avoid
spurious MapInfo error message concerning
fonts.
*** Updates between 2.03 build 19 and 2.04 build 21
1. INSTALLATION DETECTION - Fixed problem with Mobile
Manager
being unable to detect GBM Mobile
installation when GBM Mobile is not
in the PDA start menu
2. COMPLEX GEOSETS - Fixed issue with Geosets
with several layers based
on the same .tab file
3. STATS - Info tool shows length/area/perimeter
statistics
4. GPS LOCATIONS - Now allow time based averaging of
location values -
Location recorded is now the next location
received from the GPS after
the menu item is selected, not the last
location received before the
menu was clicked.
5. GPS ELEVATION - Altitude available as an optional
automatic data
value for GPS locations
6. GPS WAYPOINTS - Shows displacement between current GPS
location and a
selected map object
7. DRAWING - New Option to create a new map feature using
a copy of the
selected map feature
8. FIND - New option to list the results of a find before
marking them
on a map
9. MENU LAYOUT - Move selected map feature to the current
GPS location
is now on the SELECT menu, not the GPS Menu.
*** Updates between V2.03 build 18 and 2.03 build 19
1. Upgraded for compatibility with Pocket
PC 2003
*** Upgrade between V2.02 build 16 and 2.03 build 18
1. Fixed issues with Edit Tracking and auto update
following extensive field trials
2. Performance improvements to custom forms (auto-update)
3. New installer framework and badging
as Standard and Extended editions
4. Documentation upgrade - processing flow manual
*** Upgrade between V1.63 build 7 and 2.01 build 16
GBM Mobile (software for the
1. Added measure tool
2. Added auto fields for new data (auto increment, GPS
time, Location)
3. Support for time stamping edits and recording pending
edits
4. Improved performance of Zoom tool
5. Added Find tool
GBM Mobile Manager (software
for the support PC to help manage the mobile device)
1. Extended custom form definitions to support auto
fields
2. Extended custom forms to allow registration of
controlled edits
3. Menu item to copy geoset and
GIS data files to the mobile device
4. Menu item to retrieve geosets
and GIS data files from the mobile device
5. Writing of merge profile (for mobile merge) tagging of
forms for Edit Tracking
GBM Mobile Merge (new
optional module - for operation in MapInfo Professional)
1. Registers on the tools menu of MapInfo Professional
2. Browser for merge profile (created by
3. Subset of GIS files based on the type of edit carried
out on the mobile device
4. Automated merging of edits respecting time stamps
5. Automated update of processing log and audit history.
6. A new utility for preparing PDA geosets.
General
1. New installer structure to accommodate Mobile Merge
2. User manual updated (fourth edition)
3. Product overview updated
*** Upgrade between V1.63 build 6 and 1.63 build 7
1. Added support for Trimble pathfinded
pocket GPS and other
devices requiring rts/cts
handshaking. Added controls to GPS settings dialog
2. Additional GPS unit configuration trouble shooting
notes added to manual.
*** Upgrades between V1.62 and 1.63
1. Support for international numeric formats (Regional
locale settings)
2. Corrected parsing to support high resolution
(differential) GPS input
3. Size limit on form definition file removed to support
large numbers of forms
4. Trouble shooting notes added to the user manual
*** Upgrade between
V1.61 to 1.62
1. Improved
GPS configuration and error messages
2. Added
"snap" mode for GIS feature edit
3. Zoom
menu - support zoom to extents of data in a map layer
4.
Corrected XML parsing and layer name problems for custom forms
5. User manual upgrades
*** Upgrade between V1.60 to 1.61
1. Added node editing for map objects
2. Uer manual included on installation CD
3. Added error messaging if Active Sync is not installed
on PC