**** GBM Mobile release
5.10.0117– (8 July 2009)
Production Release
Includes
GBM Mobile
– all Editions
·
GBM
·
GBM
Mobile 5.10.0130g
·
Profile
Manager 5.10.0032
·
Profile
Loader 5.10.0032
·
Profile
Retriever 5.10.0034
·
Portable
Exporter 4.10.55.7
·
MapInfo
extensions installer 5.10.0.019 containing
o
GBM
Mobile Merge (mbx) V5.10.0014 - Build 14
o
GBM
PostProc (mbx) V1.01.028 – for GBM Mobile for Trimble customers only
GBM
·
Pathfinder
Tools SDK Version 2.33
Known Problems and cautions
There are no known problems
****
GBM
****
GBM Portable Forms Exporter - This release includes an updated
version of the GBM Portable/Office forms exporter. These forms are compatible
with GBM Portable V3.21 or later. Forms exported with this Mobile Manager
release will not operate with the older GBM Portable / GBM Office Versions.
Please contact Exa-Min for a GBM Portable or GBM Office V4 upgrade.
**** Operating Folders - Installation will re-map
the location of the “downloads” and “profiles” folders. Customers
who are upgrading an old installation may need to reset these folder locations.
Refer to the last paragraph of the installation instructions. These
instructions can be accessed through the Install Software link on the
installation media.
Updates
between 5.10.00.0112 and V5.10.0117 (8 July 2009)
1. GBM Mobile Retrieve Wizard
·
Fixed
issues with deleted map features not propagating back when synchronising
with the PC.
Updates
between 5.10.00.0109 and V5.10.0112 (May 26th 2009)
2. GBM Mobile
·
Improved
performance when checking whether reference data should be updated to the
mobile device when using the “Load data” feature
3. GBM Mobile for Trimble
·
Fixed
issues encountered with the internet DGPS source
4. GBM Mobile for ike
·
Corrected
blank dialogue boxes
Updates
between 5.10.00.0107 and V5.10.0109 (March 4th 2009)
5. GBM
·
Upgraded
to Trimble SDK V2.32 to support newer devices
·
Corrected
Trimble connection status screens to make display more readable
Updates
between 5.10.00.0106 and V5.10.0107 (March 4th 2009)
6. GBM
·
Resolved
infrastructure issue that occasionally gave rise to message “unable to set
time” when connecting to GBM Mobile Manager
7. GBM
·
This
edition can now be installed on older Pocket PC2003 devices as well as Windows
Mobile 5 and Windows Mobile 6 units.
Updates
between 5.10.00.0104 and V5.10.0106 (February 17th 2009)
8. GBM
·
A
screen re-orientation triggered by the camera driver on recent editions of the
Trimble Juno is now corrected on return to GBM Mobile.
Updates
between 5.10.00.0098 and V5.10.0104 (January 21st 2009)
9. GBM
·
Optimized
custom forms auto fields to improve performance when used with very large data
sets. This fix will speed up insertion of all automatic values except those
that require update from the last selected feature. That function works well
with modest data sets but can be slow with .tab files that exceed 10mb in size.
Further optimization will be included in release 6.
10. GBM Mobile for Trimble
·
Corrected
laser offset calculation and added option to disable prompting when continuing
to collect GPS data for location averaging while filling out the custom form
(custom registry settings).
·
Upgraded
to recognize Trimble specific data source codes when collecting real time DGPS
locations
Updates
between 5.10.00.0098 and V5.10.0099 (November 5th 2008)
11. GBM
·
Corrected
supports for on-screen keyboard in landscape and square screen modes
12. Installation
·
Now
supports Windows 2003 installation as well as Mobile5/6
Updates
between 5.10.00.0095 and V5.10.0098 (November 3rd 2008)
13. Installer
·
PDA
installation script has been signed through VeriSign to eliminate prompting for
permission to install components from an unknown source
14. GVM
·
Corrected
issue with intermittent windows camera driver on specific models of HP devices
·
Improved
error reports for occasions where users unknowingly exit camera programs without
saving the photo
15. GBM Enterprise Manager
·
Improved
import of custom forms pick lists to allow single file import of values for
cascading lists
16. GBM
·
Corrected
communications with ike camers
Updates
between 5.10.00.0092 and V5.10.0095 (October 2008)
17. GBM
·
It
is now possible to stop recording GPS lines and regions after GPS
is lost
·
New
user prompt added to ensure partly drawn lines and regions are saved before
changing maps or closing GBM Mobile
·
Improved
behavior when tracking is initialized and then stopped before GPS positions are
recorded
18. GBM Mobile Manager
·
Log
file locations are listed on the Help Menu
·
Retrieve
data has more robust prompting to ensure GBM Mobile is shut down before
starting the retrieval process
·
Improved
error messaging when Active Sync connection is lost after the initial
connection
·
Corrected
misclassification of reference data tagged with edit tracking (prevented
setting of optional install path)
19. GBM
·
MapInfo
based Post Processing utility has been upgraded with better audit files
·
Post
Processing corrections can now be read from a MapInfo .tab file as well as a
Trimble .cor file (for instances where Trimble Pathfinder office is installed
on a different computer)
20. Documentation
·
User
Manual and on-line documentation upgraded to V5.10 (14th edition)
Updates
between 5.10.00.0088 and V5.10.0092
21. Installer
·
User
feedback has been improved. Installation on machines on large networks will be
faster in some cases.
22. Custom Forms
·
Fixed
issue with presentation of default values in some cascading drop down lists
23. GBM
·
Corrected
issue with move to GPS location
·
Added
support for tracking along linear features in waypoint navigation
24. Mobile Manager
·
Relaxed
error messages for occasions where path to the profiles folder is invalid on
data retrieval
·
Correct
misclassification of reference data for non-editable layers tagged as edit
tracked in load data wizard
25. GBM
·
Post
Processing MBX - Corrected issue with co-ordinate system bounds and small
project areas – requires MapInfo Pro V8.5
·
Audit
file (_shifts.tab) now correctly links post processed satellite observations to
the final vertex locations
·
GBM
Mobile post processing log updated to correct time coordination
·
Post
Processing MBX - Corrected unreliable matching of raw and post processed
vertexes
Updates
between 5.10.00.0074 and V5.10.0088
26. GBM
·
Code
migration to Visual Studio 2005
·
Static
C-ATL linking to minimize impact of variations of C-ATL dll versions in ROM
(for Nomad devices)
·
Full
support for drop down lists that include decimal values
·
Map
based hot-linking to external files (e.g. images and documents) is now
supported
27. Mobile Manager
·
Load
data wizard now supports multiple uses of the same pictorial pick list images
in the same custom form
·
New
utility to pre-prepare change index for reference data loaded through card
readers (Tools/Generate Change Index)
·
Data
transfer protocols has been upgraded to reduce data transfer delays
·
The
profile wizard now checks for the new MapInfo date/time data type (this data
type is not supported by the mobile device software)
28. Trimble Edition
·
The
Trimble SDK has been upgraded from V2.30 to V2.31 to support newer devices
·
Current
Estimated Accuracy (CEA) now presents in place of PDOP on the status bar
·
Calculation
of coordinate system bounds in the MapInfo Post Processing component has been
upgraded to improve precision
·
The
MapInfo post processing module has been upgraded to support GPS averaging for
individual vertices of linear or polygon features
·
File
path names have been optimized to work with deep folder hierarchies
29. Mobile Merge (MapInfo Extensions)
·
The
downloads folder can now be set through the utilities menu
·
Data
type compatibility constraints have been relaxed to allow merging into linked
Oracle tables
·
Minor
user interface refinements
30. Installer
Updates
between 5.10.00.0068 and V5.10.0085
31. GBM
·
New
start-up dialog prompts for opening of a map and re-connecting the GPS
·
Auto-detection
of GPS port configuration has been improved
·
Auto-setting
of Static Navigation on SiRF chip has been improved
·
The
status bar registers each location update rather then just on location change
·
The
GPS can be used to add individual vertices to Lines and polygons (see V4.20 use
manual)
32. Mobile Manager
·
Now
recognizes external storage cards on Windows Mobile 6 and fast processors
·
Updated
Profile editor and load data wizard including performance upgrade on data load
·
Corrected
custom forms problem with photo access for very complex custom forms.
·
In
the forms editor, values for drop down lists can be loaded from files
·
The
retrieve data wizard automatically retrieves photographs
·
GBM
Portable forms exporter upgraded to 3.20.44.0 with individual files for each
form for compatibility with GBM Portable V4
·
It
is now possible to group items in a custom form listing
·
Retrieve
data wizard updated to properly manage retrieval of _deletes files (correction
of error in early 4.20 releases)
33. GBM
·
Corrected
issue with recording post processing data for traverses
·
Corrected
Nomad install (auto reboot) issue
·
Updated
to Trimble SDK V2.30 (for Nomad operation)
·
The
Trimble release is now correctly installed if selected from the load software
wizard
·
Corrected
issue with new Trimble SDK not recording Trimble format .ssf file during
precision navigation of linear features
34. General Operation
·
Placement
of registry keys on the PDA has been updated for improved compatibility with
Windows Mobile convention.
·
A
start-up wizard prompts for connecting the GPS and for opening a map
·
GPS
messages no longer obscure the status bar when the measure tool is in use
·
There
is a new menu item for quickly enabling and disabling moving map display
·
Panning
controls have been added to the map window
·
Ariel
and Mallet fonts are now installed on the mobile device
35. Custom Forms
·
Forms
have been optimized for strong light conditions
·
Logical
(yes/no) data is now edited through radio buttons.
·
Added
grouping of items in custom form on the mobile if grouping has been defined in
the form definition
36. Waypoint Navigation
·
It
is now possible to track along lines
·
A
new compass rose displays travel direction and direction to waypoint
37. GBM
·
A
problem with retrieval of information on deleted records that affected interim
V4.20 builds has been fixed
·
The
software now uses the upgraded Trimble V2.10 Pathfinder Tools SDK
·
Post_Process.mbx
now accepts MapInfo files that have “_” characters in file/layer names
·
GBM
Post Process.mbx – missing file ExaminProj.txt - The projection file required
by the MapInfo based post processing module is now reliably added by the
installer.
·
GBM
Post Process.mbx - .cor file export - The export of post processing corrections
from the .cor file to MapInfo now operates more reliably as it is not affected
by display coordinate settings of the current Pathfinder office session.
38. GBM Portable
·
GBM
Portable forms exporter has been updated for compatibility with GBM Office
build 47
Updates
between 4.10.0065 and 4.20.0068 (Trimble and Ike releases)
Only the
MapInfo based modules have been upgraded in this release. The core GBM Mobile Manger and GBM Mobile software has not changed, but
please reinstall GBM Mobile Manger to access the upgraded user
documentation. These changes only affect Trimble customers using GPS Post
Processing. GBM Mobile for ike customers can continue
operating with V4.20.0065.
39. Installation
·
GBM
Mobile Standard Edition, GBM Mobile for Trimble and GBM Mobile for ike are now
all installed from the same media
·
Separate
license keys are now required for each of the above editions, replacing the GBM
Survey Tools add on
40. Documentation
·
Precision
issues related to inappropriate MapInfo bounds settings are now fully
documented.
·
Added
detailed documentation for GBM Mobile for Trimble and GBM Mobile for ike as
chapter 4
·
Extended
documentation on drawing with GPS to include the new precision GPS drawing mode
41. Drawing Tools
·
New
precision drawing method allows users to choose where to add vertices to linear
and polygon objects.
42. General
·
There
is a new button on the devices activation screen to enable recording 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.
43. 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).
·
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
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
brand combined Phone/GPS/PDA units (Devices/NMEA GPS settings /Hardware on the
PDA)
44. GBM
·
Support
for GPS averaging and drawing of features at the laser target location has been
imporved
·
The
MapInfo based post processing module (Post Proc.mbx) has been significantly
upgraded
o
It
is now possible to correct magnetic bearings through MapInfo processing module
(GBM PostProc.mbx)
o
New
map layers support improved auditing of post processing corrections
o
The
location of the downloads folder is remembered between sessions
·
Dependency
on the Trimble SSFTOASC.exe for post processing has been removed in favor of
new Pathfinder Office V4 .cor file export utility.
o
Robustness
has improved
o
Post
processed locations are no longer rounded to +/- 10 cm
o
Issues
with surveys that spanned midnight GMT are resolved
o
The
.cor file name is not longer restricted to 8 characters
o
The
software works with Pathfinder Office V4. Customers operating Pathfinder Office
V3 will need to manually export the .cor file using the older ssftoasc.exe
program
·
GBM
Post Process.mbx will now execute properly for those projects that only collect
point data
·
It
is now possible to auto adjust magnetic bearings (e.g. for applying a magnetic
declination) at the Post Processing stage
45. GBM
·
Now
installed from the standard media. Installation has been simplified
·
Support
for user controlled location of vertices for linear and polygon feature drawn
at the laser target location
·
1280x1025
camera mode is now supported
·
An
Issues that prevented photograph file names from being properly recorded in the
MapInfo .tab files under certain circumstances, has been corrected
·
An
error in the “move to current GPS location” function that manifest in build 61
has been corrected
·
The
ability to auto adjust magnetic bearings by applying a magnetic declination has
been fully implemented
46. Mobile Manager
· Minor improvements to screen layout
– column widths
·
Updates
between 4.18.0062 and 4.19.0067a
47. 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.
48. 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
49. 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.
50. 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.
51. 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.
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.
52. 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
53. 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
54. 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
55. 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)
*** Updates between 4.10.0049M (pre production) and
4.10.0050 (production)
56. 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
·
57. 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
·
58. Mobile Merge
·
The
installer has been upgraded to account for unusual MapInfo Professional
installation folders
·
59. Documentation
·
User
documentation has been proofed and additional GPS trouble shooting notes added
·
60. 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
·
61. 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
62. 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.
·
63. Photographs
·
The
camera device driver has been upgraded to overcome a problem with the Pretec
cameras that occasionally resulted in copying of incomplete images
·
64. 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
·
65. 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
·
66. 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
67. 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.
68. 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
69. 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
70. 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
71. 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.
72. 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.
73. 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:
“Expression” allows the entry of a
numeric or text expression
“Photograph” to capture the ID of
photos collected by the device (currently restricted to the iMate)
“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