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1.9.5 (2012-03-09) ! Alpine Quest Map: Multiple bugs fixed (#3484328) ~ Improvements in atlas download progress dialog (patch by dvodvo) ~ Windows launcher "Mobile Atlas Creator.exe" increased max heap size to 1GB ~ Linux start.sh increased max heap size to 1GB + New selection mode: Circle (approximated by a 16 point polygon) + New map source: OSMapa-Topo with contours (PL) 1.9.4 (2012-01-29) + BeanShell map source: ignoreError=true feature added + Debug menu: Show/hide map tile borders 1.9.3 (2011-12-01) + Custom map source from local tiles XML schema changed: new <sourceType> values: DIR_ZOOM_X_Y, DIR_ZOOM_Y_X, QUADKEY removed flipXYDirs (use <sourceType>DIR_ZOOM_Y_X</sourceType> instead ! Custom map source from ZIPs: Handling for atlas types with two file extensions fixed ! Bugfix Osmdroid SQlite: PRIMARY KEY must be unique (#3438206) ~ Turaterkep map updated (renamed internally to Turaterkep256 because of map format change) + Support added for starting external tools from within MOBAC 1.9.2 (2011-10-12) + Custom map source from ZIP/files in file-system: added possibility to invert y coordinate via "invertYCoordinate" like it is used by MapTiler + New settings.xml option: <downloadRetryCount> (default 1). Allows to reduce or increase the maximum attempts MOBAC tries to download a tile in case of errors occur while download or HTTP response is not as expected. + Logging verboseness now configurable for the current session via GUI ! PaperAtlas: NullPointerException when WGS Grid=off has been fixed + CustomSQLite atlas as map source: OSMAND format added + New atlas output format: OSMAND SQLite 1.9.1 (2011-09-09) ! Opening settings dialog: ClassCastException on Linux/OpenJDK ! Custom SQlite atlas as map source fixed for atlas formats AndNav, BackCountry Navigator and Osmand + Background color for BeanShell map sources can be specified by adding backgroundColor = "#ffffff"; ! Custom SQLite atlas as map source had an undefined tileImageType; Added auto-detection and user defined <tileImageType> 1.9 (2011-08-18) ! Calculation problem in MGMaps atlas format (fix by Pierre-Luc Paour) ! Custom mapsource from RMaps SQLite atlas shows wrong zoom levels - Removed map source: Open Cycle Map (request by Andy Allan) + New map source: OSMapa-Topo (Poland) + Map source tile store coverage: button for hiding colored layer added

+ OziExplorer/Trekbuddy: MM1B calculation improved (patch by MrPete #3026830) + Custom XML map source: {$serverpart} / <serverParts> implemented for balancing load among multiple servers with different DNS names + SQLite library included in MOBAC distribution 1.9 beta 6 (2011-06-21) + New atlas format: Geocaching Live offline maps + New atlas format: MBTiles (Experimental) + New atlas format: Paper Atlas (PDF) & Paper Atlas (PNG) [provided by ubomr Vasek] ! Bug #3316081 - "String index out of range: -1" upon map sources update ! Incorrect selection and tile count calculation + New map source: Moldova (point.md) 1.9 beta 5 (2011-05-17) + Added possibility change directory syntax for file and zip based map sources from zoom/x/y to zoom/y/x ("flipXYDir") + Added possibility to use <localTileFiles> and <localTileZip> within a custom multi-layer map source ! CustomMultiLayerMapSource: "null" error when loading ! directories.ini: mobac.atlasprofilesdir not used for loading profiles list + directories.ini: System variables can be used in the form ${VARNAME} + Local map sources from SQLite atlases can now be used - supported formats are RMaps, MBTiles, BigPlanetTracks, Galileo, NaviComputer ! Fixed OpenStreetMap Cycle Map + Experimental: adding user-defined polygon maps ~ Changed polygon selection behavior - selection stays now after adding it 1.9 beta 4 (2011-05-02) ~ Problem loading tile image type for custom map sources (ends up for TrekBuddy atlas format in an NullPointerException like in bug #3290976 ~ Settings dialog now lists all tile stores - not only the stores of loaded map sources + Experimental: Polygonal map derived from GPX track segment ! Endless opening of exception dialog (endless recursion) 1.9 beta 3 (2011-04-21) + Map source UMP-pcPL reactivated + [Nokia] Sports Tracker file extension changed to jpg (feature request #306616 1) + Reactivated atlas format "TwoNav (RMAP)" + New map source: FAA Sectional Charts (aeromaps.us) + Reactivated map sources Freemap.sk (Car atlas, Hiking map, Cycle map) + Map source New Zealand Topographic Maps (nztopomaps.com) reactivated ! OruxMapsSQLite: Last processed tiles missing in db file 1.9 beta 2 (2011-04-06) ! Custom atlas map source / locally generated tiles map source + New map source for using tiles from zip file(s) + Removed all map sources except the OSM related - for details see http://sourceforge.net/projects/mobac/forums/forum/861096/topic/4470412 1.9 beta 1 (2011-03-29) + New map source: OpenStreetMap MapQuest + New map source: OpenStreetMap Bing layer (Mapnik powered by Microsoft) ~ Maximum zoom level of OpenStreetMap Mapnik decreased to 16 (zoom levels 17+ are blocked on server side because of high server stress for

generating such tiles) + New custom map source type: reading tiles offline from an OSMTracker/AndNav/ BackCountry Navigator/Maverick/OSMAND atlas (from file system) ~ Atlas format PNG+Worldfile: projection file for Arcgis added and calculation improved (patch by user mmartin2) ~ JPEG compression level selectable for Magellan (RMP) atlas format 1.9 preview 14 (2011-03-17) + Osmdroid SQLite: Tile image format conversion implemented - Osm Hiking maps removed (excluding the "Wanderreitkarte Abo" version) - Outdooractive.com maps removed as requested by map provider 1.9 preview 13 (2011-03-12) + Download to tile store without creating an atlas: new atlas format "Tile store download only" ! BeanShell map sources could not be used with certain atlas formats + New map source: Israel Topo (Amudanan) with and without trails 1.9 preview 12 (2011-03-05) ~ Cykloatlas: max zoom level extended to 16 + New map source: Canada Toporama + Convert an existing atlas profile to a different output format ! Loading of custom CloudMade maps fixed 1.9 preview 11 (2011-03-02) ! Error when using a BeanShell map source with certain atlas formats - Removed Map+ map sources because of license problem with swisstopo 1.9 preview 10 (2011-02-28) ! Fixed map source: Docelu.pl + Bookmarks can be added (saves map position and selected map source) ! Fixed map source: Cykloatlas and relief ! Fixed map source: Map+ (Switzerland) + New map source: Map+ Gelnde (Switzerland) + New atlas format: nfComPass 1.9 preview 9 (2011-02-22) + New map source: Reit- und Wanderkarte (Abo) - (requires purchased ticket) ~ Updated New Zealand Topographic Maps url ! OpenStreetMap attribution + MOBAC user aget 1.9 preview 8 (2011-02-16) + NaviComputer: Possible to change tile image format (PNG, 4Bit-PNG, JPEG, ...) + OpenPisteMap: All three layers (base, contours and landshed are now supported ) - Disabled TwoNav RMAP output format because of legal/license problems 1.9 preview 7 (2011-02-04) + OSM Hiking ticket system implemented (Wanderreitkarte.de) ! NoSuchMethodError: mobac.program.ProgramInfo.getUserAgent()Ljava/lang/String; 1.9 preview 6 (2011-02-04) ! Custom tile size was not available for TrekBuddy and Glopus GFM ~ Tile usage policy implemented for OSM Mapnik 1.9 preview 5 (2011-01-21) + New map source: ICAO Maps (Germany) + Manual map pack online update via settings dialog + Add selection via Ctrl+A key combination possible (see "Maps" menu)

1.9 preview 4 (2011-01-14) + New: Support for CustomWmsMapSource (experimental) + Download bandwidth limitation selectable for very fast network connections ! Highest zoom level missing in tile store coverage zoom selector + New atlas format: OsmdroidSQlite + New map sources: ArcGIS topo map/satellite/street map 1.9 preview 3 (2011-01-09) + New atlas format: PNG + Worldfile (PNG & PGW) ~ Atlas output format has to be chosen before adding maps ~ Disabling of unsupported tile processing options (regarding the current atlas format) ~ Enabled maps with ellipsoid projection for RMaps 1.9 preview 2 (2010-12-18) + New atlas format: BackCountry Navigator + New atlas format: TwoNav (RMAP) + Multi-layer maps with more than two layers are now possible + New map source: OSM Hiking with relief and base + New map source: Open Sea Map (sea layer joined with Mapnik) + New atlas format: MGMaps/MyTrails (MGM) + New map source: Topomapper.com ~ Map sources are now packed into "MapPacks" which can be updated without changing the main MOBAC program ~ Custom map sources are moved from settings.xml into separate xml files in the "mapsources" sub-directory ~ XML structure of multi-layer custom maps sources has changed + Multi-layer maps can now contain map sources that come with MOBAC This allows to combine existing map sources with new overlays. + BeanShell map sources can be used if placed in the "mapsources" sub-directory + All direcories used by MOBAC can be pre-configured via file directories.ini in the MOBAC program directory + CustomMap: new parameter: ignoreErrors and backGroundColor can have alpha transparency parameter + New map source: Cloudmade Map default style (1) + Tile image format conversion for RMaps/BigPlanet/Galileo 1.8 final: (2010-10-31) + New map source: New Zealand Topographic Maps 1.8 RC 1: (2010-10-23) + AlpineQuest handles tiles <> 256px and ellipsoid projections + New atlas format: Run.GPS Atlas ! Fixed map source: Emapi.pl 1.8 beta 4: (2010-10-09) ~ Implemented logging for ImageWriter warnings ~ Display selected areas: adding a new map selection does no longer resets the map selection and therefore the highlighted area does not change. 1.8 beta 3: (2010-10-02) ! Fixed: NullPointerException when renaming an GPX file entry ! MyTopo URL updated and fixed ~ Unnecessary restriction of RMaps / BigPlanet Tracks to zoom 17 removed + New map source: Microsoft Maps with hill shade ~ Custom tile settings now possible with SportsTracker + New atlas format: Osmdroid ZIP + New map source: SIGPAC Mercator (Spain only) - patch by susinho

1.8 beta 2: (2010-09-13) + AlpineQuestMap atlas creator updated (patch by Camille) + New map source: Navitel (Russian) ! GPS Sport Tracker: space removed in tile file name ! MyTopo URL updated 1.8 beta 1: (2010-08-24) ! Fixed PNG 256 color output + New atlas format: OruxMaps (Android) + New atlas format: Glopus Map File (AFTrack and others) ~ BigPlanet SQL commit rate changed ! #2963490 Using custom tile size with multi-layer maps creates black map tiles + GPX file editor improved ~ Austrian Map removed (does not work anymore - unable to fix) + Yandex Map & Sat added (works only with selected atlas creators because of a different projection category - Yandex uses an ellipsoid) ~ Map source change: Emapi.pl replaces Emapa.pl + New atlas format: PathAway ! Alpha transparency problem with multi-layer maps + New atlas format: AFTrack (OSZ) ~ CacheBox layer name uses now the map source name + New atlas format: AlpineQuestMap (AQM) + New atlas format: Ublox ! Fixed OSM Hiking relief + New map source: Cykloatlas with relief + Custom Map Sources extended to multi-layer map source (2 layers) + New map source: Statkart sea/nautical (AKA "sjo_hovedkart2") ~ TouretechQV: Corrected "projparams" (removed unset UTM zone) - see #2970353 + New atlas format: Google Earth Overlay (unrestricted Google Custom Map) ! Fixed: #3008934 (MM1B calculation problem in .map file) + New map source: MyTopo.com (USA only) + New map source: Yahoo Maps Japan + New atlas format: GPS Sports Tracker + New atlas format: Sports Tracker + New map source: OSM Hikebikemap.de + Background color for custom maps added ~ Freemap.sk maps updated and changed + New atlas format: Maplorer + New map source: Yahoo Taiwan + New map sources: Aero Charts VFR/IFR/IFR-H (USA only from runwayfinder.com) + New atlas format: OruxMaps Sqlite + New map source: Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (UK) + Proxy authentication by user name/password added in GUI + New atlas format: OSMAND ~ SQLite back-end replaced - Zentus SqliteJDBC is now used (see README.HTM for details) ! OpenPisteMap tile url updated + New atlas format: NaviComputer 1.7: (2010-02-05) ~ Project has been renamed to "Mobile Atlas Creator" taking account that besides TrekBuddy a large number of atlas and map formats are supported and for ending the mix-up of "TrekBuddy" and "TrekBuddy Atlas Creator" ~ Tiles tore now uses database (BerkelyDB) instead of tile files in file system + Old tiles saved in the tile store are checked and updated when used (displayed in map view or used in an atlas). Updating is done via expiration settings - those provided by the server or otherwise user

specified. + Atlas output directory can be specified via settings dialog + AndNav and OSMTracker: Tile format conversion (JPG <->PNG) implemented including color reduction ~ Docelu.pl can update it's base URL like the Google map sources do ~ Pause/resume button now works while map creation (not only while download) + New experimental map source: Turaterkep (Hungary hiking) Uses tiles of size 512x512 (not supported by all atlas formats) + Multi-layer map sources such as Google Hybrid or OSM Hiking with relief background can be used with all atlas creators + New map: NearMap Australia (high-resolution aerial images for Australia) ! GPX addWpt: Multiple way points added by one mouse click fixed ! Start.sh/Start.cmd Java max heap setting was ignored by Java because of the position at the end of the command line ! #2904937 and #2905182 1px map calibration bug + New map source: Humbermedia Bavaria + New atlas format: Mobile Trail Explorer Cache (writes single MTECache file per atlas) + New map sources: (Norway) Statkart Topo2, Toporaster2 (limited to 10.000 tiles per day and IP) + Drag & Drop for maps in "Atlas content" tree + New atlas format: Magellan RMP / VantagePoint + New atlas format: Touratech QV ! Fixed #2913874: ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException in PNG 4-bit writer + New map source: Eniro.com map/aerial/nautical (Sweden, Norway, Finland) + Checkbox added in atlas progress dialog for ignoring all download errors + New atlas format: CacheWolf (as one large 24bit png + WFL or tiled with multiple WLF files using the configured image format and tile size) + New map source: Mapplus.ch (Switzerland) + Coordinate format changeable ("deg" / "deg,min" / "deg,min,sec") + New atlas format: CacheBox + New atlas format: Garmin Custom Map Image downscaling uses bilinear filter (improves image quality) + Each map source has now a background color (usually black) that is used in case of missing tiles + Content-type check after download (HTTP header and image data header) + New map source: Ovi/Nokia Maps + New map source: Bergfex (Austria) ! Grid paint juddering on high zoom levels fixed ~ OpenStreetMap Hiking updated 1.6.1: (2009-10-30) ! Loading and saving of GPX failed 1.6: (2009-10-27) + Loading & saving of GPX 1.1 files (way- track- and routepoints are displayed as overlay) + GPX 1.0 files are automatically transformed to GPX 1.1 file on load + Route and tracks are painted as connected line + Add new way points to a GPX file (properties: lat, lon, name) + Map scale bar added (metric/imperial selectable) + New atlas format: Mobile Trail Explorer (MTE) + New atlas format: RMaps / BigPlanet SQLite (Android applications, requires additional SQLite libraries) + New atlas format: OSMTracker + New map source: OpenStreetMap Public Transport (pnvkarte.de) + New map source: AustrianMap (z14 & z15 of www.austrianmap.at) [provided by Guenther Hoelzl] + New map sources: Freemap Slovakia (normal, hiking & hiking plus hill shade) + New map sources: Google Maps Korea

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map sources: Open Piste Map (openpistemap.org) atlas format: Maverick (Android application) map sources: Emapa.pl (Poland) atlas format: Glopus (PNG & KAL) map sources: Outdooractive.com Austria and South Tyrol

~ Max zoom level of Google Maps increased from 17 to 19 ~ Behavior on adding new maps and layers changed: the number of layers has been reduced to a minimum making it easier switch between different zoom levels when using TrekBuddy ! Extreme performance break-in in grid-mode fixed ! Map selections do no longer unwanted enlarge itself in grid mode beyond the selected grid 1.5: (2009-08-01) + Flexible atlases containing different areas of multiple map sources are possi ble + New atlas output format: AndNav - Android Navigation System http://www.andnav .org + Atlas download can be paused/resumed interactively + Proxy settings rewritten - now system/Java wide or application settings can b e used alternatively to the user defined proxy + New regional map sources (Poland): ump.waw.pl and docelu.pl + Map sources can now be disabled which hides them from the list + Merging different layers via drag & drop + Custom map sources can be defined via settings.xml (see README.HTM) + Map sources manual online update via settings dialog + New atlas format: OziExplorer / large PNG export ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Java requirement has changed: Now at least Java 1.6 is required! Profile saving updated to new atlas structure Fullscreen mode is currently unavailable Google Maps, Earth, Mapmaker, Maps China url updated Settings.xml format has changed Max zoom for Cycloatlas changed from 14 to 15 Removed OpenArialMap map source Panels on the left can be collapsed to save space

! Editing the atlas content while map creation in progress resulted in unusable/abnormal atlases (see bug #2819613) 1.1: (2009-05-13) + New output format: JPEG with different quality levels + added map source Microsoft Maps China (Ditu) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Fixed url and name of Cykloatlas (fixes also bug #2755108) Updated url of Google Map Maker & Earth Fixed tar creation which had problems with default charset on some systems Changed the color depth selector to an output format selector OSM Hiking map moved to new server - url adapted

! "Open atlas folder" does now work on Linux (Gnome and may be Kde) 1.0: (2009-04-10) + Reload current map view by pressing "F5" + First experimental implementation of color reducing implemented (requires additional library "Java Advanced Imaging": https://jai.dev.java.net/binary-

builds.html Download the library and place the Jar[s] in the same directory as TrekBuddy AtlasCreator + Experimental: Color reduced (<16) png files are saved using an own implementa tion that writes real 4 bit PNG files (instead to the default Java one that only creates 8 bit or true color files) + added map source OSM hiking: http://opentiles.com/nop/ + added map source OpenArialMap ~ Maximum map size reduced to 32767 (1 pixel less) ~ Atlas output format can now be specified: Tared or untared atlas. The created atlas is always created in the folder "atlases" - the folder "atlasestared" is no longer used. ~ "ozi" / "tac_tmp" directory no longer used. Instead one temporary tar file pe r map layer is created (and later deleted) in the default system temp directory ~ fixed GoogleMapMaker map source ! Loading tile store information in settings dialog blocked GUI 0.9.7: (2009-03-05) + New map sources (full support): Microsoft Maps, Earth, Hybrid, Cycloatlas (Czech Republic only) + New map sources (partial support): Multimap.com + Window position, size and state (maximized or not) is saved + Preview map allows zoom move/zoom via keyboard controls (patch by Martin Loet zsch) + Fullscreen mode hides left panel and places control inside the preview map (patch by Martin Loetzsch) ~ Google Maps, Earth & MapsChina urls updated ~ Custom tile size selection controls combined ~ Fixed several Swing thread safety problems (patch by Martin Loetzsch) 0.9.6: (2009-01-08) + + ! + + + + + ~ ~ ~ ~ New map source: Google Terrain Download error counter added to atlas progress dialog Updated OpenCycleMap url (fixes zoom level > 13) New map source: Yahoo Maps New map source: Google Maps China (Ditu) New map source (Germany only): Outdooractive.com Selected/entered tile size is now saved/restored in/from settings.xml Tooltip of "tiles-to-download-counter-label" (located right to the label "Zoom levels (..)") now shows the breakdown of the number of tiles to the different zoom levels including the area calculation Exceptions that occur while downloading/creating an atlas are now displayed in an dialog showing detailed information about the system and the exception Updated Google Maps url & removed "Galileo" appendix New experimental implementation for creating tile of custom size. Disdvantage: Much slower that the algorithm before Advantage: Only constant memory needed (approx. less than 10 MB) Using custom tile size now does not concert the tiles to png format. Instead the format used by the maps source is used.

0.9.5: (2008-10-27)

+ Detailed log files can be created by providing a configuration file log4j.xml (see README.txt for details). + HTTP Proxy (host & port) can be specified via GUI + Added information about amount of tiles and total size for each tile source s tore in Settings window. + Multithreaded download of tiles implemented (number of parallel download thre ads changeable via settings dialog ~ Tile download system now reuses HTTP connections for HTTP 1.1 servers instead of opening a new TCP connection for each tile ! Selection of whole world resulted in a wrong max longitude (-180 instead of 1 80) ! Tile number and index calculations near to the border of the world corrected ! Saving profiles works now (including map source, zoom levels and tile size) ! Aborting of stalled downloads works now as expected 0.9.1: (2008-10-17) ! Fixed wrong calculation of number of tiles when the amount was large. 0.9 alpha: (2008-10-15) + Added resizeable GUI + Added possibility to select map area by selection an area with mouse + Added tmi files for the tared atlases which make the map loading faster ~ Changed preview viewer to JMapViewer. It has several advantages: different map sources preview loads in background automatically easy zooming (mouse wheel) and movement (right mouse button) ~ Tar generation rewritten, each tar is now only opened one time, not once for each tile to be added (increases tar creation in case of a virus scanner being active) 0.8: + Added xml based settings file via Java Properties + Added possibility to change tile size for the downloaded tiles. + Added possibility to set map size in atlas. Giving the possibility to create large atlases ! Fixed the non working setting tile store enabled. It was always enabled, despite of what was written in the settings file ! Fixed (hopefully) the generation of mixed up atlases at some Linux operating system(s). ! Fixed bugs related to defect profiles in profiles.xml file by adding some validation of the xml data at application start. 0.7: + Added possibility to abort an ongoing download of Atlas + Added label that shows how many tiles that will be downloaded with current lat, long & zoom settings + Added persistent tile store (cache of tiles in a store which is persistent between program sessions) ! Fixed wrong download link to ditu.google.com 0.61: + Added a possibility to select to download tiles from either ditu.google.com

or maps.google.com ! Fixed hard coded look and feel, which resulted in an javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException at other environments then Windo ws