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February 05, 2010MapSphere v.0.98 beta (build 175)
 
1.FeatureCommunities were divided into Groups and Trips according to their purposes.
2.FeatureGroups are used to limit GPS visibility to a group of people. Each Group has got its own blog and chat.
3.FeatureMapSphere "Trip" is a description of somebody's trip (walk, journey, and so on) with photos, tracks, chat, blog, and trip plan.
4.Change Some features were disabled in this version (like Tutorial or Trip Playback). They will be restored shortly.
5.FeatureNew menu sections were added: Maps (for mapping data management), Online (for MapSphere Online features), and Trip (to manage your trips).
6.FeatureUse Online | Connect to log into MapSphere Online.
7.FeatureNow you can create a new trip from within the MapSphere application. Choose Trip | Create...
8.FeatureTrip photos are downloaded and uploaded up to 10 times faster now. A special internet protocol was created for these purposes.
9.FeatureThe distance and speed can now be displayed in nautical miles and knots (respectively).
10.FeatureCoordinates can be displayed in the UTM system (see Tools | Options).
11.FeatureAutomatic track file format detection is now available. To make it work choose "All files" when opening track.
12.FeatureGoogle KML (Keyhole Markup Language) file format is now supported for tracks.
13.ImprovementTracks are loaded in a separate thread without blocking the user interface.
14.ImprovementNow any track can be saved. In the previous version tracks that were loaded from a disk could not be saved.
15.ImprovementThe latest used folders are kept separately for each data type (tracks or data plugins) in "Open file" dialogs.
16.ImprovementThe Online Status indicator (on the status bar) shows more details.
17.ImprovementUser icons were updated. Authorized and non-authorized users are displayed differently.
18.ImprovementNow you can click your offline contact on the map (displayed as a gray circle) to get the same local menu as for other users.
19.ImprovementIf you try to log in while your previous session is not terminated, the attempt to reconnect is performed automatically.
20.ImprovementNow you can copy your current coordinates to clipboard from the Position Info pane.
21.ImprovementIn the View menu you can select or hide any of the Information panes.
22.ImprovementStarting from this version the pane layout should not refresh after the application is updated.
23.ImprovementBaud rate 38400 is now supported for GPS connection.
24.ChangeThe Online Privacy options are temporarily unavailable in MapSphere. You can set them on the site.
25.FixedGPS connection was not stable for some GPS receivers.
26.FixedOnline track stopped updating if there were no new GPS fix for 1 minute or more even after a GPS fix appeared later.
27.FixedSometimes the application hung or crashed on exit. Several possible reasons of this bug were eliminated.
28.Fixed The mapping data settings were saved incorrectly on Windows Vista.
29.FixedThe contents of some panes disappeared after pressing <Alt> + <F4>, <Enter>, or <Esc> key.
30.FixedSometimes a wrong mouse cursor was displayed while viewing photos on the map.
31.FixedThe application could crash while processing user login and password.
32.FixedWhen saving track in GPX format the extension was not added to the filename.
33.FixedIt was possible to drag trip photos of another user.

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