GeoMapApp© Software/Database Update History

GeoMapApp is a global topography database and stand-alone GUI application written in the Java™ programming language. Both the database and application are actively being developed. This page will be maintained to inform GeoMapApp users of changes to the software and underlying databases.

Color Code	Software Updates	Database Activity
Map Code	M = Mercator	S = South Polar

Version 1.6.6 1.6.4 1.6.2 1.6.0 1.5.8 1.5.6 1.5.2 1.5.0 1.4.6 1.4.4 1.4.2 1.3.9 1.3.5 1.2 1.1

Date	Version	Map	Notes
			GeoMapApp 1.6.6
03/17/08	1.6.6	M+S	*** IMPORTANT NOTE * Choose a Base Map Projection - Changed icon for GeoMapAppVG in "Choose a Base Map Projection" window Other Changes File Menu Import Grid - Option added to import GEODAS GRD98 formatted (.g98) files - In "Get Projection & Bounds" window, options added for UTM projection to select appropriate hemisphere (could not previously do Southern hemisphere) - "Get Projection & Bounds" window rearranged for more efficient layout Available Data Menu Custom Data Viewers Mutli-Channel Reflection Profiles - Use alternate display method to show position of cursor on map for Macs Single Channel Reflection Profiles - Use alternate display method to show position of cursor on map for Macs Radar DEMO - Use alternate display method to show position of cursor on map for Macs General Data Viewers/NSF Focus Sites Grid Layer Dialog - In "Grid Layer Dialog" window, replaced "Color Options" and "3D-View" icons with text "2-D" and "3-D", respectively - In "Grid Layer Dialog" window, adjusted the formatting and layout of the Sun tool - In "Grid Layer Dialog" window, Labels on x-axis changed to only show on every other tick-mark View Menu Color Scale - The "Color Scale" tool now adjusts colors and labels based on the currently loaded grid. Currently selected imported grid takes highest precedence, currently selected background grid is next, and last is the base map Toolbar Grid Options** - In "Grid Options" window, replaced "Color Options" and "3D-View" icons with text "2-D" and "3-D", respectively - In "Grid Options" window, adjusted the formatting and layout of the Sun tool - In "Grid Options" window, Labels on x-axis changed to only show on every other tick-mark - Changed background grid names
			GeoMapApp 1.6.4
02/11/08	1.6.4	M+S	*** IMPORTANT NOTE * Choose a Base Map Projection - The Mercator map is always the default selected base map projection Main Map - Double-click will center map view on the spot that is double-clicked Other Changes File Menu Import Grid - GMT-4 format grids can now be imported. Additionally, all GMT grids can now be saved in GMT-4 format. "Version 3 GMT grd files" is now "GMT grid ( .grd )" - "Confirm Projection & Bounds" window now appears when loading GRD files, allowing the user to scale the z-values when importing these files Import Data Tables - In the "Custom Graph" window accessible from "Import Data (Tables)" via the "Graph" button, the selected value in the "XPlot Column: " combo box is no longer the last on the list. - The limit on the number of data points displayed on the map while in the "Import Data (Tables)" section has been increased from 5000 to 10000. - "Custom Databases" window no longer displayed - "Scale Symbols" button changed to "Scale by Value" to better indicate functionality - "Color Symbols" button changed to "Color by Value" to better indicate functionality - "Color" button in "Config" window (accessible via "Configure" button) changed to "Color All" to better indicate functionality Save As... - For "Save As...", instead of an option to save as a "GRD" file, the user now has the option to save as either a "GMT-4 GRD" file or a "GMT-3 GRD" file Places Menu world - Added key command "Ctrl-w" on PC and "Command-w" on Mac to select "world" from "Places" menu. Available Data Menu Custom Data Viewers Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetic Profiles - Shift-click now copies digitize info to clipboard on Mac (still right-click on PC) - "View Profile" no longer de-selects the cruise in the list Multibeam Bathymetry Swaths - In "Multibeam Bathymetry Swaths", the "Download selected ping file" button now opens a URL that retrieves the selected ping file using the file UID and data set UID. - Changed "Cruise Info/Download ping files" in "Multibeam Bathymetry Swaths" to "Cruise Info" to better indicate its functionality Mutli-Channel Reflection Profiles - Shift-click now copies digitize info to clipboard on Mac (still right-click on PC) - Cursor button and digitize button added to "Multi-Channel Reflection Profiles" - CDP# now recorded as integer when digitizing Single Channel Reflection Profiles - Shift-click now copies digitize info to clipboard on Mac (still right-click on PC) General Data Viewers/NSF Focus Sites Grid Layer Dialog - Color adjustment tools now accessible via "Palettes -> make custom palette" - "Palettes -> save palette" is now "Palettes -> save custom palette" - Map colors automatically adjusted when the color palette is adjusted - Profile button added to do profile for that particular grid - Grids can now be saved and read in both "GMT-3" and "GMT-4" GRD format - The save button in the "Grid Options/Grid Layer Dialog" window now brings up the same save options as the "Save As..." button in the main toolbar Toolbar Pan - "Pan" button added to main toolbar, selecting "Pan" allows user to drag map in the direction they want to move the map Save - For the "Save As..." button, instead of an option to save as a "GRD" file, the user now has the option to save as either a "GMT-4 GRD" file or a "GMT-3 GRD" file Zoom In/Zoom Out - Added tool-tip-text to the zoom buttons in the main toolbar to indicate their function and the corresponding key command Grid Options** - Color adjustment tools now accessible via "Palettes -> make custom palette" - "Palettes -> save palette" is now "Palettes -> save custom palette" - Map colors automatically adjusted when the color palette is adjusted - Profile button added to do profile for that particular grid - Grids can now be saved and read in both "GMT-3" and "GMT-4" GRD format - The save button in the "Grid Options/Grid Layer Dialog" window now brings up the same save options as the "Save As..." button in the main toolbar
			GeoMapApp 1.6.2
10/10/07	1.6.2	M+S	*** IMPORTANT NOTE * - To use the new digitizing functionality in "Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetic Profiles", "Multi-Channel Reflection Profiles", and "Single Channel Reflection Profiles", a PC user must right-click in the graph area and a Mac user must Control-click in the graph area to bring up a "Copy Information to Clipboard" menu, where the user may then click to copy the information to the clipboard. The information copied is recorded at the moment of the right-click/Control-click. Please refer to the relevant sections of the version comments to see what information is copied. Other Changes File Menu Connect to WFS - All study/focus site bounding boxes now work correctly - Example URL fixed Import Grid - Changed "Import Grid" to "Import Grids" Import Data Tables - The axes labels for the graphing tool now display enough digits to indicate what the graph intervals are - The "Lasso Tool" button interacts correctly with the zoom buttons in the main toolbar (when one of the zoom buttons are selected, the lasso button is deselected, and vice versa) Preferences - Titled Preferences window "Preferences" - Added "Server Options" to the "Preferences" window. An alternate server can be selected from a drop-down list, a password must be entered to use http://dev.geomapapp.org/. The proxy options are under development and are currently disabled Available Data Menu Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetic Profiles - Added tool tip text to inform the user that right-clicking allows them to digitize the current point - Changed the titles of the data type radio buttons in "Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetic Profiles" to more clearly convey the data type being selected - The latitude, longitude, and z value of the selected data type for the current point (the point where the cursor is in the graph) on the selected track is now displayed in the main toolbar - A right-click brings up the option to copy to the clipboard the cruise name, distance along the track (in km), longitude, latitude (degrees-minutes and decimal), and z value (in that order) of the current point on the selected track. The user must click on the option that the right-click brings up to actually copy the information. On a Mac, the user must hold down the "Control" button and then click to bring up the "Copy Information to Clipboard" menu PETDB Bedrock Chemistry - Changed "PETDB Bedrock Chemistry" to "PetDB Bedrock Chemistry" - Renamed "Open PETDB web page for first selection" button to "Open PetDB web page for first selection" - The "Lasso Tool" button interacts correctly with the zoom buttons in the main toolbar (when one of the zoom buttons are selected the lasso button is deselected and vice versa) - "Open PetDB web page for first selection" now brings up the new, correct PetDB URL Mutli-Channel Reflection Profiles - Added tool tip text to inform the user that right-clicking allows them to digitize the current point - The longitude and latitude of the current point for the selected MCS cruise line are now displayed in the main toolbar along with the CMP# and the two-way travel time (in seconds) - Label for x-axis of profile changed from "Shot#" to "CMP#" - Changed the default split of the view area to make the view windows more visible - Cursor changes to wait cursor while loading a profile - Added tool-tip texts to the buttons in the view area - Changed the appearance of the "Negative/Positive Image" toggle button to better reflect its functionality - Added zoom buttons to the view image area - A right-click brings up the option to copy to the clipboard the cruise name, distance along the line (in km), CMP#, two-way travel time (in seconds), longitude, and latitude (in that order, with both degrees-minutes and decimal) for the current point on the selected cruise line. The user must click on the option that the right-click brings up to actually copy the information. On a Mac, the user must hold down the "Control" button and then click to bring up the "Copy Information to Clipboard" menu - "Save segy" in the "Save what?" window accessible from the view area changed to "Download segy from UTIG". This option is now separate from the other save options (cannot be selected with the other save options) and will now open a browser window to the UTIG site for the selected cruise Single Channel Reflection Profiles - Added tool tip text to inform the user that right-clicking allows them to digitize the current point - "btz" in the bottom data display changed to "backtrackz" to more clearly convey what is being displayed - Longitude and latitude in the bottom data display now have "WESN" labels - Current distance along the selected leg is now displayed in the data label at the bottom of the GeoMapApp window - A right-click brings up the option to copy to the clipboard the information contained in the data label for the current point on the selected leg. The information contained in this label varies depending on where the cursor is, please look at the data label to determine what is being copied (the information being copied is in the exact same order as the data label). The user must click on the option that the right-click brings up to actually copy the information. On a Mac, the user must hold down the "Control" button and then click to bring up the "Copy Information to Clipboard" menu Toolbar Profile Button** - Units are now correct for the currently loaded grid in the graph area of the Profile tool
			GeoMapApp 1.6.0
07/19/07	1.6.0	M+S	*** IMPORTANT CHANGES * - Alternative Base Maps: (Web Mapping Service capabilities) - GeoMapApp now supports loading maps from a Web Mapping Service - Menu: File --> Connect to WMS - Browse Web Mapping Service Capabilities - Load a Map as a full base map or and overlay - Menu: Views --> Base Maps - Easy access to set the current base map - Bookmarked layers show up here - Removed "discuss-list", only "announce-list" is used. Other Changes File Menu Import Data Tables - Export data to Google Earth (KMZ Files) Access through save ComboBox - Exported data can be scaled by color - Exported data can be scaled by size - Added Lasso selection tool to Scatter Plots - Added Lasso selection tool to Base Map - Added Lasso Cursor Icon - Data in table can now be sorted in ascending or descending order by clicking on the column header Available Data Menu Earthquake Locations and Epicenters - Made the yellow in "Earthquake Locations and Epicenters" darker so that it is easier to read. PETDB Bedrock Chemistry - Table data can now be graphed against itself - Graphs are concurrent with the Map and other Graphs, selected points appear throughout - Data in graphs can be selected with a Lasso Tool - Plotted points on the Map and on Graphs can be color scaled by table data - Stations on map can now be lasso selected with the lasso tool - Table data can now be sorted by clicking on a table column header - Table data or selections can now be saved to a ASCII or XLS files. - Selections can be copied to clipboard Multibeam Bathymetry Swaths - In "Multibeam Bathymetry Swaths" the file associated with the selected part of a particular trackline is now displayed to the right of the the cruise name. - A "Download selected ping file" button has been added to the bottom right hand corner of the display that brings up a web page allowing the user to download the selected ping file. Mutli-Channel Reflection Profiles - Cruises can be loaded by clicking on the box surronding the cruise - Multi Channel Reflection Profiles are now avaliable for cruises V3618, ul9905, EM-83, EW9101, and EW9602 - User can now save Nav files, Segy files, and a Full Scale JPG of the profile. - Cruises can be viewed from both Mercator and South Polar maps. Currently the only South Polar cruise is EW9101 - More cruises to come Drilling-DSDP/ODP/BRG - The correct rows are selected when a column is sorted. - "Open BRG Page" button now brings up correct page. Toolbar Profile Button** - Added unit labels to Elevation and Distance column headers for the "Copy to clipboard" and "Save ASCII table" options in the "Save" menu. - File extensions are now added automatically to files saved through the "Save" menu.
			GeoMapApp 1.5.8
05/15/07	1.5.8	M+S	*** IMPORTANT FIXES *** - Grid images now load correctly for the "gravity" and "geoid" grids. - GeoMapApp now correctly replaces "&" with "&" when retrieving URLs from a WFS.
			GeoMapApp 1.5.6
05/21/07	1.5.6	M+S	*** WEB FEATURE SERVICES HOSTED * PetDB BOREHOLE IRIS MGDS NGDC UNAVCO * IMPORTANT CHANGES * - To access a feature in "Connect to WFS" the "Load Feature" button must be clicked. - Hosted Web Feature Services are now listed by name instead of by URL. * IMPORTANT FIXES * - Added check to "Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetic Profiles" to ensure that when the download button is clicked for a selected cruise it is that specific cruise that is downloaded and not a different cruise. - Sun on/off tool now works for land and ocean palettes. - Browser windows/tabs now open properly on Macs when clicking on URLs in the "Imported Data (Tables)" interface. Other Changes File Menu Connect to WFS - Modified "Connect to WFS" interface to work with a wider variety of Web Feature Services. - Added "Load Feature" button, this button must now be clicked to load a feature. Added label informing users of non-GeoMapApp related loading issues, also added an image to indicate what area of the globe each grid in the bounding box drop down list corresponds to. - "World" only shows up as an option in the bounding box dropdown list in "Connect to WFS" if the URL is hosted and has a flag set to allow the world to be added as an option. - Hosted Web Feature Services are now listed by name instead of by URL. Import Data Tables - "Configure Table" window accessible via the "Import Data (Tables)" interface now closes properly. - Browser windows/tabs now open properly on Macs when clicking on URLs in the "Imported Data (Tables)" interface. Save As - The "Save As..." option in the main "File" menu now automatically adds the appropriate extension to the saved file. View Menu Map Scale - Adjusted the "Map Scale" (accessible under "View" menu in main menu bar) so that it can be moved by pressing anywhere on the scale and then dragging. Available Data Menu Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetics Profiles - Added check to "Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetic Profiles" to ensure that when the download button is clicked for a selected cruise it is that specific cruise that is downloaded and not a different cruise. Earthquake Locations and Epicenters - Added a color key that denotes which colors correspond to which depth ranges to "Earthquake Locations and Epicenters". Layers - Added on-off radio buttons to switch between sun-illuminated and true-color. - The normalize and de-normalize buttons are now toggle buttons. If de-normalized is selected the grid will not auto-normalize when zooming or panning, allowing the user to keep the color range they have set. If normalize is selected it will. - Added two new color palettes, "rainbow" and "rainbowinvert". Toolbar Profile Button - Added lon/lat display to the "Profile" tool, it appears to the right of the set of options at the top of the "profile" window. - While dragging the mouse cursor to do a profile, lat/lon is displayed in addition to distance. Grid Button - Added on-off radio buttons to switch between sun-illuminated and true-color. - The normalize and de-normalize buttons are now toggle buttons. If de-normalized is selected the grid will not auto-normalize when zooming or panning, allowing the user to keep the color range they have set. If normalize is selected it will. - Added two new color palettes, "rainbow" and "rainbowinvert". - When the main DEM grid is loaded (the default grid when clicking on the Grid toggle button in the toolbar) the selected palette is maintained when zooming. Lat/Lon Display** - The lon/lat display to the right of the toolbar now displays two fraction digits for the decimal degree readout at zoom levels less than four.
			GeoMapApp 1.5.2
04/02/07	1.5.2	M+S	*** IMPORTANT CHANGES * - Added "Available Data" to the main menu bar. This gives access to all hosted data via a searchable tree menu accessible from "Open Searchable List" or via a cascading menu from "Select Data From Menu". It includes a new section for NSF focus sites and currently has Ridge 2000 and MARGINS data. - The "Database" menu has been removed. It has been replaced with the option "Custom Data Viewers" accessible via either of the data interface options in "Available Data" from the main menu bar. - "Open Hosted Datatables" and "Open Hosted Background or Layers" have been removed, this data is now accessible via "General Data Viewers -> Tables" and "General Data Viewers -> Layers", accessible "Open Searchable List" or "Select Data From Menu" in "Available Data" in the main menu bar. - The WFS interface has been fixed to work correctly with additional Web Feature Services. An area to enter bounding box parameters has been added to allow users to download parts of features that contain too much data to be loaded in their entirety. - Now display z value for loaded grids in the display to the right of the main menu bar. To display the z value for the background layer make the foreground layer invisible by toggling the visible checkbox for that layer in the "Layers" window. * IMPORTANT FIXES * - Contours now load automatically again when the view is shifted or zoomed. - Numerous fixes made to the "Grid Layer Dialog" window and the layers interface in general. Users should play around with this part of GeoMapApp to find any additional bugs. What is meant by this comment is that the layers interface should now work relatively smoothly and that any additional serious problems that arise should be noted. - Fixed cursor problem with reloading grids, for the three main grids and any other loaded grids the cursor now reverts to its original state without having to move the cursor in and out of the main GeoMapApp window. Other Changes File Menu Open Hosted Datatable - "Open Hosted Datatable" has been removed from the main "File" menu, with the data interface tools accessible from "Available Data" these options are no longer necessary. Open Hosted Background or Layer - "Open Hosted Background or Layer" has been removed from the main "File" menu, with the data interface tools accessible from "Available Data" these options are no longer necessary. Connect to WFS - In the "Connect to WFS" window from the main "File" menu users can now input the STDSCALE parameter desired for a particular layer via a textbox to the right of the layer selection combobox. - The WFS interface has been fixed to work correctly with additional Web Feature Services. An area to enter bounding box parameters has been added to allow users to download parts of features that contain too much data to be loaded in their entirety. Database Menu - The "Database" menu has been removed, with the options in "Available Data" itis no longer necessary. Toolbar Profile Button - Made the profile line thicker and added a dot in the center of the line so that the location of the cursor can be seen on a Mac (the Java graphics XOR function did not work on a Mac). For a Mac user only the dot will appear, for a PC user both the circle that was present previously and the dot will appear. The "Fit" toggle buttons in the "profile" window have been replaced by checkboxes labeled "Auto-fit". Layers - Numerous fixes made to the "Grid Layer Dialog" window and the layers interface in general. Users should play around with this part of GeoMapApp to find any additional bugs. - Added tool tip text for the lightbulb button in the "Layers" window, the text is "Open Object", indicating that the lightbulb button opens a layer. - Fixed cursor problem with reloading grids, for the three main grids and any other loaded grids the cursor now reverts to its original state without having to move the cursor in and out of the main GeoMapApp window. Grid Button - Fixed cursor problem with reloading grids, for the three main grids and any other loaded grids the cursor now reverts to its original state without having to move the cursor in and out of the main GeoMapApp window. Lat/Lon Display - Lat/Lon display to the right of the toolbar is now formatted so that at each zoom level the same number of digits are displayed no matter where the cursor is. This prevents the display from shifting back and forth while the cursor is moving. - Now display z value for loaded grids in the display to the right of the main menu bar. To display the z value for the background layer make the foreground layer invisible by toggling the visible checkbox for that layer in the "Layers" window. Available Data Menu Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetics Profiles - Made the line for a loaded track thicker and added a dot in the center of the line so that the location of the cursor can be seen on a Mac (the Java graphics XOR function did not work on a Mac). For a Mac user only the dot will appear, for a PC user both the circle that was present previously and the dot will appear. Layers** - Numerous fixes made to the "Grid Layer Dialog" window and the layers interface in general. Users should play around with this part of GeoMapApp to find any additional bugs. - Added tool tip text for the lightbulb button in the "Layers" window, the text is "Open Object", indicating that the lightbulb button opens a layer. - Fixed cursor problem with reloading grids, for the three main grids and any other loaded grids the cursor now reverts to its original state without having to move the cursor in and out of the main GeoMapApp window.
			GeoMapApp 1.5.0
02/05/07	1.5.0	M+S	*** IMPORTANT FIXES * - Issue with disposing grids in South Polar map view resolved. - Tickmarks are now displayed at a resolution of 3 seconds per tick. Seconds are now displayed in the tickmark labels. - Major tick marks for map scale now adjusted to go down to higher resolutions. Labels for the map scale now appear at higher resolutions. Other Changes File Menu Import Data - In Import Data Tables from the main File menu a "Save" combo box has been incorporated into interface on the righthand side of the application. It provides the same save options as right-clicking in the datatable area. - In Import Data Tables from the main File menu the "Plot" checkbox can now be used to bring a dataset in front of any loaded grids by unchecking and then rechecking the "Plot" checkbox when the grid is loaded. - In Import Data Tables from the main File menu the "Close Data" button has been renamed to "Dispose". - Import Data Tables from the main File menu now expands to display menu items to view the data format requirements and load different types of data. - The "Custom Databases" window has been renamed to "Imported Data Tables". - The File menu has been removed from the "Imported Data Tables" window, those options are now selectable from the main File menu via the Imported Data Tables menu. - The "History" option has been removed from the File menu in "Imported Data Tables" (which has itself been removed), and will be moved somewhere else in an upcoming release. - When loading data via the "Imported Data Tables" window, GeoMapApp now should automatically detect whether the data is tab-delimited or not. Open Hosted Datatable - "Open Hosted Datatable" added to the main File menu. This performs the same function as selecting "Other Hosted Datasets" in the Database menu. Open Hosted Background or Layer - "Open Hosted Background or Layer" added to the main File menu. This brings up the "Layers" and "Select Layers" window, which can also be accomplished by clicking the folder icon in the "Layers" window. Connect to WFS - "Connect to WFS" option added to the main File menu. This brings up the "Connect to WFS" window. Selecting an option from the combo box in this window will put the contents into the text box. Simply enter a GetCapabilities URL for WFS into the text box and press enter or click "Connect". This will bring up a list of layers to select from. Selecting a layer will bring up the data from that layer in the "Imported Data Tables" window (in the same way as pasting from the clipboard). Import Shape Files - "Import Shape Files" added to the main File menu. This brings up three options, "Data Format Requirements", "From Local Disk", and "From URL". The first option brings up a web page that explains how to format the data, the second brings up a file chooser to load a shape file from the local machine (it performs the same function as "Open Shape File" did in the "Import Layers" Window), and the third option brings up a window with a text box to enter the URL of a shape file into (it performs the same function as "Open Shape URL" did in the "Import Layers" Window). This window includes an example URL. Import Grid - "Import Grid" added to the main File menu. This brings up two options, "Data Format Requirements", which brings up the same web page as the equivalent option in "Import Shape Files", and "Browse Your Disk", which brings up a file chooser to load a grid from the local disk (this performs the same function as "Import Grid" did in the "Import Layers" window). Database Menu Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetic Profiles - When in Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetic Profiles from the Database menu, clearing all the tracklines and then selecting individual tracklines will result in only the currently selected trackline being displayed. - The All and None buttons in Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetic Profiles from the Database menu have been moved next to the data type check boxes to better indicate the functionality of the buttons to the user. DSDP - DSDP from the Database menu now has a "Bring to Front" button that brings the DSDP points on the map to the front. - In DSDP the correct row for a particular point is now selected when zoomed in. Other Datasets (Hosted) - "Other Datasets (Hosted)" in the Database menu has been renamed to "Other Hosted Datasets". - Bookmark button disabled for hosted datasets (doesn't work for hosted datasets). - When loading data via the "Other Hosted Datasets" option in the Database menu, GeoMapApp should automatically detect whether the data is tab-delimited or not. Toolbar Grid Button - The "Loading Grid..." window is now displayed when loading the Topography, gravity or geoid grids. Layers Button - Imported shape files should no longer draw lines the wrong way across the map to connect two points that are close together. - "Import Layers" window accessed via "Layers" window has been renamed "Select Layers", the four different radio button options have been removed. That functionality has been moved to options accessible from the main File menu. The "OK" button has been renamed "Add" to better indicate its functionality to the user. - The "Layers" window now automatically comes to the front when a layer is loaded. - The question mark button in the "Layers" menu has been relabeled "Help" to better indicate its functionality to the user. - The "Layers" window is now minimizable. - All grids loaded via the "Select Layers" and "Layers" window now appear in the same "Grid Layer Dialog" window. When a grid is loaded it is automatically zoomed to. The "Grid Layer Dialog" window is now minimizable. Lat/Lon Display** - Lat/Lon display to the right of the toolbar now has a minutes reading. It also now gives higher precision at higher resolutions.
			GeoMapApp 1.4.6
10/31/06	1.4.6	M+S	*** IMPORTANT FIXES * - None for this version. Other Changes File Menu Import Data - "Import Data" in the "File" menu changed to "Import Data Tables". - In "File->Import Data" the text that appears in the "Custom Databases" window has been changed to clearly indicate that comma-separated tabular data can only be loaded if the appropriate option is selected in the "separated" pull-down menu. - For "Import Data" from the "File" menu the options in the "File" menu of the "Custom Databases" window have been changed slightly; "Import from ASCII file" is now "Import from ASCII (text) file" to indicate to beginner users what the general file type should be. Also, "Import from Excel file" has been changed to "Import from Excel spreadsheet" to more accurately describe what should (and can) be imported via that option. Database Menu Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetic Profiles - Button text changed and tool tip text added to the "Import" button in the "Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetic Profiles" option of the "Database" menu to indicate that only MGD77 data files can be imported. Earthquake Locations and Epicenters - For "Earthquake Locations and Epicenters" from the "Database" menu the labels for the main dataset options on the right have been adjusted. Units have been added to the label for depth and tool tip text has been added to the "Years" text boxes to indicate that the minimum year is 1964 and the maximum year in 1995. Seafloor Ages (Selected Isochrons) - In "Seafloor Ages (Selected Isochrons)" from "Database" menu, "Age = " that appears at the bottom of the GeoMapApp window when an isochron is selected now reads "Age (millions of years) = " to more clearly indicate the units. Other Datasets (Hosted) - For "Database->Other Datasets (Hosted)" put back in options to import data. These changed appear in the "File" menu in the "Custom Databases" window. - For "Other Datasets (hosted)" from the "Database" menu the options in the "File" menu of the "Custom Databases" window have been changed slightly; "Import from ASCII file" is now "Import from ASCII (text) file" to indicate to beginner users what the general file type should be. Also, "Import from Excel file" has been changed to "Import from Excel spreadsheet" to more accurately describe what should (and can) be imported via that option. Toolbar Save As Button - Tool tip text for "Save" button in the main toolbar changed from "Save grid" to "Save As" because it performs exactly the same functions as the "Save As..." option from the "File" menu. Grid Button - In "3D View" in the "Grid Options" window changed default window size for rendered image of 3D View so that it would fit on a typical laptop-sized screen. Layers Button** - For the "Layers" window accessed via the "Import Layers" button the "Question mark" button now links to the correct help page.
			GeoMapApp 1.4.4
10/20/06	1.4.4	M+S	*** IMPORTANT TO NOTE * - When using Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetic Profiles MAKE SURE TO CLOSE THIS IF YOU ARE GOING TO LOAD MORE THAN 2 OR THREE THINGS FROM THE DATABASE MENU! The new control files are big, and though they have been reduced from their original size loading more than 2 or three things will cause GeoMapApp to run out of memory. - In Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetic Profiles: When using the "Download Data" button make sure NOT to change the name of the files in the "Save As" window that pops up. The files need to have the same name as the files on the remote site where the data is located. Other Changes Database Menu Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetic Profiles - Modified to load control files from new locations: user-created control files in the local directory "mgg_control_files" and the new control files in the remote directory MGG. Also modified to completely clear tracks when "Close" button is clicked to account for the large size of the new control files. - In Bathymetry, Magnetics and Gravity the data for the selected leg is now loaded from an MGD77 data file located in the new MGG data folders. - In Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetic Profiles added button to the right side called "Import Leg from MGD77 File" and added radio buttons. The "Import" button provides functionality to create mgg control files from MGD77 data files. Creating an mgg control file with this button will immediately load the selected legs into the list and onto the map. This creates a directory in the default user directory called "mgg_control_files". NOTE: The legs will only be added to the new control file if they have data in their Bathymetry Corrected Depth, Free Air Anomaly or Magnetics Residual Field columns. - The radio buttons switch between various already-created control files. Any user control files will always remain loaded (so long as they are located in the proper directory, which is mgg_control_files in the default user directory). - The "load" button has been renamed "View Profile", and double-clicking on a leg in the list is equivalent to clicking on the "View Profile" button. - Added "Download Data" button below the "View Profile" button which allows the user to download the MGD77 data files for the currently selected leg(s). Multiple cruises can now be selected for downloading using the "Download Data" button. Help Menu Show Help - Fixed the help page URL; now accesses current help pages. Toolbar Grid Button - Added "Pixels" to indicate what "Width" and "Height" refer to when in "3D view". Layers Button** - For the "Import Grid" option from the "Layers" buttons, imported files are now imported correctly (previously were named based on the directory the original file was in, now named based on the original file itself).
			GeoMapApp 1.4.2
8/08/06	1.4.2	M+S	*** IMPORTANT FIXES * -Fixed file transfer code so that new versions of GMA download correctly. Other Changes Database Menu Multibeam Bathymetry Swaths -"Multibeam Bathymetry Swaths" in the Database menu now automatically loads and displays the tracks. -Added wait icon to "Multibeam Bathymetry Swaths" in Database menu when loading. -In the process of replacing combo box in "Multibeam Bathymetry Swathes" in Database menu with a scroll pane. Drilling-DSDP/ODP/BRG -Added functionality that selects the fauna most recently sorted (defaults to "DIATOMS") as the fauna to display in the Faunal Range Chart window. Sorting a different fauna with the Faunal Range Chart window open will display that fauna for the row currently selected (unless there is only one datapoint that has that fauna, in which case that datapoint will be selected and the fauna will be displayed for that datapoint). -Both the Age-Depth Model and Faunal Range Chart windows in DSDP now display the depth, age and back-track depth of the current cursor location (where applicable) at the bottom of those windows. Drilling-DSDP/ODP/BRG-Age-Depth Model Window -Age-Depth Model window in DSDP now has default x-axis length set to the age of the oldest "tie" (datapoint). -Clicking in the Age-Depth Model window no longer resets the x-axis. To reset the x-axis to its default length selecte the "default" option from the combo box at the top of the window. -There is now a line in the Age-Depth Model window that indicates the depth at the current cursor location. The depth (in mbsf: meters below sea floor), age (in Ma: millions years, and back-track depth (BTD, in mbss: meters below sea surface) for the current cursor location (if applicable) are now displayed at the bottom of the Age-Depth Model window. -The Age-Depth Model window is now "synchronized" with the Faunal Range Chart window; depth, age and back-track depth for the current cursor location are displayed at the bottom of both windows (where applicable), both windows have a line indicating the current depth at the cursor location, with the lines moving simultaneously in both windows. Drilling-DSDP/ODP/BRG-Faunal Range Chart Window -Added functionality that selects the fauna most recently sorted (defaults to "DIATOMS") as the fauna to display in the Faunal Range Chart window. Sorting a different fauna with the Faunal Range Chart window open will display that fauna for the row currently selected (unless there is only one datapoint that has that fauna, in which case that datapoint will be selected and the fauna will be displayed for that datapoint). -Added functionality to AgeDisplay (one of the three displays in the Faunal Range Chart window in DSDP) to draw a line. -Added functionality to CoreDisplay (one of the three displays in the Faunal Range Chart window in DSDP) to draw a line. -Added functionality to FossilDisplay (one of the three displays in the Faunal Range Chart window in DSDP) to draw a line. -The Faunal Range Chart window is now "synchronized" with the Age-Depth Model window; depth, age and back-track depth for the current cursor location are displayed at the bottom of both windows (where applicable), both windows have a line indicating the current depth at the cursor location, with the lines moving simultaneously in both windows. View Menu Grids -Now displays busy icon when drawing contours. -Closing the "Grid Options" window now disposes all contours. -The Dispose button in the "Grid Options" window has become the Close button and now closes the window. -Scrolling and zooming with contour loaded now automatically redraws the contours. -Changed default contour intervals to better suit the current grid. Toolbar Grid Button** -Now displays busy icon when drawing contours. -Closing the "Grid Options" window now disposes all contours. -The Dispose button in the "Grid Options" window has become the Close button and now closes the window. -Scrolling and zooming with contour loaded now automatically redraws the contours. -Changed default contour intervals to better suit the current grid.
			GeoMapApp 1.3.9
7/28/06	1.3.9	M+S	*** IMPORTANT FIXES * -Fixed a problem with database indexing that was causing issues with remote access. -Fixed problems with the grid not loading properly when scrolling, etc. until a the grid dialog window had been opened. -Fixed other grid issues as well. -Nullified code in GTable that was causing GMA to crash by clicking inside the map area while DSDP was open in South Polar view. Other Changes File Menu Import Data -Fixed some pull-down menu issues when multiple datasets are loaded. -Adjusted the layout of the "Custom Databases" window; added some helpful directions. Save As -Moved "Save As..." below "Preferences". Database Menu underway MG&G -Changed "underway MG&G" in Database menu to "Bathymetry, Gravity and Magnetic Profiles". Multibeam -Changed "Multibeam" in Database menu to "Multibeam Bathymetry Swaths". RIDGE PetDB -Changed "RIDGE PetDB" in Database menu to "PETDB Bedrock Chemistry". Seismicity -Changed "Seismicity" in Database menu to "Earthquake Locations and Epicenters". Seismicity - from PMEL -Changed "Seismicity - from PMEL" in Database menu to "Seafloor Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions". MCS Demo -Changed "MCS Demo" in Database menu to "Multi-Channel Reflection Profiles (Hosted)". Multi-Channel -Replaced "Multi-Channel" in Database menu with "Multi-Channel Reflection Profiles (Contributed)". Single Channel Seismics -Changed "Single Channel Seismics" in Database menu to "Single Channel Reflection Profiles". -Added hour glass icon when loading SCS database. Isochrons -Replaced "Isochrons" in Database menu with "Seafloor Ages (Selected Isochrons)". Digitize -Moved Digitize menu item from Database menu to Tools menu. -Opening Digitizer now loads the grid automatically. Drilling-DSDP/ODP/BRG -Added tool-tip-text to AgeDepthModel in DSDP. -Made the DSDP window minimizable. -Closing the DSDP window now automatically repaints the map to get rid of the DSDP datapoint icons on the map. -Added "Close" button to DSDP window as an alternative to the close-window icon. -Expanded the size of the pull-down menu for the different datasets in DSDP. -Nullified code in GTable that was causing GMA to crash by clicking inside the map area while DSDP was open in South Polar view. Other Datasets -Changed "Other Datasets" to "Other Datasets (Hosted)". -Adjusted the layout of the "Custom Databases" window. -Fixed some pull-down menu issues when multiple datasets are loaded. Tools Menu Digitizer: -Moved Digitize menu item from Database menu to Tools menu. -Opening Digitizer now loads the grid automatically. View Menu Grids -Changed the default color scheme for the topography grid. -Added function to Grid2DOverlay to assist in managing grid overlays. Toolbar Digitize Button -Added the digitize button to the toolbar in MapTools which performs the same action as selecting the Digitize menu item from Tools; button is the one with diagonal "xyz". -Opening Digitizer now loads the grid automatically. -Added digitize icon to Icons in haxby.image (square with diagonal "xyz"). Grid Button -Corrected a problem with loading the grids in MapTools. -Changed the default color scheme for the topography grid. -Added function to Grid2DOverlay to assist in managing grid overlays. In the Elevation Data Sources Menu More Info Button** -Closing the "Elevation Data Sources" window now disposes any location boxes drawn via that window.
			GeoMapApp 1.3.5
7/28/05	1.3.5	M+S	Main Menu Changes -The Under Development menu has been discarded and Drilling DSDP is now under the Database menu. -Import Data has been moved from the Database menu to the File menu. -Other Data has been added to the Database menu and is now the portal to the global datasets. -Preferences has been moved from the View menu to the File menu. -A Save As option has been added to the File menu which operates in exactly the same way as the save button. -The View menu now has a Grids menu which allows you to choose one of the three main grids. Choosing an option will load the corresponding grid and display the grid dialog. -The Help menu has been moved to the left to be next to the other menus. Main Tool Bar Changes -The Save button has been moved to the left. -The Profile button now loads a grid when selected since this is necessary for its proper operation. Deselecting the Profile button disposes the grid unless the Grid Dialog window is open. In addition the Profile window now has radio buttons that allow switching between Great Circle and Straight Line instead of a drop down menu. -The Grid Dialog button now loads a grid when selected and disposes the grid when deselected. The Grid Dialog window has been changed from a JDialog to a JFrame, making it minimizable. The Reload button is simply the Load button renamed. The drop down menu containing the grid types now loads whichever grid is selected automatically. The Contour button in the Grid Dialog Window can now be accessed even if the interval in the text field is not changed. The Contour window now obtains reasonable values for min, max and interval. The redundant and non-functional no option has been removed from the Contour window. Closing the Grid Dialog window now disposes the grid and gets rid of any contour lines. Main Map Changes -Correct units (i.e. meters/mgal) now displayed according to which grid is loaded. Moving the cursor over the map no longer refocuses on the main app window. Specific Database Menu Changes -Import Data is now in the file menu and browse databases can no longer be accessed from Import Data. -Other Data has been added to the Database menu and automatically brings up the selection window for the global datasets when selected. The import options cannot be accessed through Other Data. -Single Channel Seismic now has a scroll pane on the right side of the main window containing all the tracks in alphabetical order. Clicking on a track in the scroll pane will highlight it on the map. Double-clicking will display the profile in the window at the bottom of the main window. The "Load Already Digitized ..." dialog window no longer appears when the View Profile button is clicked. Instead there is a new Load Already Digitized button that performs the same actions as clicking yes in the Load Already Digitized dialog window. The Load Already Digitized button will display the profile of the selected track no matter what options are selected. Double-clicking on a track on the main map now displays the profile of that track. Zoom buttons have been added to the toolbar for the profile window on the bottom left of the main window. -The Color Scale tool and Symbol Scale tool are now both JFrames, making them minimizable. In addition, they display the data type bieng colored/scaled and the database they belong to in their title. Tabs have been added to the tab pane at the bottom of the main window indicating which data type is coloerd and which is scaled. The Color Scale tool now defaults to normalized. Other Changes -I think that it was in Underway MG&G that the circle on the map that indicates the location of the part of the track your cursor is over was made thicker to be more visible. It might have been in Single Channel Seismic. Sorry for the confusion, if you can find it see if you want the circle thicker or larger. Unfortunately the color cannot be made uniform as the circle is displayed using an XORing of the pixels with the map, meaning that having a solid color would make the map pixels unrecoverable unless the map were repainted, which causes many problems.
			GeoMapApp 1.2
7/28/05	1.2_08	M+S	Lots of updates. Check out the prototype Layers interface. More later.
12/22/04	1.2_04	M	Maps and grids may now be saved in GeoTiff format. This format includes a description of geographic coordinate system. These grids and images may be imported into GIS applications such as ArcGIS.
9/24/04	1.2_02	M+S	I forgot to include the Excel classes in the jar & exe files -- necessary for "Import Data".
9/03/04	1.2_01	M+S	Fixed nasty bug in "Import Data"
9/03/04	1.2	M+S	"Import Data" has been added to the "Database" menu. This interface was developed primarily by Justin Coplan, whom I acknowledge with deep thanks. "Import Data" allows users to load geographically-keyed data from a file or URL in several formats and: plot locations on a map as points or a track scale and color symbols based on the value for a column view X-Y graphs of one column vs another.
9/03/04	1.2	M	A draggable map location inset appears in the upper right corner of the map when the zoom factor is greater than 2. Show/hide this through "Options" menu.
9/03/04	1.2	M	Data sources for the DEM appear at the bottom of the main window. Click the blue information button to get more details. To remove the data sources from the bottom of the window, go the the "Options" menu.
9/03/04	1.2	M	In the Mercator map, users may load gravity and geoid grids developed by D. Sandwell and W. Smith.
9/03/04	1.2	M+S	The function of the "grid" button has changed. It is now a toggle button which shows/hides a grid dialog. Click the "Load Grid" button in the grid dialog to load a grid (same function as the old "grid" button in the tool bar) and the palette tool will appear.
9/03/04	1.2	M+S	A "profile" toggle butto