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-GpsPrune version 19.2
-=====================
-
-GpsPrune is an application for viewing, editing and managing coordinate data from GPS systems,
-including format conversion, charting, 3d visualisation, audio and photo correlation, and online resource lookup.
-Full details can be found at https://gpsprune.activityworkshop.net/
-
-GpsPrune is copyright 2006-2018 activityworkshop.net and distributed under the terms of the Gnu GPL version 2.
-You may freely use the software, and may help others to freely use it too. For further information
-on your rights and how they are protected, see the included license.txt file.
-
-GpsPrune comes without warranty and without guarantee - the authors cannot be held responsible
-for losses incurred through use of the program, however caused.
-
-
-Running
-=======
-
-To run GpsPrune from the jar file, simply call it from a command prompt or shell:
- java -jar gpsprune_19.2.jar
-
-If the jar file is saved in a different directory, you will need to include the path.
-Depending on your system settings, you may be able to click or double-click on the jar file
-in a file manager window to execute it. A shortcut, menu item, alias, desktop icon
-or other link can of course be made should you wish.
-
-To specify a language other than the default, use an additional parameter, eg:
- java -jar gpsprune_19.2.jar --lang=DE
-
-
-New with version 19.2
-=====================
-The following fixes and additions were made since version 19.1:
- - Fix right-click-and-drag bug for zooming with Java 9 and Java 10
- - Fix export of timestamps when photo points don't have timestamps
- - Lighting of 3d views from the northwest (thanks, PeHar)
- - Remember the name tag from a loaded gpx file, suggest it again for gpx export
- - Removal of the Thunderforest tile sources (OpenCycleMap, Outdoors)
-
-New with version 19.1
-=====================
-The following fixes and additions were made since version 19:
- - Performance improvements regarding scrolling through points
- - Keyboard shortcut to access point edit dialog (part of Github issue #10)
- - Online services Inlinemap.net and Graphhopper.com (routing)
- - Cardinals in java3d view get billboard behaviour to always face camera (thanks, PeHar)
- - Fix for PeakFinder urls
-
-New with version 19
-===================
-The following fixes and additions were made since version 18:
- - Fix for duration rounding bug affecting sub-second timestamps
- - Wikipedia search now also includes galleries from wikimedia
- - Photo popup window now gets updated when the track selection changes
- - Remove export to SVG function as it has fallen behind the java3d and pov options
- - Remove Turkish language because there haven't been any translators since early 2010
- - Function to add waypoints along the track at intervals of distance or time (eg every 5 km)
- - Optionally draw arrows on the track lines to show direction of travel
- - Waypoint rendering using icons (wishlist 71)
- - Allow user to select timezone in which timestamps are displayed (wishlist 61)
- - Provide call to geonames.org's OSM node search function, to find amenities (like bus stops) close to the current point
- - Fix OSM download function using overpass API
- - Fix opencyclemap URLs
- - Fix reading of Exif data for some unusual cases (from Adobe Lightroom?)
- - Remove Panoramio
- - Update wikimedia catalogue
- - Debian and Ubuntu packages no longer rely on external libmetadata jar
-
-New with version 18
-===================
-The following features were added since version 17:
- - New search options using opencaching.de and mapillary
- - New web options using peakfinder, geohack and panoramio
- - Autoplay function for automatically scrolling through the track
- - Marking uphill lift sections of skiing / snowboarding tracks
- - Configurable anti-aliasing for map view and profile view
- - Allow showing just the lines between track points but not the track points
-
-New with version 17
-===================
-The following features were added since version 16:
- - Colouring the track points according to various criteria (such as altitude,
- speed, segment, file) in both the regular map view and the image export
- - Marking points for deletion according to their date
- - Select the current segment
- - Adding an altitude tolerance to the climb and descent calculations
- - Sorting waypoints by name or by timestamp
-
-New with version 16
-===================
-The following features were added since version 15:
- - Extend povray output using terrain and/or map image
- - Extend java3d output using terrain and/or map image
- - Weather forecasts
- - Splitting a track into segments based on distance or time
- - Sewing track segments together
- - Function to download and save SRTM tiles
-
-New with version 15
-===================
-The following features were added since version 14:
- - Extend povray output using map image on base plane
- - Export an image of the map and track at a selected zoom level
- - Estimation of hiking times and learning of parameter values
- - Allow altitude / speed profile to show any arbitrary field
- - Accept files dragged and dropped onto the GpsPrune window
- - Take account of timezone if present in track timestamps
- - Allow timestamp exports in KML using gx extensions
- - GPSBabel filters
- - Improved wikipedia name lookup
- - Allow loading of speeds and vertical speeds from text files
-
-New with version 14
-===================
-The following features were added since version 13:
- - Dragging of existing points
- - Creation of new points by dragging the halfway point between two points
- - Nautical miles option including knots
- - Full range details dialog
- - Extension of interpolation function
- - Selecting points within a rectangle to delete
-
-New with version 13
-===================
-The following features were added since version 12:
- - Name change from Prune to GpsPrune
- - Handling of description field for waypoints
- - Opening of images from within kmz files, zip files and from http links
- - Compression using Douglas-Peucker algorithm
- - Option to save settings automatically on exit
- - Dialog to show the local tile cache, report sizes and allow deletion
- of tiles, either deleting whole tilesets or individual tiles older than
- a specified number of days
- - Checkbox on GPX export to specify UTF-8 rather than default system encoding
- - Importing of files through GPSBabel
- - List of recently used files in the menu
- - Display of bearing at which a photo was taken (display only)
- - Allow edit of custom map sources
- - Russian translation
-
-New with version 12
-===================
-The following features were added since version 11:
- - Options to load audio files, play them, connect to points and auto-correlate them
- - Extend Gpx export to include links to photos and audio files
- - Extend Gpx load to also load referenced photos, audio files
- - Function to search for places in Wikipedia by name
- - Function to search for places in Wikipedia near the current point
- - Function to download OSM data using the XAPI and save to osm file
- - New drawing mode to add points with one click each
- - Hungarian translations thanks to György
- - Korean translations thanks to HooAU
-
-New with version 11
-===================
-The following features were added since version 10:
- - Option to select which of the named tracks to load out of a gpx file or gps
- - Function to delete all values of a single field (eg all altitudes, all timestamps)
- - Export of 3d view to svg file
- - Function to upload current track to gpsies.com
- - Option to hide sidebars (left panel, right panel and lower panel) to just show map
- - Various bugfixes, especially with gpx export, track compression and scale bar
- - Dutch and Czech translations thanks to generous volunteers
-
-New with version 10
-===================
-The following features were added since version 9:
- - Function to lookup altitudes using SRTM data from the Space Shuttle
- - Choice between altitude profile and speed profile in main view
- - Caching of map tiles to disk for faster access
- - Offline mode where maps are only retrieved from disk
- - Storage of multiple custom map sources, not just one custom one
- - Use of maps with multiple layers (like maps-for-free)
- - Use of cloudmade maps
-
-New with version 9
-==================
-The following features were added since version 8:
- - Ability to paste coordinates (eg from wikipedia or geocaching sites) to create new points
- - Configurable colour settings
- - Function to convert waypoint names into timestamps
- - Function to reorganise and sort photos either by filename or time
- - Ability to load gzipped xml files
- - New "full range details" dialog including pace and average gradient
- - Preservation of unrecognised gpx tags by copying source xml
- - Improved photo handling and ability to rotate photos
- - Japanese, Portuguese and Turkish languages thanks to generous user input
-
-New with version 8
-==================
-The following features were added since version 7:
- - Loading of NMEA files (with suffix .nmea)
- - Loading of nearby tracks from gpsies.com
- - Function for finding waypoints by name
- - Language-sensitive keyboard shortcuts
- - Scale bar
- - Display of pace (time per km or time per mile)
- - Ability to display and save configuration settings
- - Configurable program paths and KMZ image sizes
- - Chinese language thanks to generous user input
-
-New with version 7
-==================
-The following features were added since version 6:
- - Loading of KMZ files and zipped GPX
- - Improved compression functions with four configurable algorithms
- - New function to call gpsbabel to send data directly to GPS receiver
- - Charting functions (eg altitude or speed against distance) using gnuplot
- - Map view can now use other OpenStreetMap images such as OpenCycleMap or any other tile server
- - New function to create an average position from a track section
- - Display of straight line distances between waypoints
-
-New with version 6
-==================
-The following features were added since version 5:
- - Map view using OpenStreetMap images is now integrated in the main window, with control for map transparency
- - Pov export has new option to use sphere sweeps for better appearance
- - New function to check online for a newer version of Prune
- - New function to take a section of track and cut/paste it to another position
- - New function to add or subtract a time offset from point timestamps
- - New function to call gpsbabel to load data directly from GPS receiver
- - Additional file filter options on load and save
- - Italian language thanks to generous user input
-
-New with version 5
-==================
-The following features were added since version 4:
- - New map window in the View menu, showing points overlaid on OpenStreetMap images
- - New function to launch a browser showing the area in either Google Maps or OpenStreetMap
- - Handling of track segments, including loading, saving and exporting, and preservation during edits and undos
- - New function to merge track segments for the current selection, to make one single segment
- - Display of current and average speed on details panel
- - Statusbar showing confirmation of actions
- - Much improved French texts thanks to generous user input
-
-New with version 4
-==================
-The following features were added since version 3:
- - Automatic correlation of photos with points based on timestamps
- - Manual disconnection of photos from points
- - Reading of photo thumbnails from exif data (speeds up photo loading)
- - Export to GPX format
- - KML and KMZ export now includes altitudes option for airborne tracks
- - Track points in map can be connected by lines
- - On loading a text file, fields are now guessed according to data or column headings
- - Polish language
-
-New with version 3
-==================
-The following features were added since version 2:
- - Loading of GPX and KML files
- - Loading of jpeg photos with or without coordinate data
- - Manual correlation of photos with points
- - Saving of coordinates in exif data of jpegs
- - Exporting to KMZ format including thumbnails of photos
- - Four-panel layout with toolbar
- - French language
-
-New with version 2
-==================
-The following features were added since version 1:
- - Display of data in 3d view using Java3D library
- - Export of 3d model to POV format for rendering by povray
- - Point edit dialog, waypoint name edit dialog
- - Waypoint list
- - Spanish language
-
-Features of version 1
-=====================
-The following features were included in version 1:
- - Loading of text files, display in overhead and profile views
- - Display of track details such as distances, speeds
- - Deletion of points and ranges, and variable compression
- - Export to KML format
- - English, German and Swiss German languages
-
-
-Further information and updates
-===============================
-
-To obtain the source code (if it wasn't included in your jar file), or for further information,
-please visit the website: http://gpsprune.activityworkshop.net/
-
-You will find there user guides, screenshots and demo videos illustrating the major features.
-As GpsPrune is further developed, subsequent versions of the program will also be made freely
-available at this website.
-
-You can also provide feedback on GpsPrune, and find out more about contributing to the development,
-especially with regard to language translations.