4 Prune is an application for viewing, editing and managing coordinate data from GPS systems,
5 including format conversion, charting and photo correlation.
6 Full details can be found at http://activityworkshop.net/software/prune/
8 Prune is copyright activityworkshop.net and distributed under the terms of the Gnu GPL version 2.
9 You may freely use the software, and may help others to freely use it too. For further information
10 on your rights and how they are protected, see the included license.txt file.
12 Prune comes without warranty and without guarantee - the authors cannot be held responsible for
13 losses incurred through use of the program, however caused.
19 To run Prune from the jar file, simply call it from a command prompt or shell:
20 java -jar prune_08.jar
22 If the jar file is saved in a different directory, you will need to include the path.
23 Depending on your system settings, you may be able to click or double-click on the jar file
24 in a file manager window to execute it. A shortcut, menu item, alias, desktop icon
25 or other link can of course be made should you wish.
27 To specify a language other than the default, use an additional parameter, eg:
28 java -jar prune_08.jar --lang=DE
33 The following features were added since version 7:
34 - Loading of NMEA files (with suffix .nmea)
35 - Loading of nearby tracks from gpsies.com
36 - Function for finding waypoints by name
37 - Language-sensitive keyboard shortcuts
39 - Display of pace (time per km or time per mile)
40 - Ability to display and save configuration settings
41 - Configurable program paths and KMZ image sizes
42 - Chinese language thanks to generous user input
47 The following features were added since version 6:
48 - Loading of KMZ files and zipped GPX
49 - Improved compression functions with four configurable algorithms
50 - New function to call gpsbabel to send data directly to GPS receiver
51 - Charting functions (eg altitude or speed against distance) using gnuplot
52 - Map view can now use other OpenStreetMap images such as OpenCycleMap or any other tile server
53 - New function to create an average position from a track section
54 - Display of straight line distances between waypoints
59 The following features were added since version 5:
60 - Map view using OpenStreetMap images is now integrated in the main window, with control for map transparency
61 - Pov export has new option to use sphere sweeps for better appearance
62 - New function to check online for a newer version of Prune
63 - New function to take a section of track and cut/paste it to another position
64 - New function to add or subtract a time offset from point timestamps
65 - New function to call gpsbabel to load data directly from GPS receiver
66 - Additional file filter options on load and save
67 - Italian language thanks to generous user input
72 The following features were added since version 4.1:
73 - New map window in the View menu, showing points overlaid on OpenStreetMap images
74 - New function to launch a browser showing the area in either Google Maps or OpenStreetMap
75 - Handling of track segments, including loading, saving and exporting, and preservation during edits and undos
76 - New function to merge track segments for the current selection, to make one single segment
77 - Display of current and average speed on details panel
78 - Statusbar showing confirmation of actions
79 - Much improved French texts thanks to generous user input
84 The following fix was added since version 4:
85 - Exiftool calls now made in series rather than in parallel to avoid performance problems in Windows
90 The following features were added since version 3:
91 - Automatic correlation of photos with points based on timestamps
92 - Manual disconnection of photos from points
93 - Reading of photo thumbnails from exif data (speeds up photo loading)
94 - Export to GPX format
95 - KML and KMZ export now includes altitudes option for airborne tracks
96 - Track points in map can be connected by lines
97 - On loading a text file, fields are now guessed according to data or column headings
103 The following features were added since version 2:
104 - Loading of GPX and KML files
105 - Loading of jpeg photos with or without coordinate data
106 - Manual correlation of photos with points
107 - Saving of coordinates in exif data of jpegs
108 - Exporting to KMZ format including thumbnails of photos
109 - Four-panel layout with toolbar
115 The following features were added since version 1:
116 - Display of data in 3d view using Java3D library
117 - Export of 3d model to POV format for rendering by povray
118 - Point edit dialog, waypoint name edit dialog
123 Further information and updates
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126 To obtain the source code (if it wasn't included in your jar file), or for further information,
127 please visit the website: http://activityworkshop.net/
129 You will find there user guides and screenshots illustrating the major features.
130 As Prune is further developed, subsequent versions of the program will also be made freely
131 available at this website.
133 You can also provide feedback on Prune, and find out more about contributing to the development,
134 especially with regard to language translations.