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The following release notes describe the program changes up to the current version.
Version 2.0
Release Date: May 2023
- Fix bug in About dialog if registered user name includes non-English characters.
Version 1.9
Release Date: April 2023
- Updated code libraries to latest versions.
Version 1.8
Release Date: May 2022
- Fix bugs related to wxWidgets Debug Alert at program start on some non-English language machines.
- Ensure output text files are always UTF8 encoded.
- Some minor code optimisation.
Version 1.7
Release Date: May 2022
- Fixed bug on Check DEM button when User supplied contour file, option to get ITUR altitude instead of interpolating from contour file now works properly.
- Updated code libraries to latest versions.
- New faster code library used to handle JSON files (GeoJSON GIS map data).
- When writing Latitude and Longitude coordinates to Horizon Peaks GIS output file, instead of fixed 6 decimal places, any trailing zeros are now dropped.
Version 1.6
Release Date: September 2021
- Fixed bug where SRTM file data in memory was not cleared between calculation runs.
- Fixed bug error message about missing HGT files after execution, when user was already warned before execution and elected to Proceed.
- Remember DEM folder settings properly between program runs, but reset to blank if folder has been deleted since last run.
- Fixed bug in some Win10 versions where Browse button may not open previously selected folder as expected.
- Fixed bug where leading spaces should be removed from site name when site was selected From File.
Version 1.5
Release Date: September 2021
- New DEM option to take higher resolution gridded terrain altitude data from user supplied NASA SRTM DEM files in HGT format.
- New DEM option to take altitude data from a user supplied GIS Contours file (e.g. KML or OSM format) containing detailed terrain contours.
- Mods to speed up loading and processing of very large KML contour files.
- Separate processing of Contours GIS file containing DEM terrain contour data, and Obstructions GIS file containing other height data for buildings etc,
- OSM format files now recognised for Contours file or Obstructions file.
- KML Contour files with elevation values stored in the ExtendedData are now supported.
- Preferred Horizon Peaks file setting now saved between runs of the program.
- Fix bug reading GeoJSON GIS files containing strings with escaped unicode characters.
Version 1.4
Release Date: July 2021
- As well as creating a horizon output file, now gives user option to save a GIS map list file showing the locations of horizon peaks.
- Add comment in output horizon file about True North, and local magnetic north.
- Add comment in output horizon file stating azimuth and maximum elevation angle of highest horizon point.
- DEM not used closer than 50m from antenna.
- Fix bug check for updates support for secure https:.
- Fixed bugs with loading some GPX and KML files.
- Updated code libraries to latest versions.
- Windows XP no longer supported by this program.
Version 1.3
Release Date: May 2021
- Minor update of code libraries.
Version 1.2
Release Date: April 2020
- ITU-R DEM updated to latest P.1511-2 (2019), with 1/12° (5 minutes) resolution.
- Added detailed Help file, Help menu at top of main window,
and context sensitive help with F1 key.
- Added Check for Updates item to Help menu.
- Added support for KML and AMG format Obstruction files.
- Various improvements to window layouts and improve handling and error checking of badly formatted obstruction files.
Version 1.1
Release Date: August 2019
- Various improvements to processing speed and error checking.
- Added progress dialog to show calculation progress.
- Added GeoJSON file support.
Version 1.0
Release Date: December 2018
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HorizonProfile Release Notes