GPS/J change log:

2.9 (2009-06-28)
  • download of public tracks and waypoints. Share a Track-Of-Interest with the world!
  • TRACKS: delete all, delete selected. You can create tracks/routes using waypoints.
  • WAYPOINTS: delete all, delete selected. You can create waypoints using lat/lon, UTM, relative to a waypoint.
  • GRID new fields: odometer, distance, avg speed, max speed, odometer 2, avg speed 2. You can reset '2' values, and 'max speed' too.
  • COMPASS: odometer is displayed
  • MAP: 'fixed' mode - map sticks to a location. Arrow indicating the heading. In pointing mode you can shift beyond display borders. Current and loaded tracks marked with different colours.
  • menu options redesigned for ease of use (access to most functionalities from one place)
  • upgrade option available in menu
  • GPS handling rewritten from scratch for more reliable operations
  • Vincenty formula for calculation of distance
  • Haversine formula for calculation of heading and releative waypoint
2.8 (2008-05-02)
  • support for built-in GPS receivers
  • routes, track back
  • traces (on-line watch of the position in the Portal)
  • http protocol for Portal connections
  • found POI is set as the active waypoint
  • active waypoint is shown on the map
  • many other minor improvements
2.7 (2007-10-17)
  • Portal functionality - see the user manual
  • import in GPX and KML format
  • import of many objects from one file (e.g. previously exported by "export all" option) in CSV, GPX and KML format
  • saving timestamps in tracks
  • night mode
  • track autosave option
  • sorting lists of points and tracks lexicographically option
  • bigger arrows (pointers) in GPS Information and Compass mode
  • changing screens using arrows keys in GPS Information mode
  • distance to waypoint is shown in meters if it's shorter than one kilometer (in GPS Information an Compass mode)
  • speed and number of sats in Compass mode
  • new design of Compass - bolded "N", linking line between "N" and "S"
  • raster map can show current position, the center of the Map screen position and selected waypoint - it's still downloaded from MapQuest Web Page
  • some bugs fixed
2.65 (2007-02-19)
  • raster maps with zooming (keys 1 and 3), currently "only" public content from MapQuest(TM),
  • track&waypoint import (CSV) for JSR-75 capable hardware,
  • JAR customization - you can compile any map into the JAR (see Jar configurator), GPRS is no longer the only way to download a map,
  • application is signed with S/N (fraud detection), each instance has its own serial number, fraudulent JARs will be identified,
  • new track settings - interval and whether to store altitude, and other attributes,
  • names of exported tracks are longer,
  • track subsystem rewritten from scratch to speed up operations,
  • JSR-75 is available for Siemens and Benq-Siemens hardware,
  • better OutOfMemory exception handling,
  • choosing waypoint is global (affects other menus),
  • language discovery works on Motorolas,
  • startup status messages (for support),
  • problem with blinking on Motorolas solved,
  • setting waypoint by pointing on the map,
  • workaround for loosing connection on SonyEricssons while backlight switched off,
2.62 (2007-01-02)
  • track export to CSV, KML (Google) and GPX. Usable on JSR75 capable devices,
  • pointing on the map (key 0) with bearing, distance indication and "save" and "go to" options,
  • GPS information screen keeps last data when GPS signal lost,
  • tracks are now shown a separate menu,
  • automatic language recognition,
  • serial number introduced for map management.
2.6 (2006-11-23)
  • change in memory allocation (eg. solved problem of storing tracks),
  • Imperial measurement system,
  • fonts adjust to screen resolution,
  • "Remove all" in map management (for cleaning up),
  • map download and POI search can be stopped by pressing "back",
  • some more diagostics in map management.
2.52 (2006-11-10)
  • map management - download, activate, remove, search POI,
  • diagnostics in track subsystem,
  • improvements in Bluetooth devices discovery (solution for the BenqSiemens EL71 problem),
  • reconnect - single try after connection has been lost,
  • track and waypoint names are now UTF compliant,
  • removing a track requires notification,
  • drawing tracks is significantly faster,
  • license engine less error prone,
  • rounding bug fixed.
2.5 (2006-10-04)
  • "map" of Europe introduced (POI database with over 20000 locations),
  • AntyRadar is now a separate product, GPS/J has no radar location data any longer,
  • keeping last valid position,
  • status line on the splash screen.
2.41 (2006-09-12)

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