... because the Earth's not flat

New Features and Enhancements

• LS Network Adjustment - edit options added to Context Menu for Network Points and observation tabs
• Reading of geoid files improved, progress bars added; data windowed from larger regional, state or national geoid file to match job area
• Display Settings - option added to display Zone Boundaries for standard and special-area project grid projections

Bug Corrections to previous versions

• Now correctly displays text to suit Windows System Locale setting for non-English/non-Latin locales and special characters for locales such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Thai; associated errors resolved
• Job Configuration - Geoid File
  • Now correctly reads AusGeoid09 text format geoid files
  • Correct handling if nominated geoid file does not exist or grid file is outside of job range
  • Now warns if a point falls outside of geoid file area
• LS Network Adjustment
  • Geoid values now interpolated
  • Errors importing Extract file corrected
• Inverse
  • Error if geoid interpolation required - corrected
  • Geoid values now interpolated
  • Terrain Horizontal and Terrain Slope distances corrected
• Import CSV format - points now inserted into Enter Points table when requested
• Preferences - default LS Network Point-save Options now retained
• Setup (re-installation) - DLL files now replaced if a new setup set contains files of the same version
• Adjustment Summary report - label added to Observed Distances heading if distances corrected for height
• Error opening job if specified projection does not exist - now handled correctly

This version signifies the release of the new Geoida v5.

The major addition to Geoida in v5 is the 3D least-squares network adjustment which includes GPS/GNSS observations, combination of GPS and terrestrial observations, and the localisation of point coordinates. There are numerous other additions and improvements to the LS Network Adjustment, some of which are listed below.

New Features in v5

• LS Network Adjustment:
  • 3D least-squares network adjustment including GPS/GNSS coordinate and vector observations, slope distances and vertical angles
  • Localisation/Site-calibration from GPS/GNSS
  • Import Leica SKI, Trimble Geomatics and Topcon TVF GPS formats
  • Import Manual Traverse data sets, SDR, Civilcad Neutral and CDS Stadia formats
  • Error ellipses and vertical error bars included on plot of adjusted network
  • Network adjustment simulation
• Windows Vista and Windows 7 compatible

Enhancements over previous versions

• LS Network Adjustment:
  • New tests for outliers, selection of confidence levels, standard deviations and centrings for all observation types
  • Default standard deviations now applied to selected observations
  • Enhanced options for saving adjusted points to database or Point Entry tables
  • Improved adjustment summary
• Import Points - can interpolate geoid values if a model is available
• Improved handling of alpha point IDs
• Improved general display settings
• Improvements to file viewer
• New, easier to use Help system
• Numerous other improvements

Bug Corrections to previous versions

• Numerous