Version 2016.1.3

Version 2016.1.3 has been released on January 8th, 2016. This release, the focus has been on TQL and performance improvements, and includes changes in GIS datasources and the GUI.

Predictions

• For each action you take in the left menu panel a prediction on the indicator scores is shown.

Performance

• Selection speed is increased, making drawing selections smoother.
• Server is optimized for more multi-threading, making effective use of the added 50+ CPU cores.

GIS

• Data for BAG, TOP10NL and Inspire is now retrieved from PDOK sources instead of the ESRI server.
• Added support for importing GeoJSON files directly.
• Added GeoJSON file-drag and drop.

Buildings

• Can now override function values per building, e.g. the amount of traffic for a specific road.

Interface

• Update to "flat GUI design": larger buttons for easy manipulation and simple design.

Improved TQL

• X-Query label support:
  • At runtime, these labels are replaced by a columns of query results according to the number of objects in a project.
• Improved excel indicator user-error feedback.
• Extended TQL with new query Types:
  • GRIDTYPE
  • MINGRIDVALUE and MAXGRIDVALUE
• Extended TQL with new query results:
  • Values:
    • LANDSIZE
    • GRID_AVG
  • Formatting and data interpretation:
    • ACTIVE (useful for excel indicators)
    • NAME (useful for excel indicators)
    • COLOR (useful for formatting excel indicators)
• Improved query performance by many factors.

Improved indicator customization

• Customize image.
• Display score as a bar, number, or text.

Grid indicators

• Added new overlays: Traffic Noise, Traffic NO2 and Safety Zone.
• Improved calculation speed of existing Heat and QoL overlays.

Bug fixes

• Texture loading the first time.
• Re-sizing of viewport.
• Shutdown of the client editor app is now smooth instead of "crash down".
• Mac support improved.
• New videocards detected.

Deprecation

• Browser support is deprecated.
• 32 Bit version is deprecated. The Engine is 64 bit only now. This increases the minimal system requirements to 4GB RAM.
• Videocards with OpenGL below version 3.2 are insufficient since the previous build. Thus MEDIUM system are now deemed LOW end, etc.