DiversityGisEditor
The Diversity GIS Editor is an application component of the database framework Diversity Workbench. As stand-alone application it might be installed either as part of a DWB network environment or in a personal local installation. Furthermore, the Diversity GIS Editor is an integrated part of three other DWB applications, i. e., DiversityCollection, DiversityGazetteers and DiversitySamplingPlots.
The Diversity GIS Editor is a tool to create, visualize, edit and store samples within a geographical environment.
In combination with a background map, equipped with world coordinates, collections of Microsoft SQL Geometry Objects (points, lines and areas) may be displayed and edited in their geographical context. The screen and world coordinates of the objects will be calculated and shown in the status line. Color, thickness and transparency of the elements can be adjusted. The working area which keeps the maps and objects may be shifted or zoomed.
The background map could either be loaded from a storage device or created with an online map server tool provided by the editor. Other maps without world coordinates may be adjusted to the background map easily by setting 3 pairs of reference points on the background and the new map. The calculated world coordinates will be assigned and stored when the new map is saved.
A GPS functionality has been integrated. If a GPS device is connected, the current position will be displayed and - if an applicable background map is loaded - marked on the map.
For download of test versions check DiversityGISeditor clients for beta testing.
Contents
Software for .Net Framework 4.8
Online manual
The manual is provided as pdf file (for current version check DWB user manuals) and compiled help file in CHM (= MS online help format). The compiled help file is available for separate download but is included in the zip archive of the client application as well. Working material and brief instructions in German are available for download under http://wiki.bayernflora.de/web/Diversity_GIS_Editor (GIS material and maps with focus on Bavaria).
The DiversityGisEditor application
Current version
The client application is built for Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8.
Use the installer if you have administrator rights, otherwise use the DiversityGisEditorUnpack batch file. For more information see General Download Notes.
New features and fixes:
- New Webbrowser WebView2 implemented which is based on Chrome, to make Google Maps pages work again.
Download the Microsoft Access Database Engine which is necessary for reading ArcGIS dBase attribute files. Be sure to select the 64bit english version (AccessDatabaseEngine_X64.exe), because the 32bit version does not work properly!
Beta test versions
For download of test versions check DiversityGisEditor clients for beta testing.
Previous versions
These applications are built for Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8.
Use the installer if you have administrator rights, otherwise use the DiversityGisEditorUnpack batch file. For more information see General Download Notes.
New features and fixes:
- Commandline arguments added to select language (de, en, es). Default: en.
- Fix for changes in OSM web interface: Overlay was shifted and no longer visible, shapes were shifted on OSM map. Webbrowser width for OSM window now has been adapted to current version.
- Software adapted to be built with Microsoft Visual Studio 2019.
Use the installer if you have administrator rights, otherwise use the DiversityGisEditorUnpack batch file. For more information see General Download Notes.
New features and fixes:
- Automatic localisation has been implemented for the installer setup. The application will start in the language of the operating system, if it is supported (German, Spanish, default: English).
Use the installer if you have administrator rights, otherwise use the DiversityGisEditorUnpack batchfile. For more information see General Download Notes.
New features and fixes:
- Automatic conversion from Degrees Minutes Seconds (D-M-S) to Decimal Degrees, when reading Coordinates from .shp2 files.
- Bugfix in GeoConversion
- Timeout enlarged for GIS.
- Unpack batch file added to install the client on desktop without administrator privileges.
New features and fixes:
- Initial version for Framework .NET 4.8
- Minor adaptions for needs of .NET 4.8 (e.g. Color selection, Clipboard coordinates reading ...)
Software for .Net Framework 3.5
In this section selected client versions for the .Net framework 3.5 are listed. If you need a specific version, please contact the SNSB IT center.
Online manual
The manual is provided as pdf file (for current version check DWB user manuals) and compiled help file in CHM (= MS online help format). The compiled help file is available for separate download but is included in the zip archive of the client application as well. Working material and brief instructions in German are available for download under http://wiki.bayernflora.de/web/Diversity_GIS_Editor (GIS material and maps with focus on Bavaria).
The DiversityGisEditor application
Final version for .Net Framework 3.5
The GIS Editor application is built for Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 or higher. Please make sure you have the correct version of this software already installed on your computer! (Check under control panel -> Software for Microsoft .Net Framework).
New features and fixes:
- The "DisplayText" could be shown in multiple lines for GeoObject tooltips.
- Fixed spaced font is used for GeoObject tooltips (for table like summary in DiversityCollection).
- Duration of showing GeoObject tooltips has been increased to 5 minutes.
- New PointSymbol "Circlepoint" has been added.
- Point symbols "Pyramid" and "Cone" has been adapted to "Square".
- Point symbols "Pyramid" and "Cone" has been made more smooth for thicker strokes.
- Bug fix: Centerpoint of Point symbol "Cone" was wrong, this has been corrected.
- Final regular version for DWB .NET 3.5.
- Download the .Net framework (see General Download Notes)
- Download the Microsoft Access Database Engine which is necessary for reading ArcGIS dBase attribute files. Be sure to select the 64bit english version (AccessDatabaseEngine_X64.exe), because the 32bit version does not work properly!
See also General Download Notes.
