EOTopo 2021 Release Date
Submitted: Thursday, Mar 11, 2021 at 16:11
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ExplorOz Team - Michelle
We just wanted to let you know we are still on track for a release in March (end March) prior to
Easter. Fingers crossed for 2 weeks time...
As of today, we just commenced recompiling the road data after a week of revisions to road data, trek route revisions, and a new extraction of the latest
Places database. We have done this task 4 times so far in preparation of the 2021 edition (Dec, Jan, Feb, and now March). Each time it takes 2 weeks for our servers to run the program that builds the (millions of) map tiles for each zoom level although the Feb compilation was the first time we had ever built the full Vector set to Level 18 - this was the most challenging part of the process to build EOTopo 2021 as task we have been dreaming of for the past 2 years. It was such a relief to get to that stage and know this was a viable product for our customers this year.
The Dec, and Jan builds were
test runs to develop our Vector output protocols, and to review/revise the stylesheets so was more about the process and look than the content.
The Feb build was the first full dataset with the updated content completed through to level 18 which enabled us to look at the overall product and verify a finished product.
Since we knew we had the technology and process in place, we made the public announcement in February that EOTopo 2021 was imminent and now we have just been manually analysing/error checking the final result. As a result, we made the decision to make further updates/changes so we have just spent the last week making significant changes to the road data.
So, we are now regnerating the mapset again. All it takes now is awaiting 2 weeks for the software to build the final mapset and then we can move to public release. Everything else is in place ready to release once the map generation is complete. So we will announce that when we can. The program to build the mapset takes approx. 1.5 - 2 weeks to run but it is not a finite thing - we just wait for it to progress through to completion. So please be patient - there is nothing we can do to speed it up but we believe we are on track to ensure you have the maps before
Easter.
Reply By: Member - Cuppa - Thursday, Mar 11, 2021 at 19:33
Thursday, Mar 11, 2021 at 19:33
Michelle, you have probably already told us, but please humour my poor memory.
I recall , I think that all map levels will become ‘individual’ levels (as opposed to some being ‘magnified’ versions of the level below them (odd & even numbers).
Will each of the different zoom levels contain information - either additional, or same but differently presented to other levels?
I too am very much looking forward to the new offering which I am thinking may
well be head & shoulders above any other offering on the market.
Will we be able to
check it out online prior to choosing to purchase it.
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Follow Up By: Frank P (NSW) - Thursday, Mar 11, 2021 at 20:24
Thursday, Mar 11, 2021 at 20:24
Cuppa,
What you see in Traveller with EOTopo on-line is what you will get off-line, but with updates. You can preview it now! (Without the updates, but you'll see the concept.)
If you don't have Traveller yet, you can see EOTopo in vector format
here.
Cheers
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Reply By: Rocket Rod - Friday, Mar 12, 2021 at 14:44
Friday, Mar 12, 2021 at 14:44
Hi Michelle
Can the subject of road and track visibility be considered the same way as
Places and
Treks etc. ie user selectable. If selected On, then all roads and
treks are displayed no matter what zoom level. Major roads thick, minor road medium and tracks thin. When Off, roads and tracks shown like they are now, dependent on zoom level.
There was discussion about this on another thread that you should be able to select the info you want on your map, even if it gets cluttered. I do like the idea that you can see all tracks when zoomed right out. I don't like it the way it is now.
Thanks Rod.
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Follow Up By: ExplorOz Team - Michelle - Friday, Mar 19, 2021 at 16:22
Friday, Mar 19, 2021 at 16:22
One of the main reasons that the route line for ExplorOz
Treks is embedded into the EOTopo map data is so that we can show these road lines
well before roads of that type are usually displayed. This is possible because of how we manage the different data types that are used to build our maps, so our
Treks are managed as a separate data type to the standard "road" layer.
In general, the "road" layer - displays main roads at level 4, then major unsealed at level 5 and minor unsealed at level 7. However - all 193 ExplorOz
Treks regardless of road type attribution (major/minor) are shown at level 5.
So from level 5 onwards you will see the CSR,
Cape York, Simpson, Gibb RR because these are ExplorOz Trek lines.
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