ExplorOz Traveller

• Implemented new subscription options
  • ExplorOz Pro Access - Stay up to date: EOTopo + Membership in one simple plan
  • EOTopo Annual Access - Stay up to date: EOTopo with ongoing updates
• Renamed One-time EOTopo option
  • EOTopo 2026 4-Year Access - Single edition EOTopo (no updates)
• Corrected Map click on place near route

• Speed panel refactor reset/move
• Refactor LHS menu - position & time
• Corrected time & ele output in GPX sharing
• Add GPS presets option during setup wizard
• Fixed EOTopo font size not working
• Restored data manager offline maps switch prompt

• Online Tile allocations & packs
• Fixed Map screen route filters
• Allow tap events around toast messages
• Adjust withinOz check in map screen

• EOTopo 2026 Online & Offline support added
• New map engine
• Treks renamed to Routes
• General Settings - GDA94 & GDA2020 coordinate output projections
• UI updates - User Account & Data Manager
• Comma support added for paste of crosshairs decimal position (-31.123,115.123)
• Terrain 3D with rotate & pitch
• Map Screen Settings - Extended Keyboard Controls (3 = Toggle 3D, G = Toggle GPS Lock, M = Drop Marker/Pin/Place, Toggle visibiliy of (P) Places, (R) Routes, (F) Folders, (S) Snailtrail, (L) Dynamic Legend, Z = Zoom Default, Arrows = Pan, Shift Arrows = Rotate/Tilt, -/+ = Zoom, Shift -/+ = 2x Zoom)
• Improved Dynamic legend
• Android version increased to API29 (Android 10)
• Drivers, APIs and Code updates and fixes

• Personal Trek sharing
• Content sort by crosshairs position
• Updated POI and Feature groups & images
• Navigation new setting Distance & Time Display Size
• Map scale bar font size increase
• Fixed Places filters on map using OR not AND
• Fixed Dark Mode on edit & folder panels

• Trek & Trek Routes refactored to correct evolving issues

• Content filter by My Notes
• Add support for 3 custom filters on places
• Range rings now support width and colour settings
• Export Positions date selection using UTC corrected to local time
• Place move decimal precision was too high corrected to 6 decimals
• 9.3.1 Updated Places search to include address field

• EOTopo 2025 Online & Offline support added
• Removed support for EOTopo 2021

• Added Map Screen Setting - Speed Exceed Visual Alert (Default: 5%) & Speed Exceed Voice Alert (Min: 40km/hr - Default: 10%) set the values for the visual (flashing speed icon) and voice (speed) alerts
• Added Map Screen Setting - Track Log Line Style (Default: Subtle) set to Bold will make Track Logs more visible (wider & higher opacity) on the map screen
• Navigation setting Auto Recalculate if Online default changed to Off
• Place photos limited to most recent 9 images per place, new photos insert at beginning
• Added Legends to Help Guides for Place Types & Features
• Data Manager map pack downloads require Content to be installed
• ETA changed to timer icon in nav mode
• Import files now creates sub folders under Imported Data Group
• Advanced GPS poll frequency setting now in .1s increments to 1s (Default: .5s)
• Increase content download timeouts for poor connections
• Fixed reviews not syncing correctly
• Fixed Register process special character support
• 9.1.4 - iOS18 Gallery selection not showing all photos

• New Getting Started Wizard
• Folders now support two levels (sub folders)
• Folders & Content separate buttons (top RHS) on Map Screen
• Content search now has all Places, Treks & Track Logs on single screen
• Expanded content filters via adding ExplorOz, Personal & Shared filter options
• Added Map Screen Setting - Road Names (Default: On)
  • GPS Locked:- top of screen will show the name of the road or path you are on and up coming cross roads/paths
  • GPS not Locked:- top of screen will show the name of the road or path at the crosshairs position
• Added Map Screen Setting - Road Max Speed (Default: On)
  • GPS Locked:- top LHS will show road speed sign indicating speed if known at time of map generation
• Added Navigation Setting - Current Leg Colour (Default: cyan) & Next Leg Colour (Default: darkviolet) sets the colour of the navigation legs
• Adjusted style and layer placement of the Navigation Calculation & Legs
• Added EOTopo Setting - Cluster Separation (Default: 12) sets the level the places clusters will fully open
• Places types (Placename, Suburb & Station/Homestead) now rendered with circle markers above zoom level 10
• Fixed version update store link for Android
• Fixed version upgrade message continually reappearing
• Fixed treks not routing from left swipe route action
• Fixed positions stop syncing after iOS Status Post with multi images
• Fixed track logs multi segment elevation profile
• Added Terms & Privacy page to main menu
• Changed Upload File to Import File in main menu
• Adjusted position export date selection

Added & Updated

• GPX Exports via Share button (Folder, Places, Treks & Tracklogs)
• Places search improved performance
• Reduce memory used by Treks
• Track Logs list sort by nearby corrected
• Ensure label for offline maps shows correct version
• Large Track Logs (>64K points) mini map fixed
• Adjust formulas for Track Log segment values speed & slope
• Remove What3Words -> Place address search
• EOTopo2024 font-size setting fixed

Added & Updated

• Improve webservice call timeouts and error handler
• Rename Updates panel (in Places, Treks & Tracklogs) to Reviews
• Move Notes to Information panel in Places, Treks & Tracklogs
• Add sub features and ratings to map popup for Places & Treks
• Add Rate this on Information panel in Places & Treks
• Remove heart rate output in Tracklogs report and graphs

Added & Updated

• Map Engine failures on EOTopo 2021 only users booting offline
• Pulse icons change setting title, default to off
• Add suitability selection to Track Log import & positions export
• ExplorOz new places allow edit,delete,move before sync
• EOTopo 2021 hi res overridden by 2024 lo res install

EOTopo 2024 Map Update

• EOTopo 2024 Online & Offline support added
• Minor updates and fixes
• New unsynced place, photos not getting synced correctly
• Treks going out of sync due to cache corruption
• Auto sync not triggered for at least 10mins after last

Added and Updated

• Speed panel heading now supports output heading/compass via Settings
• Add to folder option in create Places, Treks & Tracklogs
• Updated splash screen logo
• Places search results missing same name locations
• Folder & Data delete update

Added and Updated

• LHS menu separated Manuals & About - added Help Guides
• Help Guides now contains 8 documents
• Offline content syncing - updates changed from async to sync
• Update in app review calls
• Corrected - Speed & Dir panel creeps up screen during recalculation
• Ensure full screen mode triggers only on Map screen
• Database and Store API updates

EOTopo 2023.1 Map Update

• If you have the EOTopo2023 map licence you are offered a complimentary offline map update
• Tracker share device link update
• Improved offline detection
• Database drivers and api update

Major Update

• EOTopo 2023 Support

Added and Updated

• Navigation routing parameters (width, height & weight) and exclusions
• Dark mode now applied to whole app (setting moved to General section)
• Places, treks & tracklogs list filters persist for session
• Photo swiper replaced with grid output
• Treks list added Sort by Updated (new-old)
• FIXED: White screen at boot using hotspot with no service
• FIXED: Download button not working from non AU timezones
• FIXED: ExplorOz treks not offering reverse direction
• FIXED: iPhone SE portrait mode filter display issue
• UPDATE: Auto sync failure detection

Features Added

• Data Manager Sync updates & Auto Sync setting
• Distance Measure tool with create Track Log & setting
• Navigation Calculation colours now in Settings
• Mini maps now support full screen
• Nearby places range added 1, 2.5 & 5km
• Settings page now open/close panels

Updates Applied

• Map screen crashes auto detected and corrected
• Photo sync duplicates corrected

Features Added

• Data Manager consolidated download and auto syncing
• Offline Thumbnails/Photos for all places, treks & tracklogs
• Reviews & Updates consolidated with full offline support
• Revised routing algorithm, improves driving plan calculations
• Default Zoom Level setting - action by tapping zoom level number on map

Breaking Change

• New data manager syncing system requires all content to be downloaded again

Updates Applied

• Save button duplicated at top on place, trek & track log edit
• Directions Avg Speed disappeared when changing
• Delete all folders recovered last saved folders
• Share option crashing on newer Android releases
• Plugin and driver updates

Features Added

• Places Comments includes Update History
• Places synced when open online
• GPS Lock new setting - Full Screen Mode
• Map engine restart option in Settings

Updates Applied

• App reviews changed to use inapp experience
• Datamanager Offline photo stats updates correctly
• Photo syncing timing adjustment
• Removed memory leak in folders
• iOS style and layout better cut out support

Features Added

• Online/Offline status icon on map screen
• Menu theme colour support in Settings (Default: Dark)

Updates Applied

• Adding Trek to Nav Plan issues
• Permissions screen updates
• Tracklog updates from async to sync
• Route after a discard fails
• App crash with 5+ offline unsynced photos when online
• Increase zero speed detection threshold
• Datamanager error messages update

Features Added

• Dynamic Legend option in Map Layers (enable then tap map for detail)
• Track Logs - Segment Totals on Information panel for multi segment logs

Updates Applied

• Upload File - back to map message updated
• App review prompt resets after version update

Features Added

• Members Personal Personal Place limit increased to 2500

Updates Applied

• what3words position requests throttled to 2secs/request

Major Update

• Ability to tag any data item (Place, Trek, Track Log) to Folders
• Ability to add notes to any data item (Folder, Place, Trek, Track Log)
• Removal of Place Groups - replaced with Folders
• New split-screen layouts for Place/Trek/Track Log info pages with a mini-map
• New side panel menus
• Powerful new filters in lists
• New Map Layers options
• New styling on map pop-ups (Places, Treks, Track Logs)
• Expanded range of POIs
• New method of selecting POI types when creating a Place
• Public editting of ExplorOz Places - includes moving place location by drag/drop
• New Place History checker - all changes are tracked and visible
• New Show on Map option instead of just Create new Place (after an Address Search)
• New Drop Pin check for existing Places to avoid duplicates being created
• Offline photos now supported
• GPX waypoint import simplified
• Improved Nav Planning - new algorithm in turn by turn means less rejected segments
• Improved Nav Planning - can now insert a Place anywhere in middle
• Improved Nav Planning - new drag/drop tool for better reordering
• Improved Nav Planning - inline recalculation to change mode
• Improved Nav Planning - option to create a Trek from Folder

Features Added

• EOTopo 2021 Dark mode support - settings: Auto, On, Off (Default: Auto = sunset/rise)
• what3words, Your Position & Search - Address Lookup - settings: On, Off (Default: Off)

Updates Applied

• Odometers swipe left for clear button
• Navigation auto recalculation caused GPS Lock to turn off
• Places default to selected during file import (GPX, KML & TCX)
• inApp purchase triggers even with 2021 purchased
• Map screen quicker exit if not moving on position updates
• Map first load caused style to load twice
• EOTopo 2021 seperate section in settings

Features Added

• Ability to rename & delete Personal Place Groups
• Setting added for Map Screen - Cross hairs position display (Default: Top)

Updates Applied

• Increased Place, Trek & Track Log lists paging from 50 to 100
• Corrected DM & DMS position output on User Account Geofences and Map Screen
• Fixed with of Personal Place Groups display in Map Layer control
• Fixed map pixel shake due to easeTo call on same position
• Track Log description field opens to text length
• Adjust keyboard management to resize webview on open/close
• Updated version check formula

Features Added

• New Track Logs Online/Offline management system installed
• Direct import GPX, KML & TCX via device share/open
• Create Track Log trim and crop tool
• Track Log Recently Viewed added
• Place & Track Log photos Online/Offline management
• Setting added to adjust +/- zoom size per tap (Default: 1)
• Support for Apple Pencil

Updates Applied

• Personal Places List - Groups shown first
• Track Log list pages click action Show vs Map
• Treks filters not working correctly
• Speed panel lost press & hold after begin navigation
• Corrected map auto zoom during directions calculations
• Personal Place limit checks installed
• Removed duplicate colours from colour picker

Features Added

• Turn by Turn allows entry of adjusted Avg Speed with full recalc
• Version Update information shown after app update
• Latest version check system installed
• Track Logs auto update (app start & bring foreground)
• Online Web App version created

Updates Applied

• Allow zoom and pan during Turn By Turn calculation
• Click on destinations in Navigation panel not panning to correct position
• Added link to Data Manager in Places & Treks update alert
• Adjusted driving mode turn by turn calculation min<7m/s to 14m/s
• Adjustment to clear settings to refresh settings table in DB
• Disable text select on position due to rendering issue
• EOTopo 2018/19 in download manager hide/visible on tap/click
• Corrected iPad Air performance issues related to EOTopo 2021 low zoom road labels

Features Added

• Ability to reduce map button sizes - in settings
• Basic GPS driver mode support for in vehicle head units

Updates Applied

• Map North Up/Track Up now in settings (Default: Track Up)
• Map GPS Lock & 3D buttons moved closer to zoom buttons
• Ability to hide - 'More Offline Maps Available' msg on map screen

Updates Applied

• Adjusted tile cache to improve online performance
• Push notification driver update
• Map adjustments to offline/online switching
• DataManager moved EOTopo2021 above 2018/2019

Features Added

• EOTopo 2021 compatibility
• EOTopo 2021 font size scaling in setting (70-150%)

Updates Applied

• Fixed TrackLog share url 'undefined' problem
• Geofence management supports all position formats
• Adjusted style of cluster markers to improve visibility
• Fixed duration outputs > 1 day to add to hours
• Corrected problem with showing available space in Data Manager
• Photo's held in app documents folder to ensure availability after app restart
• Map - Added saveState after any moveend to ensure restart at correct/current position
• Updated all plugin apis to latest

Updates Applied

• Private Place Group filter on Map Layers control missing

Updates Applied

• Speed Panel - removed minus button now minimise via double click/tap
• Position Formats added UTM & MGRS

Updates Applied

• Removed spinning logo screen lock - implemented GPS startup watchdog
• Disabled Tracker if location permissions are not 'Always'
• Added Map Screen setting 'Disable GPS Lock' - Manual or Automatic (default: Manual)
• Privacy Policy link added to LHS menu and About page

Updates Applied

• 5.0.8 had unrelease Vector options - removed
• Added Branch SDK for analytics

Updates Applied

• Corrected Locations permissions messages
• Adjusted to allow "In Use" Locations permission (Snailtrail, Turn By Turn and Tracking may not operate correctly)

Updates Applies

• Beta Releases - 5.0.4, 5.0.5 & 5.0.6
• GPS Lock not disabled during map zoom & pan operations
• GPS Driver update 3.9.4 plus settings update
• Map zoom level display synced during zoom action
• Fixed ExplorOz Place - Add Description link
• Back option on Place, Trek & Tracklog when not from map
• Installed Tracking option for Save Track Log on GeoFence Exit
• Map layer menu update for filter and group when data not loaded
• Changing Crosshairs correctly reloads map after settings change

V5 Major Update

• Beta Releases - 5.0.0, 5.0.1 & 5.0.2
• Complete revamp of the User Interface
• Home screen concept has been removed
• Introduction of side panels (both left and right) to access menu items whilst still staying on the map screen
• Improved on-screen messaging to indicate status of data downloads and features that are not accessible due to account status etc
• Menu - tap icon to open a panel that appears in the left side of the map screen
• Search - tap icon to open a panel that appears in the right side of the map screen with headings Places, Address Search, Treks, and Track Logs. Provides access to text list and search within each section
• Added Current Time, and Sun & Moon Times at your location
• Added Current Time, and Sun & Moon Times at each Place
• Added Setting to choose preferred time format (12 or 24 hr)
• Added new app loading screen
• Changed terminology - "Private" now "Personal"
• Changed terminology - "Public" now "ExplorOz"
• Changed terminology - "Following" now "Shared"
• Added ability to select/view ExplorOz and Personal Treks separately on the map
• Added ability to select/view Personal and Shared Track Logs separately on the map
• Added Share function to Track Logs - to send a link to a friend/post a link showing map in messages/social media
• Track Logs can now be assigned 3 different status types - Locked, Shareable, Open
• All clicks on names of Places, Treks, Track Logs from a LIST now opens the item directly on the map (previously Places & Treks went to Show Info screen and Track Logs went to webpage)
• Multiple Track Logs can now be opened on the map - tick as many as you like from list to build a "selection". Turn on "My Selection" in map layers
• Changed terminology - "Speed/Heading Box" now "Speed Panel"
• Speed Panel can now be moved anywhere on the screen using hold/drag
• Speed Panel can now be minimised and enlarged when needed using - & + icons
• Speed Panel can now contain only speed, or up to 4 metrics (speed, heading, altitude, position)
• Speed Panel layout can be adjusted in Settings - ie. vertical or horizontal
• Speed Panel size can be adjusted in Settings
• Photo upload tool (available in Places & Post Status) now permits selection of multiple images at once to upload (previously only 1 image per upload)

Updates Applied

• Treks display updates, What to See, Facilities & Information panel changes
• Turn by Turn adjustments - replace destination with place name
• Driving Directions uses Driving Traffic mode for current & recalc
• Auto recalculation error on multi step treks
• Corrected issue with Straight navigation mode no distance
• Streets & Paths and Satellite maps updated to V8
• Map image sprite updates Aug 2020
• Changed download caching block size to fix crash on download

Major Update

• Entirely new map engine, supports vector tiles, tilt and a whole new API
• Rewrite of driving directions to provide multi choices and a new re-route tool
• Auto directions recalculation during travel when off course (provided you are online)
• Nav plan will remember Mode setting (only changes when updated)
• Treks now support filtering using Suitability values (4WD, Bike, Walk etc.)
• Rewrite/update of download code to later spec API
• Full API plugin updates to latest
• Android min version now API 22+ (supports Android 5.1+)

Updates Applied

• Corrected timing issue causing Place at Crosshairs to not be in correct position
• iOS link to Purchase/View membership

Updates Applied

• Corrected In App Purchase problem on User Account screen

Features Added

• Server auto updating Reference Manuals (User Manual)
• Tracker Geofence icon shown on Home Screen when within
• Tracker Post Status (Home & Map) - submit msg and images to server tracking (triggers new Post Status Notification)
• Tracker notification subscription support

Updates Applied

• Tracker Stop on Close, Start on Boot added to settings screen
• Geofence manager moved to User Account page
• Track Log creation now has Privacy settings (Public/Private)
• Track Log editing via swipe left on Track Log (Name, Description & Privacy)

Updates Applied

• ios update to correct filepaths in download manager & photos.

Features Added

• Installed Push Notification service

Updates Applied

• Changed Saved Track Logs thumbnails to EOTopo
• Added accuracy filter to track log exports (Default: 50m)
• Minor distance adjustment to Turn by Turn notification formula
• Removed all persistance on Heartbeat positions
• Login timing issue causing inability to run in-app purchase
• Online/Offline update to cover off new webview methods
• Updated GPS Background driver 3.5.1
• Updated cordova platform to 9.0.0

iOS Support Update

• This update supports iOS 11 and up only
• Last supported version for iOS 9 & 10 is 3.11.1

Features Added

• Track Log Follow system added (Track Log Manager, Map, Data Manager)
• Fully revised User Manual Feb 2020

Updates Applied

• Fixed Map screen setting persistence if App closed from Map Screen
• Fixed Map screen setting persistence if opened via place/trek
• Moved Snail Trail Clear button on Map Layers Overlays (Map Screen)
• Corrected Map Layers OverLays Treks On/Off issue on iOS
• Updated icons to Font Awesome V5, some icons replaced
• Removed integrated help in favor of PDF based User Manual
• Adjusted home screen buttons merged Help & About to single button
• Map screen back button displayed at wrong time (after place/trek)
• Public Places add Description sometimes would not allow save

iOS Support Update

• This update maintains support for iOS 9 & 10

Updates Applied

• iOS Only Reverted update 3.9.11 - Changed WebView to support new online mapping engine
• Corrected minor offline places image display issue

iOS Support Update

• Last supported version for iOS 9 & 10, future updates will include support for iOS 11 and above only. This version will be retained in the app store for older device support

Features Added

• Android Immersive Full Screen mode supported

Updates Applied

• Changed Tracker URLs for server tracking (eotrackme -> tracker)

Features Added

• Geofence add/edit to Tracker on Home Screen
• Added latest PDF User Manual in Help & Instructions

Updates Applied

• Minor style/colour update on Tracker on Home Screen
• Click on line not just eye icon for Tracker on Home Screen
• Changed WebView to support new online mapping engine
• Changed 'Track Log Manager' to 'Track Logs'

Updates Applied

• Undo Place and Trek popup clear from map screen as caused Goto problem
• Adjustment to Private Places sort order setup

Features Added

• Map Screen set Zoom & GPS Lock left/right via settings (Default: Left)
• Private places added sort order Distance/Sequence to support ordered GPX uploads

Updates Applied

• Map Screen, Place & Trek popup cleared on close to ensure details not flashed up incorrectly on next open (slow devices)
• Fixed Private Places issue where display stopped due to group count
• Positions Manager changed to Track Log Manager (name change only)
• Minor connectivity check url update
• Device 'aid' added to sent Tracker positions

Features Added

• Tracker - Device Settings & Sharing added to home screen
• New Social Sharing system installed in Places & Treks
• Public places now allow edit of description and highlight to add photo
• Direct access to Deeplink from standard WebLinks

Updates Applied

• Fixed Place & Trek lists text width on small devices
• Correction to selecting Treks on Map screen which fixes previous performance issues with trek layer enabled
• Minor update to some icons
• Increase size of close button on treks and places popup on map screen

Features Added

• Ability to select number of odometers 0-3 in settings (default: 1)
• New option in Goto, "Replace" which will allow you to replace current plan during Goto

Updates Applied

• Fix part mappack download data persistence
• Minor update turn by turn timing
• Map Nav menu change button Update Directions to Re-Calculate

Updates Applied

• Updated Icon and Splash screens
• Updated GPS Background driver 3.2.3
• Fixed failed login message
• Corrected home screen link for login in track logging
• New server login process

Updates Applied

• Updated GPS Background driver and refactor all GPS code
• Refactor Track Logging Start/Stop
• Adjusted re-clustering icons < zoom 11 on map screen

Updates Applied

• Fixed places list in Treks Directions & Things to Do
• Adjust timing of reclustering icons on map screen

Features Added

• Live ETA based on VTC forumla shown in Navigation status line

Updates Applied

• Corrected Turn by Turn close proximity waypoints skipping
• Reset Walking mode polyline decoding precision

Features Added

• Odometers x3 now available on Map Screen - Enable/disable via settings (default: On)

Updates Applied

• Fixed store review link
• Refactored/Improved position recording for odometers & snailtrail

Updates Applied

• Removed the word BETA from settings screen items to pass Apple validation

Updates Applied

• Adjusted GPS failure/permissions routines
• Corrected non default position format new place error
• Corrected new place add duplicating description and poi
• Fixed Advanced DB clear settings update problem
• Corrected Base download when no offline license purchased
• Fixed place not appearing on map after addition (recent bug)
• Adjusted GPS Timestamp checking function to save positions

Updates Applied

• Corrected no GPS/no Connection system boot up crash
• Implemented new online/offline detection system

Updates Applied

• Adjusted Place cluster sizes on zoom 13 and above
• Corrected issue with Navigation (voice and step skipping)
• Additional code refactor in Places services (overlays and photos)

Updates Applied

• Update for place add error in 3.8.0

Updates Applied

• Full code best practise refactor to support code upgrades
• Adjustments to Data Manager to help in download issues
• Corrected Walking mode polyline decoding precision

Updates Applied

• Corrected issue introduced in 3.7.3 for Private Trek syncing

Updates Applied

• Refactored download processing to use Native Unzip tool (faster and less memory utilisation)
• Upgraded database library to 0.10.0

Updates Applied

• Corrected incorrect link to InApp purchase for EOTopo 2019 App Version
• Positions Manager updated "User Treks" to Track Logs

Features Added

• Support for online & offline EOTopo 2019

Updates Applied

• Adjustments to inapp products to support EOTopo 2019 App Version
• Refactored Android Advanced Maps DB Clear function
• Implemented timestamp check for position recording
• Adjusted mobile service online/offline timing 10/30secs

Features Added

• Ability to open Server Tracking view even if Track Logging not running (must be a track logging user)

Updates Applied

• Corrected issue with offline photo syncing that caused images to not upload
• Corrected issue that caused private places to disappear from the map when app started in Map view mode
• Updated SyncAll function to run regardless of app start page
• Minor update in app store purchase checking process to correct requesting login

Features Added

• Added support for Places Youtube video content

Updates Applied

• Fixed issue with some Place weblinks not referencing the correct URL

Updates Applied

• Bug fix introduced in 3.6.1 where Goto failed on Treks
• Map Screen: Implemented marker drag as click trigger to help in popup open
• Map Screen: Added close button in popup

Updates Applied

• IOS - Disabled shake gesture which caused Undo Typing dialog to appear
• Refactored timing of online/offline events
• Corrected failed login dialog appearing when marginal service restored
• Map Screen stopped reload of base map when online/offline occurred if offline map was loaded
• Map Screen disabled press and hold place creation option

Breaking Change

• Due to Updates on Places and Treks the database MUST be Updated at first boot. A dialog alert has been installed in the app to advise when you first boot after update

Features Added

• Added support for Private Place Groups including map display filtering, add & edit functions in place edit
• Visual Prompts added for Navigation Turn by Turn, there is now a visual message put at the top of the screen which displays the turn by turn navigation step. Added new settings for enabled/disabled and display duration (Default Turn By Turn, 10 sec)
• Added Offline map tiles over zoom to level 16
• Added Turn By Turn display on the Trek Directions page
• Added ability to Edit & Delete Places from the Map screen popups, Delete option has double tap confirmation
• Map Screen, Navigation now has Map Opacity slider to set opacity of background map when in navigation mode
• New setting Track Up Centre Offset will cause the map to move down when Track Up mode is selected - allows more visible map in the forward direction
• Map Screen added zoom level to main screen between zoom +- buttons, Number changes to red on over zoom offline tiles

Updates Applied

• Added support for bi directional Turn by Turn in ExplorOz Treks (currently fully supported on MundAl treks)
• Modified onscreen messages for Turn by Turn directions calculations
• Map Screen, Navigation adjusted Delete function to support single delete, with delete mode disabled after each deletion
• Map Screen, Navigation during turn by turn calculation all other map displays hide to show full route
• Map Screen, Navigation route line background colour adjust to make it more visible
• Increased width of content panels in some screens
• Adjusted the Turn by Turn proximity formula to announce/display prompts earlier at higher speed
• Adjustment to the Altitude corrections system to only apply corrections when in data service
• Fixed error on Windows Platform which made settings - colour selections difficult
• Updated icons on Home, Settings tabs, Places and Treks
• Rewrite of Map markers system to reduce complexity and improve performance
• Place delete now checks if Place is used in a Trek and prohibits delete

Features Added

• New Setting for Map Screen - Crosshairs, supports None, Symbol (previous default), Line, and Always Line. Shown in centre of map screen.
• New Navigation Screen Setting - Voice Prompt Speed. Allowsadjustment of voice speed used in Basic, & Turn-by-Turn Guidance (Default: 4).
• Cancel Navigation button added to Home screen when in Nav Mode

Updates Applied

• Intermittment issue of multiple markers shown on map after adding a new place
• Added additional POI (Place) types and symbols

Updates Applied

• Due to support issue with Android 4.4.2 we have recompiled to min SDK 21 -Android 5 so support for 3.5.X and above will be Android 5+. Version 3.1.0 will be still offered to Android < 5

Features Added

• Positions Manager: New system to allow extraction of all positional data to create user treks based on date ranges, In-App access to all saved User Treks with support export to GPX and other formats.
• Direct link to Server based Track Logging on Home page with SAVE/CLEAR controls in-app. New settings to control auto refresh rate (default 5 mins), Base map type (eotopo, streets & paths or satellite) and visibility of the server map
• Added Track Logging Geofence display to Map Screen and Server Track Logging Map
• Map screen Speed/Direction control can be toggled top/bottom, plus initial position setting now in Settings (default bottom)
• Range Rings now supported on Map screen via settings. Supports 0-5 rings at 250m to 5km between each (default None @ 1km)
• Map screen now has cross hair in centre when not locked to current position, drop marker button changes to cross hair position when shown or current position when locked
• All position entry fields now match the setting for position display format (D, DM & DMS)
• Installed Altitude correction via server call when online updated every 20mins (small green dot will appear on map screen altitude when corrections loaded)

Updates Applied

• Rebuild of full environment, all core components updated
• Snail Trail/Locations DB data now added to Track Logging position upload
• Map screen current position arrow sizeable via settings now supports 5 sizes (None - Huge - default Medium)
• Added latest POI image sprite (includes dump points)
• Corrected offline photo viewing problem after offline capture
• Adjusted login process to ensure login occurs after device goes back online. Adjusted message when a failed auto login occurs if password/email validation fails
• Fixed issue with Light map controls theme causing some nav control buttons to disappear

Features Added

• Added Altitude display on map screen - Enable/Disabled in Settings

Updates Applied

• Refactored the Track Logging Startup (possible timing issues)
• Implemented correction to eliminate Zero tile download problems

Features Added

• Support for EOTopo 2018

Updates Applied

• EOTopo 2018 online increased zoom from Level 14 to Level 16 (18K)
• Premium EOTopo Offline Mapset replaced to new 2018 version (requires download)
• Offline max zoom at 144K increased from Level 13 to Level 14 (ie. 2x magnification overzoom added)
• Support for BadElf GPS added to Settings (ability to turn off redundant internal GPS drivers when using external GPS receiver)

Features Added

• Windows 10 Support and availability from the Windows Store

Updates Applied

• Updates to the Turn-By-Turn guidance formula to increase distance predication and bring voice prompt earlier at speed
• Refactor all Active GPS systems (Map display, Navigation mode & Track logging) to ensure app stays active and to foreground services
• Added TrekID to Description panel in Treks
• Track Logging position reports sent using updated https mode
• Private Trek edit/create from Map now prompts for overwrite or new

Issues Fixed

• Route error when multiple treks are added (using Add)

Updates Applied

• Fixed offline/online auto map switching problem
• Adjusted database setup during download.

Updates Applied

• Adjusted text of messages shown during download of maps and data
• Corrected issue with tile count routine that caused the maps to appear not to be loaded correctly
• Added back button from Home page to pop up message and allow App close
• Adjusted Settings - Advanced - DB Clear function to force close the App at completion

Updates Applied

• The 2.0.0 release has a problem in Android 7 that causes the app to crash on launch. This was caused by a config flag that was installed during the update process. This flag was removed and a new release uploaded to resolve the problem

Major Update

• Home page update - added settings options and adjust layout for upgraded features
• Private places now editable within the app
• Private treks fully sync with online account
• Private treks now editable within the app
• Treks driving directions added and used in nav mode routing (driving distance vs straight line)
• Places and Treks list pages max width set to ensure readability
• Quick add of new place when adding from Map (no entry required - just click)
• basic announcements and turn by turn - defaults to Basic
• Places view enable/disable in the map control/layers panel
• Treks view enable/disable in the map control/layers panel
• Current zoom status in the map control/layers panel
• Attribution on the maps now shows online or offline
• New setting - Font Size, allows for change to all fonts/buttons used within the app
• New setting - Status Bar visible, toggles the top line device status bar on/off
• New setting - Position Display Format with choice of D, DM & DMS this adjusts the shown format on all pages
• New setting - Show Position in Speed/Heading will turn on a position display in the on map screen Speed and Direction panel
• New setting - Map colour theme to control buttons and controls colours
• New setting - Voice Prompts, supports Basic and Turn by Turn
• Help files updated to support new/changed functions and features

Changes Applied

• Review system updated to use local copy on initial view and update in the background
• Main settings moved to new settings database to ensure they do not get removed by the OS during update
• Map remembers last state and returns to previous view on open
• Distance displays updated to show metres for close items not decimals of kms
• Fixed keyboard causing fields to disappear in entry screens

Core Updates

• Cordova 6.5.0, Geolocation 2.7.2, Purchase 6.1.2, Crosswalk 2.3.0, SQL 0.8.6, TTS 0.2.3

Features Added

• New setting to turn off the current position arrow - if off you get a dot marker on the map provided you have pulse enabled

Updates Applied

• Addressed issue with place order in treks goto
• Corrected offline maps database creation routine which caused DB Init errors
• Updated place popup markers to new standard in Nav map
• Adjusted layering order of X button in Driving Directions panel

Updates Applied

• Speed & Heading on map screens now resizes based on device screen size
• iOS 10 caching update that caused West Map loading issues
• iOS was not updating the Storage Location (Using:) count

Fixes Applied

• Updates to DB deletion system to support reviews tables and structure changes

Updates Added

• Added Treks Map to show all treks installed on a selectable map
• Changed map popup style improves performance, information and styling
• Added Speed and Heading display on maps - show/hide via Settings page
• Recalculated snail trail updates to force add position at turns and increase straight line distance (better accuracy)

Fixes Installed

• Delete private place from the place description page not working
• Fixed issue with current position marker not in correct position on rotated map

Core Updates

• GPS Driver 2.1.2 - implemented watchPosition in activeWatch method

Updates Applied

• Add Direction of travel Up in map views via new three state operation of the GPS lock button (no lock, GPS lock, GPS + compass lock)
• Fixed issue with displaying incorrect End Place in treks description page when trek initial direction is reversed
• Installed storage space updates for Android < 5 to find all actual SD devices for install
• Auto close layer menu on snail trail reset
• Added help files for offline Comments system

Code Updates

• Converted Trek pages to ControllerAs syntax
• Replaced A4Watch with updated Heartbeat change for Android < 5
• GPS Driver 2.0.10

Features Added

• Android support for map storage on External SD (reinstall required to change location, due to files structure changes and 4GB limit on SD).

Issues Fixed

• Problem with GPS driver permissions not registering correctly on some Android versions.
• Removed GPS driver restart logic due to 2.0.7 changes.

Core Updates

• GPS Location services updated from 1.7.0 to 2.0.7 SQL Driver services updated to 0.8.1-pre3

Updates Applied

• Added full offline places & treks comments system including all reply/followups, new data manager item + incremental downloads upon opening comments.
• In-place and in-trek sharing options implemented.
• Improvements in screen refresh and page switching.
• Android: Enabled move to SD for the main app (this does not address the maps storage)

Issues Fixed

• Trek text search not working.
• Additional rework on in-app purchase system with issues reported on Offline_Map purchase.

Updates Applied

• Fixes unable to purchase - compatibility problem for some older iPhones/iPad introduced in 1.9.0

Features Added

• Added prompt for store rating after 5 opens and optional link to ratings from About page

Updates Added

• Rewrite of places and treks list functions to remove dynamic position tracking improves performance significantly

Fixes Applied

• Issue identified with Track Logging not starting correctly if not using the home screen as start screen
• In-App purchase issue causing some users to not register the in-app purchases correctly - EO server V2 implemented.

Core Updates

• Implementation of more background analytics processes via Branch.io

Features Added

• Places and Treks list views now support swipe left to enable goto/delete actions
• Treks goto now asks direction of travel allowing planning in any direction
• iPad/iPhone added support for multi screen/multi tasking operation
• Added onHeartbeat 120sec position recording for extended still monitoring in Track Logging

Fixes Installed

• Corrected snail trail truncation wrong
• Place photo click/touch opens first image
• Update to GPS driver launch sequence to eliminate possible timing clash

Features Added

• - NearBy places tab added to place page display
• Related treks added to place information page

Updates Applied

• Issue identified in map pack download where incorrect (out of storage space) message was shown even if pack was installed.
• Place photo view caused crash if photos > 30
• Minor rework of in app purchase to ensure correct multi device usage

Core Updates

• Upgraded SQL drivers to use sqlite-evcore-extbuild version - Speed and stability improvements

Updates Applied

• Issue identified in map pack download where incorrect (out of storage) message was shown even if pack was installed.

Features Added

• - persisted last 50km snail trail added + line colour option in settings
• snail trail control added to map layer controls (hide/reset)
• offline sync of Private Places to allow cross device sync and backup

Updates Applied

• replaced GPS lock and zoom buttons on map pages to stop touch event pass through as reported from some users
• minor updates to map download routines to eliminate possible caching issues

Android 4.X Update

• due to fault in older Android platforms a work around has been installed to ensure Track Logging movements are recorded and sent to the server. These devices cannot use the intelligent movement GPS system and so a timer has been installed to force these positional updates.

Core Updates

• updated GPS driver to 1.7.0
• removed Basic Poll system. Now using updated GPS service detection system, this results in a massive battery power saving when not moving

Treks major update

• Added private treks via save option in navigation map.
• Adjusted treks list to support tabs with Recent, List & Private views.

Updates Applied

• Added scale bar to map views - located bottom right.
• Added new Settings help screen with full details on GPS Timers.
• Added in page help (? button) links.
• Added Home icon button to page headers for quick return to home page.
• Change minimum length of Place Name field when entering new place to 1 character.
• Heading text and button positions updated on Android.
• Places list button on map view changed destination from recent to public list.
• Minor button style updates

Updates Applied

• Issue where centre on map was not correctly setup on initial map/nav map load
• Added colour selection for Current & Next Navigational lines and icon pulse in settings
• Change heading line 2 colour from light-blue/white (bar-calm) to dark-grey/white (bar-dark)
• This update to both platforms will also bring in the 1.7.2 updates to iOS pushed out to Android which includes support for Location Services< disabled operation

Updates Applied

• Android random crashes with OutOfMemory errors.
• Implementation of last know or default location "Alice Springs" if Location Services are disabled.

Updates applied

• Style adjustments to better support device specific font settings
• Add ability to change latitude & longitude of new places created via touch & hold or Pin in the map view.

Updates Applied

• Error Code 6 during map downloads caused by database constraint issue only seen on Android 5 systems.
• Bug causing Start Screen - Navigation Map to produce a blank screen.

Updates applied

• Change email link to direct link to the Feedback and FAQ page on the app About screen