In KB "Panorama" the Databank of digital maps and remote sensing data version 8 has been developed. Various types of documents, such as digital catalogs of coordinates, technical reports, regulatory and accompanying documents, can serve as storage objects for the Bank of cartographical data. They can be stored in a digital form (files of various formats) and as non-digital data carriers (analogue documents).

The new version implements the maintenance of a register of regulatory documents and geodetic materials in an analog form. The database stores only their metadata and a description of the physical storage location. For each kind of documents the separate list of attributes is provided by which their search and selection is carried out. Documents can be divided into subsections (data layers) by date, storage format, document type, coordinate systems, and other attributes. The number and kinds of subsections are easily adjusted to the requirements of specific departments of geodesy and cartography enterprises, or enterprises that use spatial data in their activities. The differentiation of rights makes it possible to organize separate and protected access to information.

There is added the mode of monitoring the points of the plan-height base (PVO) - loading of survey protocols. Processing of the classified information for PVO points is added. If the processing of classified information is disabled in the application settings, then classified data (coordinates in the state system and heights) for a certain type of points are not displayed and are not uploaded.

The speed of searching for information has been increased with a large amount of data in the storage. The list of metadata for analog maps has been extended. The list of diagnostic messages and error messages has been expanded.

Control of the status of data availability schemes is accelerated. Analysis of loaded metadata has been improved. Support of editing maps through connection to a chain of GIS Servers in the distributed system of data storage has been improved during long-term intensive multi-user work with shared data sources.

Data security is ensured by the differentiation of access rights based on the security tools that are part of the operating system. Basic authentication, digest authentication, system authentication (web server tools), and domain authentication (Kerberos or ActiveDirectory) are supported. Additional security is provided by the use of pass-through authentication when working with the database. Connection to the database occurs with the rights of the user working with the system. The complex is adapted to work on a wide range of operating systems (Astra Linux SE, ALT Linux, Elbrus, Ubuntu, CentOS, MS Windows and others) and architectures (Intel, Elbrus, Baikal). The program is registered in the register of domestic software under the number 1862.

The databank of digital maps and remote sensing data is the basis for building infrastructure of spatial data of federal, regional and municipal levels, in corporate information systems. Within the framework of a single geoinformation space, the Data Bank of digital maps and remote sensing data realises gathering, storage, quality control, search and delivery of the spatial data in exchange formats. The spatial data selected by means of the program can be placed for the multiuser access on the GIS Server and be published according to the international standards OGC WFS, WFS-T, WMS, WMTS, WCS on application server the GIS WebService SE. Users can access data from both a thin client (by means of GIS WebServer SE) and from desktop applications (GIS "Panorama", GIS "Operator"). The databank of digital maps and remote sensing data provides construction of cloud warehouse of spatial data, provision of access to these data, the automated formation and updating of geocovers.

The current state of spatial data is displayed by means of maps-schemes that are maintained for each type of stored data: vector maps, remote sensing data, elevation matrixes and terrain models. It provides remote placing the sets of spatial data into file warehouse, keeping versions of stored sets, updating maps-schemes of data availability, the automated collection and formation of metadata, and the formation and updating of geocovers. Automated collection and formation of metadata is performed according to the standards of ISO 19115: 2003, Geographic information - Metadata and ISO/TS 19139, Geographic information - Metadata - XML schema implementation. The reduced copies of data images are automatically formed, checksum of files and completeness of data sets are checked. Placement of spatial data into file storage is performed with integrity check, control of data structure and content. The results of the work are recorded and are entered into the metadata base. Automatic backup of metadata and spatial data storage with integrity control and data recovery has been provided. Multilingual interface is supported.

The "Bank of spatial data" portal demonstrates the possibilities of organizing storage, accounting and and issuance of vector maps, remote sensing data, matrixes of heights and the terrain models. The portal contains vector maps in SXF format, generated on the basis of data from open sources (OpenStreetMap, VMap0). The spatial data includes maps of: subjects of the Russian Federation, countries and cities of the near and far abroad. In total, over 300 vector maps and 6700 matrix data with a total volume of 70 GB. Specialists of KB "Panorama" weekly update and refresh the content of the information on the portal. All published data is distributed free of charge under a free license.

The new version of the program is available for download on the Download page.

On November 24, the "All-Russia Institute for Civil Defence and Emergencies of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia" (VNII GOChS) hosted a scientific-practical conference "Problems of countering technogenic, biogenic, sociocultural threats and the ways of their solving". The event is timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the institute being awarded the status of the Federal Center for Science and High Technologies (FTsNVT) on the basis of Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 619 dated August 20, 2002.

The conference discussed the creation of competitive high-tech products, innovative equipment and technologies in the field of civil defense, the prevention and elimination of natural and man-made emergencies under the conditions of import substitution.

Specialists of KB "Panorama" presented a report on the topic "Geoinformation technologies of KB "Panorama ": application in the field of civil defence, forecasting, preventions and elimination of emergencies. Current state and development prospects". The covered issues in it aroused keen interest of the conference participants, most of whom are members of the FTSNVT cooperation. KB "Panorama" has also been a member organization of the FTSNVT since 2012 and during this time, together with the All-Russian Research Institute of Civil Defense and Emergency, has taken an active part in a number of projects.

One of the products of such cooperation was the Automated system for planning and carrying out civil defense activities (ASP-SD), built on the geoinformation platform "Panorama" using client-server technology. The server is working under control of domestic certified operating system Astra Linux SE, and clients get access to the system using the "thin client" technology using a regular web browser on any OS. The system allows to automate process of developing Civil Defense Plans, and also to estimate scenarios of development of possible situation in the event of a natural and man-made emergency and to plan civil defense activities. This development was separately noted at the forum "Arm-2022". Last year, the participation of KB "Panorama" in the FTSNVT was prolonged, however, due to the current anti-COVID restrictions, the certificate of participation was solemnly awarded only a year later.

Photo materials provided by the organizers of the event.

In KB "Panorama" the professional vectorizer "Panorama-editor" version 14.4.2 has been developed. In the new version the tools have been expanded for checking the quality and editing of topographical and special maps, cadastral documents, tools for the design of vector maps, aeronautical documents, formations of land survey plans and forest declarations have been improved.

The task "Map Editor" has been improved. In the group of modes "Creating an object", the mode "Create clone" has been added. A clone is an object that has a link to the metric of the cloned object and its symbol. Typically, such objects create objects of map design, for example, centerlines of roads. This allows you to reduce the amount of stored data and synchronize the editing of the metrics of objects and their design elements. Separating design objects into separate clone objects allows you to display them after the display of all designed objects is completed and improve the image quality (for example, clean the intersections of all roads). The tasks of sorting, importing and exporting maps in SXF and TXF formats have been improved to support clone objects.

The task "Editing semantics of objects list" has been improved. To process a large number of selected objects, it is provided to fill the table of semantics in portions. Ranges of displayed data are formed depending on the total number of source objects (each section contains no more than 60 000 positions). When a range is selected, the next batch of selected objects is dynamically loaded into the table. The output of information about objects into Excel tables is also carried out in portions.

To control the admissibility of semantic values, the cells of the table of semantics are colored: yellow color - when the semantics value deviates from the allowable range specified in the RSC classifier, pink color - when the value does not match the semantics type (for example, a character string instead of a number, date, angular value, or an arbitrary string instead of the value from the list for semantics -list).

In the classifier editor, in the "Semantics" bookmark on the panel of properties, the "Round up" field has been added. When requesting a value of numeric semantics when displaying labels and values in various dialogs, the value is rounded to the number of digits specified in the Decimal point field in the Classifier Editor.

Into "Select object" dialog onto the toolbar the "All object in window" button has been added. This tool allows you to display the currently viewed object in the map window by analogy to the combination of keys Ctrl+Alt+W for the selected object. To control the admissibility of semantic values, the cells of semantic values are colored yellow or pink if the range or type of the value is violated.

In the classifier editor in the "Objects" bookmark on the properties panel in the "Others" bookmark, the "Design object" field has been added. This property is set for auxiliary design objects on the map, which improve the readability of the map, but are not terrain objects (shading of road intersections, filling signs for polygons during publication, etc.). When viewing information in the "Request of the map object description" dialog, design objects are automatically skipped. When selecting objects at a point, design objects are skipped if the "Skip design objects" property is not disabled in the Options menu. This allows the operator to immediately turn to the description of the required terrain object, reducing the number of manual operations.

The classifier of aeronautical maps dfc.rsc has been improved. To all semantics containing the values of heights of obstacles and marks of heights the property "Round up" is set.

The task of connection of geoportals has been improved. For the geoportal of Rosreestr "Land plots", the range of data display scales has been expanded to 1:1 - 1:50 000. For possibility of viewing an overview view, data from larger scales with image compression is requested.

Displaying sea maps according to the S52 standard has been improved. The implementation of the procedures has been refined: Depval - formation of depth values based on attribute values for underwater obstacles, taking into account underlying objects, Udwhaz - requesting the code of the displayed symbol and display flag, taking into account the depth of the obstacle, or requesting the code of an isolated underwater hazard with a depth less than the safety contour.

Checking a vector map has been improved. Identification of errors of self-crossing of contours has been improved, the number of duplicate error messages is reduced. Search and correction of degenerate and double contours have been added. Deleting fragments of the contours containing repeated duplication of points has been accelerated. Correction of object metrics is performed in the application "Check of vector map quality" in the "Editing" mode when the topology control "Control of self-intersections and location of subobjects" is selected.

The block of geodesy and cadastral tasks has been improved. The mode "Land survey plan" has been modified for formation of an XML-document according to the version 9 xml-scheme. Formation of the electronic document is carried out in accordance with the Rosreestr Order No. P/0341 dated 09/16/2022. In accordance with the version 9 xml-scheme, the survey.v6 classifier has been improved, the semantics "Type of land use by order N 540" and "Encumbrances (restrictions) (list)" have been updated, and a new semantics "Additional information about formation of a land plot" has been added. The XML-document of the land survey plan of any version, can be generated only on a map created on the basis of the classifier survey. The program automatically checks date of updating the classifier and decides on the schema version of the XML document. If the classifier update date is younger than 2022/10/03, the XML document is generated according to version 8. If the classifier update date is older than 2022/10/03, the XML document is generated according to version 9.

Report templates for the Forest Declaration have been developed that meet the requirements of Order No. 303 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation dated April 29, 2021.

The digital classifier forestry.v2.rsc, intended for the state inventory of forests, planning of economic activities, organisation of the protection of forests from fires and forest violations and other problems in the field of forestry conducting has been improved.

New semantics have been added into the classifier for the object a forest plot, used at filling of applications to the forest declaration. The mode "To print summary report on selected objects" has been improved. An element has been added in the dialog that includes a list of attachments to the forest declaration form.

The new version of the program is available for download in the Download section.

In KB "Panorama" the GIS WebService SE version 15.0.0 has been developed.The new version adds support for the international specification OpenAPI 3.0 (Swagger Specification). OpenAPI is considered as a universal interface for users (clients) to interact with services (servers). On its basis it is possible to generate source code for client application libraries, text documentation for users, variants of testing. For these actions, there is a large set of tools for various programming languages and platforms (PHP, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, C#, Kotlin, Python, Ruby, Scala, Swift). With the help of available tools, the generation of a client code for a request is carried out in one click. Based on the specification, all the possibilities of the service for communicating with client applications are standardized and described. Files describing the capabilities of the service in JSON and YAML formats have been created. On their basis, online documentation for working with the service https://gisserver.info/GISWebServiceSE/redoc/ or https://gisserver.info/GISWebServiceSE/swui/ was generated. Thanks to support OpenAPI - client applications are easily integrated with service and all time are synchronised with it. An example of such application is GIS WebServer SE.

In the new version, the protocol for passing the parameters to the service and the response protocol have been changed and reduced. Older protocols are supported while maintaining full compatibility with previous versions. Restrictions on the number of request parametres, layers, lists of users have been removed. Speed of processing of request parametres has been increased. Support of PHP version 8 and above is added.

GIS WebService SE supports all international standards (OGC WFS, WFS-T, WMS, WMTS, WCS), which are used to transfer and display spatial data. The program implements the ability to issue tiles according to any user or local coordinate system. The application is implemented on Windows and Linux platforms and is compatible with Apache, IIS and nginx web servers.

The new version of the program and documentation are posted on the website in the Download section.

Geoportal "Bank of spatial data" has been supplemented with a map of Mexico, formed according to OpenStreetMap data. To work with the map, you can use the GIS Panorama Mini program or other software products of KB "Panorama".

The map was led to the modernised classifier of large-scale plans of scale 1: 5 000 (map5000m). Publishing of updates in bank of spatial data is made by using the program of Databank of digital maps and remote sensing data.

Publishing contents of bank of spatial data on the geoportal and data access for downloading are implemented by means of GIS WebServer SE.

Free maps on the basis of OpenStreetMap data are available for download on the page "Digital maps".