Specialists of KB "Panorama" have prepared a video lesson on how to manage polling and viewing events in real time from remote cameras using the "List of photo and video data" task in the GIS "Panorama". The video lesson clearly demonstrates the pairing of the possibilities of using remote cameras with the functions of video analytics and event handler scripts in the Python language.

The Python programming language has a large set of plug-ins and provides the user with an easy-to-use and extensive toolkit (including mathematical calculations, text and graphic data processing, networking, databases, and more).

Examples of Python scripts for processing events from a video camera are located in the C:\Users\Public\Documents\panorama\py_base14\ folder. In the training material, using the example of working with video data, the distribution of event notifications from a video camera to e-mail was configured using a Python script. A complete description of the possibilities of organizing video surveillance on the basis of the GIS "Panorama" is given in the presentation "Possibilities of GIS "Panorama" for organizing video surveillance".

You can get acquainted with educational materials in the section "Video lessons" and "Presentations".

In KB "Panorama" the GIS "Panorama" version 14.5.0 has been developed. The new version includes tasks for processing 3D models from "Panorama Photo", tools for editing vector maps and designing the reports have been added, data import from DXF and Excel formats has been improved, support has been added for forming an electronic document of a land survey plan using XML schemes version 6, 8 or 9, topographic fonts for map printing have been updated.

In the "Navigator 3D" task, the loading and displaying clouds of points from MTD models created in the "Panorama Photo" program has been accelerated. The "Panorama Photo" program allows you to create high-precision digital terrain models in the form clouds of points, matrixes of heights and orthophotomaps based on aerial photography from unmanned aerial vehicles. The cloud of points obtained in the "Panorama Photo" program contains point measurements sorted by blocks and by levels. Splitting into levels allows you to store points with spacing. On the first level, there are points with a step specified when creating the MTD model, on the second - with a step of 2 times more, on the third - 4 times more, and so on. In this case, points at different levels are not duplicated. This storage speeds up drawing of the 3D model by drawing blocks distant from the viewer with fewer points loaded from higher levels. The size of the cloud of points depends on the degree of the model's detail (density of points) and the area of the covered area. Displaying large MTD models requires significant hardware resources (RAM, video memory). In this case, the user can set up a filter of cloud of points to speed up drawing. Filter setting is available in the main menu of the "3D Navigator" task: "View" - "Filter of cloud of points". The filter determines the degree of thinning of the cloud of points during display: "Fine" - thinning by 2 times, "Average" - by 4 times, "Coarse" - by 8 times.

The modes of the "Map Editor" task have been improved: cutting the map objects inside and outside the selected contour. In order to improve the quality of cutting map objects, the accuracy of processing has been increased. At the end of processing, the coordinates of the cut contours are rounded. In this case, the coordinates of the metric are reduced to the accuracy indicated in the map passport (centimeters, millimeters). In the "Point editing" mode, the "End points in alignment" auxiliary mode has been added, designed to cut or extend the first or last segment of a linear object. In the "Create object" dialog, when using search by name, the ability to configure the filter for localization by pressing CTRL+letter (CTRL+L - linear, CTRL+E - areal, and so on) has been added. The use of filtering is expedient if the list window contains objects with different localizations. Setting the filter provides output into the list of found objects corresponding to the specified type.

In the "Data list" and "Map Legend" dialogs, on the Maps tab in the pop-up menu, the "Change X and Y" item has been added. When this item is selected on the current map, for all objects, the X and Y coordinates are changed between themselves. The menu item is available only for maps without a sign in the map passport "Limit the map territory by a frame". To cancel the flip of the map, you can perform the Undo or re-select the menu item.

The "Report Designer" task has been improved. Ability has been added to build a legend based on the maps contained in the inserts without opening them additionally. To do this, a list of data sources has been added in the Legend Formation dialog, which includes the main open project, as well as a list of maps contained in all the inserts available on the main project. Ability has been added to rotate the map in the insert. Map rotation is implemented in the form of menu items that pop up by pressing the right mouse button, and is duplicated by responses to pressing "hot" keys. Each pressing of a "hot" key carries out rotating a map concerning the centre of a displayed fragment by one degree to the left or to the right. The angle of rotation is stored in service semantics 31017 ROTATION ANGLE OF POINT ORIENTED SIGN (INSERT) and contains the value of the angle of rotation counterclockwise.

In the "Legend Formation" mode, the ability to save the structure and parameters of formed legend has been added. Including: layout of columns, composition of individual blocks, intervals and sizes of elements, font parameters of signatures and other parameters for configuring the appearance of the legend being formed. This allows you to quickly re-create the legend if you need to make minor changes to the previously formed legend. Examples of insert on the map via the File menu - Example data - data\shape\shape.sitx.

The display of cross polygons and the dialog for editing the view of a hatched polygon have been improved. Ability to select hatched and typeset lines has been added. The set of available angles of inclination of hatching lines has been expanded (from 0 to 165 with a step of 15 degrees). Examples of cross polygons on the map via the File menu - Example data - data\shape\shape.sitx.

Import from DXF format has been improved. There is added a recalculation of coordinates and sizes of characters from storage units specified in DXF: inches, feet, miles, millimeters, centimeters, meters, and so on. Formation of graphic primitives from the parameters of conventional symbols specified in DXF has been improved, which allows you to reproduce the view of the original drawing without setting the conventional symbols.

The application task "Loading data from Excel" has been developed for transfer values from Excel file cells (xls, xlsx) into object semantics, as well as converting the Excel files to DBF files. The program links lines from the list of processed files with map objects according to the column and semantics of the object specified for each file. The task is started from the "Data Import and Export" group of the Run applications dialog.

Block of geodesy and cadastral tasks has been improved. In the "Land Survey plan" mode, a support for the formation of an electronic document of the land plan according to XML-schemes versions 6,8 and 9 is built-in. The number of the formed version is displayed in the dialog title. To create XML documents according to different versions of schemes, different sets of attributes and values of directories are used, which are implemented as classifier semantics. For version 6, the survey.v5 classifier is used. For version 8 - classifier survey.v6 with the date of relevance before 2022.03.10. For version 9, the classifier survey.v6 is used with the date of relevance older than 2022.03.10. The program automatically controls the version and date of the classifier and determines the version of the XML document.

A new mode "Land Survey plan version 6" has been added for forced formation of the XML document of the land survey plan according to the XML scheme version 6. If the map does not match the survey.v5 classifier, a warning message is issued and the formation is not performed. When forming a text report of the land survey plan, the search for initial contours, land plots that do not intersect with the refined contour has been added. The search radius is 500 meters. The initial contour is used to fill in the column the initial coordinates when specifying the location of the land plot.

"Base of cadastral works" has been improved. The binding of documents to their owners has been changed by adding a new field with the owner type. When the database version is upgraded, this field is automatically filled. The binding of addresses to their owners has been changed by changing the assignment of existing fields. When the database version is upgraded, the fields values are automatically changed.

In the form of maintaining a database of cadastral works, lists of customers, cadastral engineers and measuring instruments are placed on separate tabs for the convenience of adding them into the database.

Obsolete mode "Inquiries to the Real Estate Cadastre" has been deleted from the "Cadastral Documents" panel.

Topographic fonts designed to prepare for printing the topographic maps of various scales have been improved. The sizes of auxiliary characters have been refined, support for the Cyrillic character set has been added into the Ch131, Ch132 and Bo2 fonts. When making changes, the general rules for constructing fonts were observed: maintaining the accepted width of letters, maintaining the height of characters, the rule of gaps between letters, preserving the rounding pattern, and the order in which letters are drawn.

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

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.