KB "Panorama" has developed GIS "Operator" version 15.3.4 for "Astra Linux Special Edition" OS. The new version expands the list of supported tasks and adds the "Report Designer" module.

The "Report Designer" task allows creating cartographic schemes in various formats with professional design elements: background map, inserts of overview or detailed maps of different scales, map legend, text labels, and additional images. Furthermore, users can apply pre-prepared map projects that include vector and raster maps, elevation matrices, external geoportals, and data from GIS Servers. A set of specialized modes is grouped into a separate toolbar. It contains all necessary modes, including creating new projects, adding map inserts and image insertions, editing content, managing background maps, adding stamps and other design elements, as well as forming legends and explications. These tools make the process of preparing combat graphic documents, which are processed during battle organization and troop management, convenient and quick. The program supports creating new templates and editing existing ones for further replication. The print field dimensions of the created document are automatically transferred to the print dialog. This allows quick document printing without selecting the print area, setting margins, and scale.

GIS "Operator" SE is a universal domestic geoinformation system for security agencies. The program is designed for accumulation, storage, automated processing, and display of data, calculation results, and forecasts with geospatial reference. GIS "Operator" SE contains tools for displaying and processing vector, raster, and matrix maps. The application provides users with tools for solving specialized tasks such as modeling special object movement against a 3D model background, forecasting emergency consequences at hazardous facilities, monitoring aircraft movement, conducting geodetic and topographic work, processing data from GPS/GLONASS navigation devices, printing displayed spatial data to various output devices, and many others.

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

KB "Panorama" has developed GIS Constructor for Qt Designer SE version 15.0.4. The new version implements the ability to view information from both remote services and local data in GeoPackage, Mbtiles, and BIR formats. Information is displayed at all levels of the tile pyramid, regardless of the presence of data in them. Having just one scale is sufficient for the program to build a reduced copy of the data or scale the image through digital magnification. Smoothing technologies are used during construction to form higher quality images. Generated images are written to data cache to speed up repeated viewing of information. Support for vector data in GeoPackage (GPKG) format has been added. GeoPackage combines the capabilities of storing vector data, metadata, and attribute information in a single SQLite database file.

Support has been implemented for maintaining object lists and their styling for thematic maps and dynamic labeling of maps hosted on GIS Server. When creating and updating object lists by one of the users, changing display color, graphic symbols for polygons, lines and point symbols, semantic numbering, font parameters, the object list file (OBX) is updated on GIS Server for the corresponding map. Support has been added for displaying groups of closely located small objects of polygon or line type as clusters - conventional symbols with the number of generalized objects at the corresponding point.

GIS Constructor is a set of geoinformation components for use in the Qt Designer visual programming environment, allowing developers to create their own GIS applications. Digital map content visualization is performed using conventional symbols adopted for topographic, overview-geographic, and various special maps. The geoinformation system has extensive capabilities for performing calculations, ensuring the display of spatial data on various graphic devices in standard and custom symbol systems. Core functions can be performed in multi-threaded mode. Automatic optimization of used RAM is supported for processing large volumes of data (tens of gigabytes) on limited resources (hundreds of megabytes).

The toolkit is adapted to work on a wide range of operating systems (Astra Linux SE, ALT Linux, Elbrus, Ubuntu, CentOS, QNX) and architectures (Intel, Elbrus, PowerPC, SPARC, ARM). The toolkit includes visual design components for GIS applications and libraries of the multi-platform multi-threaded GIS core. GIS Constructor provides a cross-platform MAPAPI interface, allowing programmers to develop in their preferred operating system. Developers can release GIS applications for a set of operating systems through simple assembly with minimal changes to the program source code.

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

Geoportal "Bank of spatial data" has been supplemented with a map of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, 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".

KB "Panorama" has developed GIS "Panorama" version 15.4.0. The new version adds tools for panchromatic image fusion of images larger than 4 GB with various types of georeferencing, expands methods for highlighting object lists and their attributes in various combinations against maps and images. "Map Editor" tools have been enhanced for overlay operations, topological relationship control between different maps (data sources) has been added, tools in the "Cadastral Tasks" complex have been updated, as well as tools for creating land surveying and technical plans.

In the "Panchromatic Raster Fusion" task, processing of TIFF images that don't contain projection data and spatial image referencing has been added. The use of Rational Polynomial Coefficients (RPC) (*.rpb) from the raster dataset enabled precise spatial referencing of source images. The RPC model provided calculation of raster pixel latitude and longitude in the Latitude/Longitude coordinate system on the WGS84 ellipsoid. This task allows improving the spatial resolution of a color raster using a higher resolution panchromatic raster. Both rasters must have the same coordinate system and overlap spatially. For calculating output raster pixel brightness, one of three methods is used: channel averaging, IHS (Intensity-Hue-Saturation) transformation, or Brovey Transform (BT).

In the "Object Lists" task, a mode for simultaneous display of thematic layer and object list labeling has been added. This mode allows simultaneously highlighting objects thematically and labeling them according to selected semantics. "Copy object view to buffer" and "Paste object view from buffer" modes have been added. Object view copying is performed for all localizations or for a single one. To do this, right-click on the object view and select "Copy object view to buffer". The graphic description of an object can also be copied in the "Object Selection" dialog.

In the "Map Editor" task, under "Measurements and Control - Length, Distance" mode, display of distances from the initial point at each contour point has been added. The "Create polygon by surrounding contour boundaries" mode has been improved. If before starting to draw the contour line, you press "Ctrl" and left mouse button over an area or closed linear object, the contour for which the specified point will be internal will be selected as the base object. If the specified point is inside several contours, the intersection of all such contours will be constructed. Contours for which the selected point will be external will cut intersection areas from the base object to obtain a contour around the point along adjacent contour boundaries.

Vector map control has been improved. When the "Topological control for all maps" checkbox is enabled, objects from all maps sharing a common classifier are processed together. Topological control between maps is available if all document maps share a common classifier and are not limited by frames. Object topology control performs the following checks and corrections: "Object misalignment", "Inclusion of objects within others", "Intersection of objects with others", "Presence of node points in objects", "Control of matching contour segments", "Coordination of water level marks and hydrographic objects".

During misalignment control, processing rules have been refined, which depend on filter settings: Processed objects - misalignment control must contain types of editable objects; Auxiliary objects - must contain types of reference objects. If point objects are reference objects while linear or areal objects are editable, point objects maintain their position. A point with coordinates of the reference point object is inserted into the contour of the linear or areal object. If point objects are editable and linear or areal objects are reference objects, when performing control in "Editing" mode, a virtual point nearest to the editable point is inserted into their contour. The virtual point coordinates belong to a point lying on the contour segment. Point object coordinates are aligned with the virtual point. If processed and auxiliary objects are linear or areal objects, when processing a pair of objects, the editable object is first aligned with the reference object, then the reference object with the editable one.

In the main menu "Tasks - Coordinate Systems", items "Standard Raster Transformation" and "Standard Matrix Transformation" have been added to the "Standard Map Transformation" section. Selecting a menu item opens a dialog for transforming a map, image, elevation matrix, or quality matrix from the source coordinate system to the specified one. Output system parameters can be set by EPSG code, read from the coordinate system list in XML, or from selected data files according to their format.

The "Import data from MIF/MID format" task has been improved. The capability to configure correspondence between MID file attributes listed in the table and classifier object codes has been expanded. In addition to the used numeric code, character key, and object name, a mode for configuration by object character code has been implemented. When a field value from the MID file matches the classifier object value, the record will be assigned the corresponding object type for display on the map.

The "Map Legend" task has been improved. Layer composition, classes, and classifier objects for the map list can now be updated using Shift+F11 or Ctrl+F5 (when clearing data cache). The task is designed to manage vector maps, images, and matrices included in the open document.

In the "Cadastral Tasks" complex, the "Cadastral Work Database" mode has been enhanced, with expanded database table structure to store new information entered in "Land Plot Location Scheme on CTT" and "Registry Error Correction" modes. The "Document Data Editing" dialog now includes a "Coordinate System Code" field. The "Geopoints" dialog has added a "Zone Number" field. Automatic database file creation has been implemented when absent at the specified path. In "Land Plot Location Scheme on CTT" mode, interaction with the cadastral work database has been implemented for storing and retrieving document title page information. Multiple data entry is supported in the "Cadastral Numbers of Source Objects" position. In "Registry Error Correction" mode, interaction with the cadastral work database has been implemented for storing and retrieving general information, source data, and attachment files. XML file generation is supported according to ReportRegistryError_v01 and RegistryErrorReport schemas. DOCX format text report generation is implemented using the cadastral work database when filling the title page and graphic files.

In the "Land Survey Plan" dialog, tables with graphic files have been supplemented with a "Scale" column. When selecting graphic files, support for *.jpg, *.tif, *.emf, *.png file extensions has been added. When searching for characteristic points of the processed land plot, point object search is now limited to the "Land Survey Plan" layer. When inserting PDF graphic files into reports, the system searches for a JPG file with the same name. If found, the JPG file is inserted; otherwise, PDF is converted to EMF before insertion. If no graphic files are added or "Display legend on each page" is checked, the "Legend and Signs for Graphic Part Design" section is not added to the report. In the "Map(Plan) of Land Management Object" dialog, graphic file tables now include a "Scale" column. The "Territory Map-Plan" dialog now supports XML document generation with schema selection: MapPlanTerritory_v01.xsd or MapPlanTerritory_v02.xsd.

In the "Technical Plan" dialog, the order of entering and using customer address information for individual customers has been corrected. If no customer document is specified, the program uses the customer's address for XML document insertion. Customer address information is stored in the cadastral work database. In the "Search by Cadastral Number or Address" dialog, automatic determination of information type (address or cadastral number) is performed.

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

Specialists from KB "Panorama" together with MIIGAiK students have prepared a video tutorial on working with the "Import data from DXF format" task. The task is available in GIS "Panorama", GIS "Operator" and other KB "Panorama" software products for the "Astra Linux Special Edition" operating system.

The video tutorial demonstrates different types of data loading. The reviewed data can be imported into a new map or added to an existing one. During data import, the graphical representation of objects is preserved. In this case, map objects receive a zero classification code and graphical description corresponding to ACAD primitives, such as color and line type (where possible).

Additionally, the possibility of loading according to the map resource classifier with object recoding is considered. This allows creating a settings table for matching map classifier keys and DXF layers. To fill the table, it is necessary to match classifier object keys with DXF layers. This data is used for recoding objects according to the map classifier.

You can access the training materials in the "Video Tutorials" section.