From February 13 to 14, 2025, the XVI International Scientific and Practical Conference "Geodesy. Mine Surveying. Aerial Survey. Navigation" was held in Moscow. The event was organized by the Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography (MIIGAiK), the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), the International Society for Mine Surveying (ISM), the Association of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Industry Enterprises, and others.

Specialists from KB "Panorama" presented a report on "Neural Networks - the Future of Cartographic Services". The presentation highlighted modern and prospective services using artificial intelligence (AI). Issues of automatic processing of data from UAVs and satellite images were raised. Company employees shared their experience in applying AI for cadastral registration and environmental monitoring. The event also addressed questions about AI applications in various industries, the use of UAVs during GPS signal jamming, the use of laser scanning systems, and other topics.

The conference served as an important platform for exchanging experience and discussing key issues related to the development of spatial data processing technologies. It provided participants with a unique opportunity to learn about the latest achievements in geodesy, mine surveying, and navigation, as well as to establish new business connections. KB "Panorama" specialists enthusiastically support the goals of the event, which contribute to strengthening international cooperation and developing innovative solutions for various industries.

KB "Panorama" has developed version 15.4.1 of the "Workstation of cadastral engineer". The new version implements information interaction tools with the federal state information system "Unified Digital Platform 'National Spatial Data System'" (NSDS). The program implements sending requests for cadastral information to NSDS services instead of the "Public Cadastral Map" service.

The "Select Geoportals from List" mode has been enhanced with tools for connecting external NSDS layers, organized into groups: "Background" and "Public Cadastral Map". The "Background" group contains base map layers, while the "Public Cadastral Map" group includes links for connecting layers of various cadastral object classes.

The improved "Geoportal Search" mode provides search capabilities by cadastral number or address of cadastral objects within the selected NSDS layer. Search results are displayed in the standard "Map Object Description" dialog. The updated "View Geoportal Information at Point" mode enables viewing information about cadastral objects for connected NSDS layers.

The "Information from State Real Estate Cadastre" mode has been enhanced to receive information from NSDS about the following classes of cadastral objects: land plots, buildings, structures, objects under construction, zones with special conditions for territory use, boundaries of municipal formations and settlements, and water body boundaries. The requested information is displayed in the "Cadastral Object Attributes" dialog. Repeated selection of points on the map for cadastral information requests is supported without closing the dialog. Cadastral information retrieval is performed for maps supporting coordinate recalculation, without connecting NSDS layers to the display composition.

The "Reading Cadastral Territory Plan and Map Update" mode has been improved to preserve enumerated type attribute values when there is a mismatch between the XML schema reference and the survey classifier. Before saving an attribute value, the system searches for the value code or, if the code is not found, the value name. If the classifier doesn't contain the searched value, the attribute value will be saved in reserve semantics as a text value.

The "Search by Cadastral Number or Address" dialog has been enhanced. When selecting the "EGRN information" search source, requests are now sent to the NSDS service. In addition to cadastral number searches in EGRN, address searches have been added. Search results trigger a map movement to the found location and display the attributes of the found cadastral object in the standard map object description dialog.

In the "Territory Map-Plan" mode, the ability to select a schema for XML document generation has been implemented. Electronic document generation is supported for MapPlanTerritory_v01.xsd and MapPlanTerritory_v02.xsd schemas. This feature ensures support for comprehensive cadastral works across all regions of the Russian Federation, considering regional specificities.

For the "Create Schema and Fill Report" and "Fill Report for Object" modes, the procedure for inserting area information into reports has been improved. A new marker "#AREADOCMAP0#" has been added, enabling the insertion of cadastral object area values by selecting from AREADOC semantics or calculated values in map projection. Area values are rounded to whole meters. The "Report Settings" dialog has been refined, clarifying the composition of elements (fields) for managing generated schema content, removing obsolete elements, and updating the set of report templates in the dropdown list. The new program version is available for download in the Download section.

Specialists from KB "Panorama" have prepared and published magnetic declination value maps for the World territory for the 2025-2030 epoch, based on both the standard World Magnetic Model (WMM) and the World Magnetic Model High Resolution (WMMHR). The materials were generated using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Information about copyright for the source magnetic declination data can be found here.

The maps were prepared using GIS "Panorama" in the form of isogons, generated from SHP files with 1-degree intervals using an aeronautical classifier. The magnetic declination value maps can be used for preparing aeronautical information documents and solving navigation tasks.

The updated magnetic declination value maps for the World territory are available for download in the "Digital Maps" section.

KB "Panorama" has developed GIS "Panorama" version 15.4.1. The new version expands queries from the National Spatial Data System geoportal for various types of cadastral data and implements address searching with partial matching of street names and house numbers. The system automates polygon construction along adjacent object boundaries and label placement within extended polygons during map design or import from exchange formats. The mathematical basis for aeronautical charts has been improved according to ICAO requirements, user rights settings for map editing with GIS Server have been expanded, and cadastral and geodetic task complexes have been updated.

The geoportal connection feature has been enhanced to obtain information about terrain objects at specified points using the WMS protocol. From the National Spatial Data System geoportal, users can query object registration dates, cadastral numbers, status, land categories, plot or building values, and other parameters. For geoportals supporting point information queries when displaying tiles, data is shown in the Object Selection dialog: object metrics, semantic characteristics, and object metadata. Object information can be copied to exchange formats. For the National Spatial Data System geoportal, display layers for Land Plots (labels) and Buildings (labels) have been added, along with response node and classifier data correspondence files to ensure semantic matching. A new geoportal information search dialog has been added. The dialog enables address searches on OpenStreetMap geoportal, cadastral number searches on the National Spatial Data System geoportal, and cross-portal searches on KB Panorama geoportals or geoportals supporting the OGC WFS standard. The dialog displays object geometry, object semantics, and highlights them on the map.

The "Address Search" dialog has improved object or intersection searches through partial matching of street names and house numbers. Search results generate a table of found objects or intersections. Selecting a record in the table navigates to the object on the map. An object information viewing mode has been added. When search parameters are modified, object filtering is automatically performed according to the new conditions.

In the "Map Editor" task on the "Cutting and Stitching" panel, the "Create polygon along surrounding contour boundaries" mode has been updated. This mode enables creation of a multipolygon formed by boundaries of adjacent polygon contours and closed linear objects within a specified closed contour or selected object. Pressing "Ctrl" and left mouse button over an area or closed linear object will construct the multipolygon based on a base contour where the specified point is internal. If the specified point is inside multiple contours, an intersection of all such contours will be built. Contours where the point is outside will clip intersection areas from the base contour to create a contour around the point based on adjacent boundaries. Pressing "Ctrl" and left mouse button over an empty area will select a rectangular contour sized at 3/4 of the current map window centered on the selected point as the base contour. If multiple empty map sections fall within the specified area, only one object encompassing the selected point will be created. The "Length and Distance" mode now displays distance values from object start and allows saving measurements to the map as objects.

A "Copy point coordinates" option has been added to the right-click menu. Selecting this menu item or pressing "Ctrl+Alt+C" copies the current map point coordinates to the clipboard as space-separated numbers. Units and coordinate values match those set in the coordinate display line. Degrees and radians are written as decimal numbers with fractional parts.

In the "Map Calculations" task, the "Find point on object" mode has been enhanced. Added ability to find a single point or section between two points specified by distances from object start with section display parameter settings.

The "Automatic Label Placement" application has been improved. This task creates labels based on object semantics for linear, point and area objects. Implementation includes labeling of extended area objects (zones along rivers, canals and strip-shaped area objects). This labeling mode is activated by checking "As linear object along centerline" in the "Parameters" tab. The new algorithm automatically determines the centerline construction method for labeling. The centerline is formed along arbitrary-shaped contours (rivers, canals) or along background label strips loaded from exchange formats (SHP, MIF/MID). The "Automatic Label Placement" task can be run as a standalone task, as part of a map processing scenario, or a map loading scenario from exchange formats. In the latter case, the labeling task call is included in fromshp and frommif files.

When displaying labels with service semantics "Sign rotation angle (in degrees)" with code 31017, the label is oriented according to the value specified in the semantics. When rotated, the label is aligned to the center and middle line relative to the metric point.

The "Formation of Mathematical Basis for Aeronautical Charts" application has been enhanced. The mathematical basis formatting has been aligned with ICAO guidance documents. Added separate configuration of intervals between parallels and meridians, frequency and sizes of main, additional, and auxiliary marks. Fixed orientation of marks for western and southern hemispheres.

In the "Classifier Editor" task, the keyword "H1" has been added for semantics of "Numerical Formula" type for use in calculations or automated formation of label texts for the height value of the first object point.

The list of user restrictions for data management opened with GIS Server has been expanded: restrictions can be set on copying (export to other formats, transfer of objects to other maps), printing, viewing coordinate system parameters, editing coordinates, storing copies of edited objects, access to client cache without GIS Server registration, editing digital RSC classifier and others. Restrictions are set by the program administrator through the web interface and saved in GIS Server settings. The prohibition on editing coordinates allows changing only attributive data of map objects (semantics) without changing coordinates or coordinate system parameters in the map passport (metadata).

In the "Cadastral Tasks" complex, the "Information from the State Real Estate Cadastre" mode has been improved. Implemented sending requests to the "National Spatial Data System" service instead of the "Public Cadastral Map" service. Supports receiving information about the following types of cadastral objects: land plots, buildings, structures, construction in progress, zones with special conditions for territory use, boundaries of municipalities and settlements, boundaries of water bodies. Information received by request is displayed in the "Cadastral Object Attributes" dialog. Supports repeated selection of a point on the map for requesting cadastral information without closing the dialog.

The "Reading KPT and Map Update" mode has been enhanced. When processing cadastral object attributes, the order of writing attributes with "code from classifier" type to semantics has been changed. Before saving the attribute value, the value code is searched for or, if the code is not found, the value name. If the reference book doesn't contain the searched value, the attribute value will be saved in reserve semantics as a text value. The attribute "cadastral number of other real estate objects within which the real estate object is located" is written to KADNUM_L instead of KN_LAND semantics.

In the "Territory Map-Plan" mode, the ability to select a scheme for XML document formation has been implemented. Supports formation of electronic document according to MapPlanTerritory_v01.xsd and MapPlanTerritory_v02.xsd schemes. This ensures the execution of complex cadastral works in all subjects of the Russian Federation.

In the "Geodetic Editor" task, the "Search by Cadastral Number or Address" dialog has been improved. When selecting the "EGRN information" search source, requests are now sent to the "National Spatial Data System" service instead of the "Public Cadastral Map" service. In addition to searching by cadastral number in EGRN, address search in EGRN has been added. Based on search results, the map moves to the found point and displays attributes of the found cadastral object in the standard map object description dialog.

For the "Create Scheme and Fill Report" and "Fill Report for Object" modes, the procedure for inserting area information into the report has been enhanced. Processing of the new marker "#AREADOCMAP0#" has been added, enabling the insertion of cadastral object area value into the report, either selected from AREADOC semantics or calculated in the map projection. The area value is inserted with rounding to whole meters.

The "Report Settings" dialog has been improved, with refined composition of elements (fields) for controlling the content of the generated scheme, removal of obsolete elements, and updated set of templates for created reports in the dropdown list.

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

Specialists from KB "Panorama" have prepared a video tutorial on using the "Build a hexagonal grid" tool in GIS "Panorama". When creating a thematic map, the selected map fragment is covered with a network of equal-area hexagonal cells containing objects of interest. Each grid cell is populated with information about surrounding objects, positive and negative impact factors, and the degree of factor influence (from 0 to 100 percent). The map construction takes into account the presence of objects of interest and environmental impact factors, as well as the distance between objects of interest and environmental objects.

The monitoring.rscz classifier is used to create the thematic map, which must be prepared in advance for correct hexagonal grid construction. Semantic characteristics with codes for recording impact factors have been added to the classifier, along with a series of objects for automatic coloring of hexagonal grid objects. The "Hexagonal Grid Map Construction" dialog mode allows input and editing of hexagonal grid construction parameters.

To view the attribute data of the generated impact factor cells, use the "Display statistics for the hexagonal grid" mode. It presents data lists including: objects of interest within the cell, surrounding impact objects, and their influence factors.

The training materials can be accessed in the "Video Lessons" section.