Specialists from KB "Panorama" have prepared a video tutorial on using the "Input airports and heliports to database" mode of the "Assignment of the program" application in GIS "Panorama". The reviewed mode involves filling in the main characteristics of aircraft basing locations - name, codes, coordinates of the reference point, operating hours, airfield elevation and transition altitude.

The video tutorial demonstrates how to maintain the airfield database. The "Maintaining the Database of Airfields and Heliports" dialog is divided into two parts. The left part of the input form contains a non-editable list of airports with a filter at the top. When entering a new airfield into the database, you should click the "Add" button.

The right part of the interface is designed for data entry and includes several panels: "General Information", "Additional", "Description", and "Data Source". At the bottom of the form is the "Call Signs and Frequencies of Airport Services" section, which contains information about control authorities, control frequencies, and call signs of ground services and air traffic control services.

Correct completion of all fields in the "Airfield Input" form is key to ensuring the relevance and reliability of aeronautical information. Errors or inaccuracies can lead to serious consequences, including navigation failures and threats to flight safety.

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

Geoportal "Bank of spatial data" has been supplemented with a map of the Republic of Nicaragua, 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 "Operator" version 15.3.6 for the "Astra Linux Special Edition" OS. The new version expands the functionality of modes within the map editor and map calculation tasks. New capabilities have been added to the object list management and database attribute viewing tasks, and a mode for importing coordinates from a text file has been implemented.

In the "Map Editor" task, the "Length and Distance" mode has been enhanced. Display of node point distances from the beginning of the measured route has been added. The ability to save measurements on the map for subsequent printing has been added. Changing the current map in the Map Editor parameters dialog box without interrupting the measurement process has been implemented. The "Create circle of arbitrary radius" mode has been improved. Using the creation mode selection on the auxiliary panel, pop-up menu, or hot key, the following are supported: creating an arc (sector) using three points, creating an ellipse with specified radius lengths, and creating a circle or ellipse with alignment by center or left edge. The ability to set values in radians when creating new objects by entering geometry point coordinates from the keyboard has been added. On the "Cutting and Stitching" panel, the "Create polygon based on surrounding contour boundaries" mode has been updated. This mode enables the creation of a multipolygon formed by the boundaries of adjacent polygon contours and closed linear objects within a specified closed contour or selected object. If you press the "Ctrl" key and left mouse button over a certain areal or closed linear object, the multipolygon will be built based on the base contour for which the specified point is internal. If the specified point is inside several contours, the intersection of all such contours will be constructed. Contours for which the point is outside will cut off intersection areas from the base contour to create a contour around the point based on adjacent boundaries. If you press the "Ctrl" key and left mouse button over an empty area, a rectangular contour 3/4 the size of the current map window with the center at the selected point will be chosen as the base contour. If several empty map areas fall within the specified area, only one object covering the selected point will be created. In the "Length and Distance" mode, display of distance values from the beginning of the object and the ability to save measurements on the map as objects have been added.

In the "Object Lists" dialog, modes for merging and intersecting lists based on selection conditions have been added. These modes allow creating a resulting list from selected lists by combining selection conditions by localization, layers, classes, and objects. When merging lists, the new list contains all objects from the selected lists, and when intersecting - only common ones. The list management tools allow performing sequential search of list objects on the map and various overlay operations between lists, displaying lists in specified symbols, dynamically labeling selected object characteristics on the map, copying to other maps, and other operations.

The "View Attributes from Database" task, accessible via a button on the main panel, has been enhanced. Multiple data insertion into table cells has been added. A mode for configuring and displaying subordinate tables (additional button on the main task panel) has been implemented. Configured subordination rules are treated as data sources and opened in the standard way as tabs from the corresponding dropdown list in the main task window. When selecting a row in the main table, the subordinate table rows are automatically filtered according to specified rules. The ability to confirm/cancel changes has been added. A status bar showing the number of rows has been included. The dataset opening dialog has been divided into "tables" and "query" tabs with support for new connections. These new tools allow logically connecting hierarchically linked attribute tables (object passports and other data) with any maps and complement the means for interactive editing of spatial databases in the form of vector maps through editing coordinates and semantics of objects that display table fields.

The "Load Coordinates from Text File" mode is designed for importing data obtained from geodetic instruments from delimited text files (TXT, CSV, XYH, and others). Each line of the file corresponds to one spatial object, such as a picket point with coordinates (X, Y, H). The result of the program's operation is the creation of a map in SIT or SITX format. The dialog displays source data (file path and its contents) and import settings. Users can specify the starting line for processing, select a delimiter, set coordinate offsets (X, Y, H), and configure the composition of imported data by defining data types for each column (e.g., X, Y, H, or semantics).

The "Map Calculations" task has been improved. When building zones around objects, multipolygons, multilines, and multipoint objects are automatically processed with the formation of common zones around object parts. For linear objects extending more than two zones in longitude (12 degrees), division into segments within two zones is performed. For each segment, a zone is built on the ellipsoid with subsequent stitching into a common contour, ensuring accurate calculation of zone boundaries on the terrain. A more precise zone construction algorithm is applied if the "Refine area and length" option is enabled in the "Parameters" menu. The added "Find Point on Object Contour" task enables processing of linear and areal objects. After selecting an object in the dialog box, you need to specify the search distance. As a result, the section from the beginning of the object to the found point is highlighted on the map, allowing visual determination of the sought point's location.

GIS "Operator" SE is a universal domestic geographic information 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 of modeling the movement of special objects against a 3D model background, forecasting the consequences of emergency situations 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.

Specialists from KB "Panorama" together with students from MIIGAiK have prepared a video tutorial dedicated to the transformation and joint use of cartographic data in various coordinate systems. The task reviewed is available in GIS "Panorama", GIS "Operator" and other software products from KB "Panorama" for the "Astra Linux Special Edition" operating system.

The video tutorial demonstrates working with spatial data in different coordinate systems. This option allows users to control projection parameters when adding new maps. If the opened data has different parameters, the system offers to transform it to match the parameters of other open data. Through transformation at the moment of display, correct overlay and joint use of geospatial data obtained from different sources is ensured.

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

Geoportal "Bank of spatial data" has been supplemented with a map of Greenland, 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".