Specialists from KB "Panorama" have prepared two video tutorials dedicated to the operation of the "Display of Air Traffic Service Areas" and "Display of Prohibited Areas and Restricted Areas" modes (first video lesson and second video lesson). These modes are available in the "Preparation of Aeronautical Information Documents" application task within GIS "Panorama".

The reviewed modes are designed for plotting and updating airspace elements on the map: prohibited, dangerous, and restricted areas. The division into Air Traffic Service (ATS) areas and prohibited areas is conditional and is used exclusively for preparing cartographic materials. Consequently, the display of both ATS areas and prohibited/restricted areas follows a unified scheme.

The video tutorials demonstrate the configuration of element parameters for their subsequent plotting or updating on a user map. Selection by code, name, and zone type is performed using a filter. Additionally, the selection of elements based on their belonging to one or several ICAO regions is provided via the "Region" field.

When the "Numbering" and "Continuous" flags are activated, all airspace elements are arranged in the order adopted for the aeronautical information publication, with continuous numbering. If these flags are not set, the numbering of prohibited areas is carried out considering the types by which they are sorted. Before plotting objects on the map, it is possible to form a label displaying the values of the upper and lower altitude limit semantics in meters, feet, or both units of measurement.

This video material will be useful for specialists involved in creating and updating aeronautical data, preparing documents for flight schemes, and ensuring the functioning of the air traffic management system. You can review the training materials in the "Video Tutorials" section.

KB "Panorama" has developed GIS "Panorama Mobile" version 1.10 for Android OS. The new version enhances the map editor: the "Templates of created objects" tool has been added for quickly plotting standard symbols, and the "Move object" tool has become universal. Connection to arbitrary geoportals via link has been implemented, and the fault tolerance of working with external services has been improved. The object information dialog has been supplemented with the "File link" semantics featuring built-in graphics viewing.

The "Templates of created objects" tool allows for quick plotting of pre-prepared sets of conventional symbols or their combinations onto the map. Templates can include information about the object type, preset characteristics, and label texts. The templates panel supports multiple sets (lineups) which can be switched on the screen. A template set is represented as 12 buttons, each containing an object with a visual representation. Using the templates panel, information can be quickly plotted along a movement route, for action planning, or for data exchange with other devices when connected to a GIS Server. Templates can be prepared in GIS "Panorama" or GIS "Operator". All information about the templates panel is saved in an EDT file in the map's LOG directory. This allows for easy transfer of the map to a mobile device while preserving the templates for correct panel operation in the mobile version. Using templates significantly speeds up the map data plotting process.

The map editor's "Move object" tool has become universal: it now supports not only dragging but also rotation and scaling. The updated tool allows for quick transformation of a selected object by manipulating it as a whole. Interaction uses drag gestures: moving the map underneath the object to change its position, and moving the rotation and scaling button to transform the object. If necessary, resetting the object's rotation and scaling to the original parameters is available. This approach reduces editing time and makes working with objects faster and more intuitive.

A "Connect to geportal by link" mode has been implemented in the mobile application. The new dialog allows working not only with built-in geoportals but also connecting to arbitrary sources via links from external applications. Support for the commonly used "x/y/z" tile addressing format has been added, simplifying integration with third-party cartographic systems.

Interaction with external geoportals has been improved. If the requested information is temporarily unavailable on the service, the connection remains active. Corresponding entries about erroneous network requests are added to the diagnostic log. If the connection is lost (for example, due to a weak communication channel), a re-check of the connection occurs after an interval of 10 seconds. This ensures a balance between application fault tolerance and sending excessive network requests to geoportals.

The object information viewing dialog now supports semantic characteristics of the "File link" type. If the link points to a graphic file, the application will display the image, not the link itself. This allows attaching to an object, for example, a technical data sheet or a terrain photograph. The user can open the image in full screen for detailed viewing (symbols, stamps, signatures). Popular graphic formats such as PNG, JPG, and others are supported.

GIS "Panorama Mobile" allows opening the main digital map formats of GIS "Panorama" on Android-based mobile devices and processing information from the built-in GPS/GLONASS receiver. The user can pre-prepare the necessary set of spatial data, pack it into a ZIP format archive using standard means, and transfer it to the mobile GIS "Panorama Mobile". The data processing is performed offline, without an Internet connection. As the user moves, their current position is dynamically displayed based on coordinates received from the GPS/GLONASS receiver. For ease of use, the ability to synchronize the map position with the current location is provided. To save the coordinates obtained during movement, a track recording mode is available, which creates a separate map and plots the movement trajectory on it. Basic information is provided for all map objects during work.

The source code of GIS "Panorama Mobile" for Android is part of the GIS Constructor for Android software product and can be used as a basis for creating your own mobile application in the Kotlin programming language. GIS "Panorama Mobile" uses the MAPAPI programming interface, which provides extensive capabilities for performing calculations, displaying spatial data in standard and custom symbol systems. Access to the MAPAPI programming interface occurs through the Java Native Interface (JNI). The JNI programming interface allows Java/Kotlin code to call MAPAPI libraries implemented in C/C++. An example implementation of this interface is included in the GIS Constructor for Android.

The new version of GIS "Panorama Mobile" for Android is available in the Download section.

Geoportal "Bank of spatial data" has been supplemented with a map of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, 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".

Specialists from KB "Panorama", together with students from MIIGAiK, have prepared a video tutorial on working with the "Building Thematic Diagrams" mode. This task is available in GIS "Panorama", GIS "Operator", and other software products from KB "Panorama". Thematic diagrams are a graphical representation of data, showing the spatial distribution and interrelationships of various natural, socio-economic, and other phenomena in a specific territory.

The video tutorial demonstrates the process of forming a thematic diagram based on pre-selected map objects. The sequence of setting parameters in each tab of the mode's dialog box is considered. Furthermore, users will learn how to save the current session settings for their further use and how to load a previously saved configuration. This ensures complete restoration of all procedure parameters: the list of characteristics, their colors, and conventional names.

This training material will be useful for specialists for visual data analysis, identifying hidden patterns, and presenting complex information clearly to a wide audience. You can familiarize yourself with the training materials in the "Video Tutorials" section.

KB "Panorama" has developed the Database of Digital Maps and Remote Sensing Data version 9.3.0. The program now enables working with new data types, such as point clouds, 3D models, and complex models including orthophotomaps and elevation matrices. The system administrator independently adds and configures the data type, defines the list of metadata fields and their display order. When placing data into storage, all information is processed according to predefined rules, and all necessary metadata is populated. Expanding the data list allows for accommodating the specifics of federal-level spatial data funds and large companies.

A new metadata type has been added: a link to previously uploaded documents. Thematic directories, for example, for acts, reports, data sheets, and accompanying documents, are dynamically generated. Searching for all files linked to a specific raster, map, or matrix is provided. Support for linking to one or multiple documents at once is included.

For convenient metadata editing, both full and abbreviated field lists are implemented. By default, the field list during editing matches the list displayed in the table. To view the remaining fields, simply expand the full panel. Map-scheme updating after metadata editing has been optimized. If the edited data does not affect the scheme's appearance, no update occurs. Control for date-type fields during metadata editing has been added.

To work with metadata in other applications, the ability to export decoded field names in addition to the database field names has been added. Export to XML, CSV, XLSX, and DOC formats is supported.

All user actions are logged. Recording comments for performed operations has been added to the event log, and the recording of diagnostic messages has been expanded.

Data security is ensured by access control based on security tools included in the operating system. Standard authentication, digest authentication, system authentication (via web server), and domain authentication (Kerberos or ActiveDirectory) are supported. Additional security is provided by using 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, Ubuntu, RED OS, MS Windows, and others) and architectures (Intel, Elbrus, Baikal). The program is registered in the Russian Software Register under number 1862.

The Database of Digital Maps and Remote Sensing Data forms the foundation for building spatial data infrastructures at federal, regional, and municipal levels, as well as in corporate information systems. Within a unified geoinformation space, it implements the collection, storage, quality control, search, and distribution of spatial data in exchange formats. Selected spatial data can be deployed for multi-user access on the GIS Server and published according to international OGC standards (WFS, WFS-T, WMS, WMTS, WCS) on the GIS WebService SE application server. Users can access data both from a thin client (via GIS WebServer SE) and from desktop applications (GIS "Panorama", GIS "Operator"). The Database of Digital Maps and Remote Sensing Data enables building a cloud storage for spatial data, providing access to this data, and automated formation and updating of geo-coverages.

The current state of spatial data is displayed using map-schemes, maintained for each type of stored data: vector maps, remote sensing data, elevation matrices, and terrain models. Remote placement of spatial datasets into file storage, versioning of stored datasets, updating of data availability map-schemes, automated collection and formation of metadata, and creation and updating of geo-coverages are provided. Automated metadata collection and formation comply with ISO 19115:2003, Geographic information — Metadata, and ISO/TS 19139, Geographic information — Metadata — XML schema implementation. Thumbnail images of data are automatically generated, file checksums are verified, and dataset completeness is checked. Placing spatial data into file storage includes integrity checks, control of data structure and content. Work results are logged and entered into the metadata database. Automated backup of metadata and the spatial data storage with integrity control and data recovery is ensured. A multilingual interface is supported.

The "Bank of Spatial Data" portal demonstrates capabilities for organizing storage, accounting, and distribution of vector maps, remote sensing data, elevation matrices, and terrain models. The portal contains vector maps in SXF format, created based on data from open sources (OpenStreetMap, VMap0). The spatial data includes maps of Russian Federation subjects, countries, and cities of near and far abroad. In total, over 430 vector maps and 6,700 matrix datasets with a total volume exceeding 240 GB. Specialists from KB "Panorama" weekly update and refresh 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.