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EVENTS New Releases
This new version of SPRING has the
following improvements compared with old versions:
The Database organisation in SPRING
5.0
has been modified to increase its speed and efficiency. As a result, all
databases from previous versions will be converted to the new format.
Once converted, the new database can not be used in earlier versions of Spring. In the conversion process, the SPRING 5.0 provides a possibility to automatically create a backup copy of your database. Use of this option is recommended. Activating a Database from a previous version in the SPRING 5.0 will trigger the backup and conversion process. You will be warned when this happens, and appropriate options for making backups or canceling will be aviable, easying migration to the new format. IMPORTANT: A SPRING 5.0 Database is not compatible with previous SPRING versions.
The main interface SPRING
5.0 was
remodelled to facilitate the work with the various windows for viewing
data. Its main changes are:
1) the screens of SPRING 5.0 can be viewed in tabs, or floating separately. You may add, remove, floating ou dock a screen; 2) in the toolbar some functions have been added: a) Attach screens*; b) Zoom*; c) Screen Cursor, allowing the visualization of the same point in different screens; 3) restructuring of the control panel, as detailed on the next page. * These functions have been removed from the control panel. By default the SPRING 5.0 always displays its new interface, but you can change its appearance to a version similar to the SPRING 4.x. To change it, use the menu Tools -> Environment Configuration. In SPRING Next Session select New Configuration, choosing between Classic Version or New Version.
Complementing the new
main window organization , Control
Panel
strategy was modified in SPRING
5.0: 2) When the Control Panel is floating, there is a single panel for all screens. In this panel there is a field containing the names of the screen that allows you to select the active screen. The new Control Panel presents a set of buttons with the following features: Select, Query, Vector Editing, Raster Edition, Draw and Help. A sheet of Available Infolayers shows the Plans of Information with yours respective categories. Each category has an icon with a letter identifying which allows rapid identification of the category to which a plan belongs. For this sheet there is a context menu with some operations (the context menu appears when clicking the right button on the area of Plans of Information): 1) Attribute to All 2) Select... 3) Query... 4) Draw 5) Vector Editing... 6) Raster Editing... 7) Ordering 8) Rename... 9) Delete... A sheet of Selecteds Infolayers displays a list of all Plans of Information with some representation selected. To this sheet there is a context menu with some operations (the context menu appears when clicking the right button on the area of Plans of Information): 1) Attribute to All of the category 2) Select... 3) Query... 4) Draw 5) Vector Editing... 6) Raster Editing... 7) Increase Priority 8)Decrease Priority 9)Rename... 10)Delete To change the draw priority of Plans of Information is performed by using the options + Priority / - Priority of context menu or selecting a Plan of Information and dragging it with the mouse to the desired position. Note 1: The draw of representations respects the following order, regardless of priority: Grid or Image, Synthetic, Classified, Labeled, Vectors.. Note 2: The features of Attach and Zoom were removed from the Control Panel, but can be accessed on the Toolbar at the top of the main window.
In order to allow the
SPRING
5.0
supports images with any size radiometric resolution (previous versions
were limited to 8 bits), changes were made in the internal structure of
the SPRING
5.0
images.
This makes possible to use of entire radiometric resolution of images with more than 8 bits, such as images from IKONOS or QuickBird satellite. In this version, the GRIB files have been replaced by SPG and DSC files. These files are generated by the application IMPIMA. The menu option Import GRIB file has been renamed to Import file SPG, but still accepting import of old GRIB files.
An assistant for
importing images of the Brazilian satellite series CBERS has been
incorporated in SPRING
5.0.
Using this wizard is possible to import up to three bands of CBERS images at a time. Its main advantage over the importation of any TIFF image is in its simplicity and the possibility of automatic creation of databases, projects, categories and infolayers.
The Graph Window has been
completely reformulated. New graphics allow users to configure drawing
style and offer new tools for interaction.
It has been added to the window a toolbar with the following operations: 1) Export ASCII... 2) Export JPG... 3) Edit Graph... * 4) Save Configurations... 5) Zoom In 6) Zoom Out 7) Zoom Extend 8) Points Locator 9) Help * Edit Graph... : The main addition to Graph window, allowing customization of drawing style. Note: The Save Configuration button saves the settings chosen in Edit Graph. Each type of graph from SPRING 5.0 can contain its own configuration.
The Vector
Editing
window has been transformed into a Toolbar, keeping all
previous operations and adding two new features.
To facilitate the use of Vector Editing, aOperations Assistant Bar with the main operations used has been created. The first new feature added is a Line Editing window in which you can edit a line through planes coordinates provided by keyboard. Among the operations of the Line Editing are: 1) Add point; 2) Delete one or more points; 3) Move line in any direction; The second feature added is Points Editing window allowing edit points through planes coordinates provided by the keyboard or the mouse. The operations of the Points Editing are: 1) Add point; 2) Move point; 3) Remove point;
The Raster
Editing
window was also transformed into a Toolbar, keeping all
previous operations.
It includes a new operation for Remove All Tasks..
The window that
contains the table generated by a query
has been reformulated and its menu has been transformed into buttons.
You can float or dock this window.
All features of the menu and context menus of the previous version were kept. It added the possibility of generating a Ring Graph that has similar characteristics to the Pie Graph. To view the Ring Graph is necessary to select a few lines and two columns to exhibit it.
The Attributes window has been
reformulated. The main feature of this new window will allow editing of
values.
It also included a search engine that allows to locate an object among a set chosen by the user, through a search criterion. It also improved the method of navigating through the rows of a table, and can move quickly the query cursor to first, previous, next or last object.
The Non-Spatial
Data
window was restructured. After selecting a non-spatial table is
possible:
1) Insert a row; 2) Remove one or more rows; 3) Edit the values of attributes of the table; Observation: When the database driver used is DBase, the change happens when the value is changed. Important: In the other database drivers, the database needs to be saved using button Save.
To facilitate the
display and development of programs in language LEGAL, the SPRING
5.0 now
presents the programs with "Syntax
Highlight",
in other words, all reserved words of the language appear in different
colors depending on their type.
SPRING
5.0 allows
projects to be open with a single click.
With an active project, create a new shorcurt using File menu option New Shortcut. To open a shortcut, use the Load Shortcut option on File menu or click on the created file.
At the main
operations where Infolayers are created or
modified, added the option of Automatic
Visualization of Infolayer.
With this option enabled, when a Infolayer is created or modified with one of these operations, it will appear automatically, floating in Auxiliar Screeen of SPRING 5.0. If you do not want this functionality is implemented, uncheck the option to Automatic visualization of created Infolayer in the View menu. Another feature added to the ToolBar is the button of Screen Cursor. The feature of this operation is: on the screen activates show the standard cursor mouse and others screens show a # indicating the exact position of the cursor on the screen active. This feature is displayed only when there is at least a floating window.
Further information,
news, questions, work and / or projects with the SPRING can be accessed on
the official website of the SPRING in DPI of INPE available: http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring
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