Atlas Version History
This page contains the release notes for each version of RouteBuddy Atlas. To search for a particular phrase, use the filter field below.
Version 1.4.4
Released Saturday, 21 August 2010
Changes in this release
- Updated all resources for iOS 4 and retina display
- Deal with app suspension on iOS 4
- Save last 1000 user defined waypoints (not route waypoints) to Waypoints.kml
- Reorganised import and export into separate folders
- Now exit autopan mode if we have search results
- Fix for heading displayed on devices with no compass when device is stationary
- Limit on tracks loaded increased and points loaded increased
- Added Show All button to WRT listings, to allow deleting all items easily
- Now culls list of waypoints for display to avoid performance issues with large numbers of waypoints
Version 1.4.3
Released Friday, 25 June 2010
Changes in this release
- Fixed cosmetic bug with Search bar on iOS 4
Version 1.4.2
Released Sunday, 06 June 2010
Changes in this release
- Minor bug fix to splash screen on iPad
Version 1.4.1
Released Saturday, 05 June 2010
Changes in this release
- Searches now add margin to search results when multiple results returned
- Updated localised strings
- Moved map about pages to settings page
- Fixed issue with compass recalibration warning
- Fixed cosmetic issues on iPad with some detail views
- Fixed potential issue with track display lagging location indicator while tracking
- Shows menu bar on startup
Version 1.4
Released Saturday, 08 May 2010
Changes in this release
- Now requires OS 3.0 or above
- Now built as universal app for iPad/iPhone, runs full screen on iPad
- Now imports routes as gpx/kml files
- Shows multiple routes/tracks on map
- Moved map info over to settings
- Added feedback for caching tiles finished
- Toggle locate when on switches to autopan rather than turning off
- Fix for incomplete track gpx file export in rare cases
- Fix for issue with compass directions not updating when device is moving
- Fix for cosmetic issue with lock slider
- Allow showing or hiding multiple tracks and routes
- Improved compass direction updates
- Improved performance on longer tracks
- Now allows upside-down portrait orientation
- Now allows deleting older tracks/routes
Version 1.3.1
Released Sunday, 14 February 2010
Changes in this release
- Changes to French localisation
- No longer allow overzoom past max map zoom when showing location
- Fix for bug meaning imported waypoints not shown on maps
Version 1.3
Released Saturday, 06 February 2010
Changes in this release
- Added ability to measure distance on the map by tapping with two fingers
- Added coordinate display in LatLon, UTM, USNG (US), OSNG (UK), Lambert93 (France)
- Added tap to change coordinate system on map view and waypoint view
- Added search – tap on search results to keep them
- Added coordinate search to all maps
- Added Ordnance Survey Gazetteer search on purchased Ordnance Survey maps
- Added Nomimatim (OSM) and postcode search on OSM-based maps
- Added Country Name search to all maps
- Now animates zooms to waypoints, current location, and to search results
- Fixed bug with units display in French localisation
- Several performance improvments to map display
Version 1.2.1
Released Monday, 18 January 2010
Changes in this release
- Improved speed of offline map display during panning
- Improved speed of map display on launch
- Added default background colour for overall GB maps
- Adjusted timeout when starting server
- Loading tracks more efficient in memory use
- Loading tracks now deferred until after app launch and on a background thread
- Now inserts hyphens automatically when entering licence codes
- Ignore track locations with same timestamp
- Time limit of 10 minutes on restarting tracks after app exited
- Fixed bug – Removed too many warnings when using offline apps with no interent connection
- Fixed bug – possible timeout when restarting during very long tracks
- Fixed bug – memory leak on pressing lock button
- Fixed bug – Possible to add duplicate markers
- Fixed bug – direction indictaor could show when stationary if position moved by small amount
- Fixed bug – Crash after single tap on map in rare circumstances
Version 1.2
Released Tuesday, 22 December 2009
Changes in this release
- Added OpenPisteMap to bundled online maps
- Added Cache Tiles button, which caches tiles on current screen and 4 levels down
- Location indicator now shows accuracy with colour and size at all sizes
- Location indicator now shows direction if available from compass or movement
- Added full cross-hair to location indicator
- Drags now use inertial moves
- Moves now smoother when loading tiles
- Added French localisation
- Set individual maximum zoom levels for online maps
- Added check for definitive network failures when loading tiles
- Bug fixes
- Fixed bug – track no longer showing after waypoint edit
- Fixed bug – caches moved to Documents directory rather than tmp to provide greater control over deletion
- Fixed bug – loading indicator spinning forever when in airport mode and viewing unloaded tiles
- Fixed bug – double tap zooms could suffer lag in some circumstances
Version 1.1
Released Monday, 19 October 2009
Changes in this release
- Online maps now cache up to 10000 tiles
- Added control to turn caching on and off
- The current track is now visible on all maps
- Waypoints can now be added to all maps, and imported from gpx or kml files (in Waypoints folder)
- The app now restores its state after a phone call or other interruption, or if the app is quit during tracking
- Smoother dragging of maps, and faster tile loading
- Added dop to gpx files written out for tracks
- Added option to hide demo maps
- Added option to turn off caches
- Added option to turn off network data access
- Added ability to share waypoint locations via email
- Bug fixes
- Fixed bug – map changes position after viewing marker or info screen
- Fixed bug – Expanded user agent string to report OS version
- Fixed bug – Updated compass heading to work with iPhone 3GS (required using 3.0 SDK)
- Fixed bug – Now handles subdirectories inside the Maps directory
- Fixed bug – Tiles not always loading correctly during zoom
- Fixed bug – Positioning of tiles when overzoomed and tracking
Version 1.0
Released Saturday, 11 July 2009
Changes in this release