Release Notes
v3.1 November 18th, 2011
  • Refined SCIMr to store only relevant DigitalGlobe metadata in the database thereby improving query and display speed in DataDoors web client
  • Web Client was modified to allow 5 string MGRS grids
  • Improved WMS streaming layer configuration such that layers will be greyed out until rendered map scale makes them available
  • Modified vault/product availability such that if a vault is made unavailable, all associated products will become unavailable automatically
  • Improved vector product coverage configuration in administrative page
  • Streaming Roll page allows the user to enter spaces for multiple word searches
  • Fixed bug in SCIMr where source data resolution was not being refreshed when new source was selected
  • Modified order of DataDoors user roles on administrative user pages
  • Added ability to select multiple EPSG's for a streaming service
  • Job size added to job confirmation email
v2.17.1 September 16th, 2011
  • Removes the word "Duplicate" when creating a duplicate of a Map, Client Layer and Server Layer on the Maps and Services Administration pages
  • A new streaming administration page, the Rolls page, has been added to improve the replication and use of streaming services, layers, or maps
  • Added a link from the streaming roll page to the streaming maps page on the DataDoors admin site
  • Extended POPS standard packaging script to support color ramped percent slope legend delivery
  • Superadmin page link fixed and directs user to the Superadmin Menu page
  • Fixed process pricing page heading and made it a stagnant label
  • Fix was applied to packaging for jobs with multiple requests leading to a reduction of jobs being stuck in Media Set up in Progress status
  • Sales report warns user with Some Queries may take a long time. Please refine the search as much as possible. Prior to running a report with undefined values
  • Additional security was added to prevent guest users from accessing jobs and streaming page information
  • Fix was applied to ZMap data output from POPS to prevent image truncating when there are more columns than rows
  • Streaming report includes both client layer UID and client layer name
  • The resolution constraint of 2000 units was removed from SCIMr
  • "No Archives Assigned" message is presented to the administrator when they attempt to apply a company product discount when none have been assigned to that company
v2.17.0 August 12th, 2011
  • DataDoors v2.17 Release Notes - DDWC
  • Now provide functionality to allow sorting of vault footprint columns on DataDoors Admin Footprint Index page
  • Ensure third party technologies such as MrSID & GeoPDF are available in web client format list only when these technologies are licensed to the system
  • Improved performance of loading certain processes in SCIMr
  • Joined and improved database queries increases performance associated with product search
  • ZMap format added to existing format groups 16-bit signed and 32-bit real and is now an available choice in the client for any product process using one of the two format groups
  • Added Vegetation/Canopy Height process as a derived product from DTM and DSM data. This non-temporal terrain product can be output with format groups 32-bit unsigned and 16-bit unsigned
  • DigitalGlobe mosaics to be ingested by SCIMr as nontemporal data by default
  • Provided safeguard to ensure multiple datum parameters are not display in output proj4 string
  • Removed duplicate request that resulted in GeoPDF output size being reported incorrectly
  • Added safeguards to check against geographic world bounds and catch incorrect geographic projection in cataloging
  • Modified thresholds for job states reducing need for attention on the DataDoors jobs page
  • Fixed issue where GDAL 1.8 reads bitmap segments inside DataDoors source PIX files as image channels
  • Added safeguards associated with handling edge cases when subsetting
  • Corrected error resulting from how gdal 1.8 handles nadgrids
  • Re-reading the sub-setted source file and changing the order of operations such that sub-setting is determined before sub-sampling, prevents processing error
  • Drop-downs on the UI now populate allowing for the creation of a new spatial reference component
  • The jobs page will now allow users to search using a valid job UID
  • Upgraded database to PostgreSQL 9.0
  • Added support for streaming JP2000 to MapServer
v2.16.1 June 17th, 2011
  • A cleaner and easier to use DataDoors job index page provides administrators greater access to information with the ability to create and save customizable profiles tied to their user account.
  • Createcov.pl was modified to create more visually appearing coverages used for streaming. A buffering techniques is used to reduce artifacts without impacting actual coverage area
  • In order to improve POPS processing speed, source images are dynamically clipped and buffered prior to piece processing
  • Support for spatial references EPSG 3046 (ETRS89 / TM34), 3907, 3908, 3909, and 3910 (MGI 1901 / Balkans Zones 5-8) have been added and are available as output types in the DataDoors web client
  • Reports can now be output in PDF, HTMl, or CSV
  • The Orders report output from DataDoors now provides calculated values for total number of requests and AOI size
  • The Users report output from DataDoors now provides calculated values for total number of users and unique organizations
  • Locate an Area of Interest window tabs are stacked now to allow for better visibility of search capabilities
  • Reports now represent correct AOI sizes for GeoPDF orders since requests with GeoPDF Overview have been removed from reporting
  • ECW and JPEG200 have been removed from DataDoors web client as an output format
  • In SCIMr, when selecting an existing vault the user is no longer asked if they want to create a product
  • Configuration of the database from the 'Source' tab prompts a user to restart SCIMr to have the changes take effect. This prevents data from being ingested in to the previously configured database
  • In SCIMr a button was added to supply a sample file to compute the resolution fields on the Vault tab
  • Improved SCIMr workflow to include storing of identified data paths. This enables users to ingest multiple products in sequence without having to rescan a drive or device
  • SCIMr has been updated to scale appropriately for the DPI settings of the machine.
  • SCIMr UI cleanup done to improve look and feel
  • Removed dead "Options" menu link in main SCIMr toolbar
  • Upgraded GDAL to version 1.8
  • gdaladdo.exe was updated per the upgrade to GDAL 1.8; doing so fixes the error introduced in DataDoors 2.15 where black overviews were provided with i3TIFF images
  • Path to the environment variables in GDAL.pm have been updated
  • New mapserv binary has been deployed to the MapServer tier to prevent crashes at global scale in WMS 32638
  • Organization admins can now reset the lockout for users in their organization who inadvertently lock themselves out of their account due to invalid login attempts
  • The title Streaming Services are now limited to 100 characters in the service name drop-down.
  • Service level bounding boxes are now being respected by the WMS streaming subscription.
  • Modified how base currency changes are implemented in the database preventing currency insert error
  • Fixed the Edit link on the process pricing page
  • Added Missing punctuation on Forgot Password window
  • Increased the size of the buffer around the AOI forcing the map to zoom out further during the zoom-to-AOI operation.
  • Offsets for the pan (hand) cursor have been adjusted allowing the slide bar zoom operations to behave as expected when present on the map window
  • A user can distinguish between the various formats and see the full description to any format via a list box that scrolls horizontally when selecting a default output format type
  • Formatting of the Scene Pricing tab of the checkout window has been updated
  • Spelling error corrected on Process Details pages
  • Users will be presented with an error and allowed to proceed if/when an FTP output path is created that does not exist
  • Corrected spelling error on Search Footprints page
  • When selecting a spatial reference the text displaying the name is accurate regardless of the search method
  • The spatial reference framework will no longer add double quotes to the end of all PCI strings
  • Updated spatial_ref_sys table to correctly match spatial reference service
  • Added UI functionality that allows users to specify a spatial reference via SCIMr and/or the administrative interface, regardless of whether DataDoors identifies the correct EPSG code
  • On both the Search Footprints and Footprint Details page the spatial reference field has been updated and does not cause UI display problems
  • The 'Transformation Lookup' link on the new Spatial Reference index page now says "Spatial reference lookup"
  • Valid name always shows up in the Product Details section of the client when there is a name in the metadata_source entry
  • POPS code will now avoid getting an exception in AROD::report_errors and log the fact to pops_cleanup.log when the request ID or the job ID is unavailable
  • POPV will no longer attempt to create a directory named AreaOfInterest in the system directory c:\windows\system32
  • The duplicated "Check for Approval Emails" functionality section was removed from pops_cleanup.pl
  • We have made several improvements to POPS Packaging for vectors jobs. File GeoDatabases will be delivered correctly
  • Using manage delivery (option 8); entering zero (0) exits back to the main menu now rather than giving an error
  • Order of operations was modified to prevent InvalidOperationException when metadata_source table presents a NULL value
v2.16 April 29th, 2011
  • Added the ability for product maintainers to specify or override footprint spatial referencing to correct cases where a file's internal spatial reference does not exist, is incomplete, or incorrect. This can be done on the Search Footprints and Footprint Details pages.
  • Added the ability to define spatial references, and their appropriate transformations, through the administrative web client.
  • Added support for Lambert Maroc Zone I North
  • Auto-Ingest Services (AIS) have been modified to create PNG browse images instead of JPG
  • Improved SCIMr ingest GUI to include support for non-temporal data, and external data ingest with a shapefile
  • Fixed display issue where refining temporal data search criteria empties Product Details Items in Order tab
  • Resolved issue where geographically large cutlines causes output of gdalwarp command to be all zeros
  • Fixed SCIMr issue where pressing the 'reset archive' button when defining a product modifies the default setting of private to public
  • Two filename comparisons were made case-insensitive in the copy_to() method of Footprint.pm
  • Adjustment was made to the streaming audit database table to alter the context_url column to text. This prevents truncating of long URLs in auditing log files
  • Included ability to configure a "place and location" gazetteer for those with no internet access
  • "Add to order" now becomes disabled after initial click preventing multiple instances of the same request being added to an order
  • Now properly escape variables used in a regular expression when being setup for cataloging or processing
  • Added support to SCIMr to specify the maximum number of gdal threads allowed for a particular type of data
  • Expansion of AIS to include support for any data type supported by SCIMr
  • Fixed bug introduced in DD 2.15 with supporting KOMPSAT data
  • Improvements in the Placename lookup service provides more robust results
  • Added code for alias look-ups of ellipsoids and angular units
  • POPN has been split into two pieces; one managing critical job workflow, the other managing housekeeping/cleanup activities
  • Corrected issue where orders in International Feet are reporting the wrong resolution
  • The "Return to" link at top of Organization Users page has been fixed and now returns to the related Organization Details page
  • Modified the currency "insert" to perform an "update" for the base DDWC component if the currency was not defined in the system. This prevents error page from occurring and allows the modification of base currencies
  • Jobs status of 'Bogus' has become 'Attention'
  • Resolved a directory permission error where ingesting data from an external drive in SCIMr caused program crash.
  • Third Party License Agreement link has been added to the web client
  • Changed the paradigm used to identify a particular Spatial reference zone selection in SCIMr so it is more reliable
v2.15 February 5, 2011
  • Support has been added for KOMPSAT-2; it can now be ingested using Addprod.pl and delivered through POPS
  • Added support for State Plane projections in the HARN datum
  • Added support for eight bands of Worldview-2 data and any combinations of these bands for ingest and delivery
  • Added support for ALOS AVINIR-2 and PRISM data for both ingest and delivery
  • CEOS format supported for ALOS sensor in Addprod.pl and the POPS Deliver Source data process only
  • DataDoors new supports GeoExpress 8 including the new MG4 file format
  • The approach to identifying a spatial reference has changed preventing a spatial reference mismatch
  • The spatial reference support in POPS has been abstracted out into its own library that is exposed as web services
  • A test has been wrapped into cataloging to not only check for the existence of a spatial reference but report when a file does not have one. The error "Invalid projection" will be provided to the screen and entered to the log upon cataloging
  • A link was added on the User Details page to return the administrator to the previous edit page with a save state. This allows the administrator to validate edits with a reduced number of clicks
  • A link was added to the User Details page allowing the administrator to return to the User's Organization page
  • New functionality allows archives to be ordered in the web client; allowing for configuration and removing the constraint of alphabetical archive lists
  • Support was added to be able to configure the sale of Hard Drive as a media output method
  • All instances of "Firewire" have been replaced with "Hard Drive" in POPS, webapps, and existing email sections
  • Vault numbers have been included "Problem Source File" report to facilitate troubleshooting
  • A more robust method for supporting "AdditionalDataDir" information has been added to Addprod.pl and SCIMr. The full path to the auxiliary data folder will be validated
  • Added support for the display of "Name" and "Date" for non-temporal items in "Items in Order" tab of the metadata pane
  • Now when the administrator hovers over the footprint ID, a tooltip with information including source paths and the catalog date appear
  • The Search Footprints page has been modified to include such capabilities as tooltips, archive filtering, total footprints returned, total footprints selected, shapefile identification by footprint id using standard column header (FOOTPRNTID), Source path search filter, and change paths of identified footprints en masse
  • Vaut ID is displayed alongside vault name on DataDoors Administrative Search Footprints page
  • Empty coverages are correctly represented and all products can be exported to a shapefile regardless of their coverages
  • Unlimited length for WMS titles and abstracts are allowed. The user will also be warned about invalid characters in the titles and abstracts
  • Scaling process in AddProductProcess page reintroduced.
  • The array @ccs is now defined for non-temporal vaults. Users can assign processes to non-temporal products using Addprod.pl
  • Link now returns to manage archive, where it was returning to Product index menu in error
  • Fixed incorrect spelling of Idaho in web client AOI search return list
  • Two component parameters have been added for the recaptcha private and public keys allowing deployed instances of DataDoors to implement the functionality
  • POPV has been updated to report its service state to the PopsHost page. Included is the state of the service (running/stopped), the machine, and an inactive/active state based upon the last report by the POPV service
  • Fixed a bug where the map dropdown list was broken. This now works, allowing you to duplicate server layers
  • Removed obsolete "Center-Based Tiling" process from DataDoors
  • Removed constraint where scaling instructions default of "none" causes error
  • Validation for FTP site "location" field checks for valid LAN location
  • The "Validate Address" module functionality has been cleaned up. Improved: Fixed factory class, check parameters first not last, removed retry, and changed log messages
  • Modified query checks to see if the license associated with the footprint within AOI is one of the 'company_usable_licenses' OR if the license is transferable. If so, products are returned to the DataDoors end user in the Select Product window
  • Modified code to set new archives to "private" ensuring rule of access must be assigned to an archive to gain access
  • Modified SCIMr so that new products created will be unavailable by default
  • We implemented a fix that prevents SCIMr from crashing when adding duplicate directories
  • Fixed the regular expression to see the 8th band as optional which allows the thermal band to be ingested when the panchromatic band is not available
  • SCIMr can now ingest 3 band 8 bit NITF imagery
  • A bug introduced in Subversion revision 1501 in Addprod has been fixed
  • Modified createcov.pl to include footprints that do not have a catalog date when creating vault coverages. Modified the cataloging process to update footprint.update_date.
  • Corrected the issue where output image resolution was set wrong in the database for HARN data
  • Updated to support installation from a location with a space in the path
  • Fixed misspelled method in POPS process1.pl
  • Fixed error where call to Footprint::full_path is misspelled
  • Fixed the typo in California grid files used in re-projection affected
  • Corrected the issue in pops.py to not assume the fourth band is an alpha band
  • Removed erroneous "my" at the beginning of initializing "ParameterDictionary" Perl module
  • Build code into AROD::Footprint::CompleteGeoReferencing that reads associated metadata files. Assume projection is a UTM south projection when the latitudes are negative, and the northings are positive.
  • POPS AROD now uses only the piece -intersecting footprints when mosaicking full resolution data into a piece canvas file. This saves time in processing and applies a better color balance overall
  • Created a script where, given a RPF vault, will check all footprints and obsolete those that do not exist on disk
  • This "super-wide" case of the "put_inside_world" function in AROD::MultiPolygon does not work when an extent goes outside the world in both the east and west directions. The issue was corrected by calling a new multipolygon load function
  • Support delivery of ArcMap MXD with ESRI File Geodatabase, ESRI Personal Geodatabase and ESRI shapefile
  • Fixed a case-sensitive pattern mismatch for the keyword "AdditionalDataDirectory" in the Perl code and product table
  • The ".gdb" file extension has been added to the output directory of the zip file, correcting the ability for Arc to open and read the GeoDatabase
  • A new process has been added called "Parcel Point Extract". POPV has also been updated to check for this process when deciding how to extract the data
  • POPV license checkout functions have been modified to accommodate ESRI ArcGIS Server version 10 licensing requirements
  • Modified POPS user and required group settings, and removed necessity for administrative access.
  • Added index to metadata_source table to improve query performance
  • Implemented a targeted caching scheme to eliminate redundant database accesses reducing amount of time POPD spends trying to decide what to work on. Also changed the "Idle" string to read "Waiting for task"
  • Created the ability to set the status of a job to a previous state if it is stuck in "Confirmation in Progress" for greater than fifteen minutes
  • A status_log entry is now inserted any time a piece or delivery gets resubmitted
  • Removed the maximum precision and scale for the tile-size fields
  • Use the to_char() function in Postgresql to get both two-digit-month and the 4-digit year all at once
v2.14 November 6, 2010
  • Improvement to Streaming map restriction by IP address; "Restrict Access" button was modified to display: "Activate Whitelist". This alleviates any confusion the previous label of the button displayed and makes the workflow more intuitive.
  • The Tiling Options display in order checkout has been improved and will display a true representation of the output tiling scheme of the product ordered.
  • Removed the trailing period from the "AROD::Footprint::full_path" function for footprints that have filenames with the extension included, eliminating confusion during troubleshooting.
  • Additional Data Directory field entered on Product Details page. This allows the ability to automatically ship standard supplementary data with your deliverable.
  • The Previous week Calendar used in the reporting tools was updated to reflect full week.
  • Extended width of streaming map name window to accommodate maps with very long names.
  • Search field on Source Maintenance page clears after search and updates search results accordingly.
  • Updated the search footprints query to display more accurate footprints in GUI AOI driven product search.
  • "Your IP Address has been Blocked" error message was appearing in place of the more generic "An Error has Occurred" message. This misleading error message was impeding efficient troubleshooting and will only appear in true cases where a user's IP has been blocked.
  • The "Update Only" button was removed from the create an AOI by County Name within the locator tools, improving workflow.
  • Error message updated for intersecting AOI lines; it is now presented in all instances of intersecting AOI lines within the web client map.
  • We have updated the Tiling diagram in the My Order checkout widget to reflect more accurate representation of footprints.
  • The downloaded product coverage shapefiles now assume the name of the product, as opposed to being named "coverage.shp".
  • The "GetProducts" call now returns only products, not footprints.
  • The "getMetaData" call logs pertinent information relating to footprint providers and email notifications. When troubleshooting there is now enough information to determine if an email was necessary, and was sent.
  • Updates to the Streaming subscription page have improved account modification workflow. The Default streaming type is now "Basic Audit", and "None" has ben changed to No Auditing".
  • Users will no longer be required to enter a State when creating a DataDoors account through the DataDoors administration site.
  • The My Archive Administrative page has been improved. On the My Archives page an administrator can download coverages for all products in an archive at once, download product coverages and footprints shapefiles singly, or view single product coverages.
  • Blacklisted IP addresses receive error: "Your IP Address has been blocked. Please contact support." Message when trying to access the web client.
  • Added indexing capabilities to the "shipped_date" field in the delivery table of the database. This sped several queries and improved overall performance.
  • Removed the "BAD FOOTPRINT GEOMETRIES" check in AROD report_errors() since it was time consuming and no longer necessary.
  • POPD now reconnects immediately upon a processing script crash caused by a failure to connect to web services, and preventing a loop of failed piece processing attempts.
  • Developed the ability to support HTTP downloads from Windows Server 2008.
  • Fixed a bug where media costs were impacted by shipping location.
  • Improved query to find and clean up job deliveries older than 2 weeks.
  • "JobInform Requestor" Emails will no longer be sent for orders placed with a purchase order, when no job approval is required.
  • Added tables to the database to support related Image Services.
  • POPS work item locking was enhanced to improve how tasks are allocated to POPS machines for processing.
  • Improved POPS performance by providing the ability for machines to run multiple POPS processes simultaneously.
  • The Pops Work Item Locking algorithm which determines the priority and order of piece processing has been enhanced to better allocate job processing.
  • Improved metadata reading and reporting of cloud cover, and incidence angle within the DataDoors web client.
  • Fixed issue where SCIMr calculated and reported an incidence angle offset of 90 degrees.
  • The POPV process was modified to run faster and more reliably.
  • Created a Webservice to support vector dataset discovery and processing.
  • The D-Button was developed for ArcGIS v 10.
  • Added a custom installer project for Arc 10 that uses the correct registry settings to install D-Button and find the ESRI .NET Libraries.
  • Added support for custom branding to ArcGIS v10 D-Button.
  • A new customizable "Streaming " Report type has been added to the reporting section on the Administrative site. There are two reports available, an Individual Hits, and a Total Hits report.
  • Error message is now presented when trying to delete a user with an assigned streaming subscription: message "You must delete the streaming subscription for 'user' before you can delete this user. To do this, remove any service assigned to 'user'".
  • A services page has been added to support an additional level of layer organization to WMS, which can be used to create/edit services. The manage maps page now has a drop down for the service, and shows the maps associated with that service layer.
  • A new output format group named "8-bit unsigned generic pseudo-color RPF NITF file" has been created with NITF, Imagine, TIF, and TIF w/World outputs that generically support using the input pseudo-color table as the output pseudo-color table.
  • Added SCIMr support for directories with space in the name.
  • Added support for ERDAS Imagine *.img files with PsuedoColor Look up Tables.
  • Added support for JPEG Tiled GeoTIFF/World files (i3TIF) with four eight bit bands (TFT_4X8U).
  • Modified the existing Clip, Zip, and Ship process to support the specification of input bands and input band order. The parameter is optional and can be left empty to emulate the standard CZS process.
  • Addprod.pl has been updated to support specification of HARN based spatial references.
  • Added support for supporting the NAD83 HARN datum for source data and output projections.
  • Inserted a check loop where the web code reads and determines next available key for inserting a new POPS process. This fixes the ability to create a POPS process using the Administrative interface.
  • Developed and integrated "createcov.pl", a more robust method for creating product coverages.
  • Integration of CreateCov.pl to DataDoors which improves accuracy between available product and representation of that availability within the web client.
v2.13.1 September 11, 2010
  • Link GUID Info Page modified to display "Return to Streaming Menu"
  • A new report was created to allow Organization Administrators of Provider companies to generate a list of ALL users and organizations with access to that user's provided archives.
  • Return to Email Menu link fixed
  • DataBase fields for Organizations created by external user will now be written with default values
  • Link was created and inserted to return to Product Pricing page from Edit Process Pricing page
  • Link has been renamed to 'Edit Process Pricing' on Product Process Pricing page
  • Added the ability to select and specify GeoDatabase layers to customize DataDoors products
  • A function was added to weaken or reduce the amount of initializations and references retained in memory to prevent memory leak in POPD
  • A buffer was added to prevent the edge case where images with little or no overlap (Buttmatched) create black or no data areas within the output images using the Mosaic with Color balance process
  • Removed constraint blocking cataloging of files with spaces in the name
  • Corrected by ensuring the thinning operation never thins beyond four points; thereby never reducing below the needed number of points or vertices to form ring.
  • Adjustable histogram based sieve size and handles the use case of files with a contiguous data area of any size removing the possibility of Small footprints cataloged as "blank"
  • SCIMR supports the ability to ingest of very large numbers of files in a single folder
  • Set AUTH_NAME to EPSG in the set_proj function, and forcing definition of an EPSG code in the GeoTIFF tags removing any State Plane imagery offset when images are viewed in some viewers
  • Fixed 'JobInformSales' template to look at the organization approval requirements and take appropriate actions
  • Standardized the location across both the POPS service and the GeoPDF service to be GeoPDFserv
  • Made output data structure for GeoPDF consistent across DataDoors delivery methods
  • Added support for ArcSDE and associated data as both input to and output from DataDoors
  • Removed the unnecessary error exception written in the admin API log when generating a report
v2.13 August 21, 2010
  • Now Publishing only selected EPSG codes per subscription
  • Enhanced POPS work item locking mechanism to improve POPS selection process
  • Organize vector data output structure appropriately for multiple-request jobs allowing for correct system packaging
  • Improved synchronization with Active Directory groups and DataDoors roles
  • Allow data from folder names with spaces to process ClipZipShip requests
  • MGRS coordinate matching fixed for improper translations of coordinates beginning with a single digit and/or zero
  • Fixed administration interface product process description; now updates default name and description when modified
  • Ensured appropriate notifications when approval limits/discounts are applied
  • Fixed frozen Archives page, broken after download of shapefile coverage
v2.12 June 19, 2010
  • Support for bathymetry data
  • Support multiple forms of client specific prj.adf files with varying projection metadata
  • Corrected geographic problems with cataloging client specific bathymetric format
  • Support multiple ArcInfo grid naming conventions and files containing raster data
  • Adjustments to spatial reference algorithms/processes
  • Spatial reference identification in POPS made more robust
  • Fixed spatial reference matching for text that has repeating parameter values such as 0.3333333334 and don't exactly match
  • Standardized the key portion of SPHEROID values
  • Fixed an undefined SRID variable
  • Fixed variable inconsistencies in vector support allowing for product delivery
  • SCIMr ingest tool was altered to use disk storage instead of memory
  • Refine processing of browse images to trim mask of available data
v2.11 May 01, 2010
  • Upgrade to PostGIS 1.4 to take advantage of significant performance improvements in core operations
  • Optimizing performance of PostGIS functions based on 1.4 functionality
  • Take advantage of PostGIS 1.4 functionality to improve coverage generation for automatically ingested data
  • Add capability to auto-ingest QuickBird and SPOT Vegetation products
  • Move all auto-ingest functionality to current version of POPS
  • Provide support for new DigitalGlobe shapefile format
  • Improve stability and performance of POPS (Production Order Processing System) by insuring no database connections remain open unnecessarily
  • Optimizing performance of PostGIS functions based on 1.4 functionality
  • Insuring graceful recovery if POPS fails to connect with web server
  • Upgrading services to have common architecture for better maintainability
  • Providing easy access to information about failed or "hung" jobs
  • Resolving minor errors leading to occasional crashes
  • Take advantage of PostGIS 1.4 functionality to improve coverage generation for automatically ingested data
  • Add capability to auto-ingest QuickBird and SPOT Vegetation products
  • Move all auto-ingest functionality to current version of POPS
  • Vector Support Release Phase 1 capability to discover and deliver vector data via DataDoors
  • Eliminate cataloging failures if footprints do not have expected filenames
  • Provide script to ingest shapefiles as temporal data to support "copy source" process
  • Reduce prohibitively large sets of product search results by allowing user to select specific options
  • Support customized reporting
  • Add arguments to POPS install script to support Active Directory
  • Provide more robust support for ArcGrid Data
  • Create Windows service from TheWolf (data cleanup utility)
  • Improve handling/processing of Landsat7 data
  • Process cost not itemized in invoice
v2.10 March 27, 2010
  • Initial development for vector support has begun; a new "vector" product category has been created. This category will organize vector data and allow for specific vector processes to be applied
  • DataDoorsTM now has the ability to ingest and disseminate non-orthorectified imagery with embedded corner coordinates, ground control points, or geotransforms.
  • SCIMr, DataDoorsTM new data ingest tool, is now able to run on Windows Server 2008 64 bit
  • With the release of DataDoorsTM v2.10, Digital Globe WorldView-2 data is fully supported. Look for the availability of this product in our Satellite Data (Scenes) archive today.
  • DataDoorsTM can now scale 16-bit imagery to 8-bit imagery for several output processes including Deliver Source Data, and Natural Color Fusion. Call for more information on how to configure for your 16-bit data today.
  • Several parameters have been added to the system to allow for greater flexibility in piece processing and cataloging during ingest. This
  • Additional data Formats now supported with new ingest tool, SCIMr: RadarSat-2, DigitalGlobe's Worldview-1 Pan MrSID
  • Organization Administrators can now view status and details of their jobs, and the jobs of their children
  • DataDoorsTM supports the ability to configure zoom level cutoffs in ESRI XML layer definitions
  • WMS Support for EPSG:2232 has been added, NAD83 / State Plane Foot Zone Colorado Central
  • Adding WMS Support for EPSG:54009, World Mollweide
  • New pricing feature allows organizations to require approval even if/when 100% discount is applied
v2.9 January 30, 2010
  • Improved user interface of AddData (SCIMr) tool to better support ingest of RPF data
  • Provided support for authentication via Active Directory
  • Removed dependency on PCI for mosaic/color balancing processes
  • Created a non-ecommerce client application
  • Enabled end-users to track progress of job directly in the web application interface
  • Now support input of MGRS coordinates to zoom to a location
  • Reduced number of TerraGo GeoPDF licenses required for POPS processing
  • Now allow specification of ESRI Map Layers
  • Now support Zip utility that allows folders > 4GB
  • Now support generic temporal data
  • Provided more robust process for auto-ingest of Digital Globe and GeoEye data
  • Automated process of removing user roles from deleted users
  • Extended high-availability capability
  • Now support application of multiple processes for a single product for specific client applications
  • Provided WMS support for EPSG: 3435
v2.8.1 December 12, 2009
  • Added support for Cartopac output format enabling data to be processed and displayed on handheld devices using CartoPac Field Solutions software
  • Added support for remote job processing
  • Added support for SPOT Vegetation data
  • Enhanced support for AWiFS data, including support for additional processes and layer stack outputs as well as LISS-4 data
  • Adjusted Purchase Order display so that POs with credit remaining dynamically reflect updated amount when a purchase is made
  • Corrected minor GUI display issues
  • Expanded Area of Interest input format to allow input via degrees, minutes, and seconds
  • Provided administrators with the option to add a single process multiple times per product with different parameters
v2.8.0 November 21, 2009
  • Added support for RPF Format data (CADRG and CIB)
  • Added support for GeoEye-1 data
  • Added support for ingesting UTM data using feet instead of meters
  • Allow registered users to update their user profile information (address, phone, etc) directly from the web application interface
  • Administrators of a provider organization can create an organization and manage users (provider org admin role)
  • Enhanced searching and filtering of the organization index drop-down lists (provider org admin role)
  • Enhanced map on job details page
  • Automated process for refunding the amount of a canceled job to the purchase order
  • Provide DataDoors administrators the ability to delete a vault
  • Allow super-administrator to obsolete all footprints in a vault, rather than having to obsolete each category individually
  • Enable super-administrator to complete the process of creating a product by being able to add a process to a product
v2.7.0 September 19, 2009
  • Navico Endura Support
  • KML enhanced reporting
  • Improved performance of AOI queries
  • D Button Toolbar for ESRI ArcGIS updated version & documentation
  • Custom Tiling option in Flash Client
  • Support of MrSID MG3 output
  • Support for non-USD default currency
  • Add Sales Person to New User Creation Page
  • DIMAP output support for specific products
v2.6.8.8 August 22, 2009
  • EU Vat Fix w/ Flat Tax Rate
  • FTP Limit Increased
  • International CC Support
  • License Upgrade fixes
v2.6.8.7 June 30, 2009
  • New ESRI ArcWeb Services Handling
  • Quad Search services
  • TEST Job filtering
  • Improvements on Product and User Session reports
  • More detailed statistics on streaming performance page
v2.6.8.6
  • Skipped
v2.6.8.5 May 07, 2009
  • Taxes can now be calculated based off shipping origin
v2.6.8.4 May 02, 2009
  • Expanded return limit on Geocode results
  • User Index page now has pagination with more than 100 users
  • Improved support for 2 new datatypes
v2.6.8.3 April 24, 2009
  • Search user functionality now available from the default User landing page
v2.6.8.2 April 11, 2009
  • Security fixes to the login/registration forms.
  • New User email fix
  • Privacy Policy page fix
  • Fixed issue with Providers viewing Jobs for other Orgs
  • A few small admin fixes for Culture/Currency.
v2.6.8.1 March 04, 2009
  • Fixed issue with One World, One Year Archive
  • Fixed Job Index progress bars
  • Fixed DButton issue
v2.6.8 March 03, 2009
  • Submitting incorrect credit card information at time of order fulfillment will prompt the user to re-enter order information and payment
  • New search and filter functionalities are in place on the DataDoorsTM administration jobs page. Job searches can be filtered by date range, job status, Job name, UID invoice, and owner name. The ability to exclude internal test jobs has also been implemented
  • Click to download a coverage map of your products from the DataDoorsTM administration web site. Browse your archives, view the coverage map, and now download a product coverage shapefile.
  • i-cubed DataDoorsTM now supports the PETRA format
  • Updates of the Digital Globe, Ikonos, and Quickbird browse images are available
  • Customer archives no longer visible when a session times out
  • Session timeout logs user out of the system and requires log in prior to completing transaction
  • A release note page is added to the DataDoorsTM web site
  • Hiding of POs from child organizations