trunk/doc/NEWS.txt

Version 1.4 of Routino released : Mon May 31 2010
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Bug fixes:
  Speed up start/via/stop point within segment search algorithm.
  If no segment is found don't try routing but exit with error.
  Improve the error messages by adding operating system error info to them.
  Rewrite of tagging rules fixes bug with wheelchair access allow/deny.
  Files greater than 2GB can be read/written on 32-bit systems.
  Fix bug with profile preferences when optimising a route.
  Stricter check on profile validity before starting routing.

planetsplitter
  Add --parse-only and --process-only options (for incremental parsing).
  Allow filenames to be specified on command line (default is still stdin).
  Improved the '--help' information to describe all options.
  Remove --transport, --not-highway, --not-property options (use config file).
  Use tag transformation rules in configuration file not hard-coded.

router
  Removed compiled-in profiles and use profiles loaded from XML file.
  Improved the '--help' information to describe all options.
  Change the name of the --profile-json and --profile-perl options.
  Allow selection of the outputs to generate (or none).
  Added HTML route instructions output.
  GPX route file contains instructions at each waypoint.
  Read in XML file of translated words/phrases for outputs.
  Added options to specify file of translations and language to use.
  Remove copyright.txt file and put information into translations file.

filedumper
  Improved the '--help' information to describe all options.
  Added the option to dump an OSM file containing database contents.

Web Pages
  Combined generic map CSS into one file (not copied in two).
  Much better support for IE6/7/8 with browser detection but not perfect.
  Re-organised and tidied up the Javascript.
  Added button next to waypoints to centre it on map.
  Added button next to waypoints to set as home location (uses browsser cookie).
  Create shorter URLs for custom map (ignore default values).
  Reduced and clarified the amount of editing to customise the Javascript.
  Made it easier to translate by moving text out of Javascript (not visualiser).
  Prepared for translated versions of web page (Apache Multiviews).
  Added option to select language of output.
  Use HTML output from router to get translated instructions.


Version 1.3 of Routino released : Thu Jan 21 2010
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Bug fixes:
  Ensure output even if the distance between two adjacent route points is small.
  Correct the determination of waypoints for abbreviated output.
  Check the command line values for filedumper --dump options.
  Made the verbose output consistent between different places.

OSM tagging
  Recognise "designation" tag to determine designated paths.
  Recognise "steps" tag to determine the highway type.
  Recognise "wheelchair" tag to determine if wheelchairs are allowed on highway.
  Recognise "moped" tag to determine if mopeds are allowed on a highway.
  Recognise "surface" and "paved" tags to determine if a highway is paved.
  Recognise "lanes" tag to determine if a highway has multiple lanes.
  Recognise "bridge" tag to determine if a highway is a bridge.
  Recognise "tunnel" tag to determine if a highway is a tunnel.

New Features
  Remove "bridleway" and "footway" highway types and use "path" highway instead.
  Added "steps" as a new highway type separate from the "path" type.
  Added "wheelchair" and "moped" to the list of possible transports.
  Added "paved", "multilane", "bridge", "tunnel" to list of highway properties.

Web Pages
  Updated for new features listed above.
  Added popup to display instructions for each step in route on mouse-over.
  Added buttons next to waypoints for: add / remove / move up / move down.
  Highlight user selectable parts of form in yellow on mouse-over.
  A few small changes, improved CSS, improved Javascript.

router
  For each waypoint choose closest point on a segment and not just closest node.
  Added the ability to set preferences based on highway properties.
  Changed the text output formats to include bearing and turn information.


Version 1.2 of Routino released : Wed Oct 21 2009
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OSM tagging
  Recognise tags "vehicle" and "motor_vehicle".
  Handle duplicate ways in the input OSM file (e.g. concatenation of 2 files).

Database
  Identical ways are combined to reduce database size (~80% fewer ways stored).

Routing
  Fix weight, height, width, length restriction routing.
  Allow up to 99 waypoints to be specified instead of 9.

Visualiser
  Don't display speed limits for tracks and paths unless a value is set.
  Draw all super-segments that cross the selected boundary.

Web Pages
  A few small changes, improved CSS, improved Javascript.
  Changed marker colour when waypoint not selected.

planetsplitter
  Optional slim mode uses minimal memory at the expense of temporary files.

router
  Less CPU time for routing (~30% less).

filedumper
  Allow dumping individual nodes, segments and ways (for debug).


Version 1.1 of Routino released : Sat Jun 13 2009
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Inputs
  Improve parsing of OSM file (imperial units).
  Ignore nodes that are missing from the input OSM file.

Outputs
  Create GPX route files as well as GPX track files.
  Read in an optional copyright.txt file and include contents in output.
  Make better choices about what to output in the abbreviated text file.

Routing
  Allow generating a route with intermediate waypoints.
  Use preferences for highway types instead of yes/no choice.
  Choice of closest node to start/finish points ensures transport allowed.

Visualiser
  Added data extraction function for viewing routing database data.

Web Pages
  Include full set of web pages for creating customised online router.

Documentation
  Included NEWS.txt file.
  Included documentation for installation of web pages.


Version 1.0 of Routino released : Wed Apr 08 2009
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First version.
1	amb	423	Version 1.4 of Routino released : Mon May 31 2010
2	amb	381	-------------------------------------------------
3
4			Bug fixes:
5	amb	423	Speed up start/via/stop point within segment search algorithm.
6			If no segment is found don't try routing but exit with error.
7	amb	381	Improve the error messages by adding operating system error info to them.
8	amb	423	Rewrite of tagging rules fixes bug with wheelchair access allow/deny.
9			Files greater than 2GB can be read/written on 32-bit systems.
10			Fix bug with profile preferences when optimising a route.
11			Stricter check on profile validity before starting routing.
12	amb	381
13			planetsplitter
14			Add --parse-only and --process-only options (for incremental parsing).
15			Allow filenames to be specified on command line (default is still stdin).
16			Improved the '--help' information to describe all options.
17	amb	423	Remove --transport, --not-highway, --not-property options (use config file).
18			Use tag transformation rules in configuration file not hard-coded.
19	amb	381
20			router
21			Removed compiled-in profiles and use profiles loaded from XML file.
22			Improved the '--help' information to describe all options.
23			Change the name of the --profile-json and --profile-perl options.
24	amb	423	Allow selection of the outputs to generate (or none).
25			Added HTML route instructions output.
26			GPX route file contains instructions at each waypoint.
27			Read in XML file of translated words/phrases for outputs.
28	amb	381	Added options to specify file of translations and language to use.
29	amb	423	Remove copyright.txt file and put information into translations file.
30	amb	381
31			filedumper
32			Improved the '--help' information to describe all options.
33	amb	423	Added the option to dump an OSM file containing database contents.
34	amb	381
35			Web Pages
36			Combined generic map CSS into one file (not copied in two).
37			Much better support for IE6/7/8 with browser detection but not perfect.
38			Re-organised and tidied up the Javascript.
39			Added button next to waypoints to centre it on map.
40			Added button next to waypoints to set as home location (uses browsser cookie).
41			Create shorter URLs for custom map (ignore default values).
42			Reduced and clarified the amount of editing to customise the Javascript.
43			Made it easier to translate by moving text out of Javascript (not visualiser).
44			Prepared for translated versions of web page (Apache Multiviews).
45			Added option to select language of output.
46			Use HTML output from router to get translated instructions.
47
48
49	amb	319	Version 1.3 of Routino released : Thu Jan 21 2010
50			-------------------------------------------------
51
52			Bug fixes:
53			Ensure output even if the distance between two adjacent route points is small.
54			Correct the determination of waypoints for abbreviated output.
55			Check the command line values for filedumper --dump options.
56			Made the verbose output consistent between different places.
57
58			OSM tagging
59			Recognise "designation" tag to determine designated paths.
60			Recognise "steps" tag to determine the highway type.
61			Recognise "wheelchair" tag to determine if wheelchairs are allowed on highway.
62			Recognise "moped" tag to determine if mopeds are allowed on a highway.
63			Recognise "surface" and "paved" tags to determine if a highway is paved.
64			Recognise "lanes" tag to determine if a highway has multiple lanes.
65			Recognise "bridge" tag to determine if a highway is a bridge.
66			Recognise "tunnel" tag to determine if a highway is a tunnel.
67
68			New Features
69			Remove "bridleway" and "footway" highway types and use "path" highway instead.
70			Added "steps" as a new highway type separate from the "path" type.
71			Added "wheelchair" and "moped" to the list of possible transports.
72			Added "paved", "multilane", "bridge", "tunnel" to list of highway properties.
73
74	amb	381	Web Pages
75			Updated for new features listed above.
76			Added popup to display instructions for each step in route on mouse-over.
77			Added buttons next to waypoints for: add / remove / move up / move down.
78			Highlight user selectable parts of form in yellow on mouse-over.
79			A few small changes, improved CSS, improved Javascript.
80
81	amb	319	router
82			For each waypoint choose closest point on a segment and not just closest node.
83			Added the ability to set preferences based on highway properties.
84			Changed the text output formats to include bearing and turn information.
85
86
87	amb	288	Version 1.2 of Routino released : Wed Oct 21 2009
88			-------------------------------------------------
89
90	amb	319	OSM tagging
91	amb	288	Recognise tags "vehicle" and "motor_vehicle".
92			Handle duplicate ways in the input OSM file (e.g. concatenation of 2 files).
93
94			Database
95			Identical ways are combined to reduce database size (~80% fewer ways stored).
96
97			Routing
98			Fix weight, height, width, length restriction routing.
99			Allow up to 99 waypoints to be specified instead of 9.
100
101			Visualiser
102			Don't display speed limits for tracks and paths unless a value is set.
103			Draw all super-segments that cross the selected boundary.
104
105	amb	381	Web Pages
106			A few small changes, improved CSS, improved Javascript.
107			Changed marker colour when waypoint not selected.
108
109	amb	288	planetsplitter
110			Optional slim mode uses minimal memory at the expense of temporary files.
111
112			router
113			Less CPU time for routing (~30% less).
114
115			filedumper
116			Allow dumping individual nodes, segments and ways (for debug).
117
118
119	amb	193	Version 1.1 of Routino released : Sat Jun 13 2009
120			-------------------------------------------------
121
122			Inputs
123			Improve parsing of OSM file (imperial units).
124	amb	288	Ignore nodes that are missing from the input OSM file.
125	amb	193
126			Outputs
127			Create GPX route files as well as GPX track files.
128			Read in an optional copyright.txt file and include contents in output.
129			Make better choices about what to output in the abbreviated text file.
130
131			Routing
132			Allow generating a route with intermediate waypoints.
133			Use preferences for highway types instead of yes/no choice.
134			Choice of closest node to start/finish points ensures transport allowed.
135
136			Visualiser
137			Added data extraction function for viewing routing database data.
138
139			Web Pages
140			Include full set of web pages for creating customised online router.
141
142			Documentation
143			Included NEWS.txt file.
144			Included documentation for installation of web pages.
145
146
147			Version 1.0 of Routino released : Wed Apr 08 2009
148			-------------------------------------------------
149
150			First version.