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Updated for version 2.1.2.
| 1 | Version 2.1.2 of Routino released : Sat Nov 12 2011 |
| 2 | --------------------------------------------------- |
| 3 | |
| 4 | Bug fixes: |
| 5 | Speed up the routing by a factor of 3 for slim mode by copying data to RAM. |
| 6 | Speed up routing & reduce memory use by a factor of 2.5 by stopping earlier. |
| 7 | Delete profiles.js and profiles.pl when cleaning up (make clean). |
| 8 | Improve output for translated versions (highway type names and text files). |
| 9 | Fix the summarise-log.pl script for segments which are loops. |
| 10 | Fix invalid XML syntax in tagging.xml file. |
| 11 | |
| 12 | Configuration Files: |
| 13 | Add extra tagging rules to handle problems found in the error log for UK. |
| 14 | Added Russian translations for output files. |
| 15 | |
| 16 | Documentation: |
| 17 | Improve the documentation for the tagging rule configuration file. |
| 18 | |
| 19 | Note: this version is compatible with databases from version 2.1 or 2.1.1. |
| 20 | |
| 21 | |
| 22 | Version 2.1.1 of Routino released : Sun Oct 23 2011 |
| 23 | --------------------------------------------------- |
| 24 | |
| 25 | Bug fixes: |
| 26 | Speed up the routing by a factor of 5 by improving data handling functions. |
| 27 | Speed up database generation by reducing the default number of iterations. |
| 28 | Fix the handling of the 'except' tag on turn restrictions. |
| 29 | Fix the 'make install' option for the XML files. |
| 30 | Add some more typecasts when printing data from filedumper program. |
| 31 | Make the CGI script more robust if shortest/fastest is not passed in. |
| 32 | |
| 33 | Note: this version is compatible with databases from version 2.1. |
| 34 | |
| 35 | |
| 36 | Version 2.1 of Routino released : Mon Oct 3 2011 |
| 37 | ------------------------------------------------ |
| 38 | |
| 39 | Bug fixes: |
| 40 | Fix bug in pathological cases with binary search (don't crash). |
| 41 | Make stricter checks for closest nodes just like in v2.0.3 for segments. |
| 42 | Fix routing bug where start node is a super-node and finish is close by. |
| 43 | |
| 44 | OSM tagging: |
| 45 | More testing of turn relations; invalid or useless ones are discarded. |
| 46 | An error log file can be generated to record parsing and processing errors. |
| 47 | |
| 48 | Configuration Files: |
| 49 | Add new options in the tagging rules XML file. |
| 50 | Add extra tagging rules to handle many problems found in the error log for UK. |
| 51 | Create special-use tagging rule files for walking, riding and driving. |
| 52 | |
| 53 | Test cases: |
| 54 | Create new test case for bug fixed in v2.0.3. |
| 55 | Save expected results to allow future regressions to be found. |
| 56 | |
| 57 | Note: this version is not compatible with databases from earlier versions. |
| 58 | |
| 59 | |
| 60 | Version 2.0.3 of Routino released : Thu Aug 4 2011 |
| 61 | -------------------------------------------------- |
| 62 | |
| 63 | Bug fixes: |
| 64 | Handle start node being a super-node with no previous segment (don't crash). |
| 65 | Make stricter checks against the profile when finding the closest segment. |
| 66 | Find a valid route if the start and end point are the same location. |
| 67 | Choose the better route if one with and one without super-nodes are available. |
| 68 | |
| 69 | Note: this version is compatible with databases from versions 2.0, 2.0.x. |
| 70 | |
| 71 | |
| 72 | Version 2.0.2 of Routino released : Sun June 26 2011 |
| 73 | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| 74 | |
| 75 | Bug fixes: |
| 76 | Fix error with handling ferry routes (were ignored). |
| 77 | Force roundabouts to be one-way (was present in v1.5.1). |
| 78 | Handle super-nodes with no segments when processing (don't crash). |
| 79 | |
| 80 | Code improvements: |
| 81 | Use C99 standard by default and fix related warnings. |
| 82 | More code tidy-up for 32/64 bit node and index types. |
| 83 | Free some memory in various places (not serious leaks). |
| 84 | |
| 85 | Note: this version is compatible with databases from versions 2.0, 2.0.1. |
| 86 | |
| 87 | |
| 88 | Version 2.0.1 of Routino released : Tue June 7 2011 |
| 89 | --------------------------------------------------- |
| 90 | |
| 91 | Bug fixes: |
| 92 | Turn relations that specify missing nodes/ways are deleted (don't crash). |
| 93 | Shorten the messages printed by planetsplitter to keep below 80 characters. |
| 94 | |
| 95 | Code improvements: |
| 96 | Various code tidy-ups and 32/64 bit node and index improvements. |
| 97 | |
| 98 | OSM Tagging: |
| 99 | Check whether node/way/relation IDs fit in 32-bits (code ready for 64-bits). |
| 100 | |
| 101 | Note: this version is compatible with databases from version 2.0. |
| 102 | |
| 103 | |
| 104 | Version 2.0 of Routino released : Mon May 30 2011 |
| 105 | ------------------------------------------------- |
| 106 | |
| 107 | Bug fixes: |
| 108 | Fix mis-spelling with surface=asphalt tag |
| 109 | Routes between two waypoints on the same segment now work. |
| 110 | Fix reading of numeric entities from XML files (store as UTF-8 internally). |
| 111 | Fix turn description in HTML file (angles were biased to the right). |
| 112 | Fix possibility of occasionally missing turn information from output files. |
| 113 | |
| 114 | Test cases: |
| 115 | Added test cases for routing in slim and non-slim modes. |
| 116 | |
| 117 | Documentation: |
| 118 | Update documentation to reflect changes in program usage and function. |
| 119 | Install the license file in the documentation directory. |
| 120 | |
| 121 | OSM tagging: |
| 122 | Process the tags associated with turn restriction relations. |
| 123 | Remove the roundabout type from the parsing. |
| 124 | Add parsing of mini-roundabouts. |
| 125 | |
| 126 | Configuration Files: |
| 127 | Update profiles with new options related to turn restrictions. |
| 128 | |
| 129 | Web pages: |
| 130 | Change to OpenLayers v2.10. |
| 131 | Visualiser can display turn restrictions. |
| 132 | Put the profile information into separate files and auto-generate them. |
| 133 | |
| 134 | planetsplitter: |
| 135 | Store information about turn restriction relations. |
| 136 | Quite a large code re-organisation - now faster and uses less memory. |
| 137 | |
| 138 | router: |
| 139 | Take turn restriction relations into account when routing. |
| 140 | Continue same direction of travel at each waypoint (unless dead-end). |
| 141 | Add a new option to specify an initial direction to start travel. |
| 142 | |
| 143 | filedumper: |
| 144 | Print out statistics about what highways are included in the database. |
| 145 | |
| 146 | |
| 147 | Version 1.5.1 of Routino released : Sat Nov 13 2010 |
| 148 | --------------------------------------------------- |
| 149 | |
| 150 | Bug fixes: |
| 151 | Ensure that enough memory is allocated for filenames. |
| 152 | Fix bug that sometimes causes crash when processing route relations. |
| 153 | |
| 154 | Documentation: |
| 155 | Update documentation to reflect changes in program usage and function. |
| 156 | |
| 157 | Programs: |
| 158 | Add an option to make the output more suitable for a log file. |
| 159 | |
| 160 | Documentation: |
| 161 | Update documentation to reflect changes in program usage. |
| 162 | |
| 163 | |
| 164 | Version 1.5 of Routino released : Sat Oct 30 2010 |
| 165 | ------------------------------------------------- |
| 166 | |
| 167 | Bug fixes: |
| 168 | Check that number of nodes/segments/ways doesn't exceed numerical limits. |
| 169 | Allow 32-bit systems to seek within files larger than 4GB. |
| 170 | Allow nearly 4G nodes to be stored instead of 2G before. |
| 171 | Added rules to makefile for installation (paths specified in top-level). |
| 172 | Stricter checking of UTF-8 in XML files and better UTF-8 output. |
| 173 | Improve error message if parsing of command line options fail. |
| 174 | Fix bugs in router's --help-profile-json and --help-profile-perl options. |
| 175 | Rename heapsort function to allow compilation on Mac OS with no change. |
| 176 | Reduce impact of property preferences close to 50% by using sqrt(). |
| 177 | |
| 178 | Documentation: |
| 179 | Update documentation to reflect changes in program usage and function. |
| 180 | |
| 181 | OSM tagging: |
| 182 | Traffic restrictions on nodes are now included in default tagging file. |
| 183 | Added processing for ferry routes (as pseudo-highway type 'ferry'). |
| 184 | Process foot and bicycle route relations to create new properties. |
| 185 | |
| 186 | Configuration Files: |
| 187 | Added Dutch output translations. |
| 188 | Added ferry information to profiles. |
| 189 | Added foot and bicycle route relation processing. |
| 190 | |
| 191 | planetsplitter: |
| 192 | The slim mode now includes the output data as well as the temporary data. |
| 193 | The slim mode is now a separate executable and not a command line option. |
| 194 | Traffic restrictions on nodes are now understood when parsing OSM files. |
| 195 | Falls back to installed tagging.xml configuration file as last resort. |
| 196 | |
| 197 | router: |
| 198 | Added a slim mode (as a separate executable and not a command line option). |
| 199 | Traffic will not be routed through a node that does not allow it. |
| 200 | Falls back to installed profiles.xml & translations.xml files as last resort. |
| 201 | |
| 202 | filedumper: |
| 203 | Added a slim mode (as a separate executable and not a command line option). |
| 204 | |
| 205 | Web pages: |
| 206 | Added Dutch translation of router.html. |
| 207 | |
| 208 | |
| 209 | Version 1.4.1 of Routino released : Sat Jul 10 2010 |
| 210 | --------------------------------------------------- |
| 211 | |
| 212 | Bug fixes: |
| 213 | Don't crash if start and finish are the same point. |
| 214 | Don't crash if several translations but --language option not used. |
| 215 | Don't crash if middle part of route cannot be found. |
| 216 | Don't allocate so much memory for intermediate nodes; routes much faster. |
| 217 | Fix problem with finding closest segment to the specified point. |
| 218 | |
| 219 | Documentation: |
| 220 | Provide HTML versions of the documentation (copy to web directory at install). |
| 221 | Change URL for website to http://www.routino.org/. |
| 222 | |
| 223 | Configuration Files: |
| 224 | Added German output translations. |
| 225 | |
| 226 | planetsplitter |
| 227 | Slight change to algorithm for finding super-nodes. |
| 228 | |
| 229 | Web pages: |
| 230 | Provide HTML versions of the documentation. |
| 231 | Change URL for website to http://www.routino.org/. |
| 232 | Provide updated HTML files, the same as on the website. |
| 233 | Change to OpenLayers v2.9.1 and build custom version if Python available. |
| 234 | |
| 235 | |
| 236 | Version 1.4 of Routino released : Mon May 31 2010 |
| 237 | ------------------------------------------------- |
| 238 | |
| 239 | Bug fixes: |
| 240 | Speed up start/via/stop point within segment search algorithm. |
| 241 | If no segment is found don't try routing but exit with error. |
| 242 | Improve the error messages by adding operating system error info to them. |
| 243 | Rewrite of tagging rules fixes bug with wheelchair access allow/deny. |
| 244 | Files greater than 2GB can be read/written on 32-bit systems. |
| 245 | Fix bug with profile preferences when optimising a route. |
| 246 | Stricter check on profile validity before starting routing. |
| 247 | |
| 248 | planetsplitter: |
| 249 | Add --parse-only and --process-only options (for incremental parsing). |
| 250 | Allow filenames to be specified on command line (default is still stdin). |
| 251 | Improved the '--help' information to describe all options. |
| 252 | Remove --transport, --not-highway, --not-property options (use config file). |
| 253 | Use tag transformation rules in configuration file not hard-coded. |
| 254 | |
| 255 | router: |
| 256 | Removed compiled-in profiles and use profiles loaded from XML file. |
| 257 | Improved the '--help' information to describe all options. |
| 258 | Change the name of the --profile-json and --profile-perl options. |
| 259 | Allow selection of the outputs to generate (or none). |
| 260 | Added HTML route instructions output. |
| 261 | GPX route file contains instructions at each waypoint. |
| 262 | Read in XML file of translated words/phrases for outputs. |
| 263 | Added options to specify file of translations and language to use. |
| 264 | Remove copyright.txt file and put information into translations file. |
| 265 | |
| 266 | filedumper: |
| 267 | Improved the '--help' information to describe all options. |
| 268 | Added the option to dump an OSM file containing database contents. |
| 269 | |
| 270 | Web Pages: |
| 271 | Combined generic map CSS into one file (not copied in two). |
| 272 | Much better support for IE6/7/8 with browser detection but not perfect. |
| 273 | Re-organised and tidied up the Javascript. |
| 274 | Added button next to waypoints to centre it on map. |
| 275 | Added button next to waypoints to set as home location (uses browsser cookie). |
| 276 | Create shorter URLs for custom map (ignore default values). |
| 277 | Reduced and clarified the amount of editing to customise the Javascript. |
| 278 | Made it easier to translate by moving text out of Javascript (not visualiser). |
| 279 | Prepared for translated versions of web page (Apache Multiviews). |
| 280 | Added option to select language of output. |
| 281 | Use HTML output from router to get translated instructions. |
| 282 | |
| 283 | |
| 284 | Version 1.3 of Routino released : Thu Jan 21 2010 |
| 285 | ------------------------------------------------- |
| 286 | |
| 287 | Bug fixes: |
| 288 | Ensure output even if the distance between two adjacent route points is small. |
| 289 | Correct the determination of waypoints for abbreviated output. |
| 290 | Check the command line values for filedumper --dump options. |
| 291 | Made the verbose output consistent between different places. |
| 292 | |
| 293 | OSM tagging: |
| 294 | Recognise "designation" tag to determine designated paths. |
| 295 | Recognise "steps" tag to determine the highway type. |
| 296 | Recognise "wheelchair" tag to determine if wheelchairs are allowed on highway. |
| 297 | Recognise "moped" tag to determine if mopeds are allowed on a highway. |
| 298 | Recognise "surface" and "paved" tags to determine if a highway is paved. |
| 299 | Recognise "lanes" tag to determine if a highway has multiple lanes. |
| 300 | Recognise "bridge" tag to determine if a highway is a bridge. |
| 301 | Recognise "tunnel" tag to determine if a highway is a tunnel. |
| 302 | |
| 303 | New Features: |
| 304 | Remove "bridleway" and "footway" highway types and use "path" highway instead. |
| 305 | Added "steps" as a new highway type separate from the "path" type. |
| 306 | Added "wheelchair" and "moped" to the list of possible transports. |
| 307 | Added "paved", "multilane", "bridge", "tunnel" to list of highway properties. |
| 308 | |
| 309 | Web Pages: |
| 310 | Updated for new features listed above. |
| 311 | Added popup to display instructions for each step in route on mouse-over. |
| 312 | Added buttons next to waypoints for: add / remove / move up / move down. |
| 313 | Highlight user selectable parts of form in yellow on mouse-over. |
| 314 | A few small changes, improved CSS, improved Javascript. |
| 315 | |
| 316 | router: |
| 317 | For each waypoint choose closest point on a segment and not just closest node. |
| 318 | Added the ability to set preferences based on highway properties. |
| 319 | Changed the text output formats to include bearing and turn information. |
| 320 | |
| 321 | |
| 322 | Version 1.2 of Routino released : Wed Oct 21 2009 |
| 323 | ------------------------------------------------- |
| 324 | |
| 325 | OSM tagging: |
| 326 | Recognise tags "vehicle" and "motor_vehicle". |
| 327 | Handle duplicate ways in the input OSM file (e.g. concatenation of 2 files). |
| 328 | |
| 329 | Database: |
| 330 | Identical ways are combined to reduce database size (~80% fewer ways stored). |
| 331 | |
| 332 | Routing: |
| 333 | Fix weight, height, width, length restriction routing. |
| 334 | Allow up to 99 waypoints to be specified instead of 9. |
| 335 | |
| 336 | Visualiser: |
| 337 | Don't display speed limits for tracks and paths unless a value is set. |
| 338 | Draw all super-segments that cross the selected boundary. |
| 339 | |
| 340 | Web Pages: |
| 341 | A few small changes, improved CSS, improved Javascript. |
| 342 | Changed marker colour when waypoint not selected. |
| 343 | |
| 344 | planetsplitter: |
| 345 | Optional slim mode uses minimal memory at the expense of temporary files. |
| 346 | |
| 347 | router: |
| 348 | Less CPU time for routing (~30% less). |
| 349 | |
| 350 | filedumper: |
| 351 | Allow dumping individual nodes, segments and ways (for debug). |
| 352 | |
| 353 | |
| 354 | Version 1.1 of Routino released : Sat Jun 13 2009 |
| 355 | ------------------------------------------------- |
| 356 | |
| 357 | Inputs: |
| 358 | Improve parsing of OSM file (imperial units). |
| 359 | Ignore nodes that are missing from the input OSM file. |
| 360 | |
| 361 | Outputs: |
| 362 | Create GPX route files as well as GPX track files. |
| 363 | Read in an optional copyright.txt file and include contents in output. |
| 364 | Make better choices about what to output in the abbreviated text file. |
| 365 | |
| 366 | Routing: |
| 367 | Allow generating a route with intermediate waypoints. |
| 368 | Use preferences for highway types instead of yes/no choice. |
| 369 | Choice of closest node to start/finish points ensures transport allowed. |
| 370 | |
| 371 | Visualiser: |
| 372 | Added data extraction function for viewing routing database data. |
| 373 | |
| 374 | Web Pages: |
| 375 | Include full set of web pages for creating customised online router. |
| 376 | |
| 377 | Documentation: |
| 378 | Included NEWS.txt file. |
| 379 | Included documentation for installation of web pages. |
| 380 | |
| 381 | |
| 382 | Version 1.0 of Routino released : Wed Apr 08 2009 |
| 383 | ------------------------------------------------- |
| 384 | |
| 385 | First version. |
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| cvs:description | A NEWS file. |