v0.17.1

v0.17.1 alpha

This is a minor release which fixes some bugs and enhances usability

⚠️CAUTION: Some drone models are still un-tested. Use appropriately.⚠️

Feedback would be appreciated! Let me know your make and model of drone, as well as your experiences with the app:
[email protected]

Known incompatible drone models:

• DJI Phantom 4 (not inc. Pro or Advanced versions, FC330 only)
• DJI Mini 2
• DJI Air 2 S (old firmware)

What's Changed

• Fix an accuracy issue which caused intrinsic information to fail to load for all Autel drone models
• Fix #80, huge drone images will no longer crash the app or fail to display
• Usability improvement #78, the last loaded DEM will now automatically load upon the next start of the app.

v0.17.0

v0.17.0 alpha

This is a major release which has adds support for DTED2 ".dt2" DEM files for terrain elevation and fixes support for images taken by thermal cameras. For more info, see PR #77 and issue #52

⚠️CAUTION: Some drone models are still un-tested. Use appropriately.⚠️

Feedback would be appreciated! Let me know your make and model of drone, as well as your experiences with the app:
[email protected]

Known incompatible drone models:

• DJI Phantom 4 (not inc. Pro or Advanced versions, FC330 only)
• DJI Mini 2
• DJI Air 2 S (old firmware)

What's Changed

• Adds support for DTED2 ".dt2" DEM files as alternative to GeoTIFF for terrain elevation.
• Fix support for images taken by thermal cameras (e.g. FLIR Tau 2)
• Cursor on Target output elevation accuracy now reported as DTED2 equivalent
• DTED0 and DTED1 files are rejected due to insufficient resolution
• Add UI localization in Polish language
• Improvements to localization in multiple languages

v0.16.0

v0.16.0 alpha

This is a major release which implements multiple significant improvements in target resolution accuracy. Users should update ASAP and discontinue use of previous versions.

⚠️CAUTION: Some drone models are still un-tested. Use appropriately.⚠️

Feedback would be appreciated! Let me know your make and model of drone, as well as your experiences with the app:
[email protected]

Known incompatible drone models:

• DJI Phantom 4 (not inc. Pro or Advanced versions, FC330 only)
• DJI Mini 2
• DJI Air 2 S (old firmware)

What's Changed

• Improve elevation accuracy using Inverse Distance Weighting interpolation #70
• Improve accuracy of arbitrary point selection bc768dc
• Significantly improve accuracy for Autel and Parrot AnafiAI drones #71
• Significantly improve accuracy of Cursor on Target location for integration with ATAK #71
• Significantly improve accuracy of output in CK-42 and CK-42 Gauss-Krüger modes
• Remove lengthy DEM reload upon screen rotation or app resumption #43
• Double tap or pinch to zoom on ImageView will enlarge it to full screen #55
• fix an issue which could cause the application to crash
• fix an issue which could cause the marker to not appear after screen rotation
• other various small fixes

Full Changelog: v0.15.2...v0.16.0

v0.15.2

v0.15.2 alpha

This is a minor release which changes the crosshair and fixes some small bugs.

⚠️CAUTION: Some drone models are still un-tested. Use appropriately.⚠️

Feedback would be appreciated! Let me know your make and model of drone, as well as your experiences with the app:
[email protected]

Known incompatible drone models:

• DJI Phantom 4 (not inc. Pro or Advanced versions, FC330 only)
• DJI Mini 2
• DJI Air 2 S (old firmware)

What's changed

• Changed the crosshair from a dot covering the target to 4 thin rectangles arranged radially from it to improve visibility
• Fixed UI bugs with the marker that would cause it to be temporarily invisible whenever a new image is loaded
• Target search raycast now accounts for curvature of the Earth, slightly improving accuracy (#13)

Full Changelog: v0.15.1...v0.15.2

v0.15.1 alpha Fix for Older DJI models

This is a minor release which fixes usability with many older DJI drone models, such as the Phantom 4 Pro.

⚠️CAUTION: Some drone models are still un-tested. Use appropriately.⚠️

Feedback would be appreciated! Let me know your make and model of drone, as well as your experiences with the app:
[email protected]

Known incompatible drone models:

• DJI Phantom 4 (not inc. Pro or Advanced versions, FC330 only)
• DJI Mini 2
• DJI Air 2 S (old firmware)

What's Changed

• Fix the sensor size database entry for the Phantom 4
• Fix Metadata extraction for DJI models such as Phantom 4 Pro, Phantom 4, DJI Mavic Pro, and many others

v0.15.0 alpha: Arbitrary Point Selection

This is the production-ready release v0.15.0 alpha, which introduces the ability to tap on any point of a drone image for target calculation:

⚠️CAUTION: Some drone models are still un-tested. Use appropriately.⚠️

Feedback would be appreciated! Let me know your make and model of drone, as well as your experiences with the app:
[email protected]

Known incompatible drone models:

• DJI Phantom 4 (not inc. Pro or Advanced versions, FC330 only)
• DJI Mini 2
• DJI Air 2 S (old firmware)

What's Changed

• Adds the ability to select any point in a drone image for target calculation, not just the center
• Adds a database of parameters for a plethora of makes and models of drones
• Fixes a bug (from v0.15.0 preview) which would cause calculation inaccuracy when device is in horizontal (landscape) orientation
• Fixes a bug (from v0.15.0 preview) where marker would reset to center upon orientation change
• (from v0.15.0 preview) Arbitrary point selection now corrects for roll angle of camera
• Fixes a bug which would cause Cursor on Target message (e.g. for use with ATAK) to fail if device locale is not US.EN
• Fixes a bug where attempted calculations with pitch value above horizon would be treated as below-horizon
• Improved user interface
• Improved translations for multiple languages
• Code cleanup

v0.15.0-preview

v0.15.0-preview

This is a preview release not intended for production use. I am seeking feedback on target accuracy from users of multiple models of drones.

EDIT: There is a known bug which affects target accuracy when the phone orientation is horizontal. This does not occur when orientation is vertical. This will be fixed upon the full release of v0.15

Known incompatible drone models:

• DJI Mini 2
• DJI Air 2 S (old firmware)

What's Changed

• Adds the ability to select any point in a drone image for target calculation, not just the center:

• Fixes a bug which would cause Cursor on Target message (e.g. for use with ATAK) to fail if device locale is not US.EN
• Fixes a bug where attempted calculations with pitch value above horizon would be treated as below-horizon
• Improved user interface
• Improved translations for multiple languages
• Code cleanup

Full Changelog: v0.14.0-alpha...v0.15.0-preview

v0.14.0 alpha

v0.14.0-alpha

This release adds a translated UI for the French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Ukrainian, and Russian languages.

Changelog:

• added 6 translated UI's
• Fixed incorrect output format when using a locale which uses "," instead of "." to mark decimal place
• Clean up, refactor, and improve error handling

v0.13.0 Alpha

v0.13.0 Alpha

This release adds features and greatly improves the user interface

Changelog

• change output format of CK-42 Система координат Gauss-Krüger mode. Longitudinal ZONE is now combined with Easting reference. A dash now appears between the most significant and the 5 least significant digits of both the Northing and Easting reference
• add Cursor on Target implementation for automatic integration with ATAK
• Increase UI font size, improve visual formatting, and provide more specific error messages
• remove "loading GeoTIFF, please wait..." toast popup with progressbar taking its place instead
• remove redundant Log Activity and its menu item

v0.12.3 F-Droid version

Minor revision for compatibility with F-droid build. Nothing else changed from v0.12.2, other than the inclusion of a preliminary translation of the UI into the Chinese language

What's Changed

• Translate '/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml' in 'zh' by @transifex-integration in #14

New Contributors

• @transifex-integration made their first contribution in #14

Full Changelog: v0.12.2...v0.12.3