Release guide
Release guide
GeoMedia Desktop 2023
Version 16.8
12 September 2023
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Contents
About this release ................................................................................................................... 5
GeoMedia Desktop product tiers ........................................................................................... 5
New platforms (16.8) ............................................................................................................... 5
Geospatial Licensing ............................................................................................................. 5
SQL Server ............................................................................................................................ 5
PostGIS ................................................................................................................................. 5
Impacts (16.8) .......................................................................................................................... 6
Oracle .................................................................................................................................... 6
SQL Server ............................................................................................................................ 6
PostGIS ................................................................................................................................. 6
ERDAS APOLLO Catalog Explorer ....................................................................................... 6
Pictometry command ............................................................................................................. 6
Object Space data server ...................................................................................................... 6
License Administrator ............................................................................................................ 6
Impacts (future) ....................................................................................................................... 6
Oracle .................................................................................................................................... 6
ERDAS APOLLO Catalog Explorer command ....................................................................... 6
GeoMedia Catalog Explorer command .................................................................................. 7
Bing Maps command ............................................................................................................. 7
Export to AutoCAD command and service ............................................................................. 7
PublishIFC utility .................................................................................................................... 7
New technology (16.7.1) ......................................................................................................... 7
General .................................................................................................................................. 7
Drag-and-drop .................................................................................................................... 7
Customized ribbon definitions ............................................................................................ 7
Data access ........................................................................................................................... 7
Oracle data server .............................................................................................................. 7
PostGIS data server ........................................................................................................... 8
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GeoPackage data server .................................................................................................... 8
ArcView data server ........................................................................................................... 8
KML data server ................................................................................................................. 8
MapInfo data server ........................................................................................................... 8
Publish to Map command ................................................................................................... 8
Layout .................................................................................................................................... 9
Batch plotting ..................................................................................................................... 9
New technology (16.7.2) ....................................................................................................... 10
Spatial Modeling .................................................................................................................. 10
Hydrology operators ......................................................................................................... 10
Fill Depressions operator ................................................................................................. 10
Drainage Basin Delineation sample model ....................................................................... 10
New technology (16.8) .......................................................................................................... 11
General ................................................................................................................................ 11
Digital signing ................................................................................................................... 11
Coordinate reference systems .......................................................................................... 11
Cursors............................................................................................................................. 11
Data access ......................................................................................................................... 11
Database Utilities utility .................................................................................................... 11
Transaction Administrator utility ....................................................................................... 12
Geospatial PDF data server ............................................................................................. 12
CAD data server ............................................................................................................... 12
Export to AutoCAD command .......................................................................................... 12
ExportToShapefileService object ..................................................................................... 13
Map display ......................................................................................................................... 13
Raster .............................................................................................................................. 13
Basemaps ........................................................................................................................ 13
3D capabilities .................................................................................................................. 14
Data capture ........................................................................................................................ 16
Select Set Properties ........................................................................................................ 16
Extend command ............................................................................................................. 16
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System requirements ............................................................................................................ 16
System requirements notes ................................................................................................. 18
Issues resolved (16.7.1) ........................................................................................................ 19
Issues resolved (16.7.2) ........................................................................................................ 20
Issues resolved (16.7.3) ........................................................................................................ 20
Issues resolved (16.8) ........................................................................................................... 21
About Hexagon...................................................................................................................... 24
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About this release
This document describes the enhancements, fixes and system requirements for GeoMedia.
This release includes both enhancements and fixes. For information on new features, see New technology
(16.7.1), New technology (16.7.2) and New technology (16.8). For information on fixes made for this release,
see Issues resolved (16.7.1), Issues resolved (16.7.2), Issues resolved (16.7.3) and Issues resolved (16.8).
For information on hardware and software requirements, see System requirements.
This document is an overview and does not provide all details about the product's capabilities. See the
product description, online help and other documents provided with GeoMedia for more information.
GeoMedia Desktop product tiers
GeoMedia is a flexible and dynamic GIS package for creating, updating, managing and analyzing your
valuable geospatial information. Generate and update vector layers. Perform dynamic spatial analysis and
generate reports. Automatically create and update maps. Manage data and map production more efficiently.
GeoMedia is available in three product tiers: Essentials, Advantage and Professional.
GeoMedia Essentials enables you to query and analyze a wide variety of geospatial data sources.
GeoMedia Advantage has all the functionality of GeoMedia Essentials and is excellent for data collection and
editing, processing and analyzing elevation and terrain data, including LiDAR. It also includes data validation
and sophisticated raster analysis tools.
GeoMedia Professional includes all the features of the previous tiers and provides enterprise-wide, multiuser
data management and analysis. Manage linear networks, produce professional cartographic maps, conduct
advanced feature editing, manage parcel holdings, conduct utility network analysis, monitor and control
changes, integrate data from multiple sources and assure overall data quality.
New platforms (16.8)
Geospatial Licensing
Geospatial Licensing 2023 is required for this release.
SQL Server
SQL Server 2022 is now supported.
PostGIS
PostgreSQL 14 and 15 are now supported, along with the compatible versions of PostGIS.
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Impacts (16.8)
Oracle
Oracle 12.1 is no longer supported by GeoMedia as it has reached end-of-life with the Oracle Corporation.
SQL Server
SQL Server 2012 is no longer supported by GeoMedia as it has reached end-of-life with the Microsoft
Corporation.
PostGIS
PostgreSQL 9.6 and 10 are no longer supported by GeoMedia as they have reached end-of-life with the
PostgreSQL Global Development Group.
ERDAS APOLLO Catalog Explorer
For the 2023 release the ERDAS APOLLO catalog commands are compatible only with ERDAS APOLLO
2022 and prior configurations.
Pictometry command
This command has been deprecated and removed from GeoMedia.
Object Space data server
Support for Object Space files has been removed from GeoMedia.
License Administrator
For the 2023 release the use of concurrent licenses requires installation of the License Administrator.
Impacts (future)
Oracle
Support for the following Oracle releases will be dropped with the next release of GeoMedia, as they have
reached end-of-life with the Oracle Corporation.
• Oracle Server 12c (12.2.0.1)
• Oracle Server 18c (12.2.0.2)
ERDAS APOLLO Catalog Explorer command
The ERDAS APOLLO Catalog Connection command and the ERDAS APOLLO Catalog Explorer command
will be deprecated in a future release. GeoMedia Desktop 2023 is the final release with these commands
available.
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For the 2023 release these commands are compatible only with ERDAS APOLLO 2022 and prior
configurations.
GeoMedia Catalog Explorer command
The suite of seven commands that comprise the GeoMedia Catalog command suite will be deprecated in a
future release. GeoMedia Desktop 2023 is the final release with these commands available. Subsequent
releases may offer a new means of interacting with an ERDAS APOLLO catalog instead.
Bing Maps command
This command will be deprecated in a future release. GeoMedia Desktop 2023 is the final release with this
command available. Bing Maps may be offered as a basemap type in a future release.
Export to AutoCAD command and service
The set of supported AutoCAD file versions will be reduced in a future release. GeoMedia Desktop 2023 is
the final release in which export to versions R14, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2010 and 2013 will be supported.
PublishIFC utility
Since the introduction of PublishIFC.exe utility and its companion DataSourceMonikerCreator.exe, IFC
publishing has been supported through two avenues – data servers and feature accessors. In the future, the
feature accessor mechanism will be deprecated, and only data servers supported. It is recommended
beginning even with GeoMedia 16.5 that all publishing of IFC files be done via data servers.
New technology (16.7.1)
General
Drag-and-drop
When dropping a warehouse or raster file into a GeoWorkspace, the Options command setting to "Match
GeoWorkspace and default Warehouse coordinate systems...when making first connection" is now honored
so that the CRS of the GeoWorkspace no longer needs to be manually overridden afterward to make it
match the dropped data.
Customized ribbon definitions
Exported custom ribbon definitions now include a universal command identifier, rather than a system-specific
one, for commands that are installed by add-on applications. This improves portability of customized ribbon
definitions from one system to the next.
Data access
Oracle data server
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This data server now supports read-write data operations (insert, update and delete) on feature classes even
in the absence of GeoMedia metadata. In such a configuration the Refresh with Warehouse Changes
command on the Manage Data tab of the ribbon is not able to refresh with the changes of other users due to
the lack of GeoMedia modification logging tables in the database. Other users’ changes may only be seen if
a warehouse connection is reopened. In this configuration the schema of the database remains read-only for
GeoMedia.
PostGIS data server
This data server now supports read-write data operations (insert, update and delete) on feature classes even
in the absence of GeoMedia metadata. In such a configuration the Refresh with Warehouse Changes
command on the Manage Data tab of the ribbon is not able to refresh with the changes of other users due to
the lack of GeoMedia modification logging tables in the database. Other users’ changes may only be seen if
a warehouse connection is reopened. In this configuration the schema of the database remains read-only for
GeoMedia.
GeoPackage data server
This data server now supports read-write data operations (insert, update and delete) on feature classes even
in the absence of GeoMedia metadata. In such a configuration the Refresh with Warehouse Changes
command on the Manage Data tab of the ribbon is not able to refresh with the changes of other users due to
the lack of GeoMedia modification logging tables in the database. Other users’ changes may only be seen if
a warehouse connection is reopened. In this configuration the schema of the database remains read-only for
GeoMedia.
ArcView data server
This data server now supports the Coarse Overlap operator for spatial filtering. Previously it would revert to
the Overlap operator when Coarse Overlap was set as the active spatial filter operator for the
GeoWorkspace. With the Coarse Overlap operator, the filtering process uses only the MBR of geometries,
with the result that it returns results more quickly, but those results may include features that do not precisely
overlap the spatial filter geometry.
KML data server
This data server now supports the Coarse Overlap operator for spatial filtering. Previously it would revert to
the Overlap operator when Coarse Overlap was set as the active spatial filter operator for the
GeoWorkspace. With the Coarse Overlap operator, the filtering process uses only the MBR of geometries,
with the result that it returns results more quickly, but those results may include features that do not precisely
overlap the spatial filter geometry.
MapInfo data server
This data server now supports the Coarse Overlap operator for spatial filtering. Previously it would revert to
the Overlap operator when Coarse Overlap was set as the active spatial filter operator for the
GeoWorkspace. With the Coarse Overlap operator, the filtering process uses only the MBR of geometries,
with the result that it returns results more quickly, but those results may include features that do not precisely
overlap the spatial filter geometry.
Publish to Map command
This command now offers the option to publish KML with the Altitude Mode set to either Clamped or
Absolute. The default setting remains Clamped.
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Layout
Batch plotting
This utility now offers a checkbox to “Apply spatial filter dynamically” for the Sheet Selection workflow, just as
it does for the Sheet Composition workflow. Use of this checkbox causes additional processing to be done on
a per-sheet basis, but it reduces the amount of data loaded for plotting and may improve scalability when
plotting with large datasets.
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New technology (16.7.2)
Spatial Modeling
Hydrology operators
This set of operators, including Fill Depressions, Calculate Flow, Calculate Flow Concentration, Accumulate
Flow and Find Watersheds, have has undergone a common set of improvements for performance, scalability
and problem diagnosis, including:
• Improvements in handling of intermediate cache files
• Introduction of logging that can be configured on-site to assist in diagnosing issues
• Other miscellaneous fixes and optimizations
Fill Depressions operator
The final flow map produced within the operator is now exposed as an output port. In some models this will
eliminate the need to subsequently use the Calculate Flow operator, improving performance of the model.
Drainage Basin Delineation sample model
This model has been divided in two to better represent suitable usage:
• One model (Calculate Flow for Hydrological Analysis) takes the input DEMs and produces a flow map
• The other model (Delineate Drainage Basins) takes a flow map and performs subsequent analysis. Any number
of analytical models may be run from the flow map produced by the first model.
In addition, options have been added to the models to help correct various data issues that might arise:
• Provision of a clip boundary that could be used (for example) to identify the coastline
• Ability to bring negative elevation values up to sea level
A correction was made to the sample model related to proper retention of drainage basin IDs, and a
performance improvement made in achieving the Raise Terrain capability.
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New technology (16.8)
General
Digital signing
GeoMedia components are now digitally signed for improved security.
Coordinate reference systems
Support for EPSG codes has now been updated from version 9.8.15 to version 10.081 of the EPSG Geodesy
Dataset. Support has been added for approximately 500 new EPSG codes as well as 46 new datum
transformation entries in autodt.ini related to some of these new EPSG CRS codes.
Cursors
Many of the cursors used by commands, especially those used in data capture such as the crosshair cursors
with snaps, are now two-tone black and white so that they are visible regardless of the colors behind them
that they are moving over.
Data access
Database Utilities utility
This utility now offers a Create AFM Metadata Tables button that provides an additional convenient and
consistent way to prepare your database with the infrastructure necessary to use the Advanced Feature
Model (AFM). Previously existing means of creating these tables, such as execution of scripts for Oracle,
remain available for use.
This utility now offers a Create LRS Metadata Tables button that provides an additional convenient and
consistent way to prepare your database with the infrastructure necessary to use a Linear Reference System
(LRS). Previously existing means of creating these tables, such as execution of scripts for Oracle, remain
available for use. This capability is enabled only when GeoMedia Transportation Manager is installed, and it
is available only for those database types supported by GeoMedia Transportation Manager – Access,
Oracle, Oracle LTT, SQL Server and SQL Server Spatial.
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Transaction Administrator utility
This utility now makes it easy to automatically secure AFM connectivity and associated tables when securing
the primary tables. When the “Auto secure/unsecure dependent tables” checkbox is checked, these tables
are now automatically included, and when it is unchecked, a message is presented indicating which related
tables must be secured.
Geospatial PDF data server
Drag-and-drop of Geospatial PDF files for creating warehouses and legend entries is now supported when
GeoMedia PDF is installed.
CAD data server
Drag-and-drop of CAD Server Schema Definition files (*.csd) for creating warehouses and legend entries for
AutoCAD and MicroStation data is now supported.
Export to AutoCAD command
This command now supports export to AutoCAD 2018 format, defaults to that version for output and lists the
AutoCAD version numbers in the order of their release.
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ExportToShapefileService object
This API now provides properties that permit control of more aspects of the output shapefile format than
previously. See the GeoMedia Object Reference for more information.
Map display
Raster
GeoTIFF tags within ECW files are now recognized when georeferencing imagery.
Basemaps
A new basemap capability for map windows is provided on the Manage Data ribbon tab, External Maps
panel, for all three tiers of GeoMedia Desktop. It offers the ability to display OpenStreetMap (OSM) tiles as a
basemap for a map window, serving as a background for the map display controlled by the legend.
Basemap display may be turned on and off independently in each map window, and the specific OSM site
(URL) used may vary by map window as well via the Advanced command for basemaps. If an OSM site
requires a license key, it may also be entered on the Advanced dialog.
When a basemap is made active in any map window, the Coordinate Reference System (CRS) of the
GeoWorkspace is automatically set to EPSG Code 3857 (aka “Web Mercator”).
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3D capabilities
A new 3D display toggle command for map windows is provided on the Home ribbon tab, Window panel. It
swaps the display of the map window from 2D mode to 3D mode. In 3D mode it provides a globe display
serving as a background for the map display controlled by the legend. Only a single map window may be in
3D mode at a time.
Raster data in the map window is draped over the surface provided by the globe, and vector data is also
draped by default. Point clouds and OGC 3D Tiles that have been added to the GeoWorkspace are also
displayed by default when in 3D mode.
These commands are provided for adding 3D data into the GeoWorkspace:
• Insert Point Clouds: This command inserts Hexagon Smart Point Cloud files into a read-write warehouse
connection, creating 2D footprint geometries and storing metadata for each file as an individual feature. The 3D
data referenced by the footprint feature may then be visualized in the 3D map window.
• Insert OGC 3D Tiles: This command inserts OGC 3D Tile files into a read-write warehouse connection,
creating 2D footprint geometries and storing metadata for each file as an individual feature. The 3D data
referenced by the footprint feature may then be visualized in the 3D map window.
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Each of the above 3D file types may also be dragged and dropped into the GeoWorkspace and attached to
the GeoWorkspace itself.
A new Construct HSPC utility is provided on the Start menu. This utility constructs an output Hexagon Smart
Point Cloud (HSPC) file from source LAS/LAZ files. The output HSPC files may be inserted into a warehouse
or attached to a GeoWorkspace. This utility may also be invoked on a command line.
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Data capture
Select Set Properties
This command now provides a calendar control for selecting values for Date attributes.
Extend command
This command is now operationalized, so that its behavior may now be customized through AFM operations.
This command now offers the option to operate in object-action mode. This means that you may select a
geometry to extend before invoking the command, and it will immediately begin extending the chosen
geometry. Use the tab key to toggle which end to extend. When the extend is complete, the command
terminates. If no item is in the select set at the time the command is invoked, then it continues to operate in
action-object mode as in the past.
System requirements
Computer/processor
Any x64-based processor
To use the 3D map window mode, a quad-core CPU is recommended
for optimal performance
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Memory (RAM)
16 GB or more recommended
Disk space
1
10 GB for software
Operating systems
2
• Windows 10 (64-bit)
• Windows 11
• Windows Server 2016 (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2019 (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2022
Graphics displays
Using the new 3D map window mode requires elevated system
resources. The following are recommended for optimal performance:
• OpenGL: 4.2 or above
• Dedicated graphics memory: 1GB or more
• Graphics card: a recent NVIDIA (or AMD) GPU
o GeForce GTX 6xx or better
o Quadro Kxxxx or better
Peripherals
Software licensing requires an ethernet card
Virtual server and virtual app
technology
GeoMedia is a standard Windows application that has been shown to
be compatible with a variety of virtualization technologies such as
VMware, Hyper-V, VirtualBox and XenApp. While running GeoMedia in
such environments is supported, any problems that uniquely occur in a
virtualized environment are considered issues with the virtualization
software.
Prerequisites
• Geospatial Licensing 2023
Database servers
3
• Oracle Server 12c (12.2.0.1)
• Oracle Server 18c (12.2.0.2)
• Oracle Server 19c (12.2.0.3)
• SQL Server and SQL Server Express 2014
• SQL Server and SQL Server Express 2016
• SQL Server and SQL Server Express 2017
• SQL Server and SQL Server Express 2019
• SQL Server and SQL Server Express 2022
• Azure SQL Database compatible with SQL Server 2014, 2016,
2017 or 2019
• PostgreSQL 11 with compatible version of PostGIS
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• PostgreSQL 12 with compatible version of PostGIS
• PostgreSQL 13 with compatible version of PostGIS
• PostgreSQL 14 with compatible version of PostGIS
• PostgreSQL 15 with compatible version of PostGIS
Database clients
3
• Oracle Server 12c (12.2.0.1), 32-bit
4
and 64-bit
5
• Oracle Server 18c (12.2.0.2), 32-bit
4
and 64-bit
5
• Oracle Server 19c (12.2.0.3), 32-bit
4
and 64-bit
5
• SQL Server Native Client 10.0 or higher
6
System requirements notes
1
Disk I/O is usually the slowest task in geospatial data processing. Faster hard disks improve productivity.
Reading data from one disk, writing temporary data to a second disk and writing data to a third disk improves
performance. Disk arrays improve productivity, but some RAID options slow performance. Network disk
drives are subject to network limitations.
2
GeoMedia runs on 64-bit systems in 32-bit emulation mode.
3
In all cases of database software, support for a specific version is dropped in the GeoMedia context when
the database vendor ends support for that version.
4
Oracle Data Access Components (ODAC) is required if using the Feature Accessor option for Oracle in the
PublishIFC utility, or if using the Database Utilities utility to manage an Oracle warehouse. ODAC is normally
delivered by the Oracle Client Administrator installer, but not by the Oracle InstantClient installer. ODAC
contains many components, of which PublishIFC requires the Oracle Data Provider for .NET, and Database
Utilities requires the Oracle Provider for OLEDB.
5
GeoMedia requires Oracle 32-bit client software. Oracle 64-bit client software is used only when connecting
to Oracle using Spatial Model Editor.
6
SQL Server Native Client 10.0 or higher is needed for the Database Utilities utility to automatically create
the correct GeoMedia metadata for date, time and datetime2 data types when using a SQL Server or SQL
Server Spatial warehouse. You may get SQL Server Native Client 10.0 or higher from the corresponding
Microsoft websites. If the SQL Server Native Client is not installed on the system, you need to manually
choose Date as the data type from the dropdown combo box for these data types in the Feature Class
Properties dialog and set the format properly.
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Issues resolved (16.7.1)
Support ticket
Description
00029072
The Join Features operator fails to run in Spatial Model Editor with a specific model.
00027261
The MapInfo data server fails to correctly serve MapInfo data containing fields of type LargeInt.
00023387
The GPS Tracking command produces incorrect results with German (OS) regional settings when Sensor API
is used.
00034952
There is a performance regression in the FGDB data server when adding a legend entry.
00027323
The color of the linear style definition is wrong when presented in the legend key, under specific conditions.
00022805
Export to MapInfo Interchange Format fails to correctly target the output folder if the folder name contains a
period character.
00034954
Unable to edit geometry or attributes via Join query.
00037064
Attributes are not exported on Windows 10 with ExportToAutoCADService in a standalone application.
00039253
The WMS data server fails to serve the full world extent for WMS version 1.3.0 for EPSG:4326.
1-U37IUX
The LRS Precision Location command can hang for SQL Server Spatial data.
00023030
The Queued Edit dialog displays the wrong status name in the status field when selecting the QuickStatus
dialog button.
00022913
Dynamic Segmentation queries that use event data attached through the Access data server may fail to load
when opening GeoWorkspaces.
00047672
The Capture capability of the Associate Catalog Records command fails for Oracle features.
00023176
00023165
The Properties dialog and Coordinate System dialog fail to open after moving from a multi-monitor
configuration to a single-monitor system configuration.
1-KV1NET
Secondary point Dynamic Segmentation may fail if a first segmentation query has a single missing segment.
1-WT8KZ1
A crash occurs when using the mouse wheel to pan and zoom when dynamic labels are displayed.
00067578
LRS Precision Location readout fails for certain loop geometry conditions.
1-TURO3D
LRS Precision Location command has problem with refreshing the map window.
00062324
In Database Utilities, enlarging the Features Properties dialog of Edit Feature Class Metadata causes the
Picklist Button to move
00027270
00027294
The LRS Precision Location command may not display the expected mapview marker point and measure
readout for certain data.
00058672
The Select Set Properties command takes 60 seconds on a feature with picklists instead of 1 second for the
same feature previously.
00058535
The Attribute Query command may get an error outputting a query to the map window for certain data.
00049249
Batch Plotting gets an error when selecting/typing standard resolutions using the export functionality with the
German language pack.
00056835
Adjustments are needed for text in the Home and Manage Data ribbon tabs in the German language pack.
00055743
There is missing text in the Home ribbon tab for window commands with the German language pack.
00055704
GeoMedia crashes when a spatial filter is used with a Unique Value thematic legend entry and features are
selected in the map window.
00053934
Overview & Adjoining maps no longer display correctly when output from Batch Plotting.
00027332
On the Grid ribbon tab, Study Area panel, Export to XYZ appears to produce incorrect output for some data.
00023231
The record count displayed in the Data Window is truncated in German if greater than five digits in size.
(Resolved in the German language pack.)
00063436
The Select Set Properties command presents an error “ORA-01000: maximum open cursors exceeded” when
there are picklists.
00067551
Insert Feature command produces a modification log error after upgrade to 16.7.
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Issues resolved (16.7.2)
Support ticket
Description
00023512
00023133
00030245
00068761
00069237
Text in WMS maps is too small when printed.
00083256
A join query unloads when hovering over the joined feature class in a map window.
00077444
Library Organizer produces an error when exporting a legend containing a Resolve Text Conflict labeling query.
00095361
Fence Select fails to highlight/select corresponding data window rows.
00023231
The total count of records in the data window is truncated in German if more than five digits in size.
00078756
00105448
00109561
The Redigitize Geometry command fails to edit geometry from a thematic legend entry.
00096487
In the legend window, font styles are not displayed correctly after installing GeoMedia Desktop 2022 Update 1.
00107837
The Move Geometry and Spin Geometry commands cause the map legend entries to refresh.
00096717
Viewing Oracle GeoRaster images in GeoMedia 2022 fails.
00064350
Export of layout sheets to binary TIFF and GeoTIFF through Batch Plotting and the Export Layout command
does not work correctly for resolutions higher than 300 dpi with raster style properties set to translucency
greater than zero or “Transparent color” option set.
00099813
The Validate Feature Classes command of AFM has a performance degradation against queries.
00118179
Analytical Merge queries unload on locate (mouse over) in the map window.
00125831
Use of AFM Picklists with user-defined filter string results in application crashes.
00120484
Attribute query notification failure when first write operation is a delete.
00139550
Using specific data with the Run Spatial Model command results in large arc geometry.
00142453
GeoMedia Viewer 16.7.2 does not match with German Language Pack 16.7.2 at one of the download locations.
Issues resolved (16.7.3)
Support ticket
Description
00147011
The Output to GeoTiff command creates an incorrect Raster to World matrix resulting in misaligned GeoTiff
image placement.
00121480
The Output to GeoTiff command creates different georeference information between header and TFW.
00149391
Refresh with Warehouse Changes command crashes GeoMedia in certain circumstances.
00070643
00108792
Picklist values are no longer sorted in GeoMedia Desktop 16.7.
00140113
Database Utilities provides an unhelpful message and exits when connecting to an Access database that has
no GeoMedia metadata.
00134819
00106399
00145853
00151229
GeoMedia intermittently fails with vtest6.ocx registration message on some systems while digitizing features.
00146730`
The Analyze Geometry command produces Area and Perimeter values that are truncated on the Select Set
Properties dialog.
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Issues resolved (16.8)
Support ticket
Description
00068141
When running Database Utilities, the Insert Metadata capability fails to detect a sequenced primary key as
autonumber for PostgresSQL 12.0 or higher.
1-94L57W
Incompatibility of GTM and AFM triggers.
00062327
Uninstall of GMD 2020 and install of GMD 2022 causes Start menu residuals for 2022 (missing links).
1-94L57W
AFM and Oracle LTT have an incompatibility in their database scripts.
00022838
Define Coordinate System File utility fails to correctly read .prj file resulting in incorrect coordinate system
parameter.
1-8MIUA8
Unable to read ESRI Project Coordinate System file.
00022874
The ‘Duplicate feature’ anomaly type of the Validate Geometry command ignores the ‘Check attribution’
property.
00036591
Export to AutoCAD produces empty point output when block reference name contains spaces.
1-BNWIXU
Export to AutoCAD crashes with specific multi-line Rich Text Format (RTF) text.
00063056
Export to AutoCAD has problems exporting DWG block attributes containing certain cedilla type characters.
00051714
Export to AutoCAD does not correctly export Hebrew annotations (text geometry).
1-BC1D6C
The “Fast Pan” setting is not honored when scrolling with the mouse wheel.
00130841
Export to AutoCAD produces a “Bad file name or number” message when appending to specific text style
names.
00107835
Refresh All does in the Explorer window does not update the tree after inserting/deleting a feature class.
00008938
GeoMedia should digitally sign the executables and dependent files that it installs.
00070643
00108792
Picklist values are not sorted with16.7 are they were with 16.6 and 16.5.
00023431
Output To Feature Classes fails to output ‘circle’ area features with error “Polygon must have closed rings”
when target connection is PostGIS.
00106160
Publish to Map command for KML does not produce properly displayed placemark names in some cases.
00059247
Long attribute values are truncated in the Show Values list of the Filter dialog of the Attribute Query command.
00129872
The BMP and PNG Export Options dialogs of the Layout Export command have truncated text when using the
Polish language pack.
00091112
The Trace Definition Properties dialog fails to order feature class names in the Trace parameters grid.
00023087
When a warehouse connection is renamed through the Warehouse Connections command, the Query name
for a feature class not altered for the CustomPropertiesAdvisor.
00115650
The DefaultJCache registry entry is not created with installation of GeoMedia Objects.
00058007
The Move Geometry command fails for the currently displayed geometry after renaming a warehouse
connection.
00131496
SQL Server Spatial data server uses excessive memory if configured to use only native geometry fields.
00135357
The Configuration Wizard utility checks for a GeoMedia Professional license when run for GeoMedia Objects.
00140113
The Database Utilities utility provides an unhelpful message and exits when connecting to an Access
warehouse containing no GeoMedia metadata.
00022799
00063929
Using the Move command then interacting between map and layout window can result in a crash.
00139789
Attempting to run the Configuration Wizard after removal of a language pack results in a .NET framework error.
00088888
When running the Display CAD Files command and choosing “Select levels to display”, the levels are listed in
seemingly random order.
00138563
The Features Input operator of Spatial Modeler is unable to successfully serve Oracle features if the Esri user-
defined type ST_GEOMETRY is present in any table of a database lacking GeoMedia metadata.
00022854
The Detect Void Areas command appears to process even when no output connection has been selected.
00027293
Copy and Paste from the Data Window to Excel is failing to copy all records when data values have a
beginning quote but no ending quote.
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Support ticket
Description
1-9BZL5H
API documentation for GeometryPlacementService.DynamicPoint return values is missing.
00146730
The Select Set Properties command is displaying truncated floating-point numbers for attributes produced by
the Analyze Geometry command for Area and Perimeter values.
00022921
When using the Edit Geometry command, use of the X,Y construction aid results in the geometry Z value being
changed.
00134819
00106399
00145853
The Insert Feature command intermittently fails with a vtest6.ocx registration message on some systems while
digitizing features.
00022820
The Image Style property "TransparentColor" does not work for Color Index binary TIFF files, it gets inverted
when inserted into GeoMedia.
00022845
A binary raster GIF file displays inverted due to not honoring the transparency color, and binary LZW
compressed plots get inverted.
00027276
00131375
GeoMedia fails to display specific CCITT Group 4 images.
00140459
Saving and restoring Grid legends doesn’t work with German regional settings.
00132995
The licensing panel of the Configuration Wizard references an incorrect licensing URL.
00022995
The XY construction aid of the Insert Feature command does not always place a point when using the <Enter>
key.
00149391
The Refresh with Warehouse Changes command crashes GeoMedia under certain circumstances.
1-M3OVN9
ECW files with opacity bands are now properly displayed with the correct number of bands.
1-4WCFYP
Error while reading Lambert Conformal Conic GeoTIFF in the southern hemisphere.
1-AZWSS4
The Insert Georeferenced Images command crashes with NITF data when it is untiled and the block size is
zero.
00060981
The Attribute Query command produces an error when a query is created using a feature class selected from
Categories after reopening the Warehouse Connection.
00044124
The Associate by Proximity command does not associate points in a geometry collection.
00023354
00043359
The "Show values" button of the Attribute Query command provides poor performance on a large feature class
that is in a category.
00022866
00027342
Export to FGDB fails with warnings for graphic features derived from non-graphic sources.
00027280
00112277
The utility SmartPub.exe cannot be launched from the Command window.
00139847
The Output to Feature Classes command has poor performance outputting to an AFM-enabled SQL Server
warehouse.
00153169
Raster files are locked even after GeoWorkspace references to them have been removed.
00132244
Use of the Trace command results in an error for certain data sets with an AFM-enabled PostGIS warehouse.
00152124
The Change Feature Class command yields an AFM pservice Load Resource error.
00027255
00137562
Some assemblies in the GeoMedia delivery do not use a .NET Strong Name.
00024563
Export to Shapefile has a performance problem for certain Oracle views.
00079182
Spatial query returns incorrect results for a certain dataset.
00023336
The Publish to GeoMedia SmartStore utility crashes or yields corrupt DDC data when using the DateTime2
data type from SQL Server Spatial.
00108404
With the Polish language pack installed, the Insert Feature command truncates certain combobox values for
arc placement modes.
00022891
The Insert Feature command can produce an angle calculation error using the "Perpendicular to" construction
aid.
00023120
With the Polish language pack installed, the Insert Feature command truncates certain combobox values for
Place Circle.
00022826
When running the Insert Feature command, the Orthogonal construction aid may fail to produce orthogonal
output if the locate cursor is close to a previous segment of the line being inserted.
00023216
When saving a GeoWorkspace, the correlation between north arrow and map window is not correct when there
are multiple map windows and a layout window exists in the GeoWorkspace.
00022769
The CAD data server displays certain MicroStation elements incorrectly.
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Support ticket
Description
00118085
The Proportion Geometry command does not correctly read options for a previously defined sideline feature
class.
1-JMOUPS
The Proportion Geometry command ignores the digitizing option for the Properties dialog if using German
regional settings.
00027322
ExportToDesignFileService cannot export linkages from .NET code.
00022972
The Export to FGDB command fails when the feature class selected for export contains a diacritic character in
the feature class name.
00023017
The Export to FGDB command produces an error when exporting to File Geodatabase using EPSG code 6455.
00153307
The Export to FGDB command produces an error when exporting to File Geodatabase using EPSG code 7855.
00155707
The Select Tool corrupts the selection geometry when selecting and zooming simultaneously.
00022768
The Export to Oracle command writes diacritic characters to the .dat file incorrectly.
00027317
Layout window ribbon buttons for select behavior do not activate correctly between ribbon and toolbar.
00106172
An error message for AFM disassociation while breaking features is incomplete.
00148103
GeoMedia delivers the End-Of-Life/Obsolete redistributable package for Microsoft Visual C++ 2010.
00023181
The LegendView control provides inconsistent display of grouped legend entries.
00070794
00084487
00089835
The Resolve Text Conflicts command runs indefinitely when bold font is selected for output.
00022880
1-9JB8UV
The FGDB data server cannot connect to an FGDB dataset that has only nongraphic feature classes.
1-JMOYHG
The Proportion Geometry command presents a confusing and incorrect status message concerning Parcel
Options.
00027299
An error is presented in the layout window when running the Map Properties command and rotating a north
arrow with French regional settings.
1-AVYDG4
The Linear Link Zoom command fails if using German regional settings.
00022852
The Linear Link Quality Analysis command fails when region and language settings use a comma as the
decimal symbol.
1-AUOE4L
The Add Links command fails if using German regional settings.
00022818
The layout window ribbon, once undocked, fails to display after being closed.
00022871
The Schema Remodeler utility produces errors and no output when using the option to ‘Clear all existing
records in target tables’ with output to a PostGIS warehouse.
00118410
The Sequential Attribution command fails to show previous settings.
00027333
The Schema Remodeler utility cannot consume WFS services.
00027304
The Copy, Cut and Paste commands are not working correctly in the layout window using the French language
pack.
00143826
Errors occur with Trace Definition Properties when using a named spatial filter with PostGIS.
00131314
The WFS data server fails when setting a spatial filter with the Norwegian Mapping Authority WFS
implementation when there are two point geometry fields.
00073119
MultiSurface features are displayed incorrectly by the GML data server.
00057381
The Spatial Filter Reference Features command produces an error message when a geometry field is named
differently from "Geometry" when using a Search based on a spatial filter reference feature from a library.
00023108
A change to the Style Properties (specifically symbol color) for a legend entry is not reflected in the legend
entry icon or map window display when the color is changed to black.
00022745
During map display the Picture Style 'OverrideColor' defined using an Attribute-based expression is changing
based on zoom scale.
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