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Version 2017.2.0 is planned for release on Friday March 17th 2017 on preview.tygron.com
Version 2017.2.0 was released on Friday March 17th 2017 on preview.tygron.com
 
'''Indicators'''
* All indicators are Excel based now. This includes the personal finance and housing indicator who are linked via a new TQL statement to a specific Stakeholder. You can also make all other indicators personal (linked to a stakeholder). **
* The QUALITATIVE indicator was hardly used and it functionality can be replaced with TQL/Excel. Thus we have deprecated this Indicator.
* The API Indicator, like the QUALITATIVE indicator, was rarely used and has been deprecated.
* Indicators that have an update TQL call will be executed before Indicators that do not. So you can for example update your cost in Indicator 1 and Indicator 2 (e.g. finance) can read in the new  value. **
* All Indicator- and popup panels are now loaded as web pages, giving you more flexibility for styling.
* Excels can now also use the latest Excel CONCATENATE (CONCAT) function. **
 
'''TQL'''
* New statements to check your budget (REVENUE and EXPENSES).
* New statement STATE that can be used by your Excel to see if the session was started. 0= editor mode, 1= first calculation round (use to init values at start of session) 2= remainder of session. See housing indicator for an example.
* Option to load specific Items with the X-query: use XA to select only Items with a specific attribute and add SORT to sort them on a specific attribute.
* New clauses available: ATTRIBUTE_MAX, ATTRIBUTE_MIN, ATTRIBUTE_MULT, to select Items in a specific attribute range.
* To prevent roundoff errors, the Grid calculation is done on the orginal calculated values now.
* Option to set and remove attributes for all Areas at once. And option to create border areas between them.


'''GIS'''
'''GIS'''
* Dutch CBS data is loaded into the Neighborhood, providing information about the population in the neigborhood (e.g. age, sex, ethnic diversity, etc).
* Dutch CBS data is loaded into the Neighborhood, providing information about the population in the neigborhood (e.g. age, sex, ethnic diversity, etc).
* Dutch Agriculture is now loaded into the map. The official "gewascode" is also stored as a attribute.
* Dutch Agriculture is now loaded into the map. The official "gewascode" is also stored as an attribute.
* Waterhomes are loaded.
* Waterhomes are loaded.
* More sources are optional/selectable via "advanced options" in the Area selection panel.
* More sources are optional/selectable via "advanced options" in the Area selection panel.
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* Map saving time is 3 times faster.
* Map saving time is 3 times faster.
* Closing of a running Wizard Session has improved.
* Closing of a running Wizard Session has improved.
* Improved webserver (network) speed, e.g. update are directly streamed from memory to the client (usefull for large maps).
* Improved webserver (network) speed, e.g. updates are directly streamed from memory to the client.
* Performance has also improved (TQL statements are processed faster).
* Performance has also improved (TQL statements are processed faster).
* Option to lower the accuracy for very large grid overlays, thus improving calculation speed.
'''Indicators'''
* All indicators are Excel based now. This includes the personal finance and housing indicator who are linked via a new TQL statement to a specific Stakeholder. You can also make all other indicators personal (linked to a stakeholder).
* The QUALITATIVE indicator was hardly used and it functionality can be replaced with TQL/Excel. Thus we have deprecated this Indicator.
* The API Indicator, like the QUALITATIVE indicator, was rarely used and has been deprecated.
* Indicators that have an update TQL call will be executed before Indicators that do not. So you can for example update your cost in Indicator 1 after which Indicator 2 (e.g. finance) can read in the new  value.
* All Indicator- and popup panels are now loaded as web pages, giving you more flexibility for styling.
* Excels can now also use the latest Excel CONCATENATE (CONCAT) function.
'''TQL'''
* New statements to check your budget (REVENUE and EXPENSES).
* New statement STATE that can be used by your Excel to see if the session was started. 0= editor mode, 1= first calculation round (use to init values at start of session) 2= remainder of session. See housing indicator for an example.
* Option to load specific Items with the X-query: use XA to select only Items with a specific attribute and add SORT to sort them on a specific attribute.
* New clauses available: ATTRIBUTE_MAX, ATTRIBUTE_MIN, ATTRIBUTE_MULT, to select Items in a specific attribute range.
* To prevent roundoff errors, the Grid calculation is done on the orginal calculated values now.
* Option to set and remove attributes for all Areas at once. And option to create border areas between them.


'''Overlays'''
'''Overlays'''
* The Average Overlay can now also load attributes from Areas and Neigborhoods.
* The Average Overlay can now also load attributes from Areas and Neighborhoods.
* Smaller grid cells, down to 0.5mx0.5m per tile.
* Smaller grid cells, down to 0.5mx0.5m per tile.
* Option to lower the accuracy for very large grid overlays, thus improving calculation speed.
* Overlays: livability, avg and heatstress now auto-calculate their range, impoving visual quality and accuracy.
* Overlays: livability, avg and heatstress now auto-calculate their range, impoving visual quality and accuracy.
* GeoTIFF export tis done on the orginal values, no round-off values anymore.
* GeoTIFF export is done on the orginal values, no round-off values anymore.
* Server now uses the Tygron Cluster to delegate off GPU calculation tasks, this improves tha calculation capacity to 20 GPU's in parrallel (3584 * 20 = 77.080 cores).
* Server now uses the Tygron Cluster to delegate off GPU calculation tasks, this improves the calculation capacity to 20 GPU's in parrallel (3584 * 20 = 77.080 cores).
* The Distance Overlay (distance to object) has been changed such that a larger radius - with a maximum of 2km - is now possible.
* It is now possible to make multiple Distance Overlays (by 'filling' it with any attribute). This also goes for the Average and Sight overlay.
* The visualization of the Distance Overlay has been improved. 


'''Bugs'''
'''Other improvements'''
* Multiple, will be specified next week.***
* The models for windmills have been updated and can be changed in height more easily - when selecting a windmill in the editor.
* The models for solar panels have been updated.
* Multiple bug fixes.

Latest revision as of 15:08, 17 March 2017

Version 2017.2.0 was released on Friday March 17th 2017 on preview.tygron.com

GIS

  • Dutch CBS data is loaded into the Neighborhood, providing information about the population in the neigborhood (e.g. age, sex, ethnic diversity, etc).
  • Dutch Agriculture is now loaded into the map. The official "gewascode" is also stored as an attribute.
  • Waterhomes are loaded.
  • More sources are optional/selectable via "advanced options" in the Area selection panel.
  • Option to only update values of existing Items via GeoJSON files.

Performance

  • 3D buildings are rendered faster.
  • Loading time of the maps has been improved.
  • Popup performance has also improved (for maps with 100+ popups).
  • Template loading time is improved.
  • Map saving time is 3 times faster.
  • Closing of a running Wizard Session has improved.
  • Improved webserver (network) speed, e.g. updates are directly streamed from memory to the client.
  • Performance has also improved (TQL statements are processed faster).
  • Option to lower the accuracy for very large grid overlays, thus improving calculation speed.

Indicators

  • All indicators are Excel based now. This includes the personal finance and housing indicator who are linked via a new TQL statement to a specific Stakeholder. You can also make all other indicators personal (linked to a stakeholder).
  • The QUALITATIVE indicator was hardly used and it functionality can be replaced with TQL/Excel. Thus we have deprecated this Indicator.
  • The API Indicator, like the QUALITATIVE indicator, was rarely used and has been deprecated.
  • Indicators that have an update TQL call will be executed before Indicators that do not. So you can for example update your cost in Indicator 1 after which Indicator 2 (e.g. finance) can read in the new value.
  • All Indicator- and popup panels are now loaded as web pages, giving you more flexibility for styling.
  • Excels can now also use the latest Excel CONCATENATE (CONCAT) function.

TQL

  • New statements to check your budget (REVENUE and EXPENSES).
  • New statement STATE that can be used by your Excel to see if the session was started. 0= editor mode, 1= first calculation round (use to init values at start of session) 2= remainder of session. See housing indicator for an example.
  • Option to load specific Items with the X-query: use XA to select only Items with a specific attribute and add SORT to sort them on a specific attribute.
  • New clauses available: ATTRIBUTE_MAX, ATTRIBUTE_MIN, ATTRIBUTE_MULT, to select Items in a specific attribute range.
  • To prevent roundoff errors, the Grid calculation is done on the orginal calculated values now.
  • Option to set and remove attributes for all Areas at once. And option to create border areas between them.

Overlays

  • The Average Overlay can now also load attributes from Areas and Neighborhoods.
  • Smaller grid cells, down to 0.5mx0.5m per tile.
  • Overlays: livability, avg and heatstress now auto-calculate their range, impoving visual quality and accuracy.
  • GeoTIFF export is done on the orginal values, no round-off values anymore.
  • Server now uses the Tygron Cluster to delegate off GPU calculation tasks, this improves the calculation capacity to 20 GPU's in parrallel (3584 * 20 = 77.080 cores).
  • The Distance Overlay (distance to object) has been changed such that a larger radius - with a maximum of 2km - is now possible.
  • It is now possible to make multiple Distance Overlays (by 'filling' it with any attribute). This also goes for the Average and Sight overlay.
  • The visualization of the Distance Overlay has been improved.

Other improvements

  • The models for windmills have been updated and can be changed in height more easily - when selecting a windmill in the editor.
  • The models for solar panels have been updated.
  • Multiple bug fixes.
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