This is the Ocean Data View 4 development history file.

1990 - 2014 Reiner Schlitzer,

Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research,
Bremerhaven, Germany
E-mail: Reiner.Schlitzer@awi.de
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Schlitzer, R., Ocean Data View 4, http://odv.awi.de, 2014.
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***ODV4 Release 4.6.3 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) Aug/19/2014:
-- New 64-bit ODV versions for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It is
recommended to use the 64-bit ODV versions on 64-bit operating
systems. The 64-bit versions can be installed next to an already
installed 32-bit ODV. Both versions remain functional.
-- High-resolution (retina) display support implemented (Mac OS X
64bit version only).
-- New option "Export > Station Data > SDN Aggregated ODV Collection"
providing P35 variable aggregation for SDN collections.
-- Collections created via "Import > SDN Spreadsheet" now contain many
more meta variables. References in "//<sdn_reference" lines are
extracted and instrument codes in semantic header "instrument" tags
are collected and stored in the new meta variable "Instrument Info".
-- New derived variable "Metadata > Data Error Value" providing
1-sigma data errors (if available) as a separate variable.
-- New "//<MetaVariable>" and "//<DataVariable>" structured comment
lines in ODV Spreadsheet files allow detailed property
specifications for meta and data variables.
-- When exporting data to a netCDF file via "Export > Station Data >
NetCDF File" a summary table containing nc variable names and
associated ODV variable labels, units and comments is created in
the new nc_variables.txt file.
-- New searchbox on some selection dialogs facilitates finding
specific entries when working with long lists.
-- When calculating geostrophic flows via "Tools > Geostrophic Flows"
the user may now modifiy the required station distance and distance
from the Equator. Station pairs with smaller distances from each
other or from the Equator are excluded from the calculations.

BUG FIXES
-- Fixed SDN importer bug for files that have SDN:P06::UUUU
(dimensionless) as units code of the first data variable (the one
following "Bot. Depth [m]").
-- Fixed spreadsheet importer problem with files without
latitude/longitude or date information.
-- Fixed rare crashes when calculating geostrophic velocities.
***ODV4 Release 4.6.2 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) Mar/31/2014:
-- Efficiency of SeaDataNet and Spreadsheet importers improved
significantly. Performance of these importers now is comparable to
or better than in version 4.5.7.
-- Spreadsheet file importer now uses the first QV column for a given
variable in cases of multiple such columns.
-- Updated atmospheric gas history files (thanks to J. Bullister).

BUG FIXES
-- Fixed "mixup" of extra meta variables when using "Export > Station
Data > ODV Collection", or "Collection > Properties > Convert to
ODVCF6" on ODVCF5 collections.
-- Fixed rare box-averaging bug for stations with very many samples.
***ODV4 Release 4.6.1 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) Feb/18/2014:
-- New "Export > Station History" option writing the history records
of the currently selected stations to a file (ODVCF6 collections
only).
-- Procedure for defining Aggregated and Converted derived variables
simplified.
-- Data export to collection now also exports derived variable data.
***ODV4 Release 4.6.0 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) Jan/29/2014:
-- New ODVCF6 collection format providing the following new features:
1. New Accession Number metadata variable providing a unique and
non-modifiable identification number for every station in a
collection. The Accession Number of a station is preserved
during Sort and Condense operations, while the Station IDs
normally change because of changes in the order of stations in
the collection.
2. New value types for metadata and data variables: SIGNED_BYTE,
UNSIGNED_SHORT, UNSIGNED_INTEGER, INDEXED_TEXT. INDEXED_TEXT
supports UNICODE strings of arbitrary lengths. Strings occurring
many times (e.g., cruise labels) are handled very efficiently.
3. Data variables can now have numerical 1-sigma error values as
well as info texts. Info texts can be literal, or links to info
files provided with the collection or URLs to external
webpages. Error and info values are optional. The ODV
spreadsheet format is extended and now allows error and info
columns.
4. Per-station history records. All import and data edit actions
are remembered in the history of the given station. History
information is maintained when exporting data to collection or
ODV spreadsheet file.
5. Proper ReadWrite or ReadOnly access management. ReadWrite access
to a collection is only granted if the application is the only
one currently working with the collection. A second application
opening the same collection will only have ReadOnly access. Once
a collection is open in more than one application, the access
mode of the first application is dynamically reduced to
ReadOnly. An original ReadWrite access is dynamically restored
when all other applications using the collection have
terminated.
6. Collection password protection. ODVCF6 collections can now be
password protected to prevent unauthorized use.
APPLICATION WINDOW
-- New collection access status (RW, R, R-) pane in the status bar.
-- Separate context menus when right-clicking into the Current Sample
Window": (1) variable label click, (2) data and quality value
click, (3) info column click.
IMPORTER
-- The ODV Spreadsheet importer now also evaluates the LOCAL_CDI_ID
metavalue (if provided in the spreadsheet file) for detecting
station breaks.
-- The SeaDataNet Importer now also extracts and imports .zip files
contained inside .zip files (1 extra level). The value in
//<SDN_REFERENCES> comment lines is now extracted and provided in
the new "Reference" meta variable. LOCAL_CDI_ID, EDMO_code and URL
metadata entries are clickable, thereby opening documents with more
in-depth information in the web-browser.
-- The WOD importer now extracts values for two new meta variables:
"OCL Cruise Number" and "Investigator". Investigator codes from the
WOD files are resolved using the US NODC primary investigator
list. ODV shows the resolved investigator names.
-- The Sea-Bird Importer now extracts all header lines from the top of
the imported .cnv files and makes this information available in
automatically created per-station comment files that are part of
the collection. A new "Comments" meta variable holds the name of
the corresponding comments file. Clicking on the file name will
show the contents of the comments file in your web-browser. The
.cnv header often contains important information, such as sensor
identification and calibration data.

BUG FIXES
-- Consistent usage of missing value quality flag implemented.
-- Problem with finding outliers (Tools>Find Outliers (Range Check))
using derived variables fixed.
-- SDN importer bug for multiple variables with labels only differing
in case (e.g., TEMP [degC] and Temp [degC]) fixed.
-- Issue when trying to change quality flags or deleting data values
via "Tools>Find Outliers (Range Check)" with only one station in
collection fixed.
***ODV4 Release 4.5.7 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) Oct/17/2013:
-- The WOD Importer now supports WOD 2013 in addition to all previous
WOD versions.
***ODV4 Release 4.5.6 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) Jun/20/2013:
-- Support for IODE data quality flag scheme added.
-- Support for ARGO netCDF v3.0 profile and trajectory files
added. Users may now select individual .nc files, or .gz (or .zip)
packages, or a .lst file containing the list of files to be
imported.
-- X/Y input files for the "Extras>2D Estimation" option may now
include extra columns. Data in extra columns are copied to the
output file, thereby facilitation correlation analysis between the
estimated Z value and the extra variables.

BUG FIXES
-- Fixed crash when exporting netCDF file data to ODV collection.
-- Many small fixes
***ODV4 Release 4.5.5 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris-i386) May/23/2013:

BUG FIXES
-- Map "Statistics F4" option properly enabled again.
-- Issues with station time and quality flag variable naming in netCDF
output files fixed.
***ODV4 Release 4.5.4 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris-i386) May/15/2013:
VISUALIZATION
-- New "Isopycnic gridding" option creates distributions that better
align with isopycnals than the default cartesian gridding. Note
that this option is only enabled if neutral density gamma-n or a
potential density derived variable is defined and DIVA gridding is
used.
-- DIVA gridding now uses variable-resolution rectangular
grids. Direction constraint feature is removed (use "Isopycnic
gridding" instead).
-- DIVA optimizations lead to about 25% speed improvements (thanks to
J.-M. Beckers, Univ. Liege, Belgium).
-- Data window color mapping settings now allow automatic "Auto
Adjust".
DERIVED VARIABLES
-- Derived variable "Meta Variable Value" is now also available for
meta variables with value-type TEXT.
-- Setup of "Aggregated Variable" derived variables has been
simplified.
-- New "Converted Variable" derived variable allows quick unit
conversions.
-- The Derived Variable dialog now allows loading derived variable
definitions from a view file in addition to manual setup. The view
file must belong to the currently open collection.
IMPORTER
-- Woce bottle or CTD data can now be imported by simply dropping the
files on the ODV window.
-- The WOCE bottle importer now incorporates cruise reports found
during import in the data collection and provides a clickable meta
variable cruise report link. Comments at the top of WOCE exchange
files are extracted and viewable by clicking the "Comments"
meta-variable value.
-- ODV Spreadsheet, ARGO, GTSPP, Medatlas and WOD imports can now be
initiated without an open collection. In such cases a suitable
target collection is created automatically and the data are
imported into the newly created collection.
-- The SeaDataNet importer now accepts new SDN/ODV files with "P01"
and "P06" vocabulary names. Old files using "P011" and "P061" are
still supported.
-- ODV now handles netCDF files containing variables with zero
dimensions.
MISC
-- SeaDataNet collections now use "LOCAL_CDI_ID EDMO_code" for station
identification in the log file and outlier list files.
-- The Undo facility has been improved and a Redo option has been
added.
TOOLS
-- The Ocean Calculator (invoked via Tools>Ocean Calculator) now
allows specification of vectors of input variable values as
"start:increment:end" triples for one or more input
variables. Results are calculated for all requested inputs and
copied to the clipboard. Curve and contour plots are automatically
created if one or two input variables have multiple values.

BUG FIXES
-- Fixed problem with csv data files.
-- Fixed problem with import of ODV spreadhseet files with MAC-EOL.
-- Fixed problem with derived variable Integral and some other derived
variables in situations with sparse data coverage and large gaps
between data points.
-- Fixed font-size problem when generating graphics using ODV command
files.
-- Fixed problem with labeling reversed time axis.
-- Fixed problem with section bathymetry from .gob files.
***ODV4 Release 4.5.3 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris-i386) Jan/15/2013:
-- Mercartor map projection added.
-- WOCE Bottle importer now reads comments from file README in
addition to the top of the *_hy1.csv file and makes these comments
available via meta-variable "Comments".
-- WOCE Bottle importer now has meta-variable "Cruise Report"
containing a link to the cruise report of the respective expedition
(pdf or txt). Cruise reports found during import become part of the
collection and are copied to the "misc/cruise_reports"
directory. Clicking on the "Cruise Report" meta-variable value
opens the document in you web browser.
BUG FIXES
-- Fixed bug when importing ODV Spreadhseet files with MAC-EOL.
-- Crash with "Metadata Time" map animation fixed.
-- Full minute (hour) display format problem with netCDF files fixed.
***ODV4 Release 4.5.2 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris-i386) Dec/13/2012:
IMPORT
-- Sea-Bird importer now has a new dialog for specifying whether
up/down cast splitting and subsampling should occur. Now also tries
to extract bottom depth information from suitable user metadata
entry (e.g. "** Bottom Depth [m]: 123"). Fixed issues with files
containing more than one column with identical names and issues
with date/time extraction from user-metadata (e.g. "** UTC (Time):
May 10 2009 04:58:21").
-- Woce CTD and Bottle imports can now be initiated with no collection
open. In these cases the superset of variables contained in the
import files is determined and a suitable receiving collection is
created automatically.
-- Woce Bottle collections now have CTDPRS [DBAR] instead of DEPTH [M]
as first variable. In addition there is a new meta-variable
"Comments" of type TEXT holding a link to a file with the text
comments from the .csv file.
-- SeaDataNet importer now extracts additional metadata from SDN .csv
files.
NETCDF
-- Quality control flag variables in netCDF files are now identified
and used as quality flag values of associated parent variable.
-- .grd files are now accepted as netCDF type input files.
-- Export of data into netCDF now supports large (>2GB) files.
DERIVED VARIABLES
-- New derived variables "Aggregated Variable" and "Interpolated
Variable". See section 6.1 in the User's Guide for more
information.
-- Logical expressions and "if-then-else" constructs now supported in
ODV macros and expressions.
MISCELLANEOUS
-- Separate quality and range sample selection criteria can now be
specified for the different data windows. This allows displaying
data for some depth range in one of the windows, while other
windows may show all data or the data for some other depth range.
-- LOCAL_CDI_ID and EDMO_code meta-variables can now be used for
station selection.
-- New "Tools>Grid File Generator" option allows creation of 1D and 2D
regular grid files to be used for "Extras>1D Estimation" or
"Extras>2D Estimation" options.
-- The "Extras>2D Estimation" option now automatically calculates x
and y components of the field gradient in addition to the field
values.
-- The display order of variables in the current sample list window
can now be saved to or loaded from a file.
-- Map and data-window clipboard copy now allows export of original or
projected X/Y values. Original values is the default.
-- Every running instance of ODV now uses its own, separate DIVA work
directory to avoid interference.
-- Generalized duplicate station checks now allow specification of
additional meta variables used for the checks and other additional
meta variables to be included in the output file.
-- X/Y station and sample tile counts of station map and data windows
are now exported via the Clipboard Copy option on the map and data
window Statistics dialog.
BUG FIXES
-- Fixed crash when opening a netCDF file on a read-only medium.
-- Numerous other fixes.
***ODV4 Release 4.5.1 (Windows, Mac OS X) Aug/06/2012:
-- ARGO profile and trajectory importer now also supports v2.3 netCDF
files in addition to v2.2 and v2.1.
BUG FIXES
-- Problem with overlay window creation fixed.
***ODV4 Release 4.5.0 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris-i386) May/15/2012:
-- NetCDF files on remote OpenDAP servers (frequently used for model
output files and climate data resources) can now be opened and
analyzed via File>Open Remote. Transferred data are cached locally
and not transmitted a second time.
-- Open netCDF file wizard now provides reasonable defaults for all
four steps and in many cases can be run through by simply pressing
OK each time.
-- Drastic performance improvements when loading data into SCATTER and
SURFACE windows from netCDF files (local or remote).
-- Data variables of type TEXT are now supported in ODV spreadsheet,
SeaDataNet data files and ODV collections. See section 16.3.2 in
the ODV User's Guide for more information.
-- New importer for Sea-Bird .cnv files.
-- New "Automatic scale lengths" mode determines gridding length
scales automatically. This is now the default setting for new data
windows.
-- DIVA gridding can now be run in a mode that prevents negative
gridded values.
-- Window Layout mode now allows changes of the data window drawing
order. Individual windows may now be brought to foreground or
background.
-- The geostrophic velocity calculator now detects zero-distance
station pairs and outputs the station pair distance in additional
meta-variable "Distance".
BUG FIXES
-- Axis with Chronological Julian Date are now properly annotated.
-- New version of DIVA mesh generator eliminates DIVA failures under
rare circumstances.
-- DIVA direction constraints were effectively switched off since
release 4.4.2. This has been fixed.
-- Many small fixes.
***ODV4 Release 4.4.4 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris-i386) Jan/12/2012:
BUG FIXES
-- Fixes ODV crash when pressing OK on the View>Settings dialog
(odv4>Preferences on Mac OS X) and no collection open.
***ODV4 Release 4.4.3 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris-i386) Jan/10/2012:
-- Station selection criteria dialog now allows specifying value
ranges for numeric meta variables and wildcard patterns for text
meta variables.
-- New "Layout Templates>From View File" option takes the new window
layout from a previously saved view file. The view file may belong
to the same or any other collection.
-- New "Resource Priorities" page on the "General Settings" dialog now
allows specifying usage priorities for installed map resources.
-- Improved "Gridding Misfit" color scale setup now ensures white
color for zero misfit. Size of dots in misfit field now derived
from symbol size of parent window.
-- Special time axis labeling now also supported for times specified
as seconds or minutes since a reference date.
-- GTSPP importer now fully supports version 4.0 format specification.
BUG FIXES
-- Fixed ODV installation issues on Mac OS X Lion systems.
-- Read and write of large files (>2GB) now works on Linux systems.
-- Fixed issue with dynamic z-range and colorscale adjustments in
animations.
***ODV4 Release 4.4.2 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris-i386) Oct/07/2011:
-- New "Physical Properties (TEOS-10)" derived variables group
replaces the previous EOS-80 based variables and adds more than 20
new physical oceanography variables. References to previous EOS-80
based variables in cfg and xview files are automatically replaced
by the new TEOS-10 variables.
-- Most TEOS-10 variables are now also available in the Tools>Ocean
Calculator.
-- New GTSPP importer for version 3.8 and 4.0 GTSPP netCDF files.
-- Data and metadata files may now become larger than 2GB.
-- Drastic (ca. x50) speed-up of station selection, map drawing, and
duplicate station search. Setting up the station map now only takes
a few seconds, even for collections with millions of stations.
-- New "Gridding Misfits" button on Statistics dialogs of data
windows, which, when pressed, shows the Estimate-Data differences
of the gridding procedure.
-- New "Current Sample by ID" option in Current Sample context menu.
BUG FIX
-- "Collection>Delete Station Subset" would not properly update the
map.
-- Many small fixes.
***ODV4 Release 4.4.1 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris-i386) Jul/28/2011:
BUG FIX
-- Section definition with maximized ODV application window would fail.
***ODV4 Release 4.4.0 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris-i386) Jul/22/2011:
-- Support for logarithmic axis and six other stretched projections in
data windows added (usage via "Properties>Data>X(or Y)-Axis
Settings").
-- High resolution coastline and ETOPO1 as well as GEBCO08 elevation
data are now available for the whole world in 2x2' and 6x6'
resolutions. The IBCAO map data are available at 1x1' resolution
for the region north of 60N. All these resources are now installed
or uninstalled using the "View>Settings>Map>Layer Series"
(ODV4>Preferences>... on Mac OS X) option. Installation of complete
packages or quick, "download-on-demand" installations are
possible. Manual installation of optional packages is no longer
needed. Previous optional packages have been removed from the ODV
download area.
-- Carbon derived variables that previously could only be calculated
on the basis of Alkalinity and DIC input data can now also be
computed using any one of 8 additional input pairs. These new
capabilities are available as derived variables as well as in the
"Tools>Ocean Calculator".
-- New derived variables "fCO2" (fugacity as function of pCO2) and
"pCO2" (as function of fCO2) allow conversion between the two.
-- The following trigonometric functions are now available in
Expressions and Macros: tan, cot, arcsin, arccos, arctan, arccot.
-- Derived variables in dialog's Choices widget now organized in
thematic groups.
-- Special labeling for time axis implemented.
-- Visually enhanced dragging of graphics objects.
-- "Export>ODV Spreadsheet" of time-series data now allows exporting
of time data as stored in the collection.
BUG FIXES
-- Unnecessary creation of metavariables with ":METAVAR" qualifier
during spreadsheet import fixed.
-- "3D Estimation" crash fixed.
-- DIVA problem in cases of very different X and Y scale lengths fixed.
-- Problems calculating "Geostrophic Flows" with Depth as derived
variable fixed.
-- Linux/UNIX crashes in cases of non-default installation paths
fixed.
-- "Animation>Validate Variable" bug fixed.
***ODV4 Release 4.3.10 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris-i386) Mar/23/2011:
-- SDN Import now supports Cruise and Station metadata of up to 80
characters.
-- TimeSeries ODV data collections now have separate window layout
templates with landscape sized windows.
-- The derived variables "Time (station date&time)" and "Time (time
variable)" now provide decimal time in units of years, days or
hours since a user specified reference date.
-- The View>Settings option now allows a wider range of user
customization.
-- ODV now automatically checks for ODV software updates once per
month.
-- Updated atmospheric trace gas histories now contain observed values
until 2011 and extrapolated values until 2014.
BUG FIXES
-- Fixed repainting issues after "File>Print Canvas" and "File>Print
Preview of Canvas".
-- Fixed occasional erroneous import of quality flag values from WOCE
WHP exchange files.
***ODV4 Release 4.3.9 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris-i386) Feb/10/2011:
BUG FIXES
-- Fixed section gridding problems with Z variables that have an
associated error-variable, such as WOA09 variables.
-- Fixed drawing of "ghost" points in highly zoomed-in data windows.
-- Time conversion issues during import and export fixed.
-- Identification of meta and collection variables during spreadsheet
imports improved.
***ODV4 Release 4.3.8 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris-i386) Feb/01/2011:
-- New "Export>WOCE>Bottle" and "Export>WOCE>CTD" options allow
exporting the current stations to WOCE WHP exchange file(s).
-- The "Import>SDN Spreadsheet" option has been updated and improved.
-- Column labels in ODV spreadsheet files may now have extended
qualifiers of the form
":PRIMARYVAR:<valueType>:<valueBytes>:<SchemaID>", now allowing to
specify a specific quality flag scheme SchemaID (e.g., ARGO, etc.)
in addition to a specific value type (e.g., DOUBLE, etc.).
-- Import of spreadsheet files with column labels and units on
separate lines is now supported.
-- OCEANSITES quality flags now supported. Quality flag mappings
to/from WOCEBOTTLE, WOCECTD, and WOCESAMPLE flags "5" and "9"
changed. Some quality codes of the BODC, PANGAEA and SMHI schemes
changed; existing ODV collections using BODC, PANGAEA or SMHI
quality flags may no longer work. New mapping tables are available
on the "Documentation" pages of the ODV website.
-- New derived variable "Spiciness". Reference: Flament 2002, Progress
in Oceanography 54 (1-4), 493-501.
-- Simplified and improved map layer selections in "Automatic" mode.
-- The "Extras>2D Estimation" option now sets Z values at points
outside the window domain or in regions exceeding the window's
quality limit (white areas in the plot) to -1.e10.
-- On Mac OSX systems .odv and .var files are now automatically
associated with the ODV application. You can now invoke ODV on a
particular data collection by double-clicking in the Finder on the
respective .odv or .var file.
-- New default Odv.pal color palette with slightly different map
colors. The previous default palette is still available as
"Odv_437.pal".
BUG FIXES
-- Fixed crash when adding a Macro derived variable.
-- Fixed "Collection>Identify Key Variables>Undo All" crash.
-- Fixed bug when modifying a map data window to non-map data window.
-- Fixed erroneous carbon parameter calculations with "Millero /
Mehrbach" equilibrium constants.
-- Fixed issues with repainting after animations or aborted Sort and
Condense steps.
-- Fixed issue with AOU calculation for Oxygen values equal to zero.
-- Fixed issue of erroneous first point when defining a station
selection polygon on Mac X systems.
***ODV4 Release 4.3.7 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris-i386) Oct/19/2010:
-- Drawing of data windows, station map and graphics objects improved
and accelerated.
-- The station selection criteria "Cruise Label" field now allows more
than one specification. Individual items are separated by double
bars " || ". A cruise is selected if it matches one of the
specifications.
-- New derived variable "Meta Variable Value" that provides the data
of numeric meta variables.
-- Improved usage of column label qualifiers (e.g., :METAVAR:TEXT:51
or :DOUBLE, etc.) in ODV Spreadsheet export files and more
consistent interpretation of such qualifiers during import of
spreadsheet files.
-- The data of a collection may now be exported to netCDF files using
option "Export>netCDF File".
-- New command file "save_view" command.
-- New "Help>Check for Updates" option checks whether a newer ODV
version is available.
-- o4x importer implemented.
BUG FIXES
-- Fixed occasional crashes when exporting window data or reference
data.
-- Fixed issue with automatic gridding scale length adjustment when
changing the domain of maps using non-default projections.
-- Fixed issue with automatic deletion of derived variables such as
"Difference from Reference" that use the section coordinate as
input variable.
-- Fixed issues with additional metavariables "Originator's Cruise"
and "Originator's Station" in World Ocean Database collections.
-- Read-only ODVCF5 collections are now properly opened.
***ODV4 Release 4.3.6 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris-i386) May/27/2010:
-- The DIVA direction constraint (called advection constraints in DIVA
documentation) can now be invoked in section plots. This allows
aligning the field (to some degree) along isopycnals.
-- Support for user collection templates added. User collection
templates are .odv files that are placed in the
templates/collections subdirectory of the ODV user directory.
-- The "open_collection" ODV batch-file command has been extended to
allow specification of a view file as second argument.
-- The labels of the stations in a section can now be drawn along the
top margin of section plots by exporting the labels to a .gob file,
possibly editing the .gob file to delete some entries in areas of
dense station spacing, and adding the label graphics objects to the
section window via option "Extras>Import Graphics Object from
File>GOB File".
-- The "Save Canvas As" option now only exports the used part of the
page to the image file.
-- New status bar pane now indicates whether station selection or
sample quality and range filters are active.
BUG FIXES
-- Dropping a spreadsheet import file onto the ODV icon or specifying
the file on the command line will no longer switch to batch
mode. Messages during import will now be shown again to the user.
-- Fixed a rare issue during import of WOD09 data files that lead to
invalid longitudes.
-- Unclipped map without bathymetry after "Sort and Condense" fixed.
-- Fixed crash in NetCDF emulator.
-- WOCE CTD data can now be imported from zipped files.
***ODV4 Release 4.3.5 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris-i386) Apr/13/2010:
-- File containing X/Y coordinates for "2D Estimation" now supports
',' in addition to '.' as decimal point and TAB (in addition to
SPACE) as separator between X and Y values. If the window for which
2D Estimation is performed is a map the X coordinates are now
automatically adjusted to the map domain and the X/Y points are
projected before estimation is performed.
-- Now switching to batch-mode when processing an import file via
command line invocation.
***ODV4 Release 4.3.4 (Windows, Linux, Solaris-i386) Apr/08/2010:
BUG FIXES
-- Fixed File>Open and File>New crashes on new ODV installations.
***ODV4 Release 4.3.3 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris-i386) Mar/24/2010:
-- The current sample window now shows the numerical values and
quality flags of all samples, even those that are range or quality
filtered and do not show up in the plot windows.
-- New "Assign Quality Flag" submenu of the the current sample menu
allowing assignment of quality flag values to data of the current
variable (possible scopes: current sample, current station, data in
a window, all valid stations, all stations).
-- New derived variables Partial Pressure and Saturation of SF6.
-- New "Tools > Infix-to-Postfix Converter" option allows input of
mathematical expressions in normal infix notation and conversion to
postfix for use in ODV expressions and macros.
-- New SDN Spreadsheet multifile spreadsheet importer for SeaDataNet
retrieval data files.
-- Improved performance when drawing shapefiles.
BUG FIXES
-- Fixed crashes during Full Range of map data windows.
-- BYTE, SHORT, INTEGER, FLOAT, DOUBLE, or TEXT qualifiers in
spreadsheet file column labels are no longer included in the
variable labels.
-- Rare problems when opening netcdf files fixed.
-- Fixed some typos in constants for the pressure dependence of carbon
system equilibrium constants (thanks to James Rae, University of
Bristol). Resulting changes in the derived carbon variables are
very small.
***ODV4 Release 4.3.2 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris-i386) Feb/18/2010:
-- Methods for calculation of 1st and 2nd vertical derivatives
improved.
BUG FIXES
-- CRITICAL FIX: When editing data or quality flags via "Edit Data"
with a sample quality filter active, there was a danger of loosing
the filtered values of the edited station.
-- Synchronize axis ranges issues fixed.
-- GOB export of non-filled contours now only exports the stroke
parts.
-- GOB export of sample dots from map data windows now properly
unprojects lon/lat coordinates before exporting.
-- Error calculating 2nd vertical derivative fixed.
***ODV4 Release 4.3.1 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) Feb/05/2010:
-- New adapted colorbar for data windows with filled
contours. PostScript support for filled contours and new colorbar
added.
-- Data values outside the domain are now taken into account if doing
VG-Gridding on sub-domains.
-- Map and data windows are now aligned to the nearest mm when using
Move/Resize in Window Layout mode.
BUG FIXES
-- Crash when changing the scope of a data window with graphics
objects to/from SURFACE scope fixed.
-- Using the data window Properties dialog would always synchronize
axis ranges, even if this was switched off on the View > Settings >
Windows page. This has been fixed.
-- Axis ranges of overlay and parent windows are now always
synchronized.
-- Crash when using gazetteers fixed.
***ODV4 Release 4.3.0 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) Jan/27/2010:
-- New "Ocean Calculator" tool allows calculation of more than 45
oceanographic parameters for user specified input values (option:
Tools>Ocean Calculator).
-- Clicking on URL and DOI metadata in the Current Station Window will
now open the link in your web-browser.
-- Geographic features from ESRI shapefiles can now be added to the
station map.
-- Calculation of geostrophic flows across sections now implemented
(option: Tools>Geostrophic Flows).
-- Station and sampling matching criteria during spreadsheet file
import may now be modified by the user. This allows more
flexibility when importing data in "Merge" or "Update" modes.
-- New implementation of map graphic objects now allows objects
extending across the Greenwich meridian.
-- The gridded field values of a data window may now be exported via
the "Extras>Clipboard Copy" option (shortcut: Ctrl-C while the
mouse is over the window). A dialog appears that lets you define
properties of the export and lets you choose between exporting the
original data or the gridded field values.
-- Option "Extras>2D Estimation" now also available if using DIVA
gridding.
-- The "Tools>Find Duplicate Stations" option now allows two sorts of
actions: (1) delete all but one station of a duplicates group or
(2) merge all data into the first station of a duplicates group and
delete the other stations.
BUG FIXES
-- Incomplete cleanup after changing the collection's variable sets
fixed ("*_.Data" directory would remain).
-- Samples without valid data are no longer exported to spreadsheet
files.
-- Problem drawing Orthographic (Oblique) maps fixed.
-- Editing the properties of derived variables now works.
***ODV4 Release 4.2.1 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) Oct/08/2009:
BUG FIXES
-- Loading newly saved views would not properly install the section.
-- Automatic cruise colors in station map now supported in saved
images and eps files.
***ODV4 Release 4.2.0 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) Oct/06/2009:
-- The primary variable of a collection can now be changed at any time
(option Collection>Properties>General).
-- The set of ODV meta variables can now be changed at any time
(option Collection>Properties>Meta Variables). This includes
adding new variables, deleting or reordering existing ones, and
changing their properties. Mandatory meta variables may not be
deleted or re-ordered.
-- The set of ODV collection variables can now be changed at any time
(option Collection>Properties>Collection Variables). This includes
adding new variables, deleting or reordering existing ones, and
changing their properties.
-- Export of current station set to ODV Collection now implemented.
-- Single or multi-file import of data in WOCE WHP exchange format now
implemented.
-- STATION scope windows now show error-bars if X and/or Y variables
have associated error variables.
-- New derived variables "Day of Week (station date)" and "Day of Week
(time variable)".
-- The carbon dioxide system derived variables can now be evaluated at
in situ as well as user specified pressure and temperature
values. pH can now be calculated in one of the following pH scales,
TOTAL, SEA WATER and FREE.
-- The dialogs "Current Station by ID", "Current Station by Name" and
"Set Ranges" have been updated and are now easier to operate
without the mouse. Pressing TAB moves from item to item, and
pressing ENTER or ESC has the same effect as clicking OK or
Cancel.
-- Some menu shortcut keys were added or modified.
-- New File>Print Preview of Canvas options allows previewing the page
before sending it to a printer.
-- When opening a netCDF file you can now select one of the previous
views.
BUG FIXES
-- Problem drawing Orthographic (Oblique) maps fixed.
-- Many other fixes.
***ODV4 Release 4.1.3 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) June/23/2009:
-- Carbonate chemistry derived variables now use equilibrium constants
as recommended in "Dickson A. G., Sabine C. L. & Christian J. R.,
2007. Guide to best practices for ocean CO2 measurements. PICES
Special Publication 3:1-191". Comparisons with SeaCarb 2.1.2
(http://www.obs-vlfr.fr/~gattuso/seacarb.php) show excellent
agreement of results.
-- Atmospheric CFC history files updated.
-- The user can now choose whether changes of data window axis ranges
by zooming or other methods are applied to the given window only, or
whether the range changes are applied to other windows using the
same variable(s) as well (range synchronization; use option
View>General Settings>Windows).
-- Method for calculating isosurface values changed to simple
interpolation for stations of type "C" or more than 250
samples. This now yields meaningful results for data with large
numbers of samples and high spatial or temporal variability.
-- Running DIVA gridding on Windows is now a quiet process. No console
windows open temporarily and focus remains in the active
application window.
-- Improved placement of contour labels.
-- New ODV installer. The installation procedure is simplified, and
DIVA is now part of the basic installation package.
BUG FIXES
-- Problem exporting derived variables to ODV Spreadsheet files fixed.
-- Problem with netCDF variables using scaling as well as valid ranges
fixed.
***ODV4 Release 4.1.2 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) May/26/2009:
-- DIVA Settings page now allows manual specification of a water depth
for determination of land mass barriers.
-- Station break criteria during ODV Spreadsheet file import modified:
if station names are provided and do not change, a station break is
still inserted if day-time changes by more than 1 hour.
-- View settings with default values are no longer written to xview
files. This makes xview files considerably smaller and easier to
edit manually.
-- New "Undo All Changes" option.
BUG FIXES
-- Problem calculating isosurface values (introduced with 4.1.1) fixed.
***ODV4 Release 4.1.1 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) May/12/2009:
-- Section bathymetry may now be obtained from regional gridded
bathymetry files (prescribed netCDF format) or from POLYGON graphic
object .gob files. The latter option allows the use of
along-section shipboard bathymetric data.
-- DIVA gridding of sections using gob bathymetry polygons now uses
the gob bathymetry for domain separation.
-- Faster drawing of the station map.
BUG FIXES
-- Problem of DIVA not running for some complex domains fixed.
-- jpeg problem on Windows fixed.
-- Occasional crashes when station selection yielded no valid station fixed.
***ODV4 Release 4.1.0 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) May/08/2009:
ODV SPREADSHEET FILES (for details see chapter 17.3 in User's Guide)
-- When exporting time series data to ODV Spreadsheet files it is now
possible to output date/time data values as ISO8601 date/time
strings.
-- Data variable labels in spreadsheet import files now may have
extensions of the form :PRIMARYVAR:<valueType>, where <valueType>
may be one of the following: BYTE, SHORT, INTEGER, FLOAT or
DOUBLE. Only one column label may have the :PRIMARYVAR extension to
indicate that this column is the primary variable.
-- Support for new <MissingValueIndicators> comment line attribute in
spreadsheet import files added. This attribute line should be used
to indicate missing value indicators used in the file. Multiple
entries are separated by spaces.
-- Enclosing double quotes "..." are now automatically removed before
processing an entry.
GUI
-- Alt+P shortcut key for window properties dialog now also works in
window layout mode and if the mouse is over the metadata or current
sample window (editing properties of meta- or collection
variables).
-- New shortcut keys F8, F9, F10, F11, and F12 to quickly switch to
different window layouts.
-- Display order of variables in the current sample window can now be
set according to data availability.
BATCH COMMANDS (for details see chapter 14.5 in User's Guide)
-- New "create_collection" and "delete_collection" batch commands for
automated creation and deletion of collections.
-- New "import_data" batch command for automated import of data.
MISC
-- xview files now only store non-default settings.
-- The strategy for calculation of isosurface values has been
modified: Before trying to interpolate between existing samples
there will be a search for a sample close to the requested
surface. If such a sample is found, its value will be used and no
interpolation is performed.
-- New "DIVA Settings" page on the data window's Properties dialog now
allows specification of DIVA signal-to-noise ratio and domain
separation method on a per window basis.
-- DIVA domain separation now supported in windows showing isosurface
variables with keyword "first".
-- Absolute gridding length scales now remain constant when zooming in
or out a data window.
BUG FIXES
-- Load View problem for netCDF files fixed.
-- netCDF station identification problem after zoom fixed.
-- World Ocean Database importer bug fixed (would not import some
stations; <1%).
-- Failure to convert values during spreadsheet import fixed.
-- Improved automatic color and symbol selection for picked stations.
-- When exporting map station positions via "Extras>Export as Graphics
Objects>Station Dots" connecting lines between points are now
switched off.
-- Numerous other fixes.
***ODV4 Release 4.0.1 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) Mar/19/2009:
BUG FIXES
-- Problem loading cfg files with multiple macros fixed.
-- Multiple stations at the same position are now properly added to a section.
-- Windows with Z-variable now only show data points with valid
Z-value.
-- Range filters no longer remembered between views.
-- Improved support for ODV3 .cfg configuration files.
-- More date formats supported in spreadsheet import files.
-- Cancel button on Expression edit dialog now properly discards any
changes.
***ODV4 Release 4.0.0 (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) Mar/16/2009:
-- Automatic coastline/bathymetry series selection.
-- Runtime optimizations for metadata access and station selection.
-- Shortcut keys for frequently used menu options added.
-- User may now abort lengthy data loading and drawing operations by
pressing ESC.
-- Numerous other bug fixes.
***ODV4 Release 4.0.0j (Windows, Mac OS X) Feb/23/2009:
-- Spreadsheet import into ODVGENERIC collections: station data are
now properly truncated if necessary.
-- Spreadsheet importer now tolerates lines containing fewer columns
than in header line. Missing columns are treated as being empty.
-- Colors of highlighting marks in map and data windows may be set by
the user (View>General Settings>Highlighting). Different colors may
be chosen for map and data windows.
-- Pressing Alt+P now brings up the properties dialog of the window or
graphics object pointed to by the mouse.
-- Conversions from "Chronological Julian Date" to derived variables
Time (xx), Year (xx), Month of Year (xx), Day of Year (xx), Day of
Month (xx), and Day Time (xx) implemented (xx stands for "time
variable").
-- Time series date/time data in import spreadsheet files may come as
single-column ISO8601 dates. The heading of the column has to be
"time_ISO8601".
BUG FIXES
-- Issue with scaled variables in netcdf files fixed.
-- Numerous other bug fixes.
***ODV4 Release 4.0.0i (Windows, Mac OS X) Feb/13/2009:
-- ODV user directory moved to directory "ODV" in the users documents
directory. Note: Private palette, macro, gazetteer, command or
graphics objects files created by the user have to be copied
manually to the new user directory to make them available to
ODV4. The same applies to reference datasets saved with previous
ODV versions.
-- Easier access to predefined layout templates via "View>Layout
Templates>..." or "Layout Templates>..." from canvas popup menu.
-- Information about the installed ODV can be retrieved via
"Help>About ODV" or "odv4>About odv4" on Mac OS X systems.
-- Spreadsheet file importer now tolerates lines containing fewer
columns than the header line. Non-existing columns are treated as
empty.
-- Numerous bug fixes.
***ODV4 Release 4.0.0h (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) Jan/28/2009:
-- Netcdf emulation settings now stored in view files
-- .gob files now store info about coordinate system
-- Using Qt 4.4.3
-- Many bug fixes.
***ODV4 Release 4.0.0g (Windows only) Jan/13/2009:
-- Using Qt 4.5.0 beta
-- Save Plot As bug fixed.
***ODV4 Release 4.0.0f (Windows only) Jan/13/2009:
-- Support for animations added.
-- Support for overlay windows added.
-- ARGO profile importer now imports TUR2 "Light Attenuation
Coefficient" data.
-- Documentation improved.
-- many bug fixes and improvements.
***ODV4 Release 4.0.0e (Windows only) Dec/22/2008:
-- "Chronological Julian Date" variable created as 8-byte double
variable by default.
-- many bug fixes and improvements.
***ODV4 SDN+friends Release 4.0.0d (Windows only) Nov/26/2008:
-- Newly coded, fully object oriented ODV version that overcomes many
limitations of ODV3, supports more general metadata models, an
unlimited number of collection variables, support for many data
quality flag schemas and new, additional graphics types.