Version 5.07



New Features in 5.07

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Konect Manger

There are several significant changes to underlying software components, and as a result, users will not receive an automatic prompt to signal that a new version is available as has happened with previous releases. Instead, an email will be sent notifying of the official V5.07 release and a download link will be provided. The update MUST BE RUN MANUALLY, but is not a mandatory update, so the install can be done at any time. The release of future updates to Konect Manager will revert to the previously used automated upgrade process. Version 5.07 of Konect Manager will require the previous version to be UNINSTALLED before installing the new version. 

Component changes impacting non-functional aspects of Konect Manager have been implemented to improve security, futureproof the product and provide improved performance for large datasets. Changes for Konect Manager are: 

  • 64 bit only application and will only run on 64 bit operating systems.
  • .NET has been upgraded to .NET 4.8. If automatic updates are turned on for Windows 10 it is likely this has already been installed. More detail can be found here https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-the-net-framework-4-8/
  • GDAL 3.0 (64 bit) is now used. If you have other scripts that rely on the GDAL shipped with Konect Manager you may need to update these to be compatible. The 64 bit version of GDAL means Konect is capable of importing and exporting larger datasets.
  • The latest C++ redistributable for VS 2015-2019 is now used

KO-1042

KO-995

Konect Manager

The following installation changes have occurred:

  • Mobac (used for the preparation of offline basemaps) and its Java prerequisite are no longer part of the install. More details on how to install and use Mobac can be found here https://mobac.sourceforge.io/
  • The Restricted Konect Manager (lite) option has been removed from the installer as this is now provisioned through authenticated licenses and user roles managed in through the Konect Account Management Portal. If your organization is still using an unauthenticated Konect account please contact your reseller and have this rectified immediately.
  • There are now two installation options. This provides IT administrators the option to allow users to install in secure environments without requiring administrator assistance: 
    1. ‘Per Machine’ installer - this is very similar to the current installer and normally requires a user to have administrator rights to complete the install.
    2. ‘Per User’ installer – allows installation\upgrade without requiring administrator privileges.
      • It is possible that the first time the ‘Per User’ installer is run, a user with administrator rights may need to completes the install, however, subsequent installs will not require administrator privileges. This includes automated upgrades.
      • The ‘Per User’ install will not offer a change of installation folder. It will always be installed to [UserAppDataLocal]\Programs\Global GBM\Konect. Generally this will be C:\Users\{USER_NAME}\AppData\Local
      • Only 1 type of install can be installed on the PC at a time. It is recommended to choose one type of install and stick with it for any given PC.
      • If the ‘Per User’ installer is chosen, only the logged in user during the install will have access to Konect Manager. Other users of the PC will need to have the ‘Per User’ installation completed under their user login.
KO-1043
Konect App

There are significant changes to GPS functionality allowing the use of external, high accuracy GPS antennas. Users must be on the latest konect version found on the appropriate app stores to access the new GPS functionality. Following the scheduled release, if you do not have the latest app store version installed on your device, all GPS features will be unavailable until the upgrade is completed.

External GPS antennas will only be compatible on Android devices when using konect. 

A general procedure for setting up an external Bluetooth GPS on an Android device for use with the konect app is:

  • Install your specific GPS manufacturers Bluetooth GPS app on your device.
  • Enable developer settings on your device. https://developer.android.com/studio/debug/dev-options
  • In developer settings turn on Allow mock locations.
  • Enable mock locations in the Bluetooth GPS app settings.
  • Connect your external GPS, you are now ready to use your external GPS with konect.

KO-842

KO-1015

KD Import

Addition of parent linking when performing imports with KD Import tool.

KO-1047

Konect Manager
New feature to create templated URLs for inline labels from record attribute data. An attribute is templated using curly braces and the field id e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{species}
KO-1039

Konect Manager

Konect App

New feature to skip rendering a child dataset (that uses copy geomerty) on the map. This will improve rendering speed for large child datasets that use copy geometry linking. This new setting can be found in the linking settings for a child dataset, and is only available for copy geometry linked child datasets.KO-1040

Konect Manager

Konect App

New feature to get copy values directly from a parent dataset without performing a geometry intersection on the copy value dataset. This will improve creation speed of new features that contain copy values from large parent datasets with many co-located features. This new setting can be found in the copy value field settings and is only available to copy value fields that are copied from the parent dataset when the linking is a copy geometry link.KO-1040

Konect Manager

Konect App

Child datasets will not be searched when using the map attributes tool. This means child records that do not have a parent in a project will not be accessible from the project. The record will be accessible from the data tab in Konect Manager.KO-1040

Fixes/Updates in 5.07

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Konect App
Fixed image overlay being skewed in the preview on some devices.
KO-1060

Fixed downloading MBTiles files that use a view instead of a table for the tiles table.KO-1057
Konect ManagerFixed issue with user selection feature on the operations tab where it initially shows the wrong listing and the listing resets several times.

KO-1059

KS-928

Konect Manager

Konect App

Fixed visibility rules using copy values not evaluating correctly.

KO-1041

KS-885

Konect ManagerImproved performance of loading lists in Konect Manager Data tab.KO-1036