This list of versions and their associated release notes is intended to help users decide if/when it is appropriate for them to update MobileMap to take advantage of new features or bug fixes.
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MobileMap 4.4.
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21 (1/29/2024)
Tree List
Modified Tree List to allow users to select any plot-level attribute to display at the top of the tree list, along with a label short name. The MobileMap default is to display 'Plot' as the label and the value of the Plot_ID field. This can now be set to any plot-level attribute field. If the combined label and value that would be produced is greater than 12 characters, MobileMap will only display the value (without a label). Providing a short name can help overcome this limitation. For example, a setting of 'Typ:Plot_Type' may help to ensure that the label and value are shown for plot type.
Base Map Download
Fixed issue with download of ArcGIS Online base maps for Portal users. Note that ArcGIS Online base map support for Portal users requires that each desired base map source is registered within Portal.
MobileMap 4.4.19 (9/22/2023)
Sampling
Improved functionality in Sample Tree Ratio (STR) editor by adding support for batch delete of STR entries. To delete multiple entries at one time, check multiple checkboxes then tap delete button. When entries are deleted, the STR text string will automatically update.
Landscape Mode on Tablets
Extended ‘Line To’ (https://woodlandsg.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MD/pages/229789/MobileMap+Editing+Features?parentProduct=JSM&parentProductContentContainerId=10103&initialAllowedFeatures=byline-contributors.sticky-header.delete.disable-share&locale=en-US#Draw-Line-to-Next-Selected-Point-(available-at-MobileMap-release-4.3.61) )and ‘Navigation’ MobileMap: Field Navigation functionality to Landscape Mode on tablets. Previously, only the Copy Tool and Driving Directions button’s were available when using the Identify Tool in Landscape Mode on Tablets
Bugs
Fixed bug that caused app crash if user attempted to download a basemap prior to licensing device.
MobileMap 4.4.18 (8/25/2023)
Layer Editing
Fixed functionality introduced at 4.4.12 with new settings option (MSS 371) ) to hide irrelevant features from picklists (Settings > Data Collection and Editing > Hide Irrelevant Layers) when selecting layers for Identify (query), Draw, GPS, Edit and Tracking. This option was meant to hide read-only (non-editable) layers AND hidden layers (checkbox unchecked in the Select Layer Display Properties dialog) from Draw, GPS, Edit and Tracking, but was not hiding hidden layers from these picklists. This fix now correctly hides both read-only layers AND hidden layers from these picklists. For the Identify (query) picklist, it always hides read-only layers and now will correctly hide hidden layers when the option to hide irrelevant features is selected.
Plots
Added support for hiding Unique_ID and Parent_ID fields on Plots layer. Previously, if these fields were hidden, they were not properly populated when manually creating a single plot within a stand using draw mode (pencil tool) or GPS mode. This required keeping these fields visible (but read only). Now they can be hidden completely (Settings > Data Model > Hidden Fields) and they will function as expected.
Stands
Fixed bug in Stand Summaries that calculated confidence intervals at 95% for volume calculations regardless of the setting in Stand and Plot Summaries > Confidence Level. Not relevant to any users at this time as volumes are not being calculated in MobileMap by any customers.
Trees
Added support for multiple height measurements when using LTI laser rangefinder. This had already been implemented for Haglöf and now works for LTI units.
Mobile Device Management (MDM) Systems
Fixed settings for 'use portal' and 'client id' within Mobile Device Management (MDM) systems. These settings have been visible to MDMs but until this release, only the Portal URL and the Portal Name have been saving to devices.
MobileMap 4.4.17 (5/9/2023)
Stands
Improved description for Custom Stand Summary Calculations setting (Settings > MobileMap Cruise > Stand and Plot Summaries > Custom Stand Summary Calculations.
Sampling
Fixed bug with First Tree North (FTN) double sampling
MobileMap 4.4.16 (4/19/2023)
Trees
Made change to how tree list loads. Now tree list will open blank, and trees will be loaded to the list. Previously trees were loaded before displaying the list. When there are a large number of existing trees, the delay in opening the list caused some users to repeatedly tap the tree icon. Now the form should load quickly, even though it may take a few seconds to complete the load of all trees. Total time to complete load of list and all trees should remain unchanged.
Search
Fixed issue with Search tool where last used search operator did not automatically restore. The intent is for MobileMap to restore the settings of the last used search, where possible, to streamline repeat searches with same criteria (see notes in 4.4.15)
Stand Summary
Fixed bug introduced in 4.4.15 where Stand Summaries matched trees to incorrect plots. This caused the app to either crash (when Tally trees without DBH values were encountered), or possibly run but potentially producing incorrect Stand Summary values (where plot size or nested plot size vary among plots). If using Stand Summaries and version 4.4.15 please upgrade to this (4.4.16) release.
Laser Rangefinder Integration
Improved robustness of Bluetooth device connection. Previously often needed to open the Bluetooth device dialog twice before settings would take hold. Now should always work on first attempt.
Fixed bug that caused MobileMap to hang when using a Bluetooth laser rangefinder and backup interval exceeded. For example, if auto backup interval set to 20 trees and the 21st tree was recorded while Bluetooth rangefinder in use, MobileMap would attempt to auto-backup the database but would freeze as data input/output locked by Bluetooth connection. In this change, MobileMap will skip auto-backups while Tree List is open when using Bluetooth rangefinders. If needed, user can close and re-open tree list to force an auto-backup.
MobileMap 4.4.15 (4/11/2023)
Search
Added ability to use search when in edit mode.
Added ability to restore last field searched when opening search form.
Added 'Edit' button to each row in the search results table when search is run in Edit mode. Edit button automatically opens the feature in Edit mode.
Plots
Enhanced plot level calculations (updated when Tree List closes) to support calculating and storing basal area in addition to previously supported tree counts. Can calculate counts, basal area or both. Can use categorical (e.g., species) and ordinal (e.g., product numbers) values to group. Utilizes the 'Nested Plot Fields and Values' setting (if present) when calculating basal area to ensure correct nested plot BAF will be applied per tree.
Stands
Improved handling of Plot Size for calculations of Basal Area in Stand Summary. Now supports calculaton of BA on BAF plots (or nested plots) even when DBH not recored (e.g., tally trees). Previously trees on nested plots and without a DBH were being calculated using the plot BAF because nested plot BAF was not being retrieved if DBH not found. Minor improvements made to styling of plot list in Stand Summary.
Trees
Significant updates to Bluetooth capabilities for laser rangefinders including:
Improvements to the Bluetooth Device user interface
Better user messages, checkmarks when connected, cancel button to allow closing without saving)
Simplified list of devices to just those that are currently supported - Haglöf and LTI Laser Rangefinders.
Improved ability for MobileMap to re-connect to devices if they are paired and were previously configured.
Improved laser rangefinder read capabilities to read attributes as they stream in from a device. User does not need place the cursor in any specific cell, data will be read from device and placed in the appropriate cell in the selected tree row.
Added support for recording current GPS coordinates at time of laser rangefinder data capture, including calculation off of tree coordinates from GPS coordinates + distance + azimuth. When laser rangefinder data read from connected device, MobileMap records GPS data (if less than 5 seconds old) into fields in the tree table (Settings > MobileMap Cruise > Tree Offset Longitude Field and Tree Offset Lattitude Field).
When GPS coordinates + distance + azimuth all available, MobileMap calculates the tree location and records in appropriate fields (Settings > MobileMap Cruise > Tree Longitude Field and Tree Lattitude Field).
If Tree table is a Point layer and tree coordinates can be calculated, MobileMap will also create and save the geometry to the tree record .
Added Bluetooth read support for up to 3 tree height fields. If cursor remains on same tree row (without leaving tree) and laser rangefinder sends additional height measurements, the additional fields will be populated sequentially. With Haglöf devices this can be accomplished by taking just 1 additional height angle and pressing send. With LTI devices this will require a full repeat measurement (HD, Ang_1, Ang_2). Identify the appropriate tree table fields for storing each hight in (Settings > Tree Height 1 Field, Tree Height 2 Field, and Tree Height 3 Field).
Update to Tree List layout when using Bluetooth laser rangefinder - now column headers will have cyan background if configured for population by Bluetooth device and device is connected.
Check out updated documentation at MobileMap: Laser Rangefinder Integration
Sample Tree Ratios - Added tracking of Last Measure Tree. Can be viewed in the ‘Tree Sampling’ report accessed from Stand Actions. May be helpful when testing STR functionality and determining appropriate ratios.
Logs
Improved handling of inherited fields in Logs List. Inheritance now happens BEFORE testing of Rules so that inherited fields can be used in Rules. Previously inherited fields were being added after Rules tests were applied. Inheritance in Logs List now can inherit from Tree OR Plot. Previously inheritance in Logs always inherited from Plots. That approach was fine for assessing cruise design attributes like cruise spec, plot size, plot type, etc. New logic allows Logs to inherit tree attributes like Species or DBH which can be used to validate log attributes like length, product or grade. Note that currently Rules for logs only support Error rule types, not Warnings. If a Rule for Logs is created as a Warning, it will be treated as an Error and will need to be resolved before the log can be saved and the Log List closed.
Configurable Defaults
Modified configurable defaults to auto-reload the last selected layer when the dialog opens. This can save a step when frequently updating configurable defaults for a specific layer.
Navigation
Added new settings to better control navigation visual queues - now users can opt out of displaying straightline navigation and bearings for lines and polygons. This change was made because it is ambiguous which point on the polygon or line a user is navigating to - thus MobileMap displays a straighline path to the centroid of the feature. This may be relevant for longer distances and/or smaller features, but can be confusing when navigating to close or large features as straightline will not match nearest point.
Changed defaults on navigation proximity alerts and display settings (straightline navigation paths and displaying bearing) to default to showing all. Users can uncheck items to opt-out of navigation features.
Fixed issue with navigation that was preventing the location info (latitude, longitude, accuracy, elevation) when a feature is selected but navigation not being used (e.g., right after canceling navigation).
Changed default GPS setting to display GPS Accuracy (Settings > GPS and Compass > Display GPS Accuracy). Previously was set to NOT display this. Note that accuracy displayed is the accuracy reported by the device GPS (or Bluetooth connected GPS, if used) and is not calculated by MobileMap.
Stylus Only Mode
Extended stylus only mode to Tree List popups.
Added missing stylus-only logic for Copy button in tree list.
Observer/Cruiser ID
Improved handling of Observer ID (AKA Cruiser ID) to provide consistent handling across all uses of Observer ID. Now can select desisred logic in settings (Settings > Data Collection and Editing > Observer ID Logic) to choose whether the value used is the Observer ID (as-is), Observer ID converted to ALL CAPS, ArcGIS Username (assuming populated in Settings > Authentication > ArcGIS Username) or ArcGIS Username converted to ALL CAPS.
MobileMap Roads
Added support for Configurable Defaults and length and area calculations on auto-saved features. This ensures that key values can be populated even when no fields are required and thus form does not open when collecting spatial features using MobileMap Roads.
Bugs
Fixed bug that displayed 'Line to Point' option for non-Point features. This tool is only applicable when currently selected feature is a point.
Fixed bug that prevented saving and removing trees from tree list when using max rows AND tree count exceeds maximum tree rows (as selected in settings) AND tree has no errors but does have a warning(s).
Fixed bug with navigation that caused application to crash when navigating to features in identify mode.
Fixed bug that caused incorrect Tree IDs to be created following delete and insert of trees when the number of trees on the plot exceeded maximum tree rows (as selected in settings).
Fixed bug that broke Sample Tree Ratios for some users.
Other
Added padding to bottom of Download Parameters and Configurable Defaults dialogs to prevent software keyboard from covering editable fields.
Minor edits to Stand Actions (plot layout, STR report, Stand Summary) and Edit Mode (draw vs. vertex edit) to optimize layouts for phone. Added scrollbar and moved cancel button to top.
Rolled back change that had made layer picker forms non-cancelable. This was preventing use of the back hardware button for canceling selection of layers for query, draw, edit and the project folder selector.Update to plot level attribute added at 4.4.20 - now supports display of code or description if field uses Coded Value Domain (e.g., Plot Type)
Download Parameters
Modified the Download Parameters user interface to prevent the complete exclusion of Rules and Related_Domains from downloads. Users can still apply filters to limit the specific Rules and Related_Domains from downloads, including filters that could restrict all downloads, but users will not be able to uncheck the boxes and thus prevent download completely for these 2 key business tables.
Double Sampling
Modified double sampling code to fix issue observed with STRs. Issue was caused by special case where plots were downloaded without their stands. Existing code had used spatial query to get stand attributes, including the stand Unique ID. In case where stands were not present, Unique ID was not found. Modified by providing multiple ways to get Unique ID and other stand info. First, Stand Unique ID is retrieved from the Plot (Parent ID). Then, search is made on Stands to find the stand record. If not found, spatial search is made to get stand.
Settings
Added new setting that will enable automatic update of Observer ID (Cruiser ID) when manually updating the plot Status to Cruised. Only applies to Plots (not Stands). Compliments the existing Cruiser ID Update Logic setting which can be set to control the logic on if/when to update Cruiser ID when plot is closed with at least one tree.
Removed support for standalone ArcGIS Server (Server without Portal) as this is no longer needed.
Updated license URL to hit new license URL.
Photos
Fixed issue with photo capture on Samsung Tab Active 3 devices. These photos report orientation 'undefined' in their header which was causing incorrect rotation. Fix was to skip rotation when reported orientation 'undefined'. Resulting image will still be scaled as requested. Output EXIF header will report orientation 'undefined'.
Bug Fixes
Fixed bug introduced at 4.4.20 with Download Base Map functionality. Was working for Portal users but not for AGOL users. Bug has been fixed and was tested with both AGOL and Portal.
Newly discovered issue (added to known issues at bottom as well)
Known issue documented with photo capture. MobileMap will crash if taking a photo with device in different than MobileMap. For example, if using MobileMap in landscape and device is oriented to portrait while taking a photo and left in portrait while returning to MobileMap, app will crash.
Workaround - re-orient device to the orientation you were using in MobileMap BEFORE accepting the photo (typically done by tapping ‘OK’) that was just taken. This restores the device into the same orientation it was in prior to the photo and MobileMap will reload as expected.
MobileMap 4.4.20 (10/30/2023)
Note: this version has a known bug which prevented the download of base maps from AGOL. It should only be used by Portal users.
Tree List
Modified Tree List to allow users to select any plot-level attribute to display at the top of the tree list, along with a label short name. The MobileMap default is to display 'Plot' as the label and the value of the Plot_ID field. This can now be set to any plot-level attribute field. If the combined label and value that would be produced is greater than 12 characters, MobileMap will only display the value (without a label). Providing a short name can help overcome this limitation. For example, a setting of 'Typ:Plot_Type' may help to ensure that the label and value are shown for plot type.
Base Map Download
Fixed issue with download of ArcGIS Online base maps for Portal users. Note that ArcGIS Online base map support for Portal users requires that each desired base map source is registered within Portal.
MobileMap 4.4.19 (9/22/2023)
Sampling
Improved functionality in Sample Tree Ratio (STR) editor by adding support for batch delete of STR entries. To delete multiple entries at one time, check multiple checkboxes then tap delete button. When entries are deleted, the STR text string will automatically update.
Landscape Mode on Tablets
Extended ‘Line To’ (https://woodlandsg.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MD/pages/229789/MobileMap+Editing+Features?parentProduct=JSM&parentProductContentContainerId=10103&initialAllowedFeatures=byline-contributors.sticky-header.delete.disable-share&locale=en-US#Draw-Line-to-Next-Selected-Point-(available-at-MobileMap-release-4.3.61) )and ‘Navigation’ MobileMap: Field Navigation functionality to Landscape Mode on tablets. Previously, only the Copy Tool and Driving Directions button’s were available when using the Identify Tool in Landscape Mode on Tablets
Bugs
Fixed bug that caused app crash if user attempted to download a basemap prior to licensing device.
MobileMap 4.4.18 (8/25/2023)
Layer Editing
Fixed functionality introduced at 4.4.12 with new settings option (MSS 371) ) to hide irrelevant features from picklists (Settings > Data Collection and Editing > Hide Irrelevant Layers) when selecting layers for Identify (query), Draw, GPS, Edit and Tracking. This option was meant to hide read-only (non-editable) layers AND hidden layers (checkbox unchecked in the Select Layer Display Properties dialog) from Draw, GPS, Edit and Tracking, but was not hiding hidden layers from these picklists. This fix now correctly hides both read-only layers AND hidden layers from these picklists. For the Identify (query) picklist, it always hides read-only layers and now will correctly hide hidden layers when the option to hide irrelevant features is selected.
Plots
Added support for hiding Unique_ID and Parent_ID fields on Plots layer. Previously, if these fields were hidden, they were not properly populated when manually creating a single plot within a stand using draw mode (pencil tool) or GPS mode. This required keeping these fields visible (but read only). Now they can be hidden completely (Settings > Data Model > Hidden Fields) and they will function as expected.
Stands
Fixed bug in Stand Summaries that calculated confidence intervals at 95% for volume calculations regardless of the setting in Stand and Plot Summaries > Confidence Level. Not relevant to any users at this time as volumes are not being calculated in MobileMap by any customers.
Trees
Added support for multiple height measurements when using LTI laser rangefinder. This had already been implemented for Haglöf and now works for LTI units.
Mobile Device Management (MDM) Systems
Fixed settings for 'use portal' and 'client id' within Mobile Device Management (MDM) systems. These settings have been visible to MDMs but until this release, only the Portal URL and the Portal Name have been saving to devices.
MobileMap 4.4.17 (5/9/2023)
Stands
Improved description for Custom Stand Summary Calculations setting (Settings > MobileMap Cruise > Stand and Plot Summaries > Custom Stand Summary Calculations.
Sampling
Fixed bug with First Tree North (FTN) double sampling
MobileMap 4.4.16 (4/19/2023)
Trees
Made change to how tree list loads. Now tree list will open blank, and trees will be loaded to the list. Previously trees were loaded before displaying the list. When there are a large number of existing trees, the delay in opening the list caused some users to repeatedly tap the tree icon. Now the form should load quickly, even though it may take a few seconds to complete the load of all trees. Total time to complete load of list and all trees should remain unchanged.
Search
Fixed issue with Search tool where last used search operator did not automatically restore. The intent is for MobileMap to restore the settings of the last used search, where possible, to streamline repeat searches with same criteria (see notes in 4.4.15)
Stand Summary
Fixed bug introduced in 4.4.15 where Stand Summaries matched trees to incorrect plots. This caused the app to either crash (when Tally trees without DBH values were encountered), or possibly run but potentially producing incorrect Stand Summary values (where plot size or nested plot size vary among plots). If using Stand Summaries and version 4.4.15 please upgrade to this (4.4.16) release.
Laser Rangefinder Integration
Improved robustness of Bluetooth device connection. Previously often needed to open the Bluetooth device dialog twice before settings would take hold. Now should always work on first attempt.
Fixed bug that caused MobileMap to hang when using a Bluetooth laser rangefinder and backup interval exceeded. For example, if auto backup interval set to 20 trees and the 21st tree was recorded while Bluetooth rangefinder in use, MobileMap would attempt to auto-backup the database but would freeze as data input/output locked by Bluetooth connection. In this change, MobileMap will skip auto-backups while Tree List is open when using Bluetooth rangefinders. If needed, user can close and re-open tree list to force an auto-backup.
MobileMap 4.4.15 (4/11/2023)
Search
Added ability to use search when in edit mode.
Added ability to restore last field searched when opening search form.
Added 'Edit' button to each row in the search results table when search is run in Edit mode. Edit button automatically opens the feature in Edit mode.
Plots
Enhanced plot level calculations (updated when Tree List closes) to support calculating and storing basal area in addition to previously supported tree counts. Can calculate counts, basal area or both. Can use categorical (e.g., species) and ordinal (e.g., product numbers) values to group. Utilizes the 'Nested Plot Fields and Values' setting (if present) when calculating basal area to ensure correct nested plot BAF will be applied per tree.
Stands
Improved handling of Plot Size for calculations of Basal Area in Stand Summary. Now supports calculaton of BA on BAF plots (or nested plots) even when DBH not recored (e.g., tally trees). Previously trees on nested plots and without a DBH were being calculated using the plot BAF because nested plot BAF was not being retrieved if DBH not found. Minor improvements made to styling of plot list in Stand Summary.
Trees
Significant updates to Bluetooth capabilities for laser rangefinders including:
Improvements to the Bluetooth Device user interface
Better user messages, checkmarks when connected, cancel button to allow closing without saving)
Simplified list of devices to just those that are currently supported - Haglöf and LTI Laser Rangefinders.
Improved ability for MobileMap to re-connect to devices if they are paired and were previously configured.
Improved laser rangefinder read capabilities to read attributes as they stream in from a device. User does not need place the cursor in any specific cell, data will be read from device and placed in the appropriate cell in the selected tree row.
Added support for recording current GPS coordinates at time of laser rangefinder data capture, including calculation off of tree coordinates from GPS coordinates + distance + azimuth. When laser rangefinder data read from connected device, MobileMap records GPS data (if less than 5 seconds old) into fields in the tree table (Settings > MobileMap Cruise > Tree Offset Longitude Field and Tree Offset Lattitude Field).
When GPS coordinates + distance + azimuth all available, MobileMap calculates the tree location and records in appropriate fields (Settings > MobileMap Cruise > Tree Longitude Field and Tree Lattitude Field).
If Tree table is a Point layer and tree coordinates can be calculated, MobileMap will also create and save the geometry to the tree record .
Added Bluetooth read support for up to 3 tree height fields. If cursor remains on same tree row (without leaving tree) and laser rangefinder sends additional height measurements, the additional fields will be populated sequentially. With Haglöf devices this can be accomplished by taking just 1 additional height angle and pressing send. With LTI devices this will require a full repeat measurement (HD, Ang_1, Ang_2). Identify the appropriate tree table fields for storing each hight in (Settings > Tree Height 1 Field, Tree Height 2 Field, and Tree Height 3 Field).
Update to Tree List layout when using Bluetooth laser rangefinder - now column headers will have cyan background if configured for population by Bluetooth device and device is connected.
Check out updated documentation at MobileMap: Laser Rangefinder Integration
Sample Tree Ratios - Added tracking of Last Measure Tree. Can be viewed in the ‘Tree Sampling’ report accessed from Stand Actions. May be helpful when testing STR functionality and determining appropriate ratios.
Logs
Improved handling of inherited fields in Logs List. Inheritance now happens BEFORE testing of Rules so that inherited fields can be used in Rules. Previously inherited fields were being added after Rules tests were applied. Inheritance in Logs List now can inherit from Tree OR Plot. Previously inheritance in Logs always inherited from Plots. That approach was fine for assessing cruise design attributes like cruise spec, plot size, plot type, etc. New logic allows Logs to inherit tree attributes like Species or DBH which can be used to validate log attributes like length, product or grade. Note that currently Rules for logs only support Error rule types, not Warnings. If a Rule for Logs is created as a Warning, it will be treated as an Error and will need to be resolved before the log can be saved and the Log List closed.
Configurable Defaults
Modified configurable defaults to auto-reload the last selected layer when the dialog opens. This can save a step when frequently updating configurable defaults for a specific layer.
Navigation
Added new settings to better control navigation visual queues - now users can opt out of displaying straightline navigation and bearings for lines and polygons. This change was made because it is ambiguous which point on the polygon or line a user is navigating to - thus MobileMap displays a straighline path to the centroid of the feature. This may be relevant for longer distances and/or smaller features, but can be confusing when navigating to close or large features as straightline will not match nearest point.
Changed defaults on navigation proximity alerts and display settings (straightline navigation paths and displaying bearing) to default to showing all. Users can uncheck items to opt-out of navigation features.
Fixed issue with navigation that was preventing the location info (latitude, longitude, accuracy, elevation) when a feature is selected but navigation not being used (e.g., right after canceling navigation).
Changed default GPS setting to display GPS Accuracy (Settings > GPS and Compass > Display GPS Accuracy). Previously was set to NOT display this. Note that accuracy displayed is the accuracy reported by the device GPS (or Bluetooth connected GPS, if used) and is not calculated by MobileMap.
Stylus Only Mode
Extended stylus only mode to Tree List popups.
Added missing stylus-only logic for Copy button in tree list.
Observer/Cruiser ID
Improved handling of Observer ID (AKA Cruiser ID) to provide consistent handling across all uses of Observer ID. Now can select desisred logic in settings (Settings > Data Collection and Editing > Observer ID Logic) to choose whether the value used is the Observer ID (as-is), Observer ID converted to ALL CAPS, ArcGIS Username (assuming populated in Settings > Authentication > ArcGIS Username) or ArcGIS Username converted to ALL CAPS.
MobileMap Roads
Added support for Configurable Defaults and length and area calculations on auto-saved features. This ensures that key values can be populated even when no fields are required and thus form does not open when collecting spatial features using MobileMap Roads.
Bugs
Fixed bug that displayed 'Line to Point' option for non-Point features. This tool is only applicable when currently selected feature is a point.
Fixed bug that prevented saving and removing trees from tree list when using max rows AND tree count exceeds maximum tree rows (as selected in settings) AND tree has no errors but does have a warning(s).
Fixed bug with navigation that caused application to crash when navigating to features in identify mode.
Fixed bug that caused incorrect Tree IDs to be created following delete and insert of trees when the number of trees on the plot exceeded maximum tree rows (as selected in settings).
Fixed bug that broke Sample Tree Ratios for some users.
Other
Added padding to bottom of Download Parameters and Configurable Defaults dialogs to prevent software keyboard from covering editable fields.
Minor edits to Stand Actions (plot layout, STR report, Stand Summary) and Edit Mode (draw vs. vertex edit) to optimize layouts for phone. Added scrollbar and moved cancel button to top.
Rolled back change that had made layer picker forms non-cancelable. This was preventing use of the back hardware button for canceling selection of layers for query, draw, edit and the project folder selector.
Minor enhancements to Stand Actions: updated title to 'Select Stand Action', enabled back button to close Stand Actions and Tree Sampling dialogs, changed Stand Actions cancel button to top of dialog and renamed to Done for consistency with other dialogs.
Removed support for x86 and MIPS architectures thus reducing the size of the installer APK by half to ~15.2MB
MobileMap 4.4.14 (1/31/23)
Base Maps
Added a default, level 5, continuous United States base map to the MobileMap installer as well as the automated creation of a 'Default' folder when not found in the selected project folder. This should help with demos and new installations by providing a very coarse base map as spatial context and will eliminate map extent issues that can occur when using very small user-generated base maps.
Fixed issue where some devices produce base map downloads that end in '.tpk.part' instead of the standard '.tpk' file extension. Fixes this problem by overwriting the downloaded file with a new file using the correct extension.
Navigation
Added new settings to better control navigation visual queues - now users can opt out of displaying straight-line navigation and bearings for lines and polygons. Settings options in Measurement and Navigation now include the following checkboxes which all default to checked on a new installation (users can uncheck items to opt-out of navigation features):
Enable Proximity Alert for Points
Enable Proximity Alert for Lines
Display Straight-line Navigation Path and Bearings for Lines
Enable Proximity Alert for Polygons
Display Straight-line Navigation Path and Bearings for Polygons
Fixed issue with navigation that was preventing the location info (Lat/Lon/Accuracy/Elevation) from when a feature is selected but navigation not being used (e.g., right after canceling navigation).
Tree List
Fixed bug that caused incorrect Tree_IDs to be created when deleting or inserting trees and the number of trees on the plot exceeded the maximum number of allowed tree rows (based on setting in MobileMap Cruise > Trees)
Sample Tree Ratios
Updated tree sampling logic to fire whenever focus leaves any cell, not just cells that define sample groups. This allows tree sampling logic to work with default values (data model or configurable default) in one or both of the sample group definition fields. Previously the STR logic did not fire when using configurable defaults because users were not entering (and thus not leaving) these cells in a tree row.
Improved syntax of STR sampling report.
Changed logic for displaying the stand actions - previously went directly to Plot Layout or Stand Summary under some conditions.
Stand Actions
Base Maps
Added a default, level 5, continuous United States base map to the MobileMap installer as well as the automated creation of a 'Default' folder when not found in the selected project folder. This should help with demos and new installations by providing a very coarse base map as spatial context and will eliminate map extent issues that can occur when using very small user-generated base maps.
Fixed issue where some devices produce base map downloads that end in '.tpk.part' instead of the standard '.tpk' file extension. Fixes this problem by overwriting the downloaded file with a new file using the correct extension.
Navigation
Added new settings to better control navigation visual queues - now users can opt out of displaying straight-line navigation and bearings for lines and polygons. Settings options in Measurement and Navigation now include the following checkboxes which all default to checked on a new installation (users can uncheck items to opt-out of navigation features):
Enable Proximity Alert for Points
Enable Proximity Alert for Lines
Display Straight-line Navigation Path and Bearings for Lines
Enable Proximity Alert for Polygons
Display Straight-line Navigation Path and Bearings for Polygons
Fixed issue with navigation that was preventing the location info (Lat/Lon/Accuracy/Elevation) from when a feature is selected but navigation not being used (e.g., right after canceling navigation).
Tree List
Fixed bug that caused incorrect Tree_IDs to be created when deleting or inserting trees and the number of trees on the plot exceeded the maximum number of allowed tree rows (based on setting in MobileMap Cruise > Trees)
Sample Tree Ratios
Updated tree sampling logic to fire whenever focus leaves any cell, not just cells that define sample groups. This allows tree sampling logic to work with default values (data model or configurable default) in one or both of the sample group definition fields. Previously the STR logic did not fire when using configurable defaults because users were not entering (and thus not leaving) these cells in a tree row.
Improved syntax of STR sampling report.
Changed logic for displaying the stand actions - previously went directly to Plot Layout or Stand Summary under some conditions.
Stand Actions
Minor enhancements to Stand Actions: updated title to 'Select Stand Action', enabled back button to close Stand Actions and Tree Sampling dialogs, changed Stand Actions cancel button to top of dialog and renamed to Done for consistency with other dialogs.
Now will always open the Stand Actions dialog because there are more options (Plot Layout, Stand Summary, Tree Sampling, Delete Plots) but buttons are disabled if their corresponding settings are disabled.
Stylus-only Mode
Improved stylus only mode be ensuring that all buttons, dropdown lists, editable text fields and map interactions comply with stylus only mode. Coverage should now be 100% complete for map interactions, tools launched from the map sidebar, spatial feature editing, and tree editing (including popups). Some secondary tools, for example tools launched from the Actions menu, may still respond to non-stylus touches when in stylus-only mode. Note that the software keyboard, which is a separate app in Android) still does not respect Stylus-only mode, presenting a limitation for users that do not use Popups.
Roads
Minor enhancements to Stand Actions: updated title to 'Select Stand Action', enabled back button to close Stand Actions and Tree Sampling dialogs, changed Stand Actions cancel button to top of dialog and renamed to Done for consistency with other dialogs.
Removed support for x86 and MIPS architectures thus reducing the size of the installer APK by half to ~15.2MB
MobileMap 4.4.14 (1/31/23)
Added support for Configurable Defaults and length and area calculations on auto-saved features. This ensures that key values can be populated even when no fields are required and thus form does not open when collecting spatial features using Roads. Now will always open the Stand Actions dialog because there are more options (Plot Layout, Stand Summary, Tree Sampling, Delete Plots) but buttons are disabled if their corresponding settings are disabled.
Stylus-only Mode
Improved stylus only mode be ensuring that all buttons, dropdown lists, editable text fields and map interactions comply with stylus only mode. Coverage should now be 100% complete for map interactions, tools launched from the map sidebar, spatial feature editing, and tree editing (including popups). Some secondary tools, for example tools launched from the Actions menu, may still respond to non-stylus touches when in stylus-only mode. Note that the software keyboard, which is a separate app in Android) still does not respect Stylus-only mode, presenting a limitation for users that do not use Popups.
Roads
Added support for Configurable Defaults and length and area calculations on auto-saved features. This ensures that key values can be populated even when no fields are required and thus form does not open when collecting spatial features using Roads.
Known Issues
Photo Rotation Issue - MobileMap will crash if taking a photo with device in different than MobileMap. For example, if using MobileMap in landscape and device is oriented to portrait while taking a photo and left in portrait while returning to MobileMap, app will crash. A workaround is to re-orient device to the orientation you were using in MobileMap BEFORE accepting the photo (typically done by tapping ‘OK’) that was just taken. This restores the device into the same orientation it was in prior to the photo and MobileMap will reload as expected.
Symbology - There is a specific scenario where symbology is not being properly updated in MobileMap until the app is restarted. This issue was fixed with the release of MobileMap 4.3.57 on 2/14/2022 but may show up in older versions of MobileMap. The steps which create this issue are as follows: upload data, download data, then modify the attribute which controls symbology (without restarting MobileMap). The workaround is to restart MobileMap after download and before editing data. Even when symbology is not properly updating all data are correctly saved and uploaded as expected. Thus the simple workaround (restart MobileMap) is effective and there is no concern of data loss.
Default Values - ArcGIS REST API version 10.9.1 has changed the way that default values are documented. This has caused MobileMap to stop applying default values defined in the data model. This will be addressed in a future release of MobileMap but in the meantime, ArcGIS Enterprise users running version 10.9.* can use configurable defaults to apply the same default values to any field. Starting at release 4.4.0 Configurable Defaults can be exported/imported via MobileMap settings (settings files or saved to a feature service).
Older Releases
MobileMap 4.4.13 (1/11/23)
Limiting Distance
Minor enhancements to Limiting Distance user interface to improve text wrapping on smaller devices and to separate out the plot size onto a separate line
Tree List
Updated Tree List user interface to handle long Plot ID values. When Plot ID has greater than 5 digits, the label "Plot ID:" is hidden to provide more room for the ID itself. If the ID is greater than ~8 digits (depending on font selected, pixel density of device, etc.), the text will wrap to support 2 rows and up to ~18 digits.
Bug fixes
Fixed bug that caused crash when attempting to use Identify tool and any Shapefiles are present in default or project folder
MobileMap 4.4.12 (1/3/23)
Note: Obsolete - this release contained a bug that caused crash when attempting to use Identify tool and any Shapefiles are present in default or project folder version. It is therefore not recommended for use. Please upgrade to 4.4.13 if this bug affects your workflows.
Phone Optimization
Optimized user interface for phones in portrait mode - now displays coordinates (Lat/Lon/Accuracy), measurement (length/area) or navigation info (distance/direction) in separate row above the map. This ensures full display of values regardless of phone width.
Shortened button labels on turn-by-turn directions UI for better compatibility with phones in portrait mode.
Increased width of Actions menu for better phone portrait mode compatibility.
Navigation
Restored triple notification for proximity alert. Had recently been unintentionally changed to a single notification.
Modified navigation notices to omit Azimuth when navigating to lines or polygons. Users noted that while the distance was recently improved (now calculated to edge instead of centroid) for these shapes, the bearing (to centroid) is not helpful when, since it is unclear which part of the line or polygon is being navigated to.
Modified display to only show distance/azimuth when in navigation mode. Had previously displayed these whenever a feature was selected.
Modified to only sound alerts when in navigation mode. Had previously sounded alerts whenever a feature was selected and distance threshold was met.
Default Values
Updated to support recent changes to ArcGIS Portal and Online feature services REST API (at ArcGIS 11) with regards to handling of default values (away from use of Templates and towards the defaultValue attribute for each Field in the Layer definition)
General
Added zoom levels 20-23 to the maximum zoom level setting (Settings > Zoom Levels > Maximum Zoom Level) to support very high resolution field work.
Option to Hide Irrelevant Layers (layers that are not editable or collectable) from pick lists. For example, if layer is read only then it won’t be included in the list when selecting layers to edit or collect (via draw or GPS). Previously these layers were grayed out, with message such as “(Data collection not supported)”. To remove these completely from picklists check the new checkbox setting for Hide Irrelevant Layers (Settings > Data Collection and Editing > Hide Irrelevant Layers).
Tree Sampling - Added new 'Tree Sampling' action to the Stand actions (where Stand Summary and Plot Layout are launched) that displays the current status of all Sample Tree Ratios for the selected Stand. This new tool is to help with training and debugging issues associated with STR-based double sampling.
Bugs
Fixed bug with limiting distance calculation when using custom nested plot logic. Had been crashing when the setting for Nested Plot Size Field was omitted. Now provides user feedback instead.
MobileMap 4.4.11 (11/29/22)
Added workaround for recently reported issue in which software updates on some Tab Active 3 tablets seem to be resulting in base map TPK files created via download within MobileMap are producing files with filenames that in ‘.tpk.part’ instead of the standard ‘.tpk’. It appears that this only happens for devices that have upgraded to Android 12. Our investigation shows that the files are valid, but for some reason are not properly renamed to their final correct filename (by removing the 'part' which is typically present while the download is ongoing). The change included here enables MobileMap to search for any file with '.tpk' in contained in the filename, instead of the previous logic which the file had to end in '.tpk'.
Fixed bug with previous release (4.4.10) that caused crash when collecting features. Bug had been introduced when implementing layer-specific read only fields functionality.
MobileMap 4.4.10 (11/16/22)
Note: this version has a known bug in which data collection (via draw, GPS or edit) causes an application crash if the setting Read Only Fields (Settings > Data Model > Read Only Fields) is NOT used. Therefor, we recommend not using this version but it can be used successfully via the following workaround: include at least one attribute field in the list of read only fields.
Query Results Dialog - Improved layout of query results popup dialog for narrower screens (e.g., phones). Previously the width of first column (field names) was expanded to prevent wrapping of text. When attribute fields had long field names and screens were narrow, this caused extensive wrapping of the values column, especially when long text data were displayed. With this update the width of the overall popup was slightly increased and the column widths were set to predetermined percentages. The first column (field names) now uses 1/3 of the width while the second column (values) uses the remaining 2/3 of the width of the table.
Read Only Fields - Added support for layer-specific read only fields. Previously the list of read only fields was applied equally to all spatial layers. Now this setting (Settings > Data Model > Read Only Fields) can be set to apply different read-only fields for different spatial layers. See updated setting description in MobileMap for syntax when applying layer-specific field lists.
Cruiser ID - Added option to auto-populate/update Cruiser ID on a cruise Plot when the Tree List is closed and at least 1 tree has been recorded. Includes option to do this never, only when currently null (empty) or always. Also includes options to use the standard Cruiser ID field (Observer ID in settings), the ArcGIS Username, or the ALL CAPS version of either of these. Useful when Cruiser ID has been inherited from the Stand but is being cruised by another user.
Download Base Maps - Extended the recently implemented base map download capability (see release notes for MobileMap 4.4.0 below) to choose the destination folder to Android 10. When initially implemented, was available only for devices running Android 11 or higher. After verifying that this functionality works with Android 10 it has been extended to work on Android 10 devices.
MobileMap 4.4.9 (10/27/22)
Multiple Feature Services - Improved workflow for using the 'Enable Multiple Cruise Feature Services Simultaneously' functionality. Previously, after selecting the active cruise service it was necessary to open Setting or restart MobileMap for the Rules and Related Domains to reload using the new selected service. Now this happens automatically.
Sample Tree Ratios - Automatically resets Sample Tree Ratios for a Stand when batch deleting Plots. Since Plots can only be batch deleted when there are no trees, it is logical to clear the Sample Tree Ratio counters for that Stand, since the ratios may have changed as well. This now happens automatically when Plots are batch deleted.
MobileMap 4.4.8 (10/25/22)
Rules - Fixed bug with ‘in’ operator. Now can use ‘in’ operator in both the criteria and main logic of a Rule. This functionality enables the use of fewer rules because individual rules can include lists for both the criteria and rule part of the rule. Example logic "if Species in(A,B,C) then Product cannot be in (Saw1,Saw2,Saw3)". This would have previously required 9 separate rules but can now be implemented in 1.
Stand Summaries - Improved support for custom logic in Stand Summaries by allowing the criteria attribute field to be different than the value attribute field. This allows custom logic to test on an attribute field (e.g., Product) and apply an aggregation (e.g., average) on a decimal field (e.g., DBH).
Note that this update requires an update to existing settings for Custom Stand Summary Calculations. The new syntax is:
'label,fieldname1,operator,value,fieldname2,aggregator;label,fieldname1,operator,value,fieldname2,aggregator;...'
Where: fieldnames are the data model field names (not aliases). The fields can be any String, Integer (short or long) or Decimal (Single or Double) attribute field in the Trees table. Operators for String fields are '=' and '!=', operators for integer and float are '=', '!=', '<' and '>' (without quotes). When fields use coded value domains, the 'value' should match the code not the description. Aggregators include: 'count', 'min','max', 'sum', 'average' (without quotes).
Example: 'Average DF DBH,Species,=,DF,DBH,average' will add a line to the Stand Summary like 'Average DF DBH: X.X' where X.X will be the average DBH of all DBH trees measured in the stand.
Limiting Distance - Enhanced limiting distance calculation to support nested plots. Can use DBH breakpoint (Settings > MobileMap Cruise > Plots > BAF Limiting DBH) or custom logic (Settings > MobileMap Cruise > Plots > Nested Plot Fields and Values) to specify which trees use a nested plot. Must specify the nested plot size field (Settings > MobileMap Cruise > Plots > Nested Plot Size Field). which should specify the size of the nested plot using MobileMap standards for Plot size designation (e.g., BAF5, FIX100).
Copy Tool
Added support for default copy target layers. New settings (Settings > Data Collection and Editing > Default Point | Line | Polygon Copy Target Layer) allow users to set a default target layer for Points, Lines and Polygons. When these are set, the target layer dropdown will pre-select the default based on geometry type.
Fixed bug that prevented identify on features after a cancelled copy event.
Navigation
Added additional settings for Proximity Alerts to enable users to opt in to proximity alerts by geometry type (Settings > Measurement and Navigation > Enable Proximity Alert for Points | Lines | Polygons).
Fixed issue where MobileMap kept navigating to a feature (displayed distance and direction) even after proximity alert sounded.
Read-Only Layers - Extended support for Read-Only Layers (added at 4.4.6) to MobileMap Road user interface. Now layers designated as read-only layers (Settings > Data Model > Read Only Layers) are excluded from MobileMap Road user interface.
MobileMap 4.4.7 (10/12/22)
Navigation - Updated the navigation to display nearest distance to selected navigation feature, rather than distance to that feature's centroid. This is only a change for line and polygon features since the centroid of a point is the same as the point itself. The straight-line navigation visual queues will still be drawn between current location and the selected feature centroid, since it is ambiguous where in a polygon a user may be navigating to, but distances will be displayed in nearest (perpendicular) distance to the line or polygon perimeter.
Plots Batch Delete - Fixed issue with recently implemented batch delete where existing Plots (Plots that are already in the feature service that have OBJECTID values) were only being deleted locally and were not being deleted from the server on upload.
MobileMap 4.4.6 (10/6/22)
Setup
Fixed issue where MobileMap runs in Landscape mode on initial startup even thought default is set to Portrait mode
Read Only Layers
Added ability to define spatial layers as ‘Read Only Layers’ within MobileMap. Includes the following components:
New setting in Data Model settings screen to list read only layers
Read only layers omitted from list when selecting layer for Draw and GPS tools
Read only layers omitted from list when selecting target layer in Copy tool
Draw, GPS, Save buttons hidden in Attribute Editor for read only layers
Text inputs, dropdowns and button (e.g., photo button) are disabled in Attribute Editor for read only layers
Auto-save behavior (e.g., when initiating Navigate, opening Tree List etc.) disabled for read only layers
Read-only layers are excluded from the point and line feature creation user interface when using MobileMap Road
Navigation
Added separate button for restarting navigation if you want to resume navigation to the last navigation feature, or re-establish the static (yellow) navigation line
MobileMap 4.4.5 (9/27/22)
Navigation
Enhanced navigation to automatically stop navigation when alert sounds and selected feature opens for editing
MobileMap 4.4.4 (9/18/22)
Tree List
Fixed issue with unwanted magnification popup windows opening in Tree List on double tap of cell. Problem showed up in some Tab Active 2 tablets after updated their software beginning in Early August (Android 9, One UI version 1.1). Issue appears to be caused by a change in the way Samsung implements Android accessibility features (see https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6006949 for more information)
MobileMap 4.4.3 (9/13/22)
Stand Summary
Added support for calculating the sample size (e.g., number of plots) required to achieve the specified allowable error given the specified confidence level and variance within the attribute values. Supported attributes include: trees per plot, basal area (BA) and trees per acre (TPA). Supports multiple allowable error levels (e.g., 20% and 10%) in the same stand summary.
Improved layout of stand summary to address plot data table column widths and add header shading.
Added support 68%, 90% and 99% confidence levels (previously only supported 95%).
If using Stand summaries, please verify settings in Settings > MobileMap Cruise > Stand & Plot Summaries
Tree and Log Lists
Added validation check to prevent cruiser from backspacing all values for a tree/log without deleting. The correct workflow is to use the delete button (trash can icon) to delete existing trees when needed.
Related Tables
Fixed bug that prevented delete of related (child) records (tabular records displayed below attribute data in editor - not tree/log lists).
Hid draw, GPS, copy and navigate buttons when editing (or deleting) a child record, since these records are not spatial.
MobileMap 4.4.2 (8/31/22)
Navigation - Several minor enhancements to recently added navigation functionality, including
Added ability to switch navigation features while navigating
Added ability to resume navigation to a previously selected navigation destination
Added ability to select feature from search results then begin navigation and the ability to change navigation destination by changing selection in search results
Modified to ignore business rules when closing a feature to start navigation which could have forced a user to enter plot-level data prior to visiting the plot
Related Tables - Minor adjustment to related tables functionality
Updated description and syntax in settings
Remove constraint that prevented use of related table record creation and editing when MobileMap Cruise functionality enabled
Tree Copy Tool - Fixed issue with incorrect tree numbering when using the tree duplicate tool
Copy Tool - Fixed bug that caused crash when saving feature after a copy of feature, including project (copy with offset)
Plot Layout - Fixed bug that caused crash when redo plot layout button tapped after initial plot layout
Known Issues
Symbology - There is a specific scenario where symbology is not being properly updated in MobileMap until the app is restarted. This issue was fixed with the release of MobileMap 4.3.57 on 2/14/2022 but may show up in older versions of MobileMap. The steps which create this issue are as follows: upload data, download data, then modify the attribute which controls symbology (without restarting MobileMap). The workaround is to restart MobileMap after download and before editing data. Even when symbology is not properly updating all data are correctly saved and uploaded as expected. Thus the simple workaround (restart MobileMap) is effective and there is no concern of data loss.
Default Values - ArcGIS REST API version 10.9.1 has changed the way that default values are documented. This has caused MobileMap to stop applying default values defined in the data model. This will be addressed in a future release of MobileMap but in the meantime, ArcGIS Enterprise users running version 10.9.* can use configurable defaults to apply the same default values to any field. Starting at release 4.4.0 Configurable Defaults can be exported/imported via MobileMap settings (settings files or saved to a feature service).
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(BA) and trees per acre (TPA). Supports multiple allowable error levels (e.g., 20% and 10%) in the same stand summary.
Improved layout of stand summary to address plot data table column widths and add header shading.
Added support 68%, 90% and 99% confidence levels (previously only supported 95%).
If using Stand summaries, please verify settings in Settings > MobileMap Cruise > Stand & Plot Summaries
Tree and Log Lists
Added validation check to prevent cruiser from backspacing all values for a tree/log without deleting. The correct workflow is to use the delete button (trash can icon) to delete existing trees when needed.
Related Tables
Fixed bug that prevented delete of related (child) records (tabular records displayed below attribute data in editor - not tree/log lists).
Hid draw, GPS, copy and navigate buttons when editing (or deleting) a child record, since these records are not spatial.
MobileMap 4.4.2 (8/31/22)
Navigation - Several minor enhancements to recently added navigation functionality, including
Added ability to switch navigation features while navigating
Added ability to resume navigation to a previously selected navigation destination
Added ability to select feature from search results then begin navigation and the ability to change navigation destination by changing selection in search results
Modified to ignore business rules when closing a feature to start navigation which could have forced a user to enter plot-level data prior to visiting the plot
Related Tables - Minor adjustment to related tables functionality
Updated description and syntax in settings
Remove constraint that prevented use of related table record creation and editing when MobileMap Cruise functionality enabled
Tree Copy Tool - Fixed issue with incorrect tree numbering when using the tree duplicate tool
Copy Tool - Fixed bug that caused crash when saving feature after a copy of feature, including project (copy with offset)
Plot Layout - Fixed bug that caused crash when redo plot layout button tapped after initial plot layout
MobileMap 4.4.1 (7/26/22)
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