Release Notes for VERDI 1.3 ---------------------------- These notes describe the difference between the previous public releases of VERDI(version 1.2) and version 1.3. The notes describe: New Features Bug Fixes Known Issues Build Environment The following new features were added in version 1.3: Fast tile plot supports adding multiple observational overlay data with 6 symbols and dataset names listed in subtitle 1 Edit, save and run batch text format scripts using the script editor within VERDI or at the command line Fast tile plot maps are configurable (color, transparency, line thickness) The edit domain dialog window now contains a base map to facilitate selection of the subdomain range of interest Supports remote file access Supports additional projections (Mercator, UTM, polar stereographic) Fixed number format for the fast tile plot legend The following bug fixes are included in VERDI version 1.3: Bugzilla Id: Description 2554: Configure size and color and shape of observational overlay symbols 3401: Missing values incorrectly represented on fast tile plot legend display of minimum, maximum range (fixed for fast tile plot, not for regular tile plot) 2574: Problem with Map Projections other than Lambert (other map projections are now recognized- this may have been fixed in version 1.2) 2968: State and county maps do not match the lines of the North America map Probe returns incorrect X, Y coordinate. A dataset was created to help resolve this issue 3166: Not able to specify a limited layer range within a script - this results in a layer mismatch between two files Need to use the specified legend number format for probing and running values on fast tile plot The following are known Issues in VERDI version 1.3: 2503: BCON file support is not available 2937 + 2907: Doesn't support plot average (daily totals) or whole simulation period averaging 2640: Bilinear interpolation (smoothing) of data is not available 3014: VERDI does not support some WRF file formats Sometimes, the fast tile plot picture does not redraw and you need to click something to refresh it Tile plots not displayed completely (sometimes the legend or domain label is not visible) Add overlay of vectors does not work for fast tile plot Formatting of legend numbers is not accessible from scripting language Labels for domain and range axis cannot be entered on the fast tile plot Improve documentation on a blue-red diverging palette that is appropriate for some types of plots Move the metadata button to a better place - perhaps to the popup menu for the dataset Pan function should be added to fast tile plot MPEG movie export is not available Slow down factor - would be nice to have it register the value without having to hit enter Remote file browser: would be nice to be able to type in a directory for faster access (rather than navigating manually all the way from the home directory to work and then down the chain) Add capability for csv formatted obs for overlays Add shapefile and kmz export for gridded data Certain mathematical functions (such as max) do not work as described in the manual; the max function finds the max over all times steps and grid cells rather than finding the max over all time steps at each grid cell Do not want a numerical label shown for every change in color in the legend; when discreet changes in color are numerous (like >16 bins of color) the plot legend is hard to read with so many numbers on it Vector plots give a sense of direction but not magnitude Formulas independent of the input files timestamp; example> allowing monthly average PM2.5 to be added and averaged over 3 consecutive months (3 different files) with different IOAPI date stamps Need capability of reversing the color scheme in the tile plot configuration menu Support vector overlay with magnitude for fast tile plot Subdomain selected from within the domain editor starts with values of 1 for x and y domain axis on fast tile plot, rather than keeping the range value of the larger domain Batch script doesn't support multiple time steps, layers and subset domains Areal interpolation calculation assumes units of concentration per meter squared for the gridded data. Need to provide unit checking, and conversion (ie. Concentration interpolated using a area file to concentration per area) to support areal interpolation of air quality data in addition to water deposition data.) The Build Environment for VERDI version 1.3 is: Java 6 - java version "1.6.0_13" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_13-b03) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 11.3-b02, mixed mode, sharing) Release Notes for VERDI 1.2 ---------------------------- Made fast tile plot menus consistent with the other tile plot (unavailable options are grayed out) - these include enabling 'Show Lat/Lon' Fast tile plot has spinners instead sliders for time steps and layers Grid lines can be shown/hidden by checking the 'Show Grid Lines' check box menu for fast tile plot - this feature can also be configured through Configure Plot dialog EPS format is available for exporting fast tile plot image Fast tile plot is capable of probing single grid cell and showing row/column values as cursor moving around Fast tile plot keeps zoom-in while probing Fast tile plot zooms in to the right area A message box will pop up if there is a OutOfMemory error On formulas tab, right clicking variables can add values into the editor for editing Configurations through Configure Plot dialog can be applied immediately through the 'Apply' button All plots have a sub-title showing dataset sources by default Areal interpolation plot type is available to visualize and analyze the water shed deposition datasets CAMx data files are readable Java heap size increases to 1024 MB Mac distribution file (.dmg) is available More sample data files are included in the release The following bug fixes are included in VERDI version 1.2: Bugzilla Id: Description Bug 2900: World map oddities - the world map still has an oddity, but VERDI has been updated to allow the user to turn off the world map and use a regional map Bug 2525: format data on legend Layer number in the fast tile plot title is consistent with the current layer Layer number and time step are 1-based now instead of 0-based Double imaging issue is removed when fast tile plot is exported Probing fast tile plot grid cells doesn't have focus issues on the probed data table The following are known Issues in VERDI version 1.2: Specify domain range does not work for fast tile plot (only works for regular plot) Sometimes, the fast tile plot picture does not redraw and you need to click something to refresh it Add overlay of observations does not work for fast tile plot Add overlay of vectors does not work for fast tile plot BCON file support is not available Formatting of legend numbers is not accessible from scripting language Labels for domain and range axis cannot be entered on the fat tile plot Streaming of script commands to a live session is not yet available Bilinear interpolation of data is not available MPEG movie export is not available Pan function should be added to fast tile plot Need to use the specified legend number format for probing and running values on fast tile plot Support adjusting the min and max for the legend on the fast tile plot (Fixed in VERDI 1.3) Add a blue-red diverging palette that is appropriate for some types of plots Make the maps configurable on fast tile plot (color, transparency, etc), and add a note regarding transparency (Fixed in VERDI 1.3) State and county maps do not match the lines of the North America map Move the metadata button to a better place - perhaps to the popup menu for the dataset Show the map in the edit domain dialog (Fixed in VERDI 1.3) Release Notes for VERDI 1.1 ---------------------------- These notes describe the difference between the previous public release of VERDI (version 1.05) and version 1.1. The notes describe: New Features Bug Fixes Known Issues Build Environment The following new features were added in version 1.1: Made fast tile plot menus consistent with the other tile plot (unavailable options are grayed out) - these include probing, saving animations, specifying subtitles, added a popup menu Added a conversion program (shape2bin) to convert shape files to .bin format files for the fast tile plot Allow users to add one or more custom maps for the fast tile plot Allow users to select or deselect maps displayed on fast tile plot The format of the values on the legend can be specified Lat-Lon data is now supported for tile plot The following bug fixes are included in VERDI version 1.1: Bugzilla Id: Description Bug 2900: World map oddities - the world map still has an oddity, but VERDI has been updated to allow the user to turn off the world map and use a regional map Bug 2525: format data on legend The edit domain window is no longer too big for the screen The following are known Issues in VERDI version 1.1: Specify domain range does not work for fast tile plot (only works for regular plot) Sometimes, the fast tile plot picture does not redraw and you need to click something to refresh it Add overlay of observations does not work for fast tile plot Add overlay of vectors does not work for fast tile plot BCON file support is not available Labeling issue on the time series plot Formatting of legend numbers is not accessible from scripting language Labels for domain and range axis cannot be entered on the fat tile plot Show lat-lon does not work for fast tile plot Draw grid lines does not work for fast tile plot Eps output does not work for fast tile plot Streaming of script commands to a live session is not yet available Bilinear interpolation of data is not available MPEG movie export is not available Title is cut off of exported quicktime movies Time steps and layers on Formulas/datasets tabs should be 1-based instead of 0-based Sliders should be changed to spinners on fast tile plot Pan function should be added to fast tile plot Probing single grid cell on the fast tile plot should show up as running value, with the lat-lon and/or grid cell, like the old tile plot When you probe on the fast tile plot, it redraws the tile plot over your table temporarily An Apply button would be nice to add to the configure window Need to use the specified legend number format for probing and running values on fast tile plot Support adjusting the min and max for the legend on the fast tile plot Add a blue-red diverging palette that is appropriate for some types of plots On the formulas tab, support using right click to add values into the editor for editing Zoom out to the extent of picture (from the popup menu on the fast tile plot) Make the maps configurable on fast tile plot (color, transparency, etc), and add a note regarding transparency State and county maps do not match the lines of the North America map Move the metadata button to a better place - perhaps to the popup menu for the dataset Show the map in the edit domain dialog