v1.5 [Mar 7, 2015]
May include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
v1.4 [Apr 24, 2014]
- Export numerical and colour reconstructed rasters:
-- Exports each visible raster layer to a separate raster file.
--- User specified latitude/longitude export region and pixel resolution.
-- Numerical export writes floating-point data:
--- Supported raster formats: NetCDF, GMT NetCDF, GeoTIFF and Erdas Imagine.
--- Standard use of not-a-number (NaN) for pixels not covered by reconstructed raster.
-- Colour export:
--- New supported colour raster formats: GeoTIFF and Erdas Imagine.
--- Uses per-layer colour palette as needed.
--- Includes surface relief lighting.
-Import raster improvements:
-- New import raster formats: ERMapper, Erdas Imagine and GeoTIFF.
-- Imports georeferencing from source raster file.
-- Supports inbuilt raster spatial reference system:
---Includes projections (for example, Lambert Conformal Conic).
-- Improved performance when importing very large rasters and displaying in 2D map views.
- New Move Pole canvas tool:
-- Supports Modify Reconstruction Pole canvas tool:
--- by allowing user to specify location of pole used for rotation adjustments.
-- Drag pole location with mouse or enter text coordinates.
-- Optionally constrain pole location to moving/fixed stage pole of clicked feature.
--- Includes tracking stage pole over time.
- Velocity smoothing near plate boundaries.
- Mid-ocean ridges:
-- Supports spreading asymmetry.
-- More accurate half-stage rotation.
--- Needed in some rare cases.
- Volume visualisation of 3D scalar fields (continued early preview functionality):
-- To be officially released in GPlates 1.5.
-- This release (1.4) adds preview functionality (since 1.3) available to advanced users:
--- Requires the "--enable-scalar-field-import" command-line switch to enable scalar field import.
--- For example, "cd C:\Program Files (x86)\GPlates\GPlates 1.4.0" and "gplates-1.4.0.exe --enable-scalar-field-import".
--- Enables menu item 'File -> Import -> Import 3D Scalar Field...'
-- Preliminary support for 'regional' (non-global) scalar fields.
-- Colour palette improvements:
--- Optionally remap scalar/gradient palette range.
--- Adjust range using mean and standard deviation of scalar field.
-- Supports transparent colours for isosurface and cross sections.
