What's New in MMP Tools for MapWindow GIS?
New features in version 0.1.2.0 (as of 23-Nov-2011):
- A new Export command, Layers to iGIS Zip File, exports selected
layers to a .zip file that can be loaded into iGIS on an iPad, iPhone or
iPod touch (http://www.geometryit.com/igis).
This provides a way to view and use your GIS layers on a mobile device
and with GPS on devices that have it.
- A new menu, Advanced, adds the following commands. Note that
the MMP commands require a finished MMP plan which supplies the data
for creating the GIS layers.
- Add MMP Crop Layers. Adds a layer for each year of the MMP plan
showing the fields' planned crops.
- Add MMP Annual Manure App Layers. Adds a layer for each year
of the MMP plan showing which fields have planned manure applications.
- Add MMP Annual Soil Loss Layers. Calculates RUSLE2 soil loss for
each soil in each field, adding a layer for each year of the MMP plan
showing soils that are above "T".
- Add MMP Annual P Risk Layers. Calculates phosphorus risk for
each soil in each field, using the state's phosphorus index or
phosphorus risk assessment procedure, adding a layer for each year of
the MMP plan showing each soil's risk.
- Design Research Plots. "Wizard" for designing research plots.
Create a new farm project, draw the field where your plots will be,
then use the wizard to divide the field into plots for a randomized
complete block (RCB) design. More information is
here.
New features in version 0.1.0.1 (as of 11-Oct-2010):
- When you create a new farm project with the From Clipper Zip File
command, MMP Tools now adds a watershed layer and a contour lines
layer to the new project, as well as a README text file that documents
the data sources for all base layers.
- Example project TN_Example_Dairy has been updated with new
base layers, including watershed layer.
- When a farm project includes a watershed layer, MMP Tools can now
determine each field's 12-digit watershed code and export this
to the project's MMP plan (requires MMP 0.30 or later).
- A new Clipper Web App command, Go to Current Project's Farm, allows
you to go directly to the farm in the Web-based Clipper application
in order to clip a different area or view the surrounding area.
- A new Add Layer command, Water Layer from Topo Blue Lines, creates a
layer of likely water based on the topographic image. Unlike the topo
layer, you can overlay this water layer on top of the project's aerial
photo.
- A new Zoom To command, Watershed, provides a quick way of seeing
where in the watershed the farm is located.
- A new Export command, GIS Data to XML File,
exports all field, feature and conservation practice shapes to a single
XML file for submitting with a nutrient management plan or to use with
other GIS or reporting software.
- A new Manage Project command, View and Set Properties, provides a way
to select the MMP plan file to associate with the project (for example,
if it has a different name than the project or is in a different folder).
You can also enter a title, author, company and comments here for the
project.
- A new Manage Project command, Remove Layer and Delete its Files, provides
a one-step way to remove the currently selected layer from the project
and delete the layer's underlying files.
New features in version 0.0.9.0 (as of 03-Dec-2009):
- Minor change to ensure that MMP Tools works well with latest MapWindow
4.7 stable release. MMP Tools includes an earlier version of MapWindow.
To install MMP Tools with the latest version of MapWindow, see the
MMP Tools installation instructions.
New features in version 0.0.8.0 (as of 04-Jun-2009):
- Support for MMP 0.28's multiple counties in the same plan.
New features in version 0.0.7.0 (as of 10-Nov-2008):
- You can now let MMP Tools automatically add frequently or occasionally
flooded soils as sensitive "features", optionally treating them as
non-spreadable areas.
- Tennessee example dairy project now has a layer showing all occasionally
flooded soils on the farm (there are no frequently flooded soils).
- Support for importing practices from SNMP 1.1 shapefiles (prac_*.shp).
- Updated links to national setbacks Web site.
New features in version 0.0.6.0 (as of 10-Oct-2008):
- To add a color aerial photo clipped from the
USGS Web site,
just select the downloaded .zip file and MMP Tools will do the unzipping
and adding of the photo automatically.
- If you clip elevation data from the USGS Web site, MMP Tools can
generate a contour lines layer from the downloaded .zip file.
- When importing fields from a Toolkit XML file, you can now select one or
more conservation plans to import instead of importing all
conservation plans.
- Fixed bug where importing practices from a Toolkit shapefile didn't import
practice codes.
- When exporting to an existing MMP plan, if a conservation plan (XML) is
present, no longer overwrites the plan's name and address since that
information might have been changed in the plan.
- Tennessee example dairy project now has a contour lines layer.
- Includes 23-Sep-2008 release of MapWindow GIS.
New features in version 0.0.5.0 (as of 12-Sep-2008):
- Support for importing fields from shapefiles that are in different projections.
- If importing fields from shapefile that has common land unit (CLU) columns, imports those data too.
- Support for importing geographic features (streams, wells, etc.) and their manure application setback distances from shapefiles.
- Support for importing conservation practices from Toolkit shapefiles.
- Added instructions for clipping color aerial photo from USGS Web site.
- Tennessee example dairy project now has color aerial photo.
New features in version 0.0.4.0 (as of 21-Aug-2008):
- Fixed some issues with importing fields from Toolkit XML file.
- More extensive import of data when importing fields from shapefile that is
in standard format.
- Added Check for Updates to MMP Tools menu.
Last updated: Nov. 23, 2011
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