February 26th, 2019
Global Mapper v.20.1, New with Path Profile Zooming and LiDAR Proximity Querying

Blue Marble is pleased to announce the release of version 20.1 of Global Mapper along with the accompanying LiDAR Module. Boasting an extensive collection of new tools, enhanced functionality, performance improvements, and newly supported file formats, this upgrade to the GIS software is available at no cost to customers with an active Maintenance and Support subscription.

Click here to download Global Mapper v20.1

Highlights of the Global Mapper v20.1:

• Revamped Path Profile tool with zooming capability
• Legend display in the profile window indicating which overlapping terrain layers are displayed
• A new Digitizer tool for automatically removing gaps or overlap in adjacent polygons
• Configuration option to set a default projection which is automatically applied when importing or creating a layer
• Support for downloading vector features from Esri RESTful data sources
• Dramatically faster viewshed calculations on computers with multiple cores
• Significant speed improvements loading and working with workspaces, GMP files, and any vector data with attributes
• Support for several new file formats including OpenFlight and HEC-RAS raster and vector formats

Highlights of LiDAR Module v20.1

• Proximity query function to identify points of a certain class encroaching on other points or line features
• Tool for selecting LiDAR points above or below a line drawn in the Path Profile view
• Several new point cloud thinning options, including thinning of selected points, thinning by retaining every Nth point, and whether to mark thinned points as deleted or move them to a new layer
• EDIT_LIDAR and DEFINE_LIDAR_FILTER script commands to allow editing of points based on their proximity to other LiDAR points and/or line features
• New option to quickly select points by classification in selected LiDAR layers

For more details on the new features and enhancements visit:
www.bluemarblegeo.com/products/global-mapper-new-features.php
or to try the software for yourself, download Global Mapper v20.1 today.

Opportunities to Learn about Global Mapper v20.1

Blue Marble Application Specialists will be conducting a live, interactive webinar entitled “What’s New in Global Mapper v20.1” on Wednesday, March 6th at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern U.S. Time). Registration is required for this free event and space is limited so be sure to sign up today.

For more in-depth instruction on all of the features and functions of Global Mapper, why not sign up for an upcoming Global Mapper training class:

Orlando, FL – March 12 – 14
Denver, CO – April 9 – 11
Ottawa, ON – June 11 – 13
Perth, Australia – July 16 – 18
Sydney, Australia – July 23 – 25
Calgary, AB – August 13 – 15
Houston, TX – October 8 – 10
Orlando, FL – December 3 – 5

Click here for more information or to reserve your seat at any of these classes.

Streamlining Releases with Maintenance and Support

We strive to make the Global Mapper release process as easy as possible.  Our goal is to ensure everyone who wants access to the latest Global Mapper release, has access through our Maintenance and Support program.

Active participants of M&S are eligible to receive every new version of the software and have full access to Blue Marble’s technical support service free of charge.

As a consequence of this Global Mapper M&S service, all releases of Global Mapper and the LiDAR Module, including minor releases (20.1, 21.1, etc.) will require a new license.

 

For more information, visit the Blue Marble Software License Policy page.