View maps of Earth and other planets with PrettyMap! See weather, current day and night regions, learn geography by taking the quiz, enjoy 3D elevation surfaces, measure distances, edit locations...

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Version History

New in version 4.3:

• you can now delete map files using the "Open maps" window: click the little "i" button
• fixed crash when you click "Info" in the context menu, an image or elevation map is open and no vector maps are open
• fixed GPS altitude not being displayed unless the GPS was moving
• GPS altitude reading is updated more frequently in the "Altitude: Show" mode
• the device auto-off is disabled when the GPS connection is open
• "GPS signal lost?" label displayed when no GPS reading for a minute
• GPS altitude can be displayed in meters or feet (depending on your choice in menu:Settings/General/Unit)
• when the distance is less than one kilometer/mile, PrettyMap automatically uses meters/feet
• changed unit abbreviations (SI/IEEE recommendations): nautical mile is now "nmi", statute mile is now "mi"

New in version 4.2:

• new: GPS fleet tracking service: PrettyMap and PrettyEarth can regularly
• report locations so that you know where your fleet is, and others know where you are
• fixed reading of small user maps: files shorter than 512 bytes might be unrecognized
• GPS: now can display altitude and the number of satellites in view
• in the "User maps" window, all existing user maps are listed and available for editing, not only currently opened ones
• added new data to the "World Facts" maps: country background, overview of economy, current environmental issues, international disputes, and more
• "hide/show toolbar" button no longer obscures the elevation legend in 3D views
• more map categories and visual styles supported
• the shapefile-to-prettymap converter is more robust against non-conforming shapefiles
• users who purchased version 3.x can upgrade to version 4.x for $15

New in version 4.1:

• fixed sessions that would not find vector maps if you removed a memory card
• fixed the "Zoom area" rectangle which was drawn shifted and white instead of red
• "Alpha sort" in the Open maps window is now case insensitive
• screenshot file names are more unique to prevent overwriting
• the point maps you created can now be exported as KML directly on the device
• added "World Facts" map to the distribution
• users who purchased version 3.x can upgrade to version 4.x for $15

New in version 4.0:

• vector maps no longer stored in *.pdb files: now they are stored in regular *.pmap files and can be easily copied to memory cards
• custom maps and map layers that you edit on the device are also stored in *.pmap files
• support for GPS, logging GPS locations and the "follow GPS" mode
• new memory management: you can now open sooo many vector maps!
• much faster and more memory-efficient loading of vector maps
• removed the 64KB limit per each database attribute in vector maps
• maps are categorized; visual styles for maps are defined in an external file you can edit (see the gfx/ subdirectory), including your own icons for locations
• improved Open Maps window
• full screen mode: you can now hide the top toolbar
• improved shortcuts: can also be used to close maps and can be shown/hidden at any time
• added "Save screenshot" option
• drawing vector shapes and lines is faster
• fixed 2-point lines disappearing under specific circumstances
• point maps are less crowded (not all points are always displayed)
• CitiesRanked maps are now bigger - they contain 10000 cities each
• vectormap-to-prettymap converter: supports many coordinate reference systems, it is aware of .prj files and can convert coordinates to WGS84
• rastermap-to-prettymap converter: fixed latitude issues (enabled negative values, fixed swapping coordinates)
• lots of other improvements and optimizations

Version 3.4 | Apr 2007

• sample vector maps (boundaries, rivers, water bodies, cities) of USA, Canada, Europe, Australia and South America included (maps for other areas can be provided as well)
• in the "Open maps" window, added an option to sort maps alphabetically (or by type)
• added "day & night" option in the drop-down menu. You can now quickly show/hide day and night regions (toggle: hide/dark night region/bright day region) for current weather locations, their names (not only IDs) are displayed in the "Map locations" window
• better support for converted maps of arbitrary areas boundary labels are opaque by default
• weather icons look better after palette changes more data can be loaded for vector map files (memory used more efficiently) new demo/tutorial movies (world facts, weather maps)
• other improvements
• users who purchased version 2.x can upgrade to version 3.x for $10