[Geoprisma-dev] GeoPrisma 1.6.0 release

[Alexandre Dube]

= !GeoPrisma 1.6.0 Announcement =

The GeoPrisma Development Team is proud to announce the release of 
GeoPrisma 1.6.0, which closes 22 outstanding tickets !

The GeoPrisma 1.6.0 source code can be downloaded from:
   http://geoprisma.org/download/geoprisma-1.6.0.tar.gz
or using SVN at :
   https://svn.osgeo.org/geoprisma/projects/geoprisma/tags/rel-1-6-0/

The 1.6 branch was also created and is available at :
   https://svn.osgeo.org/geoprisma/projects/geoprisma/branches/branch-1-6/

The GeoPrisma 1.6.0 documentation is available at :
   http://geoprisma.org/docs/1.6/

The 1.6.0 release include several cool new features. Some of the 
highlights include:

  * Several new print features, such as 'mapSubtitle', overview, grid, etc.
  * New OverviewMap widget
  * OpenLayers library updated to 2.12-rc7
  * New 'reverseCoordinates' option for ZoomTo, GetMousePostition and 
MousePosition widget to display coordinates in reverse order (LatLon 
instead of LonLat).
  * Variable substitution for service urls
  * WMS proxy now support POST for long request urls

and many more fixes.  See the full documentation about the GeoPrisma 
1.6.0 Release at :
   http://trac.osgeo.org/geoprisma/wiki/Release/1.6

For a complete list of the fixes and new features available, please read 
the HISTORY.TXT under Version 1.6.0 available at :
   
http://trac.osgeo.org/geoprisma/browser/projects/geoprisma/tags/rel-1-6-0/HISTORY.TXT#L14

Make sure you reade the migration guide when upgrading from 1.4 to 1.6 :
   
http://trac.osgeo.org/geoprisma/wiki/Release/1.6/Notes#MigrationGuide:GeoPrisma1.4to1.6

If you migrate from 1.0, make sure you also read this guide first :
   
http://trac.osgeo.org/geoprisma/wiki/Release/1.2/Notes#MigrationGuide:GeoPrisma1.0to1.2

Please help out by testing your applications with this new code base.

Thanks! - The GeoPrisma Team

-- 
Alexandre Dubé
Mapgears
www.mapgears.com