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Release notes for ODIN. For the full changelog, see GitHub Releases.

v3.2.0

New Features

  • NIDO API — A real-time WebSocket API that allows full control of ODIN and enhances its capabilities without changing its code. (PR #75)
  • Custom SVG Symbols — Use the NIDO API to render custom SVG instead of SIDC-based symbols on the map. (PR #77)
  • Elevation Data — Mapbox RGB-encoded terrain layers for real-time elevation display and elevation profiles along line geometries. (PR #41)
  • Shapes — Draw non-military lines, polygons, and text annotations with custom styling. (PR #84)
  • Text Boxes — Place text on the map with simplified markdown (headings, sub-headings, bullet points).
  • MGRS Graticule — Military Grid Reference System overlay with support for special zones (Norway, Svalbard). (PR #93)
  • Map Quality Setting — Adjust map rendering quality for different hardware capabilities. (PR #92)
  • Online Documentation — Full MkDocs Material documentation at odin.syncpoint.io/docs. (PR #95)
  • Documentation — German tutorial (Grundkonzepte) and shape/text documentation added.

Fixes

  • Avoid duplicate tags due to casing. (PR #76)
  • Fix File.path removed in Electron 38 — dropped files had undefined paths.
  • Default properties panel to open for new projects. (PR #90)
  • Improved security following Electron best practices. (PR #82)

v3.1.0

New Features

  • Live Data Sources — Real-time tracking via Server-Sent Events. (PR #64)
  • Circular Measure Tool — Measure distances with a circular overlay. (PR #66)
  • GeoJSON Export — Export layer data into GeoJSON files. (PR #67)
  • Tag List — Faster access to tag filtering. (PR #70)
  • TileJSON Discovery — Similar to WMS and WMTS tile service discovery. (PR #71)

Improvements

  • Persist and restore maximised/fullscreen window state. (PR #68)
  • Improved tag handling. (PR #73)
  • UI improvements in the sidebar. (PR #65)

v3.0.2

Maintenance release — updated dependencies and internal improvements.

  • Migrated SCSS to CSS.
  • Moved unit tests to dedicated directory.
  • Regression tests for luxon, fuse.js, rbush, proj4, geo-coordinate-parser, Color.
  • Updated most outdated build/runtime dependencies.

v3.0.1

Maintenance release.

v3.0.0

Initial release of ODINv2 — a complete rewrite with Electron, OpenLayers, and Matrix-based collaboration.

For older releases, see the GitHub Releases page.