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Diversity GIS Editor is an application component of the database framework Diversity Workbench. It might be installed as part of a [[DWB environments alternatives|DWB environment]], but also be used as a stand-alone application, e. g., in a local installation.
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[[File:Screenshot_DiversityImageInspector_1.png|right|450px|DiversityImageInspector © SNSB IT Center'']]
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[[File:Screenshot_DiversityImageInspector_2.png|right|450px|DiversityImageInspector © SNSB IT Center'']]
  
The Diversity GIS Editor is a tool to create, visualize, edit and store samples within a geographical environment. It may be used as a stand-alone application or as a component integrated as part of other DWB applications, i. e. [[DiversityCollection]], [[DiversityGazetteers]] and [[DiversitySamplingPlots]].
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The DiversityImageInspector is an application component of the database framework Diversity Workbench. It might be installed as part of a [[DWB environments alternatives|DWB environment]], but might also be used independently as a stand-alone application, e. g., in a local installation. The tool scans a bulk of images for included barcodes and relevant EXIF metadata (e.g. GPS coordinates, date and time) and returns the detected results in a table (see figure 1). The table then can be saved in a text file (CSV format) along with the corresponding image file names. There is also the option to rename the multimedia input files by adding a prefix to the file name to fit, e. g., the naming convention for the image import at the SNSB IT Center. This feature might be used to address the multimedia file storage, e. g. on a web server. A standard scheme and documentation for DiversityImageInspector file import in DiversityCollection has been published in the [https://github.com/SNSB/DWB-Contrib/tree/master/DiversityCollection/Import/Schemas/DiversityImageInspector DWB Services GitHub code repository]. The import of data might be easily done using the DiversityCollection Import Wizard /(figure 2). 
  
In combination with a background map, equipped with world coordinates, collections of Microsoft SQL Geometry Objects (points, lines and areas) may be displayed and edited in their geographical context. The screen and world coordinates of the objects will be calculated and shown in the status line. Color, thickness and transparency of the elements can be adjusted. The working area which keeps the maps and objects may be shifted or zoomed.
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The DiversityImageInspector includes the functions of two freeware tools: (a) [https://sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/ ExifTool], to extract the search tags from the metadata of an image and (b) [http://zbar.sourceforge.net ZBar bar code reader], to find barcodes within a picture. The latter software supports barcodes of the following types: EAN-13/UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, Code 128, Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5 and QR Code.
  
The background map could either be loaded from a storage device or created with an online map server tool provided by the editor. Other maps without world coordinates may be adjusted to the background map easily by setting 3 pairs of reference points on the background and the new map. The calculated world coordinates will be assigned and stored when the new map is saved.
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The DII is part of a generic workflow described under [[Sampling with GPS-enabled smartphone and DII|Sampling with GPS-enabled smartphone and DiversityImageInspector (DII)]].
  
A GPS functionality has been integrated. If a GPS device is connected, the current position will be displayed and - if an applicable background map is loaded - marked on the map.
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For download of test versions check [[DWB_clients_for_beta_testing#DiversityImageInspector|DiversityImageInspector clients for beta testing]].  
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==Software==
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==Software for .Net Framework 4.8==
 
===Online manual===
 
===Online manual===
  
The manual is provided as pdf file (for current version check [[DWB user manuals]]) and compiled help file in CHM (= MS online help format). The compiled help file is available for [[Media:DiversityGisEditorHelp_2_2_5_0.zip|separate download]] but is included in the zip archive of the client application as well. Working material and brief instructions in German are available for download under http://wiki.bayernflora.de/web/Diversity_GIS_Editor (GIS material and maps with focus on Bavaria).  
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The manual is provided as pdf file (for current version check [[DWB user manuals]]) and compiled help file in CHM (= MS online help format). The compiled help file is available for [https://www.diversityworkbench.de/clients/DiversityImageInspector/DiversityImageInspectorHelp_1_3_0_0.zip separate download] but is included in the zip archive of the client application as well.  
  
===The GIS Editor application===
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===The DiversityImageInspector application===
  
 
=====Current version=====  
 
=====Current version=====  
The GIS Editor application is built for Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 or higher. Please make sure you have the correct version of this software already installed on your computer! (Check under control panel -> Software for Microsoft .Net Framework).  
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The client application is built for Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8.  
  
 
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|content=Use the installer if you have administrator rights, otherwise use the DiversityImageInspectorUnpack batch file. For more information see [https://diversityworkbench.net/Portal/General_Download_Notes General Download Notes].
* Web browser window adapted due to changes in Google Maps API
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* Getting altitude values from GeoNames server when saving shapes is enabled again
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New features and fixes:
* GPS Exchange File support added: Read shapes from GPX files
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* Bugfix: Configuration file has not been delivered with Installer.
* OSM service: Deactivated MapQuest layers replaced by ESRI Aerial World and Komoot Topo World
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* DiversityImageInspectorUnpack batch file added for installation without admin rights.
 
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* ''Download'' the .Net framework (see [[General Download Notes]])
 
* ''Download'' the [http://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=13255 Microsoft Access Database Engine] which is necessary for reading ArcGIS dBase attribute files. Be sure to select the 64bit english version (AccessDatabaseEngine_X64.exe), because the 32bit version does not work properly!
 
  
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====Beta test versions====
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For download of test versions check [[DWB_clients_for_beta_testing#DiversityImageInspector|DiversityImageInspector clients for beta testing]].
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==== Previous versions ====
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These applications are built for Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8.
  
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Th GIS Editor application is built for Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 or higher. Please make sure you have the correct version of this software already installed on your computer! (Check under control panel -> Software for Microsoft .Net Framework).
 
 
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|header=''Download'' the [https://www.diversityworkbench.de/clients/DiversityImageInspector/DiversityImageInspectorSetup_4_1_0.zip Installer for DiversityImageInspector application 4.1.0], 2019/11/14
 
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* Display significant progress bars for reading and writing big ArcView shape files
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* Initial version for Framework .NET 4.8
* Replace commas with decimal points for non integer parameters when reading TAB separated shape files
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* Minor adaptions for needs of .NET 4.8 (e.g. Configuration file is located in the user's home directory)
* Settings slider values conversion adapted to one digit after decimal point
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* Assign tool tips for icon object markers, too
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==Software for .Net Framework 3.5==
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In this section selected client versions for the .Net framework 3.5 are listed. If you need a specific version, please contact the [http://www.snsb.info/Services.html SNSB IT center]. 
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===Online manual===
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The manual is provided as pdf file (for current version check [[DWB user manuals]]) and compiled help file in CHM (= MS online help format). The compiled help file is available for [https://www.diversityworkbench.de/clients/DiversityImageInspector/DiversityImageInspectorHelp_1_3_0_0.zip separate download] but is included in the zip archive of the client application as well.
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===The DiversityImageInspector application===
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=====Final version for .Net Framework 3.5=====
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The DiversityImageInspector application is written in ''Windows Presentation Foundation'' and built for Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 or higher. Please make sure you have the correct version of this software already installed on your computer! (Check under control panel -> Software for Microsoft .Net Framework).
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*Toggle button rightclick: If checked, uncheck all other buttons; if unchecked: Check all other buttons.
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*Interface call from other DWB applications: If no coordinates are sent for Web browser adaption, zoom in to 50% to reduce multiple world display.
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*Read Shapes: Open File dialog will be shown if no online map could be displayed correctly to allow manual loading of a local map.
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*Read ArcGIS shapes: Select Attribute dialog extended to assign ID and Description from dBase attributes, if any.
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*Save Button: No Save File dialog is shown any more, if no shapes are available for saving (e.g. just adapted maps), to avoid confusion when saving maps coordinates.
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*Save Button (Bugfix): Coordinates of georeferenced maps have only been saved, when "Save as SQL Geo Objects" was selected. Now they are saved in any case.
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*Load maps (Bugfix): The artificial background map of georeferenced maps, which were not strictly north aligned, has been calculated wrongly, which might have caused incorrect aspect ratios on the working area. This has been fixed.
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*GPS: The current position will only be displayed, if more than 3 satellites are available.
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**Adapted to 64bit MS Access Database Engine for reading dBase attribute files.
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**Bugfix: Boundary calculation when saving multi object shapes has been corrected.
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**Bugfix: Attributes from dBase attribute file have not been shown if there was just one line.
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* Help support by pressing the Windows Help key (usually 'F1' key).
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* New checkbox added: "Create if not found". If barcode detection and file prefix is enabled, but no barcode has been found, a random unit code will be created.
* Normally, when loading a shape, an appropriate map is generated automatically. But if the GIS Editor is offline, this is not possible. Thus a new feature has been added to allow loading a local map, if the creation from a map service fails.  
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* Design changed to color light gray.
 
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* New assignment for TAB separated text files import added: MTB/Q (German ''Messtischblatt'')
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* GIS Editor import wizard implemented to load samples from TAB separated text files (with file name extension .shp2)
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* When touching a toggle button of the sample list with the mouse, the appropriate geography object will be illuminated
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* Bugfix: Create tooltips for geo objects when reading ArcView shapes
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* Bugfix: Clockwise created polygons must be reverted for saving them as SQL geographies. The vertices of the polygons themselves at the working area must be reverted, too, otherwise in edit mode the adjacent vertices are catched.
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* Sample Detection tool added
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* New shape format added for saving: TAB separated text files (could be imported by DWB modules Import Wizard)
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* Support for ArcView shape dBase files (attributes):
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: Switched to Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0 to support 64 bit operating systems
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: Read attributes when loading shape files
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: Write attributes when saving shape files
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* [[Media:DiversityGisEditor_2_2_2_2.zip|GIS-Editor application 2.2.2.2]], March 17th, 2014
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* [[Media:DiversityGisEditor_2_2_2_1.zip|GIS-Editor application 2.2.2.1]], February 7th, 2014
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* [[Media:DiversityGisEditor_2_2_2_0.zip|GIS-Editor application 2.2.2.0]], January 31st, 2014
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* [[Media:DiversityGisEditor_2_2_1_1.zip|GIS-Editor application 2.2.1.1]], January 16th, 2014
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* [[Media:DiversityGisEditor_2_2_1_0.zip|GIS-Editor application 2.2.1.0]], January 9th, 2014
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* [[Media:DiversityGisEditor_2_2_0_0.zip|GIS-Editor application 2.2.0.0]], November 20th, 2013
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* [[Media:DiversityGisEditor_2_1_2_0.zip|GIS-Editor application 2.1.2.0]], August 8th, 2013
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* [[Media:GIS_Editor_Version_2.1.1.zip|GIS-Editor application 2.1.1]], January 28th, 2013
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* [[Media:GIS_Editor_Version_2.1.zip|GIS-Editor application 2.1]], January 4th, 2013
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* [[Media:GIS_Editor_Version_2.0.2.zip|GIS-Editor application 2.0.2]], September 12th, 2012
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* [[Media:GIS_Editor_Version_2.0.zip|GIS-Editor application 2.0]], October 19th, 2011
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* [[Media:GIS_Editor_Version_1.1.zip|GIS-Editor application 1.1]], January 14th, 2011
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* [[Media:GIS_Editor_Version_1.0.zip|GIS-Editor application 1.0]], November 19th, 2010
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See also [[General Download Notes]].
 
See also [[General Download Notes]].

Latest revision as of 10:22, 31 May 2023

DiversityImageInspector © SNSB IT Center
DiversityImageInspector © SNSB IT Center

The DiversityImageInspector is an application component of the database framework Diversity Workbench. It might be installed as part of a DWB environment, but might also be used independently as a stand-alone application, e. g., in a local installation. The tool scans a bulk of images for included barcodes and relevant EXIF metadata (e.g. GPS coordinates, date and time) and returns the detected results in a table (see figure 1). The table then can be saved in a text file (CSV format) along with the corresponding image file names. There is also the option to rename the multimedia input files by adding a prefix to the file name to fit, e. g., the naming convention for the image import at the SNSB IT Center. This feature might be used to address the multimedia file storage, e. g. on a web server. A standard scheme and documentation for DiversityImageInspector file import in DiversityCollection has been published in the DWB Services GitHub code repository. The import of data might be easily done using the DiversityCollection Import Wizard /(figure 2).

The DiversityImageInspector includes the functions of two freeware tools: (a) ExifTool, to extract the search tags from the metadata of an image and (b) ZBar bar code reader, to find barcodes within a picture. The latter software supports barcodes of the following types: EAN-13/UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, Code 128, Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5 and QR Code.

The DII is part of a generic workflow described under Sampling with GPS-enabled smartphone and DiversityImageInspector (DII).

For download of test versions check DiversityImageInspector clients for beta testing.

Software for .Net Framework 4.8

Online manual

The manual is provided as pdf file (for current version check DWB user manuals) and compiled help file in CHM (= MS online help format). The compiled help file is available for separate download but is included in the zip archive of the client application as well.


The DiversityImageInspector application

Current version

The client application is built for Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8.

Download the Installer for DiversityImageInspector application 4.2.0, 2020/08/11

Use the installer if you have administrator rights, otherwise use the DiversityImageInspectorUnpack batch file. For more information see General Download Notes.

New features and fixes:

  • Bugfix: Configuration file has not been delivered with Installer.
  • DiversityImageInspectorUnpack batch file added for installation without admin rights.


Beta test versions

For download of test versions check DiversityImageInspector clients for beta testing.


Previous versions

These applications are built for Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8.

Download the Installer for DiversityImageInspector application 4.1.0, 2019/11/14

New features and fixes:

  • Initial version for Framework .NET 4.8
  • Minor adaptions for needs of .NET 4.8 (e.g. Configuration file is located in the user's home directory)




Software for .Net Framework 3.5

In this section selected client versions for the .Net framework 3.5 are listed. If you need a specific version, please contact the SNSB IT center.

Online manual

The manual is provided as pdf file (for current version check DWB user manuals) and compiled help file in CHM (= MS online help format). The compiled help file is available for separate download but is included in the zip archive of the client application as well.


The DiversityImageInspector application

Final version for .Net Framework 3.5

The DiversityImageInspector application is written in Windows Presentation Foundation and built for Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 or higher. Please make sure you have the correct version of this software already installed on your computer! (Check under control panel -> Software for Microsoft .Net Framework).

Download the DiversityImageInspector application 1.3.0.0, 2017/10/19

New features and fixes:

  • New checkbox added: "Create if not found". If barcode detection and file prefix is enabled, but no barcode has been found, a random unit code will be created.
  • Design changed to color light gray.



See also General Download Notes.