Viking

Viking is an open source software that allows users to manage GPS data. It features support for importing and plotting waypoints and tracks, ability to display Terraserver maps, add coordinate lines, make new waypoints and tracks, hide different things, etc.

Being written in C and GTK+, Viking is available for Linux, other POSIX operating systems, as well as Windows and Mac OS X.

What is new in this release:

• This version fixes numerous bugs, from crash issues to user interface improvements.
• It also embeds a more recent version of tools needed to retrieve GeoCaching data.

What is new in version 1.4:

• New features:
• The first of them is the introduction of a 'route' type.
• OSM contributors will be pleased to discover the new features allowing them to download their own GPX tracks from the OSM server.
• Many more features concern the GUI.
• Finally, an old feature is restored: the ability to access the Google service for finding a route.

What is new in version 1.3:

• This release brings many changes. On the OSM front, MapQuest is the new default map and OSM transport was added. Geotagging support has been improved.
• JOSM is integrated (export layer info or open at current position).
• GPSBabel has better integration to offer all supported devices and import any file types.
• GPSD support was bumped to APIv5.
• There are miscellaneous bugfixes, improvements, and language translations.

What is new in version 1.2.2:

• A minor release to fix the delay between automatic refresh: from 30s to 7 days as requested by OpenStreetMap servers.

What is new in version 1.2:

• Add minimal translator-credits in About dialog
• Add documenters to About dialog

What is new in version 1.1:

• Most changes concern the graphical user interface (tooltips, dialogs, menus).
• On the front of features, tracks have new menu entries (highest point, latest point) and maps declare copyright notices.
• Concerning maps data, viking is now able to connect a TMS and WMS-C.
• Due to these new features, a SpotMaps provider has been added for OpenStreetMap contributors.

What is new in version 1.0.1:

• Fix Waypoint & Track visibility issues.
• Fix SF#3104028: Default Color Background is incorrectly saved as black into a new .vik file.
• Fix some translated strings

What is new in version 1.0:

• This is the result of 7 years of work of a large team. For this release, a lot of work was done to obtain a version as stable as possible.
• This special version will be supported for some time.
• If you need a specific fix, we a 1.0.z release can be provided.
• Technically, this release only fixes some bugs of the previous version.

What is new in version 0.9.96:

• Fix unecessary change in string
• Free memory
• Add defensive code
• Increase buffer length
• Fix memcheck error
• Merge remote branch 'jocelyn/etag'
• Disable autodownloading when dragging the map
• Fix: Uninitialized color value being used
• Avoid uninitialized color value usage
• Defensive code
• Add new menu entry in GPS Layer to delete the realtime information.
• Ensure GPS realtime information deleted when GPS Layer -->Empty All is called.
• Fix SF#3009431: Prevent Crash in Real Time Tracking GPS Mode & Autodownload Maps.
• Fix display of rounded speed units scale markers in the speed profile.
• Revert "Make more portable .vik file, as don't save the map cache directory if it's the map cache default directory."
• Merge remote branch 'rnorris/LayerMenuKeyboardAccelerators'
• Make more portable .vik file, as don't save the map cache directory if it's the map cache default directory.
• Remove specific user's map cache directory from test Terraserver.vik file, so that anyone can use it.
• Prevent zoom factor string displaying unnecessary .0s when it's a whole number.
• Prevent access to undefined data when fgets() returns NULL
• Improve Track Properties speed profile display for low speed difference (e.g. walking) tracks.
• Use speed units in display of Track/Waypoint layer draw by velocity config values, but maintain units as metres per second when read from/saved to files.
• Fix arithmetic macro definition
• Add and use defines for conversion of speed units.
• Fix arithmetic macro definition
• Add keyboard accelerators for as many as possible View Menu entries.
• Remove duplicated line of code in trackpoint drawing.
• Fix small memory leak when downloading DEM data via the tool method.
• DEM layer properties tidy up.
• Add a new debug message
• Simplify zoom status when xmpp and ympp are equal
• Fix minor source code typo
• Fix arithmetic macro definition
• Improve grammar/usage for conversion macro function to convert meters into feet. Also prepend these macros with VIK_ as better practice.
• Use constant for 'feet in meter'
• Use height units in the altitude readout for the cursor position on the status bar.
• Use height units in display of DEM min / max elevation values, but maintain units as metres when read from/saved to files.
• Extend set/get param interface to have knowledge of what type of operation it is - i.e. is it related to file i/o or display/cut/copy usage.
• Fix cycle map URL
• Fix GType macro usage
• Add keyboard accelerator for the Filter extension to the Track/Waypoint layer menu.
• Add keyboard accelerators for the Waypoints sublayer menu.
• Add keyboard accelerators for the Tracks sublayer menu and improve the text casing.
• Add keyboard accelerators for the Track/Waypoints layer menu and improve the text casing.
• Add keyboard accelerators for the Maps tools menu and improve the text casing.
• Add keyboard accelerators for the Maps layer menu and improve the text casing.
• Add keyboard accelerators for the GPS layer menu and improve text casing.
• Add keyboard accelerators for the GeoRef layer menu.
• Fix compiler warning in file.c
• Fix compiler warnings in vikgobjectbuilder.c
• Fix compiler warnings in vikwindow.c
• Fix compiler warnings in vikmaptype.c
• Fix compiler warning in download.c
• Fix compiler warning in degrees_converters.c
• Fix compiler warnings in babel.c
• Prevent getting stuck in a near infinite loop when using Coord layer, UTM mode and zoomed out to see the whole world.
• Fix Track Draw by Velocity mode, so that individual track points are coloured (as was the intention).
• Add a message to explain why feature does nothing
• Fix previous commit
• Prevent lock up in attempt to download maps along a track in UTM mode.
• Use the standard "Reload" verb
• Clarify text on map layer menu
• Launchpad Bug #445374: Prevent crash when downloading maps along a track, with Terraserver maps when in Mercator mode.
• Simplify code on download action to do when map file is not present
• Fix bug where older file was removed when network not present
• Fix a minor missing include
• Comment VikSlippyMapSource
• Fix bashisms.
• Add explicit linking against libz and libm
• Fix: warning 'draw-mode' message does not display
• Fix incorrect limitation on source map id
• Add warning when requested GObject type is unknown
• [TEST] Add Terraserver viking file
• Prevent viewport tool selection/edit of trackpoint or waypoint when the layer or sublayer is invisible.