New Global Command Search tool for easy access to any tool available in Global Mapper.
Ability to create a flattened site plan grid where all edited terrain is contained within the selected area(s).
Added ability to edit a line feature in Perpendicular Profile views.
New option to view the 3D Viewer Walk Mode position in the 2D map view.
Added support for reading and displaying 'extra bytes' fields from LAS / LAZ files. These will also save to GMP files.
Enabled copy and paste support for raster image and terrain layers.
Added export support for Cesium terrain and 3D tiles formats.
New online data source from TCarta for Global Marine Basemap.
Added a search filter to help navigate the list of online sources.
Significant New Features in Global Mapper Pro
New Global Mapper Insight and Learning Engine™ (beta) - Deep learning-based image analysis tools for the automatic identification of land cover classification, building extraction, and vehicle detection.
New Solar Shadow Analysis tool for calculating shadows from loaded terrain and 3D features. A new GENERATE_SHADOWS script command allows automating these calculations.
New automatic identification of point cloud model key points.
Ability to save and load custom created feature models in the Automatic Point Cloud Analysis tool.
Improved the automatic identification of GCPs in various potential overlapping images in Pixels to Points. The potential matches are now additionally scored by the distance from the expected area of the image containing the target (based on EXIF data).
Improved GCP target finding and ground coverage calculation in Pixels to Points for drone flights by using GCP Z as a ground surface rather than assuming a flat surface until after P2P is run.
Updates to underlying tools for speed improvements to the Pixels to Points process.
Added new adjustment methods to the Lidar QA/QC results dialog, allowing the adjustment of cloud Z values using a fixed shift or a best-fit 3D plane in addition to the previous Piecewise Affine (triangulation) method.
Improved the calculation of ground coverage polygons for drone imagery taken at non-nadir angles. Estimated ground coverage polygons are now trapezoidal rather than rectangular.
Lidar Changes
New automatic identification of point cloud model key points. - GM-4493 Pro
Added ability to edit a line feature in Perpendicular Profile views. - GM-1828 Standard
Ability to save and load custom created feature models in the Automatic Point Cloud Analysis tool. - GM-16205 Pro
Fixed crash error if you try and run an Automatic Best Fit on point clouds without selected a layer to compare against. - GM-16719 Pro
Show error if users tries to thin Lidar to a nonsensical point spacing. - GM-17448 Pro
Added new adjustment methods to the Lidar QA/QC results dialog, allowing the adjustment of cloud Z values using a fixed shift or a best-fit 3D plane in addition to the previous Piecewise Affine (triangulation) method. - GM-16954 Pro
Updated 'Color Lidar by Scan Angle' option to separately color negative and positive scan angles by default. A new option to restore the old behavior is also now on the Configuration -> Lidar dialog. - GM-16923 Pro
Dramatically sped up the rebuild of preview clouds for large Lidar point clouds, something that slowed the process of manually editing point cloud classifications. - GM-16558 Standard
Support draw modes for extra field data in point clouds. - GM-17247 Pro
Ensure the reported LIDAR POINT DENSITY and LIDAR POINT SPACING metadata values are updated when you warp a Lidar point cloud with rectification. - GM-17768
Added support for point clouds in native geographic coordinates. - GM-17607 Pro
In GeoCalc Mode, address issue where certain LAS files were not importing with vertical coordinate reference systems. - GM-17019
Fixed issue with garbled characters on the Lidar group selection dialog in the Japanese build. - GM-16972
Fixed international feet issue in the path profile settings dialog - GM-16941 Pro
Ensure GCP_Z and total RMSE in Lidar QA displays with the same elevation units as the other fields. - GM-16901 Pro
Fixed issues with export of LAZ 1.4 files with extended classes and flags. - GM-16757 Standard
Fixed use of fields other than XYZ when finding duplicate Lidar points. - GM-16687 Pro
Made Lidar LAS/LAZ extra bytes fields exportable, including when saving over the original file or doing a direct export to LAS/LAZ. - GM-14553
Fixed issue with 'Fit Point Clouds' generating very large incorrect shifts in some cases. - GM-13456 Pro
Ensure user is prompted to confirm projection/datum selection from GeoTIFF and LAS/LAZ files when only an ellipsoid is specified for a projection. - GM-18167
Ensure the 'Classify Features' button is always enabled at the appropriate time on the Point Cloud Analysis dialog. - GM-16541 Pro
In GC Mode, prevent exception that was occurring when setting default Projection for the first time. - GM-15829 Standard
Pixels to Points Changes
Improved the automatic identification of GCPs in various potential overlapping images in Pixels to Points. The potential matches are now additionally scored by the distance from the expected area of the image containing the target (based on EXIF data). - GM-16789 Pro
Improved GCP target finding and ground coverage calculation in Pixels to Points for drone flights by using GCP Z as a ground surface rather than assuming a flat surface until after P2P is run. - GM-16600 Pro
Updates to underlying tools for speed improvements to the Pixels to Points process. - GM-14150 Pro
Added CREATE_IMAGE_FROM_MESH parameter for the GENERATE_POINT_CLOUD script cloud to control whether the orthoimage is created from the mesh or the point cloud. - GM-17098 Pro
Improved the calculation of ground coverage polygons for drone imagery taken at non-nadir angles. Estimated ground coverage polygons are now trapezoidal rather than rectangular. - GM-16696 Pro
Allowed Pixels to Points to continue processing if color harmonization is unsuccessful. - GM-17516 Pro
P2P output saved as a GMW in GeoCalc mode will no longer throw an error about being unable to import a coordinate transform. - GM-15443 Pro
Fixed issue with mask creation on the Pixels to Points dialog after running a P2P process with an image reduction factor. - GM-16942 Pro
Added more default styles for control points loaded during the Pixels to Points process to avoid duplicating styles. - GM-16683 Pro
3D Viewer Changes
New option to view the 3D Viewer Walk Mode position in the 2D map view. - GM-15826 Standard
Fixed crash when unloading layers while a fly-through is running in the 3D viewer. - GM-17321
3D view now displays the path profile parallel paths correctly - GM-16881 Standard
Enhance 3D path profile rendering to show all segments of the 3D path. - GM-14640
Fixed issue with elevation of line label render in 3D. - GM-14235
Fix NVIDIA GPU-related problems with the 3D display of very large images. - GM-17020 Standard
Fixed error in 3D viewer when generating polygonal coverage areas for a loaded layer. - GM-17011 Standard
Fix NVIDIA GPU-related problems with the 3D display of very large images. - GM-16987 Pro
Resolved issue displaying tree models in 3D Viewer. - GM-16928
Path Profile / Line of Sight Function Changes
Added ability to edit a line feature in Perpendicular Profile views. - GM-1828 Standard
the warning message when custom elevation scale spacing larger than overall elevation difference is now more descriptive - GM-17017 Standard
the curser text in path profile now will move above/below the curser depending on being above/below the center - GM-16765 Standard
Added the ability to save Path to new layer for parallel profile series lines - GM-16812 Standard
Added warning for a path profile reference line being outside of bounds - GM-16803 Standard
Fixed path profile issue where multiple layers could be assigned the same line style in the legend - GM-16105 Standard
Update path profile lidar settings. Updated path profile lidar toolbar with new swath buttons - GM-13058 Pro
Fixed path profile option "Match Elevation Scale to Distance Scale" not working correctly - GM-17154 Standard
Path profile will no longer say "cross profile(s)" for parallel paths - GM-17114 Standard
Fixed unit conversion issue in Path Profile sample spacing setting. - GM-16887 Standard
3D view now displays the path profile parallel paths correctly - GM-16881 Standard
Allow the Path Profile sample count to accept the value 2. - GM-16880 Standard
Retain original main path when switching from perpendicular to parallel profiles. - GM-16846 Standard
Now even if in the path profile setting "Data Display"->"Draw Separate Line.." option is first checked but before its applied the "Select Layers..." button will still allow you to select layers - GM-16823 Standard
Updates Path Profile legend to only show displayed layers. - GM-16779
Fixed 3D display settings options for Perpendicular Path Profile. - GM-16756
Reworded path profile vector data setting for drawing feature that crosses path - GM-16664
Ability to create a flattened site plan grid where all edited terrain is contained within the selected area(s). - GM-2176 Standard
New Solar Shadow Analysis tool for calculating shadows from loaded terrain and 3D features. A new GENERATE_SHADOWS script command allows automating these calculations. - GM-16612 Pro
Added option to Watershed and Ridge Line Analysis to automatically style the generated stream / ridge lines based on the amount of calculated flow into the line segment. - GM-16835
Improved wording for use of vector features to modify water flow on Watershed dialog. - GM-16691 Standard
Updated Dynamic Hill Shading dialog to remove unnecessary Elevation Display / Export Units, Apply button, and to show Vertical Exaggeration in same units as the Configuration dialog. - GM-16677
Use higher precision when saving GMG files directly from gridding if the cell size is less than 0.1 units. - GM-16949 Standard
Increased the precision of generated contours saved directly to GMP for high resolution contours. - GM-16849
Fixed issue with invalid pixels when TIN gridding Lidar with area features and treating the areas as constraints (hard edges). - GM-16712
Ensure that the selected shader updates on the Configuration when changed on another dialog, like dynamic hill shading. - GM-16657 Standard
Create elevation grid dialog copy to clipboard button resets on slider change - GM-14525 Pro
Fixed script builder generate water rise command now handles "water level increase amount" units correctly - GM-13701 Pro
Added [x] Abort on Error option to Coverage Areas dialog - GM-13329 Standard
Fixed issue with area volume calculations to custom heights above ground. - GM-17716
Ensure the 'Classify Features' button is always enabled at the appropriate time on the Point Cloud Analysis dialog. - GM-16541 Pro
In GC Mode, prevent exception that was occurring when setting default Projection for the first time. - GM-15829 Standard
In GC Mode, addressed an issue where loading workspaces containing a generated DTM Elevation Grid produced errors. The generated grid will now load without errors. - GM-15309
Made the 'Restore Defaults' button on the Dynamic Hill Shading dialog restore all values shown on the dialog to defaults, including multiple light source settings. - GM-16654 Standard
Digitizer Tool Changes
The selection "Specify Separate Distance and Bearing Values" can now be used with explicit DMS options - GM-18154 Standard
Fixed the Shift+Del shortcut so that it did undelete rather than Cut to Clipboard. - GM-18179 Standard
Fixed crash splitting features into new lines at spacing for lines less than spacing in length. - GM-17563
Ensure elevation units are correct when digitizing snapped to 3D features - GM-17361
Fixed issues snapping when moving a single point feature. - GM-16896 Standard
Fixed issue in implementation of the Special Operations Difference for a particular case of Line and Area features - GM-16743 Standard
Fixed issue displaying degree symbol in Flattened Site Plan tool. - GM-16620 Standard
Properly set CODEPAGE in export DWG/DXF version 2000 - GM-15517
Fixed issue with the distance/bearing/COGO dialog popping up a feature create dialog when GM is closed while the dialog is open. - GM-18340 Standard
Attributes / Query Changes
Added right-click option to Feature Vertices dialog for copying just the selected vertices to the clipboard. - GM-17250
3D Mesh layer will keep MESH_NAME attribute is it was available in the source file. - GM-17165
Fixed issue with area volume calculations to custom heights above ground. - GM-17716
Scripting Changes
Add GetLocationElevationList function to the python SDK module - GM-17712 Pro
Added CREATE_IMAGE_FROM_MESH parameter for the GENERATE_POINT_CLOUD script cloud to control whether the orthoimage is created from the mesh or the point cloud. - GM-17098 Pro
Added option to use the legacy Concave Hull (polygon coverage) method for Lidar layers when using the GENERATE_LAYER_BOUNDS or EDIT_VECTOR script commands. Use USE_LEGACY_METHOD to enable. - GM-16940
Allow smaller COVERAGE_SMOOTHING_FACTOR values when generating polygonal coverage with GENERATE_LAYER_BOUNDS or EDIT_VECTOR script commands. - GM-16939 Standard
Added GENERATE_REGULAR_GRID script command to allow creating a regular grid of features in an automated fashion. - GM-2431 Standard
Fixed JOIN_TABLE command when working with special attribute names, like <Feature Name>. - GM-17063 Standard
Fixed the loading of DEFINE_TEXT_FILE contents text from a script with the IMPORT_ASCII script command. - GM-16994 Standard
script builder now correctly records GPX export Precision parameter - GM-16622 Pro
Added elevation layer support to geopackage script export - GM-16299 Standard
Create elevation grid dialog copy to clipboard button resets on slider change - GM-14525 Pro
Fixed script builder generate water rise command now handles "water level increase amount" units correctly - GM-13701 Pro
Fixed issue where saving a script file on tab close in editor could cause it to save it with the tab to the left of it instead - GM-17807 Pro
Fixed issue with Global Mapper closing with no error when trying loading a PostGIS database that doesn't exist via a script. - GM-17251
Online Source Changes
Added export support for Cesium terrain and 3D tiles formats. - GM-13206 Standard
New online data source from TCarta for Global Marine Basemap. - GM-17647 Standard
Added a search filter to help navigate the list of online sources. - GM-17832 Standard
Improved network download speed of online data sources - GM-6170 Standard
Removed OpenStreetMaps.org online sources with rendering from Stamen.com from online sources as those are no longer offered for free. - GM-18162
Fixed issues loading data from WFS 1.0.0 sources that don't support lat/lon BBOX values. - GM-17092 Standard
Fixed lockup loading some WMS / WMTS sources with particularly long names on a machine with a longer Global Mapper temp folder path. - GM-17222
Projection / Datum Changes
In GeoCalc mode, a new context menu has been added to the list of Layers and Coordinate Transformations in the Configure/Projection dialog. This will allow the user to right-click and (where applicable) view the layer's current horizontal and vertical coordinate systems, and the current concatenated transform used to convert to the global. - GM-17113
In GeoCalc Mode, allow user the option to select a transform of "None" if that feature is enabled. - GM-16814
All DEM TIFF files will now load a vertical coordinate reference system if one is specified in the header, in GeoCalc Mode. This may result in an "Unknown Vertical Coordinate System" in some cases. - GM-15462
All DEM files will now load a vertical coordinate reference system if one is specified in the header, in GeoCalc Mode. - GM-15457
All LAS files including < v1.4 LAS will now load a vertical coordinate reference system if one is specified, in GeoCalc Mode. - GM-15425 Standard
In GeoCalc Mode, address issue where certain LAS files were not importing with vertical coordinate reference systems. - GM-17019
Don't convert EPSG code 3067 to a UTM 35N projection since there is already an EPSG code (25835) for that. - GM-16951 Standard
Coordinate Transform pickers no longer appear when enabling/disabling layers while GeoCalc mode is turned on. - GM-16808
Auto-select GeoCalc Transform button can no longer be toggled if GeoCalc mode is not enabled. - GM-16431 Standard
Fixed issues storing custom datum scale shift values smaller than 1.0e-8 for Bursa-Wolfe transformations. - GM-16274 Standard
In GeoCalc Mode, handle display issue with items that cross the anti-meridian so they are split properly. - GM-15325
When changing the global vertical projection in GeoCalc mode, if there is a horizontal transform already selected, the user will no longer be prompted to re-select it. Instead the Transform Picker will only require the selection of a new vertical transform, if one is needed. - GM-13380
Added built-in EPSG codes for Maine State Plane zones using NAD83 (NSRS2011). - GM-17217
In GC Mode, prevent exception that was occurring when setting default Projection for the first time. - GM-15829 Standard
In GeoCalc mode, Geotiffs will now save vertical info in header on export when set manually. - GM-15684
In GeoCalc mode, the coordinate transform cache is now cleared after unloading the workspace. - GM-15563
Exporting a GMP in GeoCalc mode no longer requires you to reselect a coordinate transformation multiple times. - GM-15561
P2P output saved as a GMW in GeoCalc mode will no longer throw an error about being unable to import a coordinate transform. - GM-15443 Pro
In GeoCalc Mode, handle export of DTED data properly. - GM-15344
In GC Mode, addressed an issue where loading workspaces containing a generated DTM Elevation Grid produced errors. The generated grid will now load without errors. - GM-15309
In GC Mode, ensure custom objects and grid files added via the Geographic Calculator are available in Global Mapper. - GM-12773
Stack trace no longer occurs when Global Mapper exits with a GeoCalc transform picker open. - GM-16797
In GeoCalc Mode, handle the situation where required grid files are missing by prompting the user to download them. - GM-16512
When adding a new global vertical projection in GeoCalc mode, if there is a horizontal transform already selected, the user will no longer be prompted to re-select it. - GM-13385
Format Specific Changes
Added support for reading and displaying 'extra bytes' fields from LAS / LAZ files. These will also save to GMP files. - GM-10712 Standard
Support for importing glTF 3D scenes and models - GM-13243 Standard
A dedicated OBJ export option to streamline the process of preparing an export for 3D printing. - GM-14463 Standard
Added new option that allows users to exclude the coordinate system information from the land/xml export - GM-15377 Standard
Added support for Point Clouds to export as Cesium 3D Tiles - GM-17462 Standard
Display the warning pop-up dialog at export in Cesium 3D format if the current projection is "precision loss" likely - GM-17791
Added support for embedded/binary textures in glTF/GLB files - GM-17268
Enabled option for GMP (Global Mapper Package) export to save and restore the view bounds / projection when loading the GMP into an empty workspace. - GM-17234
Sped up adding files to a map catalog when some or all files already exist in the catalog. - GM-17204 Standard
Enabled DRACO compression in glTF models (import) - GM-17036
Simplified Export submenu items. - GM-17028
Updated Surfer BLN export to include Z values for exported area features that have them. - GM-17021
Updated Global Mapper Grid (GMG) export to have separate vertical unit and precision settings. - GM-17004
Generated .jpg file will now match the .obj and .mtl when exporting a 3D printer friendly OBJ file. - GM-16948
Improved language of text alert when exporting STL 3D Print. - GM-16932 Standard
Updated traditional USGS DEM files with arc second units to load natively in Arc Degrees instead. - GM-16778
Added support for using .jfw files as world files for JPG file loads. - GM-15566 Standard
The solution is a set of performance enhancements. These enhancements should have no affect on the workflow besides a performance improvement. - GM-13596
Added support for "NEW OBJECT" features in s57 - GM-16106 Standard
DWG/DXF export will try to restore the original layer's colors - GM-15511 Standard
- GM-15154
Dramatically sped up the export of KML/KMZ super overlays from online layers, map catalogs, and local tiled formats (like MBTiles). - GM-18204
Added support for generic text files with lat/lon coordinates and a period after a hemisphere character at the start of the string (like 'N. 34 51 23.2'). - GM-17901
Fixed translation issue that was causing a stack trace while importing .txt files in the Chinese build. - GM-17737
Fixed error loading some GeoPackage files with CIRCULARSTRING features. - GM-17598 Standard
Improved handling of failures during tiled exports, including improved error reporting and proper display of 'Cancel All' prompt if exports are still ongoing when one fails. - GM-17469 Standard
Made columns on Attribute Setup tab of Shapefile export options dialog resize properly. - GM-17431
Fixed "The system cannot find the path specified." issue for non-latin1 filepaths - GM-17097 Standard
Fixed a bug in computing the transform for complex GLB/glTF models - GM-17037 Standard
Fixed issue with the last feature in a Landmark Graphics ASC file not being loaded. - GM-17029 Standard
Correct loading PNG texture files (glTF/GLB models) - GM-16986 Standard
Fixed margin size for PDF export and map layout when specifying in centimeters rather than inches. - GM-16936
Added elevation layer support to geopackage script export - GM-16299 Standard
Properly set CODEPAGE in export DWG/DXF version 2000 - GM-15517
Fixed issues with lines and areas exported to DGN files being truncated to just under 5,500 vertices. - GM-17773
Fixed missing label for path profile svg export - GM-16819 Standard
Exporting a GMP in GeoCalc mode no longer requires you to reselect a coordinate transformation multiple times. - GM-15561
Rendering/Style Changes
Enabled copy and paste support for raster image and terrain layers. - GM-2078 Standard
Allow specifying a symbol size in meters when setting a style for all point features on the Point Styles tab of the Options dialog for a layer. - GM-16975
Standard (English) version of GlobalMapper uses UTF-8 active codepage which allows better handling of non-English texts and characters - GM-15744 Standard
Fixed size of custom shape symbols that were incorrectly drawn at half the specified size (e.g. triangle, cross, diamond, star). - GM-16979
Map Layout Changes
Fixed creation of Feature Mapbook based on Feature Bounds in Map Layout Editor. - GM-16904 Standard
Allow use of additional special attributes, like 'Index in Layer', 'Feature Layer Name, and 'Feature Type', as titles when creating a Feature Mapbook in the Map Layout Editor. - GM-16895 Standard
Misc. Changes
New Global Command Search tool for easy access to any tool available in Global Mapper. - GM-16535 Standard
Removed unnecessary prompt to 'save changes to workspace' when loading a new workspace over an existing unchanged workspace. - GM-15240 Standard
Updated the list of the toolbar favorites commands - GM-17271
Fixed spelling error in menu. - GM-17072
Updated warning dialog's wording when loading lidar data with filters applied. - GM-15453 Standard
The solution is a set of performance enhancements. These enhancements should have no affect on the workflow besides a performance improvement. - GM-13596
The highlighted layers appear as bold text with an asterisk beside them in the Control Center - GM-17520
There is a new context menu item for this in the Control Center - GM-2468
Fixed issue with layer names in the Control Center remaining bold after they are removed from an animation set. - GM-17581 Standard
Fixed display of filenames with non-displayable characters in the system code page in the File menu's Recently Used File list. - GM-18088
Made the Lidar Display tab of the layer options dialog grow controls when the dialog is resized. - GM-17815 Standard
Fixed crash splitting features into new lines at spacing for lines less than spacing in length. - GM-17563
Fixed issue with prompt for 4th band of data showing once for each overview layer when loading a 4-band TIFF file. - GM-17341 Standard
Updated the updated software and metadata web display to use newer Chromium-based browser control. - GM-17240
Change Save/Restore last drawn view shortcuts to Alt+B and Ctrl+B to avoid collision with Raster Analysis menu. - GM-17155 Standard
Fixed "The system cannot find the path specified." issue for non-latin1 filepaths - GM-17097 Standard
Made trackpad-based mouse 'wheel' zoom center properly on the Image Rectification dialog. - GM-17055 Standard
Implemented undo/re-do for Mesh Vertices editing - GM-13471 Standard
Fix NVIDIA GPU-related problems with the 3D display of very large images. - GM-16987 Pro