Changelog PMC Ukraine Odesa ArmA 3 Terrain

This is changelog for PMC Ukraine Odesa ArmA 3 real world data terrain by PMC. All editing developments fixes with dates (if possible) are included. Our changelogs are simple copy pastes from our bugs/issues list, they do sound a bit odd but this is the way we do things, if you don't understand what some specific changelog entry means, contact us.

v0.1 Initial Release

2022-03-06:
- ukraine odesa choose location using google/maps terrain view
- ukraine odesa click map, pin is inserted, click the bottom center new dialog, copy paste lat/lon coordinates
- ukraine odesa global mapper online sources world street map
- ukraine odesa global mapper view -> zoom view -> zoom to spacing -> view spacing selection 100
- ukraine odesa global mapper CTRL-HOME insert coordinates, find the spot
- ukraine odesa global mapper switch to UTM projection
- ukraine odesa global mapper create user created feature grid
- ukraine odesa global mapper export kmz
- ukraine odesa global mapper export COUNTRY-CITY.shp for PMC_Grids, check that no overlap exist
- ukraine odesa terra incognita map source -> openstreetmap -> zoom level 500km
- ukraine odesa terra incognita file -> load waypoints,tracks -> kmz
- ukraine odesa terra incognita full screen, zoom into kmz black rectangle, draw selection rectangle
- ukraine odesa terra incognita waypoints,tracks -> visible to disable kmz black rectangle
- ukraine odesa terra incognita map source -> esri arcgis, zoom level 17
- ukraine odesa global mapper open online data -> worldwide data -> SRTM plus v3
- ukraine odesa global mapper export heightmap.asc
- ukraine odesa http://192.168.0.101/pmc/doku.php?id=pmc_editing_wiki:arma-3-global-mapper-ocean-seabed
- ukraine odesa global mapper load landuse shapefile(s)
- ukraine odesa global mapper load natural shapefile(s)
- ukraine odesa global mapper load road shapefile
- ukraine odesa global mapper load places shapefile
- ukraine odesa global mapper crop the grid contents - areas
- ukraine odesa global mapper crop the grid contents - lines
- ukraine odesa global mapper crop the grid contents - points
- ukraine odesa global mapper change points shape layer to UTF-8
- ukraine odesa global mapper reduce road count feature if above 9000
- ukraine odesa global mapper export - areas as cropped_areas
- ukraine odesa global mapper export - lines as cropped_roads
- ukraine odesa global mapper export - points as cropped_points
- ukraine odesa .asc save header info and calculate X/Y coords
- ukraine odesa global mapper export common area layers into individual files
- ukraine odesa OSM_Places_CSV2HPP convert places.csv to pmc_names.hpp
- ukraine odesa global mapper unload project, load cropped_roads.shp
- ukraine odesa global mapper tools -> configure -> projection -> UTM 31N (roads are now skewed)
- ukraine odesa global mapper double click layer cropped_roads.shp -> layer projection -> UTM 31N
- ukraine odesa global mapper zoom to layer (its now aligned properly and UTM 31N, non skewed)
- ukraine odesa global mapper layer cropped_roads.shp RMB -> shift -> shift layers a fixed distance
- ukraine odesa global mapper input correct offset fixed x/y distance coordinates
- ukraine odesa global mapper zoom to layer and if you have reference 200,000 / 0 heightmap, they are now both aligned
- ukraine odesa global mapper layer cropped_roads.shp edit ID/ORDER features
- ukraine odesa global mapper layer cropped_roads.shp export as roads.shp (its now ready for terrain builder/arma3)
- ukraine odesa global mapper assign layers.cfg colors to OSM areas
- ukraine odesa move obj_ shapefiles into \Source\TerrainProcessor\ directory
- ukraine odesa get BPW files with _run_copy_BPW_ files_here.bat
- ukraine odesa global mapper export satellite mask in 4 x 4 or 8 x 8 tiles depending on size
- ukraine odesa add config.cpp lat/lon accurate location
- ukraine odesa Sat_Mask RGB fix _run_graphicsmagick_convert_Sat_Mask_PNG_to_BMP_with_white_fix_4x4.bat
- ukraine odesa terra incognita satellite download 1 arcgis 17 zoom level 0.8m/px
- ukraine odesa terra incognita satellite download 2 arcgis 17 zoom level 0.8m/px
- ukraine odesa terra incognita satellite download 3 arcgis 17 zoom level 0.8m/px
- ukraine odesa terra incognita satellite download 4 arcgis 17 zoom level 0.8m/px
2022-03-07:
- ukraine odesa irfanview check terra incognita downloaded satellite images for black tiles
- ukraine odesa global mapper create map catalog for terra incognita oziexplorer map files
- ukraine odesa global mapper export preview-arcgis-17-level.png usually with 25 or 50 meter sampler
- ukraine odesa global mapper export satellite texture in 4 x 4 or 8 x 8 tiles depending on size
2022-03-08:
- ukraine odesa started to gimp paint sat_ tiles with ocean, coastline and clouds
2022-03-09:
- ukraine odesa gimp paint sat_ tiles with ocean, coastline and clouds
- ukraine odesa bat file darken satellite & create picturemap
- ukraine odesa bat file _run_imagemagick_l3dt_8192_texture_map.bat
- ukraine odesa terrain builder create project
- ukraine odesa move heightmap.asc and pmc_names.hpp into PROJECT\source\ directory
- ukraine odesa move picturemap and satellite.jpg into PROJECT\data\ directory
- ukraine odesa copy roads to _data\roads\roads.shp
- ukraine odesa copy country CUP/PMC_OPX etc specific TPP files into \Source\TerrainProcessor\ directory
- ukraine odesa copy _run_create_TemplateLibs_generic_CUP.bat from E:\ArmA3.Store\ to terrain builder source dir and run it
- ukraine odesa terrain builder load template libraries
- ukraine odesa terrain builder import heightmap.asc, rebuild terrain and delete imported heightmap layer
- ukraine odesa terrain processor generate vegetation objects
- ukraine odesa terrain processor heightmap smooth roads
- ukraine odesa create pboProject .bat file with mod.cpp copying
- ukraine odesa mod.cpp google/maps link
- ukraine odesa mod.cpp overall fact checks for satellite res, version number etc
- ukraine odesa config edit for class pmc_names.hpp
- ukraine odesa terrain builder import terrain processor generated objects
- ukraine odesa create D:\ArmA3.WIP.Terrains\pmc_NAME\addons\
- ukraine odesa terrain builder import satellite mask
- ukraine odesa terrain builder import satellite texture
- ukraine odesa create airfield runway poly lines, ID 7
- ukraine odesa merge possible airfield_runways.shp into roads.shp
- ukraine odesa terrain builder generate layers
- ukraine odesa L3DT edit elevations, airfield runways
- ukraine odesa export WRP
- ukraine odesa moveobject WRP
- ukraine odesa png2paa
- ukraine odesa wrp split
- ukraine odesa move PROJECT\data\ contents to _data\ dir
- ukraine odesa rvmat repathing
- ukraine odesa pboproject!
2022-03-10:
- ukraine odesa picturemap_ca.tga resized from 4096 to 2048
2022-04-15:
- ukraine odesa config.cpp date/time for invasion day noon
- ukraine odesa terrain builder roads.shp import/export
2022-04-16:
- ukraine odesa class names{} missing airfield
- ukraine odesa heightmap ocean coast line SRTM inaccuracy vertice tweaks
- ukraine odesa edit elevations, water creeping to land, run heightmap_clipper
- ukraine odesa heightmap airfield runways not smoothed
- ukraine odesa terrain processor heightmap-final.asc road smoothing
- ukraine odesa terrain processor generated new vegetation objects (bushes, rocks, trees)
2022-04-17:
- ukraine odesa initial release

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