The latest 9.1.2.413 update with a few bug fixes and some new functions is now available for download (Aquabase will check for an update on start-up) and will require a password to complete the update process. This password is included in an email to subscribers to the Aquabase Support and Development Programme. If Aquabase cannot download the update automatically you can also get it from the Download section of this website. You have to be a registered user to access the individual downloads in this section.
Please read the notes during installation for the latest exciting additions and bug fixes! We (the developers and the users) are constantly working on improving and fixing Aquabase functionality. Please let me know if you find any bugs and/or would like to make suggestions for new functions.
WHAT’S NEW IN THIS LATEST VERSION?
- The altitude/elevation of sites can now be automatically inserted from different elevation databases of the opentopodata.org public API service. Please read the https://www.opentopodata.org/#public-api for restrictions and database information. An Internet connection is required for the function to work and the “Survey Method” needs to be set to ‘T’, which will then retrieve the elevation for the coordinates on posting the record. As long as the “Survey Method” is on ‘T’ the elevation will be retrieved according to the API database setting in the Aquabase preferences, accuracy of which is dependent on the database selected. While “aster30m” is the default database (covers the whole world), “srtm30m” might be a better choice for accuracy, but is only available for latitudes from 60° to -60°. This function will be enhanced in future for more accurate elevations, including Google’s API, which will need an API key to retrieve the values.
WHAT HAS BEEN FIXED SINCE THE LAST VERSION?
- When switching on the “Summary” option, the time-dependent chemistry report did not calculate the available space for the columns correctly and therefore did not show all the selected parameters. Additionally some of the summaries did not show as only the first parameter column was used to determine minimum and maximum values and when they are the same the summary was not shown. The columns now all show and all parameters of the report are used to determine if the summary is shown or not.
- The “Penetration Rate” form did not space the columns to fill the total available area, which is now fixed.
- A few other, often unnoticed, bugs were also fixed.