Release Viking 1.6.1 · viking-gps/viking

Open Source Desktop program to manage GPS data.

Fixes since 1.6

Several fixes and many code improvements from Coverity scans
Fix heap-buffer-overflows
Mapnik3 support.
** C++ standard required is now C++11
Reactivate building of the reference documentation
SF Bugs#126: Fix crash in gdk_rgb_convert_0888 due to using deallocated memory.
SF Bugs#121: Fix crash when invalidating previously acquired tiles.
SF Bugs#123: Fix bzip2 decompression on Windows.
SF Bugs#122: Fix memory cache confusion with multiple "On Disk OSM Tile Format" maps
SF Bugs#120: Fix Track drawing bug across the 180th Meridian.
Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 1210403: Only download and process one Bing attribution list.
Fix Geocaches acquiring with latest geo-* software
Import latest Launchpad translation updates
Many other small fixes - see the ChangeLog for the full details.

Mapnik Rendering Layer (not available in Windows build ATM) - with preprocessor CartoCSS option.
Export files via GPSBabel
History of positions enabling jumping back (and forwards) to previous locations - similar to web browser back (and forward) buttons.
Extended GPSBabel filtering support - Enables limited/simple OSM Overpass API support.
Support reading of MBTiles files.
Support reading of OSM Metatiles.
Configurable Toolbar + Menu keys
Various time related features: Edit trackpoint and waypoint times, Quick search of tracks by date, Sort layers by time and more.
Improved route finder UI usage
GeoJSON support via external programs 'togpx' and 'togeojson' (Not available in Windows build ATM)
New default Map Cache layout to be more compatible with standard OSM/TMS structure.
Support GPX Metadata values common to GPX1.0 and GPX1.1
Extended map type configuration options (zoom levels + area extents limits)
Allow starting Viking with command line parameters to set position, zoom and map type.
Export Track, Route and Waypoint Lists as text.