ChROnoScOpE reLeasENotes
Chronoscope 2 uses mapbox gl, while Chronoscope 1 was built with google maps.
Release Notes Chronoscope 2
v2.9 (Jun 2020)
New features
- Relief/Mountain-Mode (key M)
- city table (key C) for several cities with more than 3 street maps. Think Chronoscope Berlin Chronoscope London Chronoscope Paris Chronoscope New York – 15 cities in total
- drop Wikipedia GeoURL into Chronoscope
Updates
- mapbox 1.11.0
- home & rotate is one animation (no separate map rotation anymore)
Bug Fix
- ChronoAtlas: fly to map
Known Issues
- black map pyramids in FF
- init problems in Safari 11 (failed mapstyle loading)
v2.8.6 (Mar/Apr/May 2020)
- mapbox 1.8.1
- https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.min.js >> https://mprove.de/_libs.inv/jquery-3.5.1.min.js
- map atlas (key A/Q/W) 60x
- map editions (key E) 20x
- 144 additional maps from ifl; now 1267 HK maps;
- 897 manually placed LM maps
- dynamic maximum resolution to better support Firefox and mobile devices
- map selector: sort by year (key J)
- map selector: faster tooltips
- random auto pilot (kiosk mode; key Alt-R)
Issues
v2.8.4 (Dec 2019) / v2.8.5 (Jan 2020) / v2.8.6 (Feb 2020)
- mapbox 1.6.0
- gecoder 4.4.2
- Disable mobile setting Reduce Motion to watch smooth animations between map locations.
- new supported geo services: OpenSeaMap, google Earth Engine, Sonnenstand, Windfinder
- known bug: google Earth Engine only works once on Mac Safari
- improved Search (Key K) will find also smaller maps in the current view if they are partly overlapping at least. ChronoCursor as target point is no longer used.
- Chronoscope Hamburg: 'H' for Home position
- Chronoscope Hamburg: new map Stadtplan aus dem Adreßbuch 1929
experimental features
- a few new custom maps Bergedorfer Bahnhof 1845 Berliner Bahnhof 1852 Harburg 1856 Harburg 1894 >> Eisenbahn für Hamburg
- Karte der Handelsrouten der Hanse im Mittelalter
- Imola map by Leonardo Da Vinci, 1502
- X for map groups and sets
- UI yet TBD
v2.8.0 (Jul 2019 - Jan 2020)
- Update to mapbox v1.1.1 (from v0.52.0)
- Uddate to geocoder v4.4.1 (from v2.3.0)
- fullscreen mode
for desktop browser - Chrono CityTour
- experimental: browser back button to get previous map
- audio feedback on hires map loaded (not by default in Safari) > sounds good
- internal: transform map editor for HK and Hamburg maps
- update for Großer Brand 1842
- internal: /chronoscope/leibnizmaps/ >> chronoscope/atlas/
Bugfix
- Chronoscope World maps survives the night mode /still room for improvements
- robustness and performance boost: new maps interrupt the loading of previous maps
ToDos / Ideas
- experimental: Coordinate Geocoder only once
FullscreenControl not yet fo iFrame?!set iframe props: allowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"adjust .css .chronovmenucall gMap.addControl(new mapboxgl.FullscreenControl( for init isIframecf. Fullscreen API
Amsterdam North in ChronoAtlas >> ChronoAtlas does not benefit from LMPatches- Apple Maps: zoom on FF?
- [bug] I (Dransfeld layer) does not survive dark mode
- [bug] change dark mode not always robust
v2.7.2 (Jun 2019)
- change maps remoteley (iFrame)
v2.7.1 (Mar 2019)
- Bugfix: 100% height for Koppmann Reloaded on iPad /github
v2.7 (Jan 2019)
- Update to mapbox v0.52 (from v0.39)
- Update to geocodeer v2.3 (from v2.2)
- Chronoscope World / ChronoAtlas: margin cropping complete
ToDos
- [√] BUG Cannot pinch-zoom/doubletap/
panin iOS 11.3 / 12.1 | 6092 | toucheaction- √ panning fixed (CSS)
- > 2.6.3: Update to mapbox 52
- [ ] BUG Cannot doubletap in iOS 11.3 / 12.1
- [ ] No smooth drag&drop of ChronoCursor /FF, Safari /Chrome ok > https://docs.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/example/drag-a-marker/
- [ ] Dark/Day Change not working properly. No ChronoCursor, no historical map
- [ ] Lost map focus /e.g. after close Victoria >> call focusMap more often
- [ ] LongTouch/Tilt not working for iOS12.4.1 (10.3.3 ok)
v2.6 (Okt 2018)
- link to GeoHack from Victoria’s panel
- link to Wikipedia »In der Nähe«
- link to Wikipedia NearBy for Chronoscope World
- link to TomTom + GeoURL support for TomTom URLs
v2.6.1 (Nov 2018)
- Hamburg: link to GeoPortal/Denkmalkartierung
v2.6.2 (Dec 2918)
- Bugfix for iOS11 Safari
New experimental features
- Press # to show a coordinate world grid; press # agains to hide the grid again
- show/hide all ChronoAtlas’ frames, new control for the map selector, key L
- Internally, the same routines are used to calculate and position the map for the XML ChronoAtlas project and for Chronoscope World.
- Each frame has a hover menu on the top left corner for more options:
- a map preview – a click shows the map in place
- a short description and year of publication
- a button to show the map in place
- a button to jump to ChronoAtlas
- a button to show the high resolution scan of the map
- The ChronoLink sharing feature has been enhanced to point to a Leibniz Map as well.
- Search vicinity maps :: button in Victoria’s panel > map table/Kartentisch, key K
- Choose random map control in map selector bar, key R
ToDos for this release (Aug-Okt 2018)
- [√] clean init for LM-ChronoLinks, i.e. satellite, view controls
- [√] keep opacity controls visible for Chronoscope World
- [√] Pan and center after HK map load from hover panel
- [√] redesign for HK-hover panel,e.g. use buttons for show map / Mimic Victoria's layout
- [√] show label and outline on init for LM-ChronoLinks > move to loaded function
[ ] add year to title, add over popup(?)
- [√] full IIIF w/o margin cuts
- [√] BUG HK maps dont load after night switch -> theForce
- [√] offer GUI for LM frames »(L)age«
- [√] dark box outlines for day mode > invert and darken
- [√] icon for iOS
- [ ] round corners for box button
- [√] offer info on current HK map in Chrono Control area (instead of HH years)
- [√] Click auf LM Label should center the map
- [√] next click should go back
- [√] Victoria: Show TomTom only over land
- [ ] offer GUI for grid feature '#'
[ ] offer remove control for HK maps -> top right x icon / …- [√] offer a list of HK maps for the current view
sorted by yearor overlapor size- [√] UI? Preview Matrix like mphoto23
- [√] poor tag background on yellow maps
- [√] Victoria: Show Leibniz Link
- [√] vicinity map table
- [√] blending
- [√] BUG map table for chrome and ff
- [ ] cascaded blending for each thumbnail like in mphoto >> CSS cross browser issue
- Rotation
- [√] No display: HK0150
[ ] no prettylabel on LM load, just a space at the moment > Hello World- [√] define initial chronocontrole state for Chronoscope World :: init Chronoscope w/o a map
- [√] Landing Page Chronoscpe World
- [√]
HiddenKey R for random map >> + icon √- [√] BUG wait until current map has loaded, otherwise no load
- GeoURL Input
- [√] ChronoLinks accepted
- [√] LeibnizIDs such as "HK0128" accpeted
- [√] Margin Patch
- [√] L10N bugfix for important buildings.
- [√] Copy ChronoLink + button flick + close Victoria on any click inside
- [ ] close LM Hover on any click inside
- […] Experimental X to show inline help
- [ ] rethink remote slowFlight theUseDirection
- [ ] BUG: slash anchor
- [ ] BUG lock in to HH : HK0649
v2.5 (Mar 2018)
New Features
- new scale control
- [ I ] enables info layer with Hamburg Residents of 1653 or architecture of the 1920s
- Search field
- reset north; key N
- dark mode for background map; key D
- v2.5.1 (May 2018)
- show bounding boxes for ChronoAtlas
- German country labels
- update in mapbox layer: pink underground stattions
Enhancements
- update from mapbox 0.32 to mapbox 0.39
- chrono cursor from Chronoscope 1 is back
- slider control for transparency
- less clutter on mobile, ie. smart phones
- no chrono controls if Chronoscope spots outside metropolitain region of Hamburg
ToDos
- security for replaceURL w/o www
- Sternschanze - speed
v2.4 – 15-Apr-2017
New Features
- select a selected year to center and zoom to the map – select the year once again to zoom back to the previous position
- new buttons for Victoria:
- mail chrono-link
- share on twitter
- share on facebook
- jump to Apple Map
- iframe enabled. If the Chronoscope is displayed inside an iFrame, a new button offers to break out and zoom the view; the click to reposition the chrono cursor is disabled for iframe display
- twitter: Chrono HH
- tumblr: Chrono Hamburg
- v2.4.1 (6-May-2017)
- Link to Google Street View
- Bonus feature: Press 'B'
- [Bugfix] Bing w/ or w/o sattelite view depending on sattelite setting in Chronoscope
- v2.4.2 (8-Jun-2017)
- Link to GeoPortal Hamburg. Depending on the chrono year the map (Vermessungskarte) of either 1880-89, 1900-10, 1930-40, or 1990-2000 are selected.
- support parameter o=0 for a hidden map at launch
- support parameter p=1 for instant time pendulum
- v2.4.3 (15-Jul-2017)
- support parameter w=1 for uncontrained navigation around the world
- Any coordinate can be used for chrono links, for instance: Forte De Nossa Senora Graça /Here it is
- v2.4.4 (1-Oct-2017)
- support parameter u=0 to hide chrono control bar; this is useful for iframes that just want to show a location
- v2.4.5 (24-Oct-2017)
- new API function to remote control a map. Set coordinates, POV, and year from outside an iframe. Due to security constraints this is only enabled for photo.mprove.net, e.g. Stadtpark Hamburg and Hamburg 1883 Koppmann Reloaded
- v2.4.6 (12-Jan-2018)
- v2.4.7 (22-Feb-2018)
- ⛳ GeoURL Eingabe :: parse URLs from google maps, streetview, OSM, Geoportal, and Wikipedia <sic!> and navigate Chronoscope to the corresponding location
- live updates of browser’s address bar with ChronoLinks
Improved Features
- improved geomapping
- map 1937: Speicherstadt, 50er Schuppen
- map 1867: Binnenhafen und Speicherstadt-Bereichmittels Vorher/Nachher-Karte aus dem Speicherstadt-Museum
- map 1694: Binnenhafen
- default zoom levels for different screen and window sizes
- base map: special visualization of rail bridges (double lines)
- max zoom increased to 18
Bug Fixes
- [IE11] Victoria’s Panel can be opened /12-Nov-2017
v2.3 – 18-Mar-2017
- new feature to geo-locate the map to the current user’s location and then use the compass to rotate the map to the real North
- touch tilt on iPhone/iPad – (Does it work for Android as well?)
- time pendulum (yin & yang icon and Z-key): swing between today and historical map for easy comparison
- Victoria offers jump to Bing Maps & (if tilt is larger than 20°) Bird’s Eye View
- update: new georectification of 1905’s map
v2.2 – 5-Mar-2017
- a location based Chronoscope: jump to user's location!
- new map 1937
- control bar is now centred on tablets
- maps are defined by 4 corners and not mereley by a rectangular with a strict north/south orientation. Therefore we have the map 1867 w/o the rotated frame anymore
- v2.2.1
- experimental feature: geolocation + compass
- experimental feature: touch tilt
- experimental feature: time pendulum
- bugfix: Victroria's Secret Panel stays on screen, even on smartphone
- update: show warning and info if WebGL is not enabled for Chrome browser; fallback to Chronoscope 1.x
- update: move to new URL https://mprove.de/chronoscope/* – legacy URLs are redirected
- bugfix: improved ui layout for smartphones
- bugfix: chrono cursor is always on top of the map
- experimental feature: compass: after jump to user's location the map aims to orient itself to North
- bugfix: double tap to zoom
- update: new georectification of 1905’s map
v2.1 – 4-Mar-2017
- new map 1657
v 2.0 – 1-Mar-2017
- smooth zooming thanks to Mapbox GL
- custom theme for Mapbox GL to highlight the buildings
- new keyboard and mouse commands
- secure https instead of plain http
- chrono parameters for rotation, tilt and satellite view
Known Issues
- [iOS 11, iOS12] Zooming the map with pinch&spread gesture zooms the entire view.
[Safari] link to google Streetview does not work for Safari. Chrome and Firefox are ok."Undo home zoom" is not 100% robust. Sometimes another place is still stored.- Perspective changes that happen while Victoria’s panel is open do not update the URLs to be shared. => but the address bar gets updated
- Chrome browser does not show the maps b/c WebGL is not enabled > display warning
- no progress indicator for map loading
- reduced map resolution (4096px) to support iOS and WebGL > tile server for maps would solve the issue
no tilt touch gestures for mobile devices [#3405]- [Firefox] Map switch not visible
- Optimized WebApp not supportet at the moment due to year links, that exit the app and jump to Safari.
- [IE11] Time Pendulum icon not visible
Release Notes Chronoscope 1
v1.5a – 18-Mar-2018
- GeoJSON export of Hamburg residents
v1.4 – 23-Feb-2017
- new map of 1590
- v1.4.1 – 24-Feb-2017
- new rectified map of 1867 with 27 control points
- v1.4.2 – 27-Feb-2017
- 1,2,3,4,5 keys select the year
- 6,7,8,9,0 keys change the opacity
v1.3 – 16-Feb-2017
- new feature: Victoria offers new links to google maps and OpenStreetMap
- missing feature: Victoria's chrono links preserve map's opacity
- minor change: Victoria's coordinates precision reduced to 5 fractional digits
- v1.3.1 – 18-Feb-2017
- new rectified 1694's map with 112 control points
- v1.3.2 – 22-Feb-2017
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- new rectified map of 1803 with 42 control points
- update of 1694's map to match the town wall of 1803
v1.2 – 20-Nov-16
- human-readable coordinates in Victoria's info windows. /Thanks to MarineLives
- space bar toggles map visibility
- adjusted position for map of 1694 to make the Ellerntorsbrücke a perfect fit
- v1.2.1 – 4-Dec-16
- API parameter for opacity 'o': …?o={0.2, 0.4, 0.8, 1}
- v1.2.2 – 8-Dec-16
- Optional display of Hamburg residents as mentioned by the High Court of Admiralty in 1653
- shorter chrono links.
before: https://mprove.de/script/16/cdvnord/chronoscope/map.html?q=53.55014,9.98622&z=16&y=1694
after: https://mprove.de/chronohh?q=53.55014,9.98622&z=16&y=1694 - new compression for map of 1803: From 17MB (50% quality) down to 12MB (15% quality)
v1.1 – 4-Nov-16
- chrono hyperlinks, victoria
- API geo location 'q'; example: …?q=53.556423,9.970016
- API year 'y' and zoom 'z'; example: …?y=…&z=15
- API location & year & zoom; example: …?q=…&y=…&z=…
v1.0 – 26-Nov-16
- Chronoscope 1.0 is open source under an MIT License: github.com/mprove/chronoscope
- Chronoscope as WebApp for iPhone/iPad
beta 2 – 16-Oct-16
- A map from 1867 has been rectified and added to the Chronoscope.
beta 1 – 12-Oct-16
- User can switch between 3 maps.
- railways only visible for 1905 (and 1867)
- app icon
alpha – 9-Oct-2016
- Shall it be called a minimal viable product (MVP)? Anyway – you can travel around Hamburg and trave through time. Please provide feedback to improve the Chronoscope Hamburg.
Known Issues
- [v1.x] Initial loading might be slow as the maps need to be cached in one step. A progress indicator is missing as well, as asynchronous loading cannot be tracked at the moment.
- Firefox: MapOn/Off Control not visible
[Feb 2017] The location of the Sternschanze in the map of 1694 is not quite correct. Re-rectification of the map seem necessary.
Support and Background Info
Tweet Matthias mprove or get in touch otherwise.
- A Brief Chronology of the Chronoscope Universe, 2018
- Check the project log book [mostly German] for more info.
