We're delighted to announce, with immediate effect, the release of Azimap 5.0.
The 5.0 release of Azimap focuses on user experience, streamlining workflows and the development of new functionality.
As part of Azimap's 5.0 roadmap release, we're delighted to announce that the following functionality is now available within Azimap, effective immediately, for all existing customers, those on free trials, and for anyone who would like to sign up to try Azimap free for 30 days.
Route Optimisation
The route optimisation tool enables organisations to identify the most efficient route to their destination by time. Developed using Open Source Routing Machine, routes are optimised by driving time and allow logistics handlers to optimise routes for moving vehicles by driving time and journey requirements, such as single or multiple trips. The route optimisation enhancement feature also takes into consideration the rules of the road, such as traffic lights, one-way streets, and speed restrictions.
Swipe Layer
The swipe layer functionality has been enhanced. This now enables map users to visually compare layers by swiping left or right. For example, users can easily visualise and analyse differences on the Earth's surface following natural disasters such as flooding, gorse fires, landslides, etc.
Lasso Feature Selection
Being able to select multiple features to establish relationships in data is an important function within any GIS professional's role. However, if features are clustered together, this can be extremely difficult when using the box select tool. This is why we're delighted to announce the release of Lasso Select. Using the Lasso select feature, users can draw around the features they need to analyse, which are then returned in a list view. Enabling the map editor to quickly zoom to and view specific feature information.
Group Layers
Individual layers can now be added to layer groups. By adding closely related layers to a layer group, those layers can be treated as a single entity on a map. For example, a layer group of utility layers, such as gas mains, water mains, and telecom lines, could be grouped together. This group can then be treated as a single utilities layer on the map.
Additional Functionality and Enhancements
In addition to the new features above, the Azimap 5.0 release incorporates significant features and user interface enhancements, which include:
Export layer as a TAB file, enabling administrators to export layer information as SHAPE, Spatial CSV or TAB
Create new data layers based on the results of the spatial queries
UI Enhancements
Map preview in list view
Intuitive dashboard to quickly enable the account holder to navigate to the current or create a new map
Map sharing workflow and presentation
Extending image map capabilities to allow administrators to upload multiple images per feature
David McQuillan, Managing Director of Azimap, had this to say on the new release:
"The Azimap 5.0 release focused on user experience, development of new functionality and feature enhancements. The requirements of the 5.0 release were driven by customer feedback following workshops, which identified that our customers required a map-first approach rather than a data-driven approach.
Listening to our customers enabled us to evaluate our workflows and product roadmap, focusing on their requirements.
As a result, Azimap 5.0 is the most significant release to date, as it focuses on customer feedback while also strategically positioning Azimap as an intuitive, feature-rich web GIS that can be benchmarked with the leading industry web GIS providers."
Details of the next release will be announced in the coming weeks. However, until then, talk to us about your GIS project requirements.