New version of gvSIG project now available: gvSIG 1.1

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Sep 26, 2007, 8:40:08 AM9/26/07

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Hello.
The gvSIG team is proud to announce that the new release, gvSIG 1.1,
has been published. As usual, it is available to download in the
Downloads section of the web page (http://www.gvsig.gva.es/index.php?
id=1731&L=2).

New features of this version:
- Installation:
- gvSIG installation includes now JAI 1.1.3.
- JCRS Extension:
- Now integrated in the installation.
- geoDB:
- Now integrated in the installation.
- Field Calculator:
- It automatically fills table fields by calculating from values in
the same table or geometry properties like area, length, etc.
- Annotation Layer:
- It can be generated from feature layers with any kind og geometry,
not just points.
- A new independent non-virtual layer is created and persisted as shp.
The original layer is not removed from the View.
- The table associated to the new shp file contains fields for Text,
Font, Color, Height and Rotation.
- There is a new menu option "Properties of annotation layer", where
it is possible to choose units (meters or pixels), to draw text only,
etc.
- In the "Add Layer" dialog, a new tab allows loading of Annotation
layers.
- The process can eliminate duplicated labels.
- The annotation layer can be generated from selected features.
- The process can eliminate overlapping labels.
- PostGIS:
- When exporting to PostGIS, it is possible to specify the database
Schema name to save to.
- Export to raster:
- A raster can be exported, either a complete layer or a selected
area, to a TIFF file.