QPS - Geodetic resources 4.0.0 - Release notes

This document explains which changes were made compared to the Geodetic resources 3.2.1 installer.

More information on this previous installer can be found here.

Version	4.0.0
Release date	04 Oct 2023
Compatibility	Qinsy 9.6 and newer Qimera 2.6 and newer Fledermaus 8.6 and newer

General Changes

Item	Details
EPSG database update	The EPSG database has been updated to version 10.082 with this installer. For more details on what has changed, please have a look at the history list here. Source, see here (free login required).
Geoid Height - GCG2011 (Germany) Geoid Height - GCG2016 (Germany)	These German geoid models have been added to the installer and users no longer need to pay licenses. Since July 7th, 2023 the German federal office for cartography and geodesy (BKG) as the provider of the German Combined QuasiGeoids from 2011 and 2016 has declared these models to be open data. For proof see the website documentation (in German) here.

This is a new installer. Install it in case you are going to use either the German geoid model 2011/2016 or the Polish geoid model 2015.
The EPSG database and all WKT files are part of the Qinsy 9.6, Qimera 2.6 and Fledermaus 8.6 installers (and newer versions).

EGM2008 Binary Data (Geoid Model) File

The Earth Gravitational Model filename (EGM2008.BIN) has a file size of approximately 890 MB.
It comes with a separate installer (Geoid Model EGM2008 4.0.exe), which can be found here for download, see EGM2008 Geoid Model under Supporting software at the bottom of that website.

NOTE:

If you already have installed this geoid model before (QPS-Geoid-Model-EGM2008-3.0.0-Win.msi), all X.6 software products can use that file version of EGM2008.BIN straight away.
Then there is no need to download and deploy such a large file.

Added Binary Data (Model) Files

Vertical Transformation	Vertical CRS	EPSG Code	Vertical Datum	EPSG Code	Geoid Model (*.BIN)	Country / Extent	Details
ETRS89 to DHHN92 height	DHHN92 height	5783	Deutsches Haupthöhennetz 1992	5181	GCG2011	Germany	Added German geoid model GCG2011.BIN associated with GCG2011_19.wkt geodetic configuration file.
ETRS89 to DHHN2016 height	DHHN2016 height	7837	Deutsches Haupthöhennetz 2016	1170	GCG2016	Germany	Added German geoid model GCG2016.BIN associated with GCG2016_20.wkt geodetic configuration file.
ETRS89 to EVRF2007-PL height	EVRF2007-PL height	9651	European Vertical Reference Frame 2007 Poland	1297	KTH-PL-GEOID2015	Poland	Added Polish geoid model KTH-PL-GEOID2015.BIN associated with added KTH-PL-GEOID2015_41.wkt geodetic configuration file.

Added WKT Configuration File

Vertical Transformation	Vertical CRS	EPSG Code	Vertical Datum	EPSG Code	Geoid Model (*.BIN)	Country / Extent	Details
ETRS89 to EVRF2007-PL height	EVRF2007-PL height	9651	European Vertical Reference Frame 2007 Poland	1297	KTH-PL-GEOID2015	Poland	Added Polish geoid model KTH-PL-GEOID2015_41.wkt associated with added KTH-PL-GEOID2015.BIN geoid model.

Changed Binary Data (Model) File

Vertical Transformation	Vertical CRS	EPSG Code	Vertical Datum	EPSG Code	Geoid Model (*.BIN)	Country / Extent	Details
ETRS89 to CHGeo2004	CHGeo2004	N/A	Swiss Geoid 2004 ETRF93(RPN)	N/A	CHGeo2004	Switzerland	Updated Swiss geoid model CHGeo2004.BIN associated with CHGeo2004_21.wkt geodetic configuration file.