Qimera 2.6.0 - Important Notes
Licensing
Existing Qimera users with a license that is under maintenance will be able to install and run Qimera 2.6 alongside Qimera 1, using the same license.
If you have a Qimera Offshore license only, you will not be able to run versions 2.3 and earlier of Qimera since the older versions are not aware of the new product license code for Qimera Offshore.
Installers
The Qimera installer will install by default into sub-directories with the version name under the typical install path, which is usually C:\Program Files\QPS\Qimera. This allows multiple installations quite easily and follows the trend that Qinsy has been using for some time. Users with Qimera 1.X or 2.X already installed will find that Qimera 2.6.0 will install into the Qimera 1 directory, but in the 2.6.0 sub-directory of the Qimera 1 installation folder.
QPS Project and file format versions
The Qimera project version has been incremented. Projects opened in Qimera 2.6.0 are not able to be opened in Qimera 2.5.x and previous versions.
The QPS database (.db) format version has been incremented, .db files recorded in Qinsy 9.6.0 will need to be opened in Qimera 2.6.x and newer versions.
The database version upgrade includes:
Multibeam Record has been upgraded.
A new system type for Forward Looking Sonars
The QPS .qpd file has been upgraded with the Qimera 2.6.0 and Qinsy 9.6.0 release. The latest release of Qimera 2.5.4 will be able to read Qimera 2.6.0 and Qinsy 9.6.0 .qpd files, but older versions of Qimera (2.5.3 and earlier) will not be able to read the newer .qpd version.
Dynamic Surface and Static Surface names and extensions have been changed to Dynamic Grid and Static Grid (.dyngrid and .statgrid). This change is only for the extensions and names, however new or upgraded grids cannot be opened in Qimera 2.5.x and older versions.
EPSG version 10
With the release of Qinsy 9.6.0 (including Squire), Qimera 2.6.0 and Fledermaus 8.6.0 we have upgraded to EPSG version 10.
These Geodetic Resources will be installed with Qinsy 9.6.0, Qimera 2.6.0 or Fledermaus 8.6.0. and will be installed in a new location:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\QPS\GeodeticResources
The User Defined WKT configurations are located at:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\QPS\Shared\Geo\wkt\config\user
Geodetic Resources 4.0
This is a new installer with 3 new geoid models added.
To prevent you from downloading an additional large installer, the EPSG v10.082 database and all WKT files are already part of the Qinsy 9.6, Qimera 2.6 and Fledermaus 8.6 (X.6) installers (and newer versions).
Install Geodetic Resources 4.0 only in case you don’t have the geoid models installed or when you want to use the in this version added geoid models:
Poland
KTH-PL-GEOID2015 (EVRF2007-PL height)
Germany
GCG2011 (DHHN92 height)
GCG2016 (DHHN2016 height)
Geodetic resources 4.0 - Release notes