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Platform release notes

CM = calculations modules

Release 2.3.2 - 11.04.2025

User experience improvements:

  • "Stop CM" blinking button behaviour fixed
  • Improved management of canceling running CM
  • Map zoom and movement allowed when a CM is running, but unselect blocked
  • Found and fixed a backend issues that may have slowed down the platform (improved behaviour of platform for user)
  • Unification of layer categories (uppercase, between panels)
  • Version displayed in navbar, and more advanced version information displayed in "user" window (useful for user assistance)
  • In CMs tab, when a CM is selected, the title of the CM and the "go back" button now stay at the top of the tab

Bug fixes:

  • Import of inputs in CM
  • Links to standalone CM's wiki
  • Auto update of list of personal layers upon upload
  • Results of personal layers are removed when layer is unchecked
  • Added a security timeout on GDAL operations in the backend, to prevent potential resource leaks

Release 2.3.0-06.03.2025 & 2.3.1-20.03.2025

New:

  • Sharing layer with selected email
  • New layers of population
  • New layer VKT form gravity model in mobility section
  • Possibility of returning csv or zip files via CM in addition to the results displayed
  • More charts options for CMs results
  • Custom legends or no legend allowed for CM layer
  • Popup message to warn users about production release
  • Upload of personal geojson layers
  • Button to access to the website: https://project.citiwatts.eu/
  • Wiki link updated: https://citiwatts.github.io/wiki/welcome-page/

User experience improvements:

  • Tooltip showing the available scales for running CMs
  • Improved list of layer when uploading a file, grouped by category
  • Order of calculation module
  • The data for a point of a personal layer of type industrial (excess heat, subsector and emissions) can be viewed by clicking on the map

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Bug fixes:

  • Upload of geojson file at hectare level to select area on the map
  • Surface calculation redesigned for greater precision
  • Slider default value in calculation module
  • Column name when exporting result of layer
  • List of snapshot on small screen
  • Fix unit and value of mobility layers

Calculation modules:

  • Add CM District Heating Temperature Level
  • Remove unused CM vehicule stock at NUTS2

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Release 2.2 - 28.11.2024

New functionalities

  • Home page with project information
  • New login and registration system:
  • Better registration experience
  • User stays logged in between tabs
  • Satellite map set as default in order to better visualize the layers
  • Unselect all layers 
  • Update logos of partners and cookies information
  • Snapshots working with personal layers

Calculation modules:

  • Export CM inputs and results in a csv file
  • Import inputs (csv file) in CM in order to rerun with the same parameters
  • Mouse-over with information on input selection can be set by CM developers
  • Search bar on CM tab
  • Layer results can directly be saved in personal layers and reuse as input layer (if the CM developers configures it)
  • CM results can be text

User experience improvements:

  • Menu : auto close menu, synchronize checkbox of shared layer (if the shared layer selected is a personal layer)
  • "Files" popup window: % of usage, confirm deletion of personal layer
  • Add some tooltips
  • Better error messages for layer results

New calculation modules:

  • EnergyPLAN
  • District cooling

Bug fixes:

  • Region in Denmark in LAU2
  • Blurred layers: increased zoom level for calculation modules and personal layers
  • CM working at hectare level selection

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Release 2.1 - 05.06.2024

New functionalities:

  • Mobility layers available
  • Feedback form
  • Longer CM session name (default: timestamp)
  • Export indicators of CM include input

User experience improvements:

  • Error messages were made more explicit
  • Removed all reference to "Hotmaps"
  • Auto completion in search
  • Standardized navigation bar
  • Information about terms NUTS and LAU, OSM replace by road
  • Selection tool improvement
  • Calculation module menu: not all CM available with explanation
  • Persist cookie choice

New calculation modules:

  • Commuting distance recharge
  • District heating economic assessment (without Gurobi)
  • District Heating Supply dispatch (without Gurobi)

Bug fixes

  • Symbology replaced by "legend", graphic replace by "chart" and cities replaced by "city"
  • Google Chrome : email address was being suggested by the autofill in the location search bar
  • Navbar was moving when changing selection tool
  • Hide Heat density total 2
  • CM cancelled when going back to CM list and not just failing
  • Dropdown list in results panel working
  • Electricity chart hidden if layer no selected and a message is displayed
  • Format of results export
  • "-" button at each layer category hide the category
  • Border of area always above other layers
  • Export default data set of CSV layer (instead of opening the file in new tab)
  • Layer cannot be shown on map and disabled in the menu anymore
  • Personal layer check of all type of layer
  • All links shown as clickable
  • Selection Tool: square and circle selection had an unexpected behavior
  • Leaflet Attribution were partially hidden after using the Selection Tool
  • CSV export of graphs and indicators was not correctly formatted
  • CM charts were not displayed as the proper chart type (Demand Projection)
  • Results dropdown list was sometimes disappearing
  • Renaming of files in feedback form to avoid failed request caused by some characters
  • "Clear zones" button could be active with zero selected zones
  • Specific error with personal layer fixed
  • Snapshot hidden when not logged in

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