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MaDCAT (MApping Device - Change Analysis Tool) is a software mainly devoted to optimazing the production of vector polygon based maps. The software also includes a module for change assessment and analysis.

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You can download last version of software by following links:

• MaDCAT () (click here to download)

• MADCAT - Fixed bug tool (UNSUPERVISED CLUSTER OF POLYGONS) :
  Fixed a bug related to the list of present codes to be used to refine a clustering.

New tools and fixed bugs of 4.0.10 version:

• MADCAT - Upgraded tool (SUMMARIZE RASTER STATISTICS BY POLYGON) :
  Now it is possible to summarize raster statistics by polygon with a new tool replacing the previous one: now it is possible to calculate directly average, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, number of pixel for each band, and also the NDVI using two user defined raster bands, and it is possible to use an already loaded raster or an external one.
• MADCAT - Upgraded tool (SUMMARIZE RASTER STATISTICS BY POLYGON) :
  Now it is possible to summarize raster statistics by polygon with a new tool replacing the previous one: now it is possible to calculate directly average, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, number of pixel for each band, and also the NDVI using two user defined raster bands, and it is possible to use an already loaded raster or an external one.
• MADCAT - New tool (UNSUPERVISED CLUSTER OF POLYGONS) :
  Now it is possible to perform an unsupervised cluster of existing polygons based on the pixel values of a raster: it is possible select the raster statistics to use in the clustering process, including the NDVI and also the "principal components"; several clustering algorithms are available (KMeans, ...), and it is also possible to "refine" the clustering by clustering again inside an already clustered set of polygons.
• MADCAT - New tool (GENERATE A GRID OF CIRCLES/SQUARES) :
  Now it is possible to generate a grid of circles/squares (small polygons with circle/square shape) and to clip the grid with a polygons layer, the visible extents, or the full extents: then, these circles can be coded with LCCS3 tools.
• MADCAT - New tool (SPATIALIZE GRID USING VORONOI) :
  Now it is possible to spatialize a grid layer using a Voronoi algorithm> and to clip resulting polygons with a polygons layer, or the visible extents, or the full extents.
• MADCAT - Upgraded tool (LCCS LABELS) :
  Changed the way to display the LCCS labels. Now their size is independent from the size of the polygons, and it is also possible to draw an halo around the text, to let the text more visible over a dark background.
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (DELETE ALL, COPY TO..., MOVE TO...) :
  Fixed a bug that sometimes locked the functionalities.

New tools and fixed bugs of 4.0.1 version:

• MADCAT - New tool (AUTOSAVE) :
  Now it is possible to set the application to save automatically the project every "n" minutes. The user can select the period of the activation of the function. The tool asks a confirmation before saving the project.

New tools and fixed bugs of 3.5.2 version:

• MADCAT - Fixed bug (ACTIVATION ON WINDOWS 7) :
  Fixed a bug that eventually blocked the application on Windows 7.

New tools and fixed bugs of 3.3.18 version:

• MADCAT - New tool (DIAMETER/SIZE and HEIGHT INFORMATION) :
  Now it is possible to fully customize the legend of diameter/size and height information (as before with cover percentage), by settings also minimum and maximum of the range of values.
• MADCAT - New tool (LOAD/SAVE CODE LEGEND SETTING) :
  Now it is possible to save and load all settings related to the legend used to automaticcally classify cover percentage, diameter/size and height information; in this way it is possible to use different settings for different kind of cover class.
• MADCAT - Upgraded tool (LCCS3 CODING) :
  An important upgrade was included in this version about information saved into LCS3uslb attribute of shapefile: now the "legend label" (class mapcode or template name) is saved in this attribute.
• MADCAT - New tool (CODE COPY/PASTE) :
  A new interactive tool allows the user to "copy" the code and the modifiers from an already encoded polygon, and "paste" that information on one or more poluygons.
• MADCAT - New tool (CODE BY TEMPLATE) :
  Now it is possible to force the symbols on a regular grid.
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (CODE BY TEMPLATE) :
  Previous versions had a small error on cover percentage calculation, when square symbols was displayed.
• MADCAT - New tool (CREATE DEFAULT LCCS3 ATTRIBUTES) :
  When the user load a LCCS3 legend, it is possible to create (if missing) the defaults attributes LCS3code, LCS3uslb, LCS3mods.
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (RADEX DATA) :
  Fixed a bug about saving and loading RADEX data settings.
• MADCAT - Small improvements (CODING PROBLEM WARNING) :
  When the code or the modifiers do not fit into attribute because the string is too much long, software show a warning.
• MADCAT - Small improvements (SELECTION) :
  Now, encoded polygons retain the selection.

New tools and fixed bugs of 3.3.14 version:

• MADCAT - Important improvement (WINDOWS 7 VERSION) :
  Current version can be installed and run in all operative system, including Windows 7 32bit and 64bit.
• MADCAT - Important improvement (NON-PRIVILEGED USERS) :
  Some problems due to running tha application without administrator privilegs have been fixed (access to some system information, writing on ProgramFiles folder).

New tools and fixed bugs of 3.3.13 version:

• MADCAT - Small improvements (COVERAGE INTERVALS) :
  Now it is possible to "split" a cover ranger.

New tools and fixed bugs of 3.3.12 version:

• MADCAT - Global upgrade (LCCS3 INTEGRATION) :
  LCCS3 integration were completely rewritten:
  - a new C++ library to access LCCS2 legend (file .lccs in XML format) were developed: this library speed up loading and managing functionalities, and it does not require the Java version of LCCS3).
  - now it is possible to store on the shapefile "class modification" to customize a "general class" to specific features, for each polygon; this class customization does not require additional external file (like the previuos version) and keep al the information into shapefile. Class modifiers are:
     - cover percentage of the components of a mixed units (MCOV)
     - cover percentage of each horizontal pattern (HCOV)
     - cover percentage of each vegetation or abiotic elements (ECOV)
     - crown diameter of each vegetation element (ECRD)
     - height of trees of each vegetation element (EHGT)
     - average size of each abiotic element (EAVS)
  - for "cover percentage" property, beside saving the exact percentage, it is also possible to define a set of customized ranges
  - for "crow diameter" and "average size" properties, beside saving the exact value, it is also possible to define a set of equal ranges
  - the "height" property can be estimated on the basis of crown diameter by using a user defined multiplier
  - a specific interactive "Edit tool" let the user to select a polygon, to show its properties and to directly modify enabled properties of the LCCS3 class (and save into shapefile)
  - the legend tree organize legend classes in two groups: single classes and mixed classes, but the user can add his own groups
  - it is possible to show/hide the visualization on the map of each class of group of classes
  - double-clicking on the class name it is possible to change the color of the symbol
  - a "last used classes" tree let the user access directly last used classes
  - also, the "most used classes" tree collects all used classes, sorted by use
  - a new group, "template classes" let the user to save ans retrive "specific modified classes" to speed up coding job
  - for each selected class into legend tree it is possible to show a summary of content of the class as a tree or as a graphics
  - customization tools let the user to change the border or the color of all legend classes
  - a specific tool shows the mapcode for each displayed polygon
  - a message alerts the user if the modification string is too much long
   
  Now MadCat can perform automatic segmentation based on Google layer.
• MADCAT - New tool (GOOGLE SEGMENTATION) :
  Now MadCat can perform automatic segmentation based on Google layer.
• MADCAT - Improved tool (SEGMENTATION) :
  The segmentation algorithm were improved to emphasize the differences between homogeneous areas.
• MADCAT - Small improvements (LCCS3 LEGEND) :
  Now it is possible to copy LCCS3 legend into project folder.
• MADCAT - Small improvements (LCCS2 LEGEND) :
  Now it is possible to copy LCCS3 legend into project folder. Also it is possible to create a smaller file (by deleting all tables not useful for MadCat procedure): compressed files will not be able to be opened with LCCS2 software (but only used into MadCat).
• MADCAT - Small improvements (ADD or SPLIT POLYGON) :
  A more visible symbol is used when the user add a new polygon or split an existing one: this change were important to allow the user to use this tools with the Google layer.
• MADCAT - Small improvements (ZOOM BACK/NEXT) :
  A mosty powerful tool to move through last map extents visited were added: now the software save a greather number of previous extents and let the user to move back and forword. Also, now the tool is working with multiple window.
• MADCAT - Small improvements (FIX TOPOLOGY) :
  A most interactive starting window let the user select the type of procedure (only fix topology, or fix topology and detailed report, also, it is possible to abort the procedure if the user select the tool by mistake..
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (GOOGLE TRANSPARENCY) :
  Fixed bug concerning transparency problem of Google layer when using standard editing and coding tool.

Specific FRA tools:

• MADCAT/FRA - Setup (SETUP) :
  A specific setup procedure were created to install FRA version of MadCat.

New tools and fixed bugs of 3.3.4 version:

• MADCAT - New tool (LCCS3 INTEGRATION) :
  Now MadCat can work noth with LCCS2 and LCCS3 legend.
  LCCS coding window were completely renewed:
  - now it is possible to organize legend item inside user defined groups;
  - specific tools let the user customize the whole symbology;
  - a recently used classes tree were added.
  When an LCCS3 legend is selected, new tools let the user:
  - add or customize legend item;
  - view graphs representing class contents;
  - view the XML describing class contents.
  The operativity of coding process were kept as similar as possible to previous version.
• MADCAT - New tool (CODE COVERAGE BY SAMPLE) :
  A new tool let the user code coverage percentage and crown diameter/average size of the objects of a class, by digitizing circle representing the objects on a sample of a polygon, or on the whole polygon.
  Coding is linked to LCCS3 philosophy: then, if a LCCS3 legend has been selected, coding basic object can be selected, and coverage and size information will be add to XML representing the contents of the class.
• MADCAT - Improved tool (CODE COVERAGE BY TEMPLATE) :
  Two additional features were added to this tool.
  The shape of symbol represented into template can be selected between "trees" (round symbols) and "buildings" (squared/rectangular symbols). To improve the realism of the template a "randomize size" slider were added. With this new tool is possible to create template with objects of slightly different size, by keeping the average size equal to selected size.
  Also, a lighter objects into template means that the size of that object has been adjusted to match percentual coverage.
  Like CODE COVERAGE BY SAMPLE tool, LCCS3 philosophy has been take into account.
• MADCAT - New tool (COORDINATE TRASLATE) :
  A new tool let the user to apply a coordinates traslation to vector and raster data.
• MADCAT - New tool (COORDINATE ROTATE) :
  A new tool let the user to apply a coordinates rotation to vector and raster data.
• MADCAT - Small improvements (LCCS TOOLS) :
  Most of interactive LCCS tools (show/hide legend, select coding settings, etc. are now into "Interactive coding tools" action tree.
• MADCAT - Small improvements (SMART LABELING) :
  This tool is now into "Interactive coding tools" action tree.
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (RUBBER SELECTION) :
  Fixed bug concerning on display problems while using "rubber selection tool" when the Google layer is shown.
• MADCAT - Documentation (MACRO REFERENCE) :
  A complete reference of all macro commands (methods) and properties (requests) were added. This help is available both as on-line reference and as PDF file.
• MADCAT - Documentation (SEGMENTATION ALGORITHM REFERENCE) :
  A technical paper regarding on segmentation algorithm used inside MadCat is now available as PDF file.

Specific FRA tools:

• MADCAT/FRA - New tool (STANDARDIZE DATABASE) :
  It is possible to automatically create a standard database structure by adding default attributes for Land Cover:
  - CO_LC_1990, UL_LC_1990, PE_LC_1990, DI_LC_1990
  - CO_LC_2000, UL_LC_2000, PE_LC_2000, DI_LC_2000
  - CO_LC_2005, UL_LC_2005, PE_LC_2005, DI_LC_2005
  - CO_LC_2010, UL_LC_2010, PE_LC_2010, DI_LC_2010
  and for Land Use:
  - CO_LC_1990, UL_LC_1990, PE_LC_1990, DI_LC_1990
  - CO_LC_2000, UL_LC_2000, PE_LC_2000, DI_LC_2000
  - CO_LC_2005, UL_LC_2005, PE_LC_2005, DI_LC_2005
  - CO_LC_2010, UL_LC_2010, PE_LC_2010, DI_LC_2010
  where the first two charcaters means: CODE, USERLABEL, PERCENTAGE, DIAMETER.
• MADCAT/FRA - Improved tool (POLYGONS SELECTION TOOLS) :
  Selection tools for deforestation and afforestation were imporved. Now it is possible to:
  - highlight tree cover changes, showing at the same time lost area (VIOLET) and new area (GREEN)
  - highlight tree cover new area (AFFORESTATION) showing other land cover polygons become tree cover (VIOLET BORDER)
  - highlight tree cover lost area (DEFORESTATION) showing tree cover polygons become other land cover (VIOLET)
  and similar tools useful when a Land Use database is available.
• MADCAT/FRA - Upgraded tool (COMPLETE REVISION OF STANDARD LEGENDS) :
  Now FRA MadCat includes four predefined legends, and all were updated with code and color definition provided by FRA representatives:
  - Land Cover
  - Land Cover (specific for Africa project)
  - Land Use (5 classes)
  - Land Use (11 classes)

New tools and fixed bugs of 3.3.22 version:

• MADCAT - Improved tool (BOUND SELECTION) :
  Two buttons with preset were added to "bound selection window": now it is possible to set "select coded polygons" or "select uncoded polygons" by clicking related buttons.
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (GOOGLEMAP © INTERFACE) :
  Fixed bug concerning on "transparent" window below Google layer: these windows were not clickable. Now there is no problem on displaying windows on top of Google layer.
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (RUBBER SELECTION) :
  Now the rubber selection works also when GoogleMap ©: is visible, even if it this case, it works always in blind mode.
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (SELECTION) :
  Fixed some bugs related to general selection tools.

New tools and fixed bugs of 3.3.21 version:

• MADCAT - Fixed bug (GOOGLEMAP © INTERFACE) :
  Fixed bug concerning on "transparent" window below Google layer: these windows were not clickable. Now there is no problem on displaying windows on top of Google layer.
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (MULTIPLE WINDOWS) :
  Now GoogleMap ©: layer works also with multiple windows. Note that Google layer can be displayed only on top of active window.
• MADCAT - Imoroved tool (DATA DISPLAY) :
  Default color for polygons were changed to make polygons more visible when GoogleMap © layer is active.

New tools and fixed bugs of 3.3.2 version:

• MADCAT - New tool (GOOGLEMAP © INTERFACE) :
  Now it is possible to activate GoogleMap © as an additonal reference layer. Beside normal interactive tools it is now possible to use also zoom and pan tools of GoogleMap interface. A Google Locator is also available to find a place by its address, using Google search functionalities.
  GoogleMap is based on "Mercator projection": thus, to use GoogleMap as a background, all geographical data must be projected on the same coordinates system.
  Given that Mercator projection has a distance distortion linked to latitude (along the Equator the distances are correct, but moving toward the poles a positive distortion is added), when GoogleMap is activated, scale and measure tools are adjusted with an approximated correction factor.
• MADCAT - New tool (COORDINATE CONVERSION) :
  This new tool provides the conversion between coordinates systems. It is possible to convert either vector, either raster data.
  User can select source and destination coordinate systems form a list o predefined systems or he is able to define his own system. Coordinate system used by GoogleMap © can be directly set by selecting "World projections - Mercator" preset.
• MADCAT - New tool (CODE TREE COVER BY TEMPLATE) :
  A new interactive tool is available to display a virtual tree coverage by setting the cover percentage and the tree diameter: virtual coverage is useful as a template to be compared with the true image.
  User can change cover percentage and tree diameter to obtain a virtual coverage as more similar to selected polygons.
  If comparing transparent template with real image, the result is good, then user can assign coverage information to selected polygons.
• MADCAT - Improved tool (RASTER SEGMENTATION ON A ROI) :
  The tool has been improved and now the procedure is much faster than before.
  The result of some test is a decrement of running time up to 15 times.

New tools and fixed bugs of 3.3.1 version:

• MADCAT - Setup problem :
  Fixed a bug on setup procedure (missing GEoVISpro.dll
• MADCAT - New tool (BLIND RUBBER SELECTION) :
  A new tool let the user select hidden polygons, by passing over a raster. This tool is useful to eliminate the constraints imposed by the display of polygonal boundaries
• MADCAT - Improved tool (FIX TOPOLOGY ERRORS) :
  this procedure performs two activities:
  - Topology fix
  - Report about errors on polygons without centroids
  Second activities is very slow and it takes three times the time spent by the topology fix. Now it is possible to skip the second activity: this give to the user less information about the errors but it ensures all topology fix actions in a small time
• MADCAT - Improved tool (RASTER SEGMENTATION) :
  the results of this tool can be impoved by STRETCHING the raster: than, we suggest the user to performe a stretching before running segmentation procedure (now, a warning box tells the user about the improvement of using stretched data).
  Some bugs was fixed on SMOOTHING FACTOR: this parameter has now a strong effect with values greather than 0.3/0.4. To skip smoothing the user can set to 0 the parameter.
  A BANDS WEIGHTING TOOL was added: to set weigth the user has to double click on band name. This weight is a “relative weight”: than, a value of 4 for band1 means that the difference on band1 will have a 4 times influence on the final result than bands with a value of 1, and 2 times than bands with a value of 2.
  Finally, some tests on Landsat images show that goods values for the standard size of the zones are 10 to 20.
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (INTERNET CONNECTION) :
  Fixed a blocking bug associated with the impossibility to contact www.geovis.net website. Now if the software cannot connect to www.geovis.net website skip this activity until software is running
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (RUBBER SELECTION) :
  Sometimes this tool does not stop. This happens when the user move the mouse outside MaDCAT window. In this case the software does not get the MouseUp event and it does not stop the tool. An improvement was done to stop RUBBER also on FormLeave event
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (CTRL KEY ON VISTA/W7) :
  This problem maked impossible to define mixed classes on LCCS window. Now the probelm is fixed/li>
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (RESELECT FEATURES) :
  RESELECT was not done on “selected features” but on a larger set of features. NOw the tool works properly
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (SELECT BY RECT/POLYGON WITH RADEX THEME) :
  FIxed a bug blocking the application when a RADEX THEME was loaded and interactive SELECTION TOOLS (by rect, by polygon) were used. Now the tools works properly
• MADCAT - New tool (CALCULATED ON-THE-FLY ATTRIBUTES) :
  A new function will allow to define calculated attributes. The end user is able to define a formula and the software on-the-fly assigns to the attribute the result of that formula : changing values on attribute used inside the formula will cause the change of the value of calculated attribute.
• MADCAT - Improved tool (CROSS CORRELATION) :
  after Cross Correlation Analisys it is possible to run a MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD CLASSIFICATION over the polygons to confirm code for unchanged polygons and to assign an estimated code to changed polygons.
• MADCAT - Improved tool (MORE RASTER SUPPORT) :
  now MaDCAT is able to open more types raster files (TIFF from ArcInfo, multi-band TIFF files like Landsat 6 band combinations used in FRA RSS)
• MADCAT - Improved tool (SEGMENTATION ON A ROI) :
  It is possible to run a segmentation within a region of interest, with several options to renew or to improve an existing segmentation
• MADCAT - Improved tool (ACTIVE FEATURE ON ALL WINDOWS) :
  the active polygons will be shown in all windows (not only on the active one), and also with a more visible symbology
• MADCAT - Improved tool (CURSOR POSITION ON ALL WINDOWS) :
  a cross corresponding to geographical coordinate of cursor can be shown in all windows and not only in the active one, with an option to easily turn it on or off
• MADCAT - Improved tool (TOOLTIPS ON ALL WINDOWS) :
  now the tooltip (the small window beside mouse cursor showing polygon attributes) is working in every window, and also with all working status (ZOOM, PAN, IDENTIFY, SELECT).
  It is also possible to hide the visualization of tooltips related to raster data
• MADCAT - Improved tool (BASIC TOOLBAR CUSTOMIZATION) :
  the user is able to select sub-toolbar to be shown in main toolbar
• MADCAT - Improved tool (RUBBER SELECTION) :
  Rubber tool was improved: now it is possible to define a filter as a query on the attributes values to limit rubber selection (i.e. select only no-coded polygons)
• MADCAT - Small improvements (CURSOR SHORTCUTS) :
  Added two shortcuts to jump to next polygon (Alt+N) or to previous polygon (Alt+P) of a "cursor"
• MADCAT - Small improvements (KEEP SYNCRONIZED ALL WINDOWS) :
  Keep all windows synchronized by linking on the extents or on the scale of active window
• MADCAT - Small improvements (SHOW CODING FIELD ON THE INTERFACE) :
  selected field used by MaDCAT to code polygon (for example “1990code”) is now shown on the interface (in this way the user can easily check “what is he doing”)
• MADCAT - Small improvements (MASK USELESS FIELDS) :
  in the “coding settings window” and “open legend window”, it is now possible to mask “perc” fields and “uslb” fields to make easier to select coding field
• MADCAT - Small improvements (SHOW RASTER NAME ON EACH WINDOW) :
  a small title bar across the top of each view shows the name of the image currenlty displayed, and band number (where relevant)
• MADCAT - Small improvements (HALF PIXEL SHIFT) :
  Fixed the half-a-pixel shift between vector and image
• MADCAT - Improved tool : (SAVE LCCS LEGEND) :
  a backup copy of LCCS legend will be always saved beside MDB file, by managing EVENT_LCCSLEGEND_CHANGED
• MADCAT - Improved tool : (SAVE LCCS LEGEND) :
  a backup copy of LCCS legend will be always saved beside MDB file, by managing EVENT_LCCSLEGEND_CHANGED
• MADCAT - New tool : (FIX TOPOLOGY ERRORS) :
  New tool to fix topology errors: it makes a clean-fixed copy of segmentation and save previous segmentation as a reference layer (Segmentation Backup)
• MADCAT - New tool (OPTION WINDOW) :
  a specific option window now collects almost all general settings
• MADCAT - Small improvements (SHOW ATTRIBUTES WINDOW) :
  When identify a polygon, the complete attribute window is always shown, even if LCCS window is opened
• MADCAT - New tool (RASTER CLIP) :
  Added a tool to interactively clip a raster with a user defined rectangle. Clipped raster can be saved by the user, but no automatic saving is performed

Specific FRA tools:

• MADCAT/FRA - New tool (DEFAULT LEGENDS) :
  It is possible to load default legends for Land cover and Land use base on FAO-JRC standard colours
• MADCAT/FRA - New tool (FRA WIZARDS) :
  Added a set of wizards to perform standard procedures:
  - create new project
  - set environment to edit changes in tree cover
  - transform Land Cover to Land Use

New tools and fixed bugs of 3.2.5 version:

• MADCAT - fixed bug (SPLIT POLYGON) :
  fixed bug of split (by fixing topological clean)
• MADCAT - Added tool (RESELECT FEATURES) :
  added a tool to "reselect" record on the basis of their attributes
• MADCAT/FRA - Added tool (HIGHLIGHT FOREST CHANGES) :
  it highlights forest change (all six methods added:
  - any land cover to tree cover
  - tree cover to any land cover
  - tree cover changes (added and lost area)
  - any land use to tree forest
  - forest to any land use
  - forest changes (added and lost area)
• MADCAT/FRA - Added tool (LAND COVER > LAND USE) :
  a special button set right reclassification criteria
• MADCAT - Added tool (APPLICATION INFO WINDOW) :
  A new window has been added to Actions Tree to show the attribute currently selected for coding activities, and to show the type of legend. This window can be also closed to enlarge the area used for traditional Actions Tree
• MADCAT - Improved tool (CODING SETTING FORM) :
  Settings are applied only after clicking APPLY, and the button become enabled when there is some new setting to apply, helping in this way the user to understand the status of his settings
• MADCAT - Added tool (MULTIPLE LEGENDS) :
  Added a set of tools to manage MULTIPLE LEGENDS.
  Now it is possible (given the same coding legend, and then the same colors for the same code) to see in each of the four windows, the segmentation classified with value of different years (according to coding settings defined in the CODING SETTINGS form). A specific checkbox setting (inside CODING SETTINGS form and OPTIONS form) lets the user to choose among a multiple legends visualization, a single legend based on coding attribute or a standard legend based on a selected attribute.
  In OPTIONS form it is possible to reset to default each single window or all windows: when default setting is defined, the relative window show always the classification relative to current active coding attribute.
  The selection of type of legend is driven by the application, and only suitable selections are allowed
• MADCAT - Added tool (SET REAL DATE) :
  Added a tool in CODING SETTINGS form to set, by a calendar control, the real reference date for codes saved in a specific database attribute of segmentation
• MADCAT - Improved tool (CODE FIELD SELECTION) :
  A new checkbox has been added to windows "Open legend" and "Code settings" to hide secondary fields in all lists used to select CODE field (this "filter" is not active for USERLABEL and PERC field)
• MADCAT - Improved tool (DOT TO SEGMENTATION) :
  Now it is possible to set the "minimum percentage for single classes" and the "minimum percentage for mixed classes". The setting of this parameter is inside Option window
• MADCAT - Added tool (RASTER CLIP) :
  Added a tool to interactively clip a raster with a user defined rectangle. Clipped raster can be saved by the user, but no automatic saving is performed
• MADCAT - Added tool (OPTIONS WINDOW) :
  Added an "options window" to le t the user set main application parameter
• MADCAT - Improved tool (HISTORY) :
  added a specific menu tool File/Project history to show loading and saving operations of current project. This history is saved in an ASCII file inside project folder
• MADCAT - Other small improvements :
  when the software is not up-to-date, after the alert, the user is asked to open or not the Internet service to download last version;
  eliminated decimal of percentage on FRA report;
  added project name to XLS report
• MADCAT - Small bugs :
  after closing a RaDEx theme it is now possible to open a new one; in the previous version a message informed wrongly that it was already opened a RaDEx theme;
  project name is shown in window title also for project loaded at program start, in the previous version it was shown only for project opened with "open project" tool

New tools and fixed bugs of 3.1.1 version:

• MADCAT - Improved tool (USER DEFINED LEGEND) :
  added a tool to preset shapefile's fields used to save coding information
• MADCAT - Modified tool (LCCS / USER DEFINED LEGEND) :
  modified all routines to load LCCS or USER DEFINED legends
• MADCAT - New tool (HISTORY) :
  added menu tool File/History to show loading and saving operations
• MADCAT - Modified interface (LOGOS) :
  new logo on About and Splash window

New tools and fixed bugs of 3.1.0 version:

• MADCAT - Modified tool (CROSS CORRELATION) :
  after Cross Correlation Analisys LCCS legend is not replaced with Changes legend and probably changed polygons are selected (in this way it is possible to create a CURSOR to loop them)
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (CROSS CORRELATION) :
  fixed bug of strange results
• MADCAT - Improved tool (RUBBER SELECTION) :
  now pressing ESC key while using Rubber Selection will stop selection activity
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (ADD / REMOVE VERTEX) :
  tool functionality were restored
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (CLOSING APPLICATION) :
  when closing application, the software let the user save changes without any problem
• MADCAT - Improved tool (SMART LABELING) :
  now pressing ESC key while using Smart Labeling will stop "endless" activity

New tools and fixed bugs of 3.0.11 version:

• MADCAT - Fixed bug (LOAD PROJECT) :
  fixed a bug on Load Project tools: in certain situations LCCS symbology was loaded but LCCS window was not correctly working and, for example, it did not shown legend color change
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (SAVE PROJECT) :
  fixed a bug on Save Project tools: in certain situations LCCS symbology was destroyed (for example after Cross Correlation Analisys)
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (TRANSLATION) :
  fixed some translation error
• MADCAT - Improved tool (CHECK UPGRADE) :
  added automatic check for upgrade at start of the application

New tools and fixed bugs of 3.0.10 version:

• MADCAT - New tool (CHECK UPGRADE) :
  added menu tool to "check" if a more recent version is available on-line
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (LOAD RASTER) :
  fixed program crashing when "cancel" button was pressed in "Load raster" window
• MADCAT - Added tool (EXPORT DOT GRID) :
  added a tool to export Dot Grid as shapefile
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (CROSS CORRELATION) :
  fixed program of "zero" values on attributes CHANGEPERC and CHANGEAREA autoamtically added to polygons of segmentation layer and showing the "probability" of change of each polygons
• MADCAT - Fixed small bug (DOT GRID) :
  fixed program of "grayed" visualization of Fot Layer in Themes Manager Window
• MADCAT - Improved tool (CLASSIFY SEGMENTATION BY DOT GRID) :
  now the tool, that to work requires Dot Grid Window opened, check if really that window is opened
• MADCAT - Fixed small bug (LCCS CODING) :
  now the software ask the user whether apply LCCS coding also when he chooses drawing by polygons tools

New tools and fixed bugs of 3.0.9 version:

• MADCAT - New tool (CURSOR)) :
  added CURSOR tool to "loop" along a set of selected features, by using next, previous, ... buttons;
  added CURSOR buttons in STATUS BAR to quickly access CURSOR tools (the buttons appear when CURSOR tool is active).
• MADCAT - New tool (CROSS-CORRELATION) :
  added CROSS-CORRELATION tool to compare coded polygons and images of different year.
• MADCAT - Improved tool (CHANGE REPORT):
  added a SHORT and an EXTENDED version of CHANGE REPORT;
  changed the "philosophy" behind the tools of change assessment; now MadCat considers UNCHANGED all UNCODED polygons, and they inherit the code from previous defined year (this is valid only for second, third and fourth, while the first year maintains the current coding);
  added a SHORT and an EXTENDED version of CHANGE REPORT;
  added new graphical and textual contents to CHANGE REPORT;
  added SAVE REPORT AS tool.
• MADCAT - New tool (HTML HELP) :
  a concise reference manual is available in HTML format, and it can open either from the application, either from a link inside "start windows menu".
• MADCAT - New tool (PDF HELP) :
  a printable version of reference manual is available in PDF format (the PDF file is inside the Help\GLCN MadCat folder of installation folder).
• MADCAT - Modified tool (MAGIC WAND) :
  fixed problems for MAGIC WAND procedures (the tool works inside current view on visible raster or RGB combination).
• MADCAT - Modified tool (RUBBER SELECTION) :
  added RUBBER buttons in STATUS BAR to quickly modify RUBBER SIZE (the buttons appear when RUBBER tool is selected).
• MADCAT - New tool (DOT GRID SHOW) :
  added the full management of DOT LAYER;
  the layer can be make visible/invisible;
  dots are saved and loaded with the .geovis project;
  dots can be directly deleted.
• MADCAT - Improved tool (MAIN TOOLBAR) :
  added SEGMENTATION TABLE TOOLBAR to quickly open the table of attributes of polygons of SEGMENTATION layer;
  added to the APPLICATIONS MENU the item to make visible some specific toolbars.
• MADCAT - New tool (MACRO TOOLS) :
  added MACRO TOOLS to start and stop MACRO recording during MadCat working; a MACRO MANAGER let the user edit, save, load and run MACRO; two concise METHODS and REQUESTS TREES help the user to operate with MACRO MANAGER.
• MADCAT - Improved tool (CHANGE ATTRIBUTES SETTING) :
  added tool to create SET OF "YEAR" ATTRIBUTES;
  simplified YEAR SELECTION (when a "code" attribute is selected, userlabel and percentage attributes are automatically selected.
• MADCAT - Fixed bug (CHANGE CODING TOOLS) :
  checked all CHANGE CODING TOOLS, either for polygons approach, either for dotgrid approach.
• MADCAT - Fixed bug :
  fix drawing bug given to a Windows GDI bug (a filled polygon appeared randomly inside current view).

Land Cover Classification System 3 is an application based on Land Cover Meta Language. The LCML is an attempt to classify the "real world features" (specifically Land Cover features) with a very simple groups of elements arranged in different ways that act as building blocks to describe the more complex semantic in any separate application ontology (legends). LCML is able to work as "boundary object" to mediate and support negotiations of different ways to represent Land Cover around which similarities and differences can be understood and expressed. This means that classes derived by LCML can be customized to user requirements but must have common identities between users.

Download:

You can download last version of software by following links:

• LCCS Release () (click here to download)

• LCCS3 - Fixed bug :
  fixed flickering of the mouse cursor during drag & drop from the shelf to the Legend
• LCCS3 - New tool :
  the user can move objects in the Legend before or after other items in the same hierarchy level: this means that the user can move a Land Cover class before or after another Land Cover Class, but never from another node in the Tree
• LCCS3 - Upgraded tool (USER-DEFINED STRUCTURES) :
  improved management of user-defined Structures (Characteristics and Enumerations) to prevent changes to a user-defined structure can cause illegibility of Legends created with the "old" version.
  For example, if the amendment of such a property to a Percentage Percentage Range, a Legend created with the property previously valued Percentage, would no longer be charged as not compatible with the new version.
  To avoid this problem, every time you change a property of the structure (whether it is a characteristic or enumeration), LCCS 3 creates a new version of that structure changes, recreating all the UUID is the structure of its elements and keeping a copy of the original old version.
  To distinguish the other version has added a line in the tooltip of each structure called "Version" that indicates the date and time universal (UTC) where structure has been created, so that you can understand better, if two or more structures with the same name, which version (more or less updated) question.
• LCCS3 - Upgraded tool (QUERY MANAGEMENT) :
  in Query Management window, beside the table properties, have been included the graph of overview and a tree containing all the individual items of current legend with their properties structured by value.
  If a Legend contains various elements like Trees, Shrubs, etc., Trees appear in the tree with a single element child nodes that show the property valued for all of Key Trees, Shrubs with a single element child nodes that show the properties exploited for all shrubs, etc..
• LCCS3 - Fixed bug (ARCGIS LCCS 3) :
  fixed a bug that was not handling mixed classes in the operation of generating XMI files necessary to import a map in ArcGIS LCCS 3
• LCCS3 - Fixed bug (ARCGIS LCCS 3) :
  fixed a bug that does not consider the mixed classes in operations related to the query, which is to identify the operation that selection by ArcGIS query did not work with classes of this type
• LCCS3 - Fixed bug (MIXED CLASSES) :
  fixed a bug that was not handling mixed classes in views (or groups) and related to problems to display the mixed classes under its view.
  Now mixed classes in AND are included in a view considering the land cover class with the maximum percentage; mixed classes in OR are included in a view on the basis of Dominant class or, if no Dominant class has been defined, on the basis of the first class
• LCCS3 - New tool (TUTORIAL AND GLOSSARY) :
  support for the Tutorial and Glossary by launching the default application to open the system help files in the installation folder.
  Currently the files are in PDF format, and selecting Tutorial or Glossary by Help menu, that PDF file is opened.

New tools of 2009.07.14 version:

• LCCS3 - New tool :
  copy of an element and of its sub-elements
• LCCS3 - New tool :
  smart copy of element properties
• LCCS3 - Upgraded tool (CLASS OVERVIEW) :
  "explosion" of children of each graphic element of the overview by double clicking

LCCS3 Tools is an utility to load a LCCS3 legend, to graphically display the definition of each class, to export this representation as bitmap or as a XSD file.

Download:

You can download last version of software by following links:

• LCCS3 Tools Release () (click here to download)

• LCCS3tools - New tool (SET OUTPUT BITMAP PARAMETERS) :
  now the user may select the size and the dpi of the output bitmap representing a legend or a class.
• LCCS3tools - Upgraded tool :
  the full management and display of the characteristics of the user-defined elements
• LCCS3tools - Fixed small bugs related to the enabling of some menu items.

• LCCS3tools - Fixed small bugs.

New tools and fixed bugs of 1.0.6 version:

• LCCS3tools - Small bug (Periodic Variation) :
  now the periodic variations are correctly managed and displayed.
• LCCS3tools - Small bug (International settings) :
  fixed a bug related to the loading of numerical values of properties, due to uncorrect management of international settings.

New tools and fixed bugs of 1.0.5 version:

• LCCS3tools - First STABLE VERSION

New tools and fixed bugs of 1.0.4 version:

• LCCS3tools - Small bug (Loading routine) :
  fixed a small bug to let the software load legend built with very early LCCS3 releases.

First experimental release 1.0.3 version:

• LCCS3tools - MAIN FEATURES :
  - load a LCCS3 legend
  - load LCCS3 classes
  - display the list of LCCS3 classes
  - display a graphical representation of the whole legend
  - display a graphical representation of each class
  - export the graphical representation of the whole legend and of each class as bitmap
  - export the whole legend and each class as XSD file

LCCS3 Basic Coder is a QGis plugin to load a LCCS3 legend, create a form with all LCCS3 classes and allow the user to code the features selected by using the standard selection tools of QGis.

Download:

You can download last version of software by following links:

• LCCS3 Basic Coder Release () (click here to download)

• LCCS3basicCoder - Improvement (Coding routine) :
  the coding routine has been changed, and now it run much faster: changes are not automatically saved as in the previous versions, and the user must save changes manually.

New tools and fixed bugs of 0.4.1 version:

• LCCS3basicCoder - Small change (Metadata) :
  added the reference to GitHub cod repository and tracker.

• LCCS3basicCoder - Small change (Interface) :
  now the plugin tool button is loaded into "plugins" toolbar.

New tools and fixed bugs of 0.3 version:

• LCCS3basicCoder - New tool (MIXED CLASSES) :
  added the loading of mixed classes.

New tools and fixed bugs of 0.2 version:

• LCCS3basicCoder - New tool (SETTING LAYER/COLUMN) :
  added the request for setting active layer and destination column.
• LCCS3basicCoder - New tool (ACTIVITY FEEDBACK) :
  added a graphic feedback during coding activity.

First experimental release 0.1 version:

• LCCS3basicCoder - MAIN FEATURES :
  - loading a LCCS3 legend
  - loading LCCS3 classes
  - displaying the list of LCCS3 classes
  - coding selected features

ADG (Advanced Database Gateway) is a cross-cutting interrogation software, wich allows the easy and fast recombination of land cover polygons, not only by class name, but also by classifiers. It allows end users to create their own classes using the set of existing classifiers, by selectively recombining the database polygons.

Download:

You can download last version of software by following links:

• ADG Release () (click here to download)

• ADG - Fixed bug :
  Fixed a bug that eventually blocked the application on Windows 7.

New tools and fixed bugs of 2.8 version:

• ADG - Fixed bug :
  full support of User Defined Codes
• ADG - New tool :
  add a combo box to direct connection to published maps on FAO Server

New tools and fixed bugs of 2.7 version:

• ADG - Maintenance :
  Rebuild of the executable.

• GeoVIS Release () (click here to download)

• GEOVIS - Rebuild of the executable.
• MAP - Rebuild of the library.

New tools and fixed bugs of 2.3.9 version:

• MAP - Fixed bug :
  Split Window shows "really" all additional data (vector, raster and RaDEx too).

New tools and fixed bugs of 2.3.8 version:

• MAP - Modified tool :
  from now on, when users use the grouping tool during sample settings procedure, MAP does not filter not comparable classes and it allows to group any set of classes.
• MAP - Fixed bug :
  Split Window shows all additional data (raster and vector).

New tools and fixed bugs of 2.3.7 version:

• MAP - Fixed bug :
  missing bitmap ...\SampleSettingsInfo.bmp
• MAP - Re-Extraction form, added text help string :
  To calculate the sampling size needful to obtain a given confidence interval, check the classes to change and select the desired TARGET ERROR and the CONFIDENCE LEVEL from combo boxes.
• MAP - Re-Extraction form, wrong text string :
  Limit to the area inside "the polygons" of
• MAP - Re-Extraction form, fixed sampling size calculation by target error:
  implemented formulas to allow users to specify a given percentual error (by setting the width of confidence interval). The formula used to calculate sample size is based on statistical estimator for PERCENTUAL SURFACE ACCURACY
• MAP - New tool (Show sample report) :
  generate a report concerning on extracted and checked polygons
• MAP - New tool (Highlight extracted polygons) :
  show a temporary polygons layer with the boundaries of extracted and checked polygons
• MAP - New tool (Hide extracted polygons) :
  hide the temporary polygons layer with the boundaries of extracted and checked polygons
• MAP - New tool (Export extracted polygons) :
  export to shapefile extracted and checked polygons
• MAP - Upgraded tool (Initialize MAP project) :
  added the option to re-initialize the project also when a sample has been already extracted
• MAP - Initialize prcedure, wrong text string :
  N. XXXX polygons was "processed"
• MAP - Initialize prcedure, added status message :
  added a progress status message during intializing process
• MAP - Split prcedure, fixed bug :
  added display of additional spatial data, extralayer and samplefields data
• MAP - Split prcedure, fixed bug :
  this tool now save the project automatically to avoid problems in splitting procedure
• MAP - Upgraded tool (Locate next sample) :
  this tool now locate automatically following sample after checking

The Land Cover Classification System (LCCS) is a comprehensive, standardized a priori classification system, designed to meet specific user requirements, and created for mapping exercises, independent of the scale or means used to map. The system can be used for any land cover classification initiative anywhere in the world by using a set of independent diagnostic criteria that allow correlation with existing classifications and legends. Land cover classes are defined by using a combination of sets of independent diagnostic criteria - the so-called classifiers - that are hierarchically arranged to assure a high degree of geographical accuracy. Due to the heterogeneity of land cover, the same set of classifiers cannot be used to define all land cover types. The hierarchical structure of the classifiers may differ from one land cover type to another.

Download:

You can download last version of software by following links:

• LCCS Release () (click here to download)