#CartoMobile Articles


Cartogaphica End of Support

As previously announced in Sunsetting Cartographica Cartographica has reached end of support. We will keep the documentation and support sites running for a while. Customers with paid, perpetual licenses should have their license codes that will provide access even after our licensing servers go off line. All previous MapBox and Bing related services have been discontinued. If you need the Live Maps feature, or the Geocoding feature, please work directly with Bing or Mapbox to get an active account for these services and you can place the API key into Cartographica for using those services. For those choosing to use …

Sunsetting Cartographica

After 18 years of working on Cartographica and CartoMobile, it's time for a change at ClueTrust. Today I'm announcing that I will be sunsetting Cartographica this year, with end of sales being July 31, 2023, and end of support being December 31, 2023. At the end of July, it will no longer be possible to purchase Cartographica support or new products. Any existing customers will be able to continue to use the software based on their existing license. A bit of background Cartographica has been alternatively an avocation or vocation for me since I started working on it in 2005 …

CartoMobile 2.1.1 Available

CartoMobile 2.1.1 is now available on the AppStore. This is a bug fix release that resolves the following: Fixed a crash which would sometimes occur when loading existing configurations Fixed a bug which cause problems rendering when changing from Heat Map to data display Fixed a bug where selection of polygons and lines with some imagery backgrounds failed

CartoMobile 2.1 Available

Incompatibility with iOS 13 and CartoMobile 2.0 Due to a last-minute change in behavior for iOS 13 (one we didn’t see during the beta period), we needed to release a new version to maintain compatibility with iOS 13. Along with fixing the problem with iOS 13, we have improved performance in line and polygon drawing. If you are using iOS 13, please update to version 2.1 ASAP, as it fixes these incompatibilities. GPS Tracking warning If you are using background tracking (for example, you start a line and then turn off the phone's display or switch to …

iOS 13 and macOS Catalina Compatibility

Catalina and Cartographica As of October 7, 2019, Apple has released macOS Catalina (version 10.15). ClueTrust is unaware of any problems with the current shipping version of Cartographica (1.4.9). All functionality tested is working and we have not experienced any issues with internal testing. Please make sure that you are using the most recent versions of Cartographica (1.4.9) or LoadMyTracks before reporting a bug when running macOS Catalina. NOTE: Some users have reported seeing 32-bit warnings for Cartographica. As long as you are using 1.4.9, you should experience no problems. The last version …

iOS 13 and macOS Catalina Beta Compatibility

In June, Apple announced pre-release availability of iOS 13 and macOS Catalina (10.15). ClueTrust is working to verify complete compatibility with these versions prior to their release this fall. However, as a rule, we caution against the use of pre-release operating systems for crucial work. Although we are unaware of any problems today that hamper the use of either Cartographica or CartoMobile, it is always possible to experience crashing and data loss with operating systems that have not been fully tested. With that said, if you choose to experiment with iOS 13 or macOS Catalina and run into problems …

iOS 12 and macOS Mojave Compatibility

As of September 24, 2018, Apple has released macOS High Sierra (version 10.14). ClueTrust is unaware of any problems with the current shipping version of Cartographica (1.4.8). All functionality tested is working and we have not experienced any issues with internal testing. In addition, we've created a new beta of LoadMyTracks that addresses some recent issues with some devices and versions of macOS. Please make sure that you are using the most recent versions of Cartographica (1.4.8) or LoadMyTracks before reporting a bug when running macOS High Sierra.

iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra Compatibility

In June, Apple announced pre-release availaibility of iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra (10.13). ClueTrust is working to verify complete compatibility with these versions prior to their release this fall. However, as a rule, we caution against the use of pre-release operating systems for crucial work. Although we are unaware of any problems today that hamper the use of either Cartographica or CartoMobile, it is always possible to experience crashing and data loss with operating systems that have not been fully tested. With that said, if you choose to experiment with iOS 11 or macOS High Sierra and run …

National Atlas and National Map changes

The USGS has announced that the National Atlas will be taken out of service as of September 30, 2014. According to the detailed product availability information, much of the data will be available via the to-be-enhanced National Map system, or as data downloads "at no cost" from Earth Explorer". This transition appears to be mostly a resource realignment (basically reducing the number of sources and web sites they need to maintain. In addition, the USGS has also announced that "[L]ater this year we will deliver these new framework datasets at one million-scale: networked hydrography, updated streams and water bodies …

Using CartoMobile to Enhance Historic Sites

The United States National Park Service maintains and controls more than 84.4 million acres of park land in the United States. Much of the land is historical in nature and has been preserved for future generations to enjoy and learn about the various parks. The use of the parks is as varied as the many historical and ecological characteristics that define each unique location. One of the most popular types of parks within the United States are National Military Parks. These parks are typically located on the sites of famous battlefields and other important historical and strategic locations around …

Cartographica 1.4 and beyond

At ClueTrust, we're proud and excited to deliver version 1.4 of Cartographica into the hands of our customers. This has been a long journey from the last major feature release to this one, and although we have added a lot of new functionality to the software and made many improvements, it became clear to us months ago that something was going to have to change for us to be more responsive to the needs of the market and our customers. To that end, we have been bolstering our automated testing capabilities, enhancing our hands-on testing regime, and changing how …

Using MapQuest satellite imagery

MapQuest has recently made available, through information on their developer website, access to their tile servers for OpenStreetMap-style tiles of satellite imagery (mostly from government sources) and their street databases. Because both CartoMobile and Cartographica support customized OpenStreetMap-style tile sources, you can now add these to your maps. Cartographica Desktop Within an existing mapset, add a new live layer by choosing File > Add Live Map… Choose Other OpenStreetMap Server: from the list of sources Type the following into the URL box: http://oatile1.mqcdn.com/tiles/1.0.0/sat Click Add A new layer named OpenStreetMap Live will …