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Change Log

Changes v3.15.2

Feature Updates

*New TowerCoverage.com Support number added to the Accounts Tab.

*MultiMap

  • The Path Analysis has been updated so that you can either use the Client antenna height of each Coverage for the results, or you can specify a custom installation height.
  • New Multi Maps can no longer be created without a Name and at least 1 Coverage include.
  • Updated fonts to resize on screen resize.

*Coverages

  • The path analysis now allows for custom antenna height rather than using the settings of the coverage.
  • Antenna Height and Client Antenna height Meter to Feet converter updated to prevent errors and improve ease of use on Editing and creating a new Coverage.
  • Save Path Analysis will use the specified custom antenna height when saving a Link to your account.

*Sites and Links

  • Default Height Meter to Feet converter updated to prevent errors and improve ease of use.

Changes v3.15.1

Feature Updates

*General
  • Updated all List windows to open in full screen.
  • Drastically improved load times of all list windows.
  • View All button added to Coverages and Sites List.
    • Lists will initially load 200 results and the view all button will reload with all results included.
  • Recent Changes on the Stats Page will now consider Links being updated as a recent change.
  • Redesign of New buttons for quicker response times.

*Coverages

  • Bulk Coverage reprocess updated so that resolution and reliability can be updated.
  • Max distance can now be set to 1 km. Required Reliability slider moves in 5% increments.

*Multi Map

  • Bulk Map Delete Added.
  • Added Search bar to Included Coverages in the Edit Coverages window.
  • Search by name added to Multi Map List.
  • Added row highlighters to the Coverage Update window so that pending changes are view able.
  • Added small screen resolution styles added.
  • Added ability to sort all columns in the Coverage Update window.

*Links

  • Added small screen resolution styles.

*Sites List

  • Added "Edit Site" button.
    • All sites can be edited from the list view automatically without redirecting back to the Stats window.
  • Added "Map View" button.
    • The map view will display all of you Tower location on a Google Map and allow you to click on a pin and see the current settings or go to the edit page of the Tower Site.

Changes v3.15

New Feature

*Plot 360 Coverages
  • On the Coverage creation page, there is a new option in the lower right for Plot Coverage Array. This feature allows you to define the number of sectors, the Advertised sector Beam Width and if you wish to have them evenly spaced apart or side by side.
    • Example: If you select 90° sectors, set the Number of Coverages to 2, the Transmitter Settings Azimuth is at 0, and turn Evenly Spaced on, you will have 2 90° Coverages. One will be named "Your Coverage Name 0 Degree" and the other will be "Your Coverage Name 180 Degree".
    • (Note: These settings are used to determine spacing and have no effect on individual Coverage propagation or EUS/Path Analysis results)

Feature Updates

*Coverage Duplicate New Azimuth
  • You can now set the azimuth of the new Coverage before processing to avoid having to process twice.
      • Plot to 360 on Duplicate
  • Also when duplicating, you can use the current Coverage to complete a 360 array of Coverages. This will use the current settings and create as many Coverages as needed to complete the full circle of propagation around the Site.
      • Manage Subscription
  • The Manage Subscription page has been updated to prevent more than one instance from being displayed if you click unavailable feature multiple times.

*Multi Map Updates

  • You no longer have to reprocess your Multi map to change the settings. Only adding and removing Coverages requires the map to be reprocessed. All other settings update the moment you change them with no further action required.
  • The option windows and settings have been completely resigned for ease of use.
  • Load times have been drastically improved.

Changes v3.14.1 1/17/2018

UPDATES

  • Added Map Type Selector, Address Search, Custom Zoom buttons to Fiber.Cable Coverages.
  • Added View EUS Data/ASR Data ability to Fiber/Cable Coverages.
  • Set default values on Fiber/Cable Coverages.
  • Correct the issue with the EUS data Advanced Search not returning values.
  • Set Default Zoom Level to a more reasonable value when creating a new Multi Map.
  • Updated the Multi Map Duplicate feature to update correctly when no Fiber/Cable Coverages are included.
  • Updated EUS Data and Coverages Link Path messages to be more descriptive when the point does not return any link results.
  • Added a "Notes" section to Fiber/Cable Coverages.
  • New Fiber/Cable Coverages will now start with the map at the location in you Company Profile. (Note: To activate this feature you will need to open the Company Profile and click "Update". Upon doing so, if your business address can be geocode, The 'New Sites' and 'New Link' maps will start at your business location by default.*)

Changes v3.14 1/15/2018

NEW FEATURE

  • Fiber Coverages have been added as a Coverage Type.
    • You can now add up to 25 Point or a 70 Km Multi-Point Line to a dynamic map as Coverage. You can also specify the distance, Strand Count, Transport Type,Mode and Color in which you would like to display a polygon away from the Multi-Point line.
    • Fiber/Cable Coverage Color selection will default when Added to Multi Coverages.
    • Upon creating the Fiber/Cable Coverage, you will be displayed the completed Polygon of your Fiber/Cable Coverage.
    • Editing the Fiber/Cable Coverages allows you to change all the values.
    • You may also select between editing the path your Fiber/Cable Coverage takes or Adding Points to the Path. (NOTE: only one of these options can be changed at a time but will update and reload immediately after you click "UPDATE", allowing you to also Update the other as well.)

UPDATES

  • Added Fiber Options to Layouts, located just under the current Coverages Selection
  • When deleting Multi Coverages, the notification will now let you know which Multi Coverages it is included in so that you can locate it easier.
  • Bulk deleting Fiber Coverages will automatically remove them from any Multi Coverage they are included in .
  • All features now appear to all accounts but give notice if it is not available to the currently subscribed tier.
  • Added 'Set Map Center' to Multi Coverages.
    • This feature allows you to select a point on the map by clicking to drop a pin. The map will automatically update and open with the pin location as the center until changed.
  • Account Profile based Map centering.
    • To activate this feature you will need to open the Company Profile and click "Update". Upon doing so, if your business address can be geocode, The 'New Sites' and 'New Link' maps will start at your business location by default.
  • Correct the 'EUS API Settings' page to display correctly without displaying a generic page.
  • The Manage Subscription page will now open inside any window you are current viewing with the ability to close it without loosing your place on your current task.
  • Task but widget has been relocated to the top right of the dashboard and replaced with the FCC Form 477 countdown timer. this Clock will reset after the due date and start counting down to the next due date.
  • EUS Data as well as the Emails that you receive will now display if the given location is located in a Fiber/Cable Polygon.
  • Multi Map Path Analysis will now display if the given location is located in a Fiber/Cable Polygon.
  • Added Bulk Delete Feature to the Multi Map List.
  • Correct the issue with Antenna Patterns that are uploaded displaying as omni directions antennas.

Changes v3.13.1 10/06/2017

Updates

  • All maps have been updated to not require you to hold Ctrl when attempting to zoom in and out.
  • Corrected resizing issues with the widgets and buttons on the Stats page.

Changes v3.13 10/06/2017

Updates

You will possibly need to clear you cache and cookies due to many style changes in this update
  • Updated Payment Details to show more complete invoice.
  • Removed the Ctrl requirement from MultiMaps when trying to zoom in and out.
  • Removed New Feed from the Stats window.
  • Removed the large Clock from the stats Page and put buttons for Feature Requests, News and the Change Log in the tile.
  • Increased size of the Recent Changes tile.
  • Added Non-Updated EUS Data tile to the Stats page.
  • You can now add Custom Pins to your account. This can be located in Account >> EUS Settings.
    • Select from one of the new icons
    • Give it any name you wish to use.
    • It will then become available to assign to EUS data when Updating an entry.

Changes v3.12 8/31/2017

Updates

  • Corrected text Contrast on the OFF/CHANGE button of the bulk Coverage reprocess page.
  • From an existing Coverages, there is now a Radio icon on the top of the edit panel. By clicking this, you can create a New Radio System using the values of the current Coverage.
  • Input/Read-Only Accounts can now update their own Password, Start Page and Name.
  • All GET API's will now return 'Last Updated' in the response XML.
  • All maps have now been set to open in Hybrid view rather than Road map view.
  • Updated the registration page to a more user friendly Captcha.
  • All accounts can now create multiple Land Cover versions. Each Coverage or Link can use different Land Cover settings.
  • Bug reports are now an available Type in the Feature Requests page.
  • Updated the Multi Map and Coverage Map so that the Address search toolbar does not hide when the Edit panel is hidden.

Changes v3.11.1 8/10/2017

Bug Fixes

  • Corrected Visual error on Manage Subscription page where if subscribed you could not see the list of features by tier table.
  • Correct the tutorial window. It now properly calls the correct domain.
  • Added Approval pending to the Feature Request page. If you submit a request, it will display Pending Approval until Verified by an Admin of TowerCoverage.com.
  • Updated the "I want This!" column. When a feature is completed the plus button will be removed and a check mark displaying completed will appear.
  • Corrected Edit Site page not displaying the pin if the site was created prior to v3 release.
  • Improved the 'Brought to by Link Technologies Inc' link on the Stats page.
  • Corrected intermittent issue with Tutorial window not being movable on some pages.
  • Corrected visual errors on Edit Coverages/MultiCoverage/Links pages, Delete and Duplicate buttons displaying incorrectly.
  • Updated the New links page to recenter the Map when changing the Site locations.

Changes v3.11

New Features

  • When creating a new link, you can now see a map view that auto detects your location to set the map center.
  • When you select the 2 Site location in a New Link, it will show you pins on the map the location of the 2 sites and draw a line between them.
  • If you have greater than 500 Sites, Coverages, Links or Multi Maps, it will load only the 500 most recently updated and display a button at the bottom of the window if you would like to display them all.
  • Improved usability and flow of the Home page "Find A Provider* feature.
  • Added a button in the top right of the Stats page that take you to a page to request new features or even Let us know if you like a feature that someone else already suggested.

Updates and Bug Fixes

  • When duplicating Multi Coverages and Coverages, the new map being processed will now appear in the Recent Changes Widget on your Stats page.
  • Correct issue with not being able to see or Print all Payments if using the new billing system.
  • Add ed scroll ability to KML Overlays window.
  • Added Scroll to +ADD window in Multi Coverages.
  • Corrected the Pins when viewing Link Groups to allow them to be clicked to view the Link Analysis rather than only being able to click the small line between the points.
  • Corrected the view of all side bar lists to display correctly.
  • The height in the left side table will now update if you enter the Antenna Height for AP or the Client Average in feet.
  • Terms of use page can now be clearly viewed.
  • Find a Provider display corrected to not display the tool bar from the Dashboard.
  • Find a Provider will now open in a new page rather than in a lightbox.
  • Corrected the Coverage List not loading properly after a Path Analysis that contains no results.
  • On EUS Data Details, the pin type will automatically save when you change it. Clicking Update no longer needed.
  • Added Labels to Captcha Field.
  • When attempting to Delete a Site, you will be notified if the Site is being used by a Coverage or Link.
  • Corrected API Template Generator to copy code correctly and automatically apply your account ID and Key to the code.
  • Corrected the Template generator to work properly in FireFox.
  • Find a provider Captcha changed to reCaptcha.