[Gvsig_english] New version of gvSIG project now available: gvSIG 1.1 (stable)

[Mario Carrera]

Hello.
The gvSIG team is proud to announce that the new release, gvSIG 1.1, has 
been published. As usual, it is available to download in the Downloads 
section of the web page (http://www.gvsig.gva.es/index.php?id=1731&L=2).

New features of this version:
- Installation:
- gvSIG installation includes now JAI 1.1.3.
- JCRS Extension:
- Now integrated in the installation.
- geoDB:
- Now integrated in the installation.
- Field Calculator:
- It automatically fills table fields by calculating from values in the 
same table or geometry properties like area, length, etc.
- Annotation Layer:
- It can be generated from feature layers with any kind og geometry, not 
just points.
- A new independent non-virtual layer is created and persisted as shp. 
The original layer is not removed from the View.
- The table associated to the new shp file contains fields for Text, 
Font, Color, Height and Rotation.
- There is a new menu option “Properties of annotation layer”, where it 
is possible to choose units (meters or pixels), to draw text only, etc.
- In the “Add Layer” dialog, a new tab allows loading of Annotation layers.
- The process can eliminate duplicated labels.
- The annotation layer can be generated from selected features.
- The process can eliminate overlapping labels.
- PostGIS:
- When exporting to PostGIS, it is possible to specify the database 
Schema name to save to.
- Export to raster:
- A raster can be exported, either a complete layer or a selected area, 
to a TIFF file.

Regards

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Mario Carrera Rodríguez
Grupo SIG-CAD / gvSIG
Asistencia técnica externa
Servicio de Organización e Informática
Conselleria d'Infraestructures i Transport
Generalitat Valenciana
Valencia (España)