Blue Marble Geographics Released Global Mapper v26.0
Blue Marble Geographics released Global Mapper v26.0 on September 16, 2024 with New Deep Learning Image Analysis in the Global Mapper Insight and Learning Engine™. A new Solar Shadow Analysis tool utilizes terrain and 3D vectors to calculate shadow coverage based on solar positioning over time. Updates to point cloud processing include improvements to the Pixels to Points® tool for UAV-collected image processing with speed improvements of up to 50% and enhancements to automatic ground control point placement in overlapping images. Global Mapper Mobile 3 has also been released - new functionality: - Option to create an empty map to start collecting new data - New option for loading an online basemap from the app start screen - Reorganized in-app Configuration settings - New Configuration setting to adjust vector label size - Improved Maps List display with larger map previews
