5.2.1
2024-02-27
Thanks for using Avenza Maps! What's new in this version:
- Performance improvements and minor bug fixes
5.2
2024-01-26
Thanks for using Avenza Maps! What's new in this version:
- Support of raster data in geopackages
- Ability to download selected maps from map store bundles
- Cross map navigation
- UI improvements and bug fixes
5.1.1
2023-10-16
Thanks for using Avenza Maps! What's new in this version:
- Performance improvements and minor bug fixes
5.1
2023-09-19
Thanks for using Avenza Maps! What's new in this version:
- Metadata overlay for photos
- Maps and data can be downloaded and processed in the background
- Ability to enter custom elevation values
- More contextual actions in the map list
- Improved messaging and functionality when adding features to layers
- Various bug fixes and UI improvements
5.0.1
2023-07-17
Thanks for using Avenza Maps! What's new in this version:
- Multi-page PDF support.
- GeoPackage import.
- Notification center for in-app alerts.
- Contextual action menus for layers and features.
- Showing distance to placemarks in navigation mode.
- Ability to manually fetch placemark elevation values.
- Various bug fixes and UI improvements.
5
2023-07-05
Thanks for using Avenza Maps! What's new in this version:
- Multi-page PDF support.
- GeoPackage import.
- Notification center for in-app alerts.
- Contextual action menus for layers and features.
- Showing distance to placemarks in navigation mode.
- Ability to manually fetch placemark elevation values.
- Various bug fixes and UI improvements.
4.2.2
2023-02-13
Thanks for using Avenza Maps! What's new in this version:
- Basemaps beta.
- Elevation in draw and measure panel.
- PDF map files load up to 60% faster.
- TIFF and JPEG map files load up to 80% faster.
- Maps are now downloaded in the background.
- Clickable hyperlinks in feature descriptions.
- Improved Map Store search functionality.
- Various UI fixes and improvements.
4.1.1
2022-10-24
Thanks for using Avenza Maps! What's new in this version:
- Fixed elevation value recalculation after changing units of measurement.
- Fixed issue prompting users to enable location services.
- Fixed app crashes when changing placemark color.
- Fixed some Shapefiles importing as empty.
4.1
2022-09-07
Thanks for using Avenza Maps! What's new in this version:
- External elevation service for placemarks.
- Scale bar added to map view.
- Ability to change placemark scale from setting.
- Classic placemark pins were added as a symbol set.
- Search history added to the map store.
- Fixed issue related to attribute schemas not maintaining order.
- Fixed issue related to layer content visibility in map collections.
- Placemark aggregation is disabled by default.
- Various UI fixes and improvements.
4.0.4
2022-06-02
Thanks for using Avenza Maps! What's new in this version:
- Fixed placemark sharing.
- Custom symbology restored.
- Various UI fixes and improvements.
- Fixed issues importing maps using QR codes.
- Improvements to map management and sharing.
- Fixed issue opening dynamic links when navigating to product pages.
4.0.2
2022-05-02
Thanks for using Avenza Maps! What's new in this version:
- Completely redesigned app (logo, colors, icons, and screens).
- Brand new Map Store (improved search, landing page, activities, categories and more!).
- New map viewer compatible with basemaps.
- Optimized app performance on first startup.
- Ability to reorder custom attributes.
- Various bug fixes and improvements.
4.0.1
2022-04-26
Thanks for using Avenza Maps! What's new in this version:
- Completely redesigned app (logo, colors, icons, and screens).
- Brand new Map Store (improved search, landing page, activities, categories and more!).
- New map viewer compatible with basemaps.
- Optimized app performance on first startup.
- Ability to reorder custom attributes.
- Various bug fixes and improvements.
4.0
2022-04-19
Thanks for using Avenza Maps! What's new in this version:
- Completely redesigned app (logo, colors, icons, and screens).
- Brand new Map Store (improved search, landing page, activities, categories and more!).
- New map viewer compatible with basemaps.
- Optimized app performance on first startup.
- Ability to reorder custom attributes.
- Various bug fixes and improvements.
3.15.5
2022-01-31
Thanks for using Avenza Maps!
This update includes:
- Notifications to inform users when GPS tracking stopped due to app closure
- Minor issues fixed
3.15.4
2022-01-10
Thanks for using Avenza Maps!
This update includes:
- Restored map import quality setting
- Minor issues fixed
3.15
2021-10-14
Thanks for using Avenza Maps!
This update includes:
- Placemark sharing improvements
- You can now edit layers to set default names for new Placemark features
- GPX data exports now fully conform to industry-standard guidelines
- Various UI improvements and bug fixes
3.14.1
2021-07-02
Thanks for using Avenza Maps!
This update fixes a bug that was blocking URL imports of files hosted on Dropbox
3.13
2020-12-07
Thanks for using Avenza Maps! This update includes:
- GPX file import is now available as part of the free subscription
- Maps can now be sorted by recently viewed
- Dynamic unit scaling improved
- Various bug fixes and usability improvements
3.12
2020-11-02
Thanks for using Avenza Maps! This update includes:
- Support of iOS 14
- UI improvements for text scaling
- Map datum support for UTM display formats
- Magnetic north works properly for Course and Projection to Destination
- 3rd party libraries updates
- Various bug fixes and performance improvements
3.11.1
2020-09-15
Thanks for using Avenza Maps! This update includes:
- Dark mode and updated light mode colours
- All measurement units (distance, speed, angle, and pace) now managed through Settings
- Added measurements units (Pro only): chains and milliradians
- Usability improvements: the ability to disable all icons in a symbol set, multi-select when adding photos to a Placemark, and optimizing display of measurement units when tracking
- Map Store updates: dark mode, ability to search for maps by coordinates, return of the navigation bar, and retirement of the legacy version of the Map Store
- Other usability enhancements and improvements
3.11
2020-09-02
Thanks for using Avenza Maps! This update includes:
- Dark mode and updated light mode colours
- All measurement units (distance, speed, angle, and pace) now managed through Settings
- Added measurements units (Pro only): chains and milliradians
- Usability improvements: the ability to disable all icons in a symbol set, multi-select when adding photos to a Placemark, and optimizing display of measurement units when tracking
- Map Store updates: dark mode, ability to search for maps by coordinates, return of the navigation bar, and retirement of the legacy version of the Map Store
- Other usability enhancements and improvements
3.9.1
2020-03-24
GPX Import (Plus and Pro)
• Pro and Plus users are now able to import GPX files
Course-Up Map View Mode
• When enabled, map view will automatically rotate in accordance to the user’s direction of travel
Registration Links (Pro)
• Avenza Maps Pro Admins can distribute Registration Links to field users who can interact with them to automatically register for Avenza Maps Pro with their organization
New Coordinate Display Formats
• what3words
• BNG - British National Grid (Pro)
• UTM - Universal Transverse Mercator
3.9
2020-03-09
GPX Import (Plus and Pro)
• Pro and Plus users are now able to import GPX files
Course-Up Map View Mode
• When enabled, map view will automatically rotate in accordance to the user’s direction of travel
Registration Links (Pro)
• Avenza Maps Pro Admins can distribute Registration Links to field users who can interact with them to automatically register for Avenza Maps Pro with their organization
New Coordinate Display Formats
• what3words
• BNG (British National Grid)
• UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator)
3.8
2019-12-16
Version 3.8 includes
Redesigned In-App Avenza Map Store
* Brand new UI improves the browsing and searching experience
* Improved searching using location or keywords
* Improved filtering by category and price
Route Navigation
* Ability to Navigate to and along line or track features
* Use the Create a Route tool to quickly build and navigate line features
* Customizable Route Navigation settings
Map Lock Orientation
* Rotate and lock map view to fixed heading
* Rotate and lock map view to North via toggle
3.7.3
2019-09-16
Fixes for iOS 13 issues
3.7.2
2019-07-04
Version 3.7 includes two new mapping features as well as updates to the map management capabilities and several usability enhancements.
Geofencing
Receive a device level notification when approaching or leaving a specified perimeter.
* Create a geofence on placemarks, lines, tracks, and areas, and active maps
* Set the distance and measurement for the geofence radius
* Choose whether to be notified when entering, leaving, or both
* Monitor multiple geofences at the same time
* Edit and delete geofences
* Disable or enable existing geofences
* Multiple ways to create a new geofence
* Receive a notification when the geofence is triggered
* Tap the notification to open the Avenza Maps app and view geofences
Plot GPS Average (Available with paid subscriptions of Avenza Maps)
Determines your fixed location with a higher degree of accuracy by sampling the location over a defined period of time and then creating an 'averaged' location coordinate. Monitor the individual points as they are collected and choose to plot the average location.
* Choose manual or automatic averaging
* Average a location based on a set timer
* Observe which satellites are in range while fixes are being collected
* Show fixes as they received in the Map View
* Be notified whether an averaged placemark is or is not stable
* Observe the standard error for an average
* Drop a placemark at the averaged location
* Averaged placemarks retain all relevant in the feature description including:
* Number of fixes in the average
* Duration of average
* Standard Error
* Whether the average is considered stable or unstable
Map Version Management
Receive a notification in-app when an update for a particular map is available and ready to download or purchase. Map Version Management facilitates the distribution and management of updates to purchased or downloaded maps made available by the map publisher.
* In-app notification when any new map or map bundle updates are available
* Choose whether or not to update maps and map bundles to the latest version
* Learn why a map or map bundle has been updated
* Choose to download the new version or ignore
* Choose to replace the original map or keep both versions
* Retain all map data when replacing a map with a new version
* Observe version numbers in ‘Download History’
* Choose to manually ‘Check for Map Updates’
3.7.1
2019-06-21
Version 3.7 includes two new mapping features as well as updates to the map management capabilities and several usability enhancements.
Geofencing
Receive a device level notification when approaching or leaving a specified perimeter.
* Create a geofence on placemarks, lines, tracks, and areas, and active maps
* Set the distance and measurement for the geofence radius
* Choose whether to be notified when entering, leaving, or both
* Monitor multiple geofences at the same time
* Edit and delete geofences
* Disable or enable existing geofences
* Multiple ways to create a new geofence
* Receive a notification when the geofence is triggered
* Tap the notification to open the Avenza Maps app and view geofences
Plot GPS Average (Available with paid subscriptions of Avenza Maps)
Determines your fixed location with a higher degree of accuracy by sampling the location over a defined period of time and then creating an 'averaged' location coordinate. Monitor the individual points as they are collected and choose to plot the average location.
* Choose manual or automatic averaging
* Average a location based on a set timer
* Observe which satellites are in range while fixes are being collected
* Show fixes as they received in the Map View
* Be notified whether an averaged placemark is or is not stable
* Observe the standard error for an average
* Drop a placemark at the averaged location
* Averaged placemarks retain all relevant in the feature description including:
* Number of fixes in the average
* Duration of average
* Standard Error
* Whether the average is considered stable or unstable
Map Version Management
Receive a notification in-app when an update for a particular map is available and ready to download or purchase. Map Version Management facilitates the distribution and management of updates to purchased or downloaded maps made available by the map publisher.
* In-app notification when any new map or map bundle updates are available
* Choose whether or not to update maps and map bundles to the latest version
* Learn why a map or map bundle has been updated
* Choose to download the new version or ignore
* Choose to replace the original map or keep both versions
* Retain all map data when replacing a map with a new version
* Observe version numbers in ‘Download History’
* Choose to manually ‘Check for Map Updates’
3.7
2019-06-03
Version 3.7 includes two new mapping features as well as updates to the map management capabilities and several usability enhancements.
Geofencing
Receive a device level notification when approaching or leaving a specified perimeter.
* Create a geofence on placemarks, lines, tracks, and areas, and active maps
* Set the distance and measurement for the geofence radius
* Choose whether to be notified when entering, leaving, or both
* Monitor multiple geofences at the same time
* Edit and delete geofences
* Disable or enable existing geofences
* Multiple ways to create a new geofence
* Receive a notification when the geofence is triggered
* Tap the notification to open the Avenza Maps app and view geofences
Plot GPS Average (Available with paid subscriptions of Avenza Maps)
Determines your fixed location with a higher degree of accuracy by sampling the location over a defined period of time and then creating an 'averaged' location coordinate. Monitor the individual points as they are collected and choose to plot the average location.
* Choose manual or automatic averaging
* Average a location based on a set timer
* Observe which satellites are in range while fixes are being collected
* Show fixes as they received in the Map View
* Be notified whether an averaged placemark is or is not stable
* Observe the standard error for an average
* Drop a placemark at the averaged location
* Averaged placemarks retain all relevant in the feature description including:
* Number of fixes in the average
* Duration of average
* Standard Error
* Whether the average is considered stable or unstable
Map Version Management
Receive a notification in-app when an update for a particular map is available and ready to download or purchase. Map Version Management facilitates the distribution and management of updates to purchased or downloaded maps made available by the map publisher.
* In-app notification when any new map or map bundle updates are available
* Choose whether or not to update maps and map bundles to the latest version
* Learn why a map or map bundle has been updated
* Choose to download the new version or ignore
* Choose to replace the original map or keep both versions
* Retain all map data when replacing a map with a new version
* Observe version numbers in ‘Download History’
* Choose to manually ‘Check for Map Updates’
3.6.2
2018-12-03
In the latest release, we made changes to enhance the app's usability including adding the GPS and Tracking features to the map view controls.
* Importing maps, and importing & exporting map features is simplified with the addition of support for cloud storage solutions:
- Dropbox
- OneDrive
- Google Drive
- Box
- iCloud
- Other third-party cloud storage applications installed on the device
* Support for magnetic declination and magnetic north
* Basic navigation showing distance to, bearing and ETA to the destination
3.6.1
2018-10-09
In the latest release, we made changes to enhance the app's usability including adding the GPS and Tracking features to the map view controls.
* Importing maps, and importing & exporting map features is simplified with the addition of support for cloud storage solutions:
- Dropbox
- OneDrive
- Google Drive
- Box
- iCloud
- Other third-party cloud storage applications installed on the device
* Support for magnetic declination and magnetic north
* Basic navigation showing distance to, bearing and ETA to the destination
3.6
2018-09-10
In the latest release, we made changes to enhance the app's usability including adding the GPS and Tracking features to the map view controls.
* Importing maps, and importing & exporting map features is simplified with the addition of support for cloud storage solutions:
- Dropbox
- OneDrive
- Google Drive
- Box
- iCloud
- Other third-party cloud storage applications installed on the device
* Support for magnetic declination and magnetic north
* Basic navigation showing distance to, bearing and ETA to the destination
3.5.1
2018-06-25
Thank you for using Avenza Maps! This release streamlines maps and data management and includes the following changes:
Fixed an issue where KMZ files failed to import if the name of the parent layer was the same as the nested layer
3.5
2018-04-30
Thank you for using Avenza Maps! This release streamlines maps and data management and includes the following changes:
• User experience improvements, including sorting and filter options on the My Maps screen
• Newly designed Map Store Login and My Account screens
• Re-discover, select and re-download previously purchased Map Store maps using new options available on the Downloads History screen
• Export Layers data directly from the Layers screen
• Link a layer to any available maps or unlink from all maps from the Edit Layer screen
• Better quality map previews in Map Store
• More granular control of map features’ visibility
3.4.2
2018-04-03
Includes a fix for iOS 11.3 update, when some users may experience a crash when dropping a placemark on any exported or downloaded map.
3.4.1
2018-02-13
App Pro users can export custom symbol names as attributes in Shapefiles and discover pre-packaged, professional symbol sets available from Avenza.
3.4
2018-01-03
v3.4 release of Avenza Maps App provides direct support for point symbology, including a built-in collection of US National Park Service recreational symbols. All users can package their own PNG symbols as Keyhole Markup Language Zipped (KMZ) files, import and use them in the app. In addition, Avenza Pro users are now able to import and manage readily available collections of industry specific sets of symbols, such as EMSINA Australasian All Hazards Symbology set or US National Wildfire Coordinating Group GIS Standard Operating Procedures (GSTOP) on Incidents Point Symbols. These symbol sets can be downloaded directly from the Avenza Support Centre.
3.3.3
2017-11-21
• "Track to Area" functionality: Professional users can convert the tracks created with the app to polygons
• Re-added unit settings to the Measure Tool
• Re-designed Search and Navigation Bar for iOS 11 devices
• General bug fixes and improvements
3.3.2
2017-10-05
• Redesigned Measure Tool (now known as “Draw and Measure”)
• New advanced drawing capabilities, including tap anywhere to draw a segment and tap and hold to access “point by point” and “course and distance” modes
• Draw, edit, save, export and import areas. Draw areas including circles using only two points.
• Reorganized Settings including new settings to change location dot color and line and area colors including opacity
• Record GPS Tracks will continue to run even when the map is closed
• Map Store improvements including ability to preview map extent
• Improved Map Store user registration workflow
3.3.1
2017-10-02
1. Redesigned Measure Tool (now known as “Draw and Measure”)
2. New advanced drawing capabilities, including tap anywhere to draw a segment and tap and hold to access “point by point” and “course and distance” modes
3. Draw, edit, save, export and import areas. Draw areas including circles using only two points.
4. Reorganized Settings including new settings to change location dot color and line and area colors including opacity
5. Record GPS Tracks will continue to run even when the map is closed
6. Map Store improvements including ability to preview map extent
7. Improved Map Store user registration workflow
3.3
2017-09-28
1. Redesigned Measure Tool (now known as “Draw and Measure”)
2. New advanced drawing capabilities, including tap anywhere to draw a segment and tap and hold to access “point by point” and “course and distance” modes
3. Draw, edit, save, export and import areas. Draw areas including circles using only two points.
4. Reorganized Settings including new settings to change location dot color and line and area colors including opacity
5. Record GPS Tracks will continue to run even when the map is closed
6. Map Store improvements including ability to preview map extent
7. Improved Map Store user registration workflow
3.2
2017-06-05
This release includes a critical update to Avenza Maps App integration with Dropbox. We have updated integration with the Dropbox API from version 1 to version 2 because of Dropbox plans to turn off version 1 by June 28th, 2017. It means that earlier versions of Avenza Maps App might not be able to connect to Dropbox after this date. To ensure uninterrupted service, please upgrade to v3.2 at your earliest convenience. You can learn more about this change at https://blogs.dropbox.com/developers/2016/06/api-v1-deprecated
Among others, the following notable bugs are fixed now:
· All purchased maps are now correctly displayed under user’s Map Store account
· BMP photos attached to placemarks are now included in exported data and maps
· Added support for iOS native "Send-To" and "Open With" option when exporting data/logs
3.1
2017-05-10
• Record GPS Track improvements: Settings added to provide more control over the horizontal accuracy, distance threshold, and time threshold. Settings added to the recorded track to calculate better statistics. Better error handling in case of low GPS accuracy.
• Added ability to automatically create folder as a Collection
• Improvements to the Add Maps screen
• Added an option to request maps to be added to the Map Store
• Notification added when attempting to download a map that already exists
• Image file format is now preserved when exporting to KML/KMZ
• Fixed an issue where lines were dropped when importing a KML with the Lambert projection
• Fixed an issue where app couldn't import with “avenzamaps://“
• Fixed an issue where temporary download QR codes containing non-Latin characters didn't work
• Fixed an issue where the Getting Started Map wasn’t reloading on backup
3.0.4
2017-02-10
Fixed a file name issue when photos are exported.
3.0.3
2017-01-12
Fixed a bug where the app was crashing on reading referencing of Geospatial PDF that has only an EPSG code
3.0.2
2016-12-05
New in Avenza Maps 3.0.2:
• MGRS is now available for all users
• Moved QR code scanner to the map and data import tool bar
• Additional bug fixes to improve usability
3.0.1
2016-11-12
• Minor fix for crash on start up
3.0
2016-11-08
• App officially rebranded as Avenza Maps with a fresh icon
• Avenza Maps Pro subscription now available for professionals and power users
• Import and export Esri shapefiles now supported for Avenza Maps Pro subscribers
• Ability to import up to three of your own maps at a time
• Unlock the ability to import an unlimited number of your own maps with an in-app subscription
• MGRS/USGN coordinates available with Avenza Maps Pro subscription
• Improved data import and export
• Reorganized Settings section
• Freshened visuals with new color scheme and icons
2.7.4
2016-08-30
Resolved an issue when adding a map using a Map Store link
2.7.3
2016-05-02
• Fixed a bug where GPS tracking stopped recording when idling for more than 15 minutes.
2.7.2
2016-04-07
• Fixed a bug where maps accessed through the maps store account list displayed price instead of "Install" button