Option Styling

Bulk evaluation

Improved Project Home

Map Search

Styling of Points, Lines and Polygons

Renaming of Options

File attachments for Comments

Line Categories and per-category styling

More robust search in the Results Library

Improved dislpay of line selection during Setup

Warning icons for missing layers for Design Rules and Design Rule Parameters

Various improvements to comments

Measurement tool activation bug fixed

Resizable edit space

Comments can be associated with Project Features

Comment previews on hover

Feature previews have the same format as option previews

Linking project features to many comments at once is possible now

Prevent backspace from removing metrics in the option comparison and analysis dropdown + Added a new button to clear the metrics

Whole lines and polygons can be made draggable with a switch

Various improvements to interacting with comments with the addition of continuous addition mode (without the need to activate the comment tool for every single comment)

Session timeout was made more robust and will check against the last time the user interacted instead of relying on continuous timers

Tooltips are now consistently visible and not hidden behind components

Single features downloaded through the multi-downloader now use name instead of ID as if they were a single download

Option deletion bug fixed - there is a pop-up if many option deletions fail

Fixed heatmaps visibility toggle in case library bug

Fixed text fields outlined visibility bug

Multiple asset types within the same Project

Data tables exportable to .csv

Comments can be associated with Options

Option Preview

Quick and convenient way of seeing basic information about Options from anywhere in Optioneer

Bulk delete via the Results Library

User Management Console

Now it's possible to add and manage users from within the Project

Configuration Description, Author and Date Created visible

Dataset settings for Configurations are now easier to navigate

Various Result library improvements

Project Creation Modal

Drag and drop to upload Project Features

Outputs and Collections now ordered alphabetically

New Dataset Collections can now be based on old collections and easily adjusted

Session timeout introduced (2 hours, with 15 minute warning)

Security package patches

Result library not opening if an option is deleted from outside of it

New Results Library now active for all projects

Editspace has been made collapsible

Export all comments

Fulscreen mode

Multi-column Design Rule components

Data ingest dialog can now be minimised and ongoing uploads are tracked

Bulk import and export of Points, Lines and Polygons

Make results visible on the map made easier

Visibility of Heatmaps and Options can be toggled directly from the Option Selection without the need to go the Case or Option library

Fly-to functionality for Polygons and Lines

Bulk deletion of project features (points, lines and polygons)

Speed dial for "add feature" actions in the Toolbar

Improved User Management and Logout button

Searchable filters in the new Results Library

Various improvements to Data Ingest

Various fixes for the new Results library

Various bug fixes for toggling visibility of results

Ingest errors not being reported to the frontend

Line accuracy no longer incorrectly reset when copying or editing a line

Project features and datasets persist between basemap changes

Speed-dial icons for Adding project features no longer hidden behind other parts of the interface

New Results Library not active for all projects

New library storing all option detail interconnected with the Option selection and with the option to add all output parameters to be displayed as columns.

Polygons can now be made into Datasets

Whether it's a corridor extracted from an Option or a recently identified no-go zone it can be quickly turned into a dataset usable for the Optioneer engine.

Layer Alias and Description

New layer styling settings

Including separate editing of the outline and fill as well as opacity settings

Numerous improvements to the new Results Library

All options displayed in the results library by default

Various improvements in rendering components in the parameters page

Visibility toggling of filtered features works only on the filtered selection

Layer aliases can be set back to the original layer name

Geodata Tiling

Significant improvement in speed and stability of map rendering

Configuration Comparison

A new view for the parameters screen where the users can see up to 3 configurations side by side, see the differences between them and edit and save them at the same time

Simplification Slider for Horizontal Profiles

Improvements to rounding defaults in the analysis table

Options in the comparison table are now sorted in the same order as option selection

Penalties mapping a no-go zones design rules have been merged into an easier to use table

Intercom messenger no longer covers parts of the interface

SVG export of the vertical profile works properly now

Toggling of individual cases in the Results library now works consistently

New Results Library

Currently available for only few select projects. Allows for better filtering, search and grouping controls as well as easier multiple export and bulk actions on all options

Design rules can now be filtered based on configuration

The usual configuration options are now available in the configuration comparison view

Project features are now sorted by default

Search bar for design rules in configuration comparison

Dataset simplification

Speeds up projects with loads of data considerably at the cost of losing a tiny amount of detail. It's easy to revert to full detail via a simple toggle in the Map Controls Panel

Highlighting design rule differences in configuration comparison

Keeping design rules selected for comparison on top of the column and some minor config comparison aesthetics improvements

Further reductions in UI blocking time associated with loading datasets

Re-enable backspace to remove drawn points in a polygon or profile

Results library pages default to showing all cases and now sort by last updated by default

Projects’ mini card zoom bug

Waterlines icon fix for duncan

Dependency graphs (Beta)

Currently available for select projects using the new generation of Optioneer algorithms. Users can view and download graphs which visualise networks of dependancies between design rules.

Performance upgrades to loading speeds after refreshing the web application

Acronyms got removed from the parameters page

Datasets geojson rendering got fixed

All the project minicard thumbnails are loaded one by one preventing slow loading of the user homepage

Bug where map controls got duplicated when style got changes is fixed

Toggling of parameters page tools in the sidebar got fixed

Point information tooltip dataset bug got fixed

Toggling of cases visibility when search is enabled got fixed

Config Comparison

Up to 3 configurations can now be compared and edited at the same time

Design Rule documentation

Most Design Rules now contain descriptions on what exactly they do, how they should be used and a pictogram summarising them

Design rule layer input tables have been improved

You can quickly go from comments on the Project Page directly to the map

Map rendering in 3D

Layer names in map panel and tooltip sorted alphabetically

Design rules sorted alphabetically based on their visible title

Heatmap opacity control added

Easier to select linear layer features in point info tooltip

Removed truncation of layer names in model page

Exports for corridors, horizontal profiles and points

Comments

Vector Data Outlines

Range-list property in Design Rules is now easier to edit

Soft Save

Point tooltip now acts as map legend

Updated wording related to dataset settings on the model page

JPEG export of analysis graphics in no longer being cropped at the edges

Heatmaps no longer disappear when some associated options get deleted

Nothing we would classify as a "new feature" just now, but we have few more major ones that should be coming soon in the works!

Option Selection and Option Parameter persistance

We have reworked a bit of code that handles the way users select options and paramters for them. One of the main advantage is, that the selected parameters don't get refreshed and we persist them whenever you refresh Optioneer or just change pages

Stacked route component icons

When two or more share the same coords/chainage, the icon won't overlap, there will be a default icon, and on hover the names of the individual items will be displayed via tooltip

Route component icon now associated with Option layer visibility

When options are toggled off, the Route components will be toggled off with them

Sorting for configs

It should be easier to find the config that you are looking for in the Config page now!

It's possible to show heat-map with only one option present

Going to analysis from the Case Library now works consistently

Few fixes around rendering parts of the interface above or bellow one another incorrectly

The visibility toggle now works for cases filtered by the search

Route Component Iconography and selective toggling

Each type of crossing, valve, washout and tower now has a distinct icon associated to it and it's easy to select which ones you want to hide or see

Case Description cards in the Option Selection

It is now easier to see loads of detail associated with cases and Options quickly through the Option Selection without the need of going to the Case Library

Extra tab for map tooltip was added

Better separation and quicker navigation between layers, options and objects (lines, points and zones)

It is now possible to collapse and expand Option Selection

This should permit for easier space management and better visibility of parameters in the Option Comparison Table

Alert when leaving Setup page with unfinished work

The user now gets notified if they try to leave the setup page, while there are still active points or lines in the selection.

Fixed the horizontal profiles upload - now it's possible to upload Multiline Strings as well as Line Strings

Fixed creation of Route Points - now both typing in or pasting in values works well

Fixed the interval template - now the last value is not cut off when you save the config and the output and upper value are not mixed up

Fixed a bug where some of the config settings would not show up when a config got initially created

Fixed a bug where penalties layer names would not fit in a data table column the name is now truncated at 20 characters and tooltip with a full name is available

Generating variable width corridors based on Options

Users can now generate corridors of flexible width around Options outputted by Optioneer

Exporting multiple options at once into a single file

This makes combining spreadsheets a history, removing a loot of error-prone repetitive work for the user.

Measuring distances and areas via tools hidden in a right-click

There is now an useful tool available anywhere where there is a map, that lets users quickly measure distances and areas.

Bigger and more informative Project Preview at the User Home page

Adding new objects directly from the Object Library

Points and Lines can now be added directly from the Object Library

Filtering and Grouping Options in the Option Selection

Editing Points and Horizontal Profiles, also deleting

Line and Point based setup improvements

Truncating the number of digits for lats and longs

Exporting project extent to geojson directly from the Project Home Page

No more overlap now and proper rendering of several components (gis panel, dropdowns, vertical profile)

Bugs related to some icons disappearing and not rendering have been fixed

Go to Analysis button now behaves as expected

Measuring distances and areas via tools is available through a right-click

Naming things is now much easier

We have removed special character validation and made everything consistent across the app

Columns in the Config page now separately scrollable

This should make it easier to use the Config page and see all relevant detail without much scrolling back and forth

Stability improvements for deleting and editing cases

Description field is now available for points

Case Description Cards in the Case Library

Scoping Version of Optioneer

With functionality focused on initial planning and price tag adjusted accordingly.

On-shore cable installation Design Rule

It allows users to configure different installation methods based on the context around the route.

We now show whether a Design Rule is Deprecated

We are improving and replacing design rules at a rapid place. Now it's possible to see whether an older design rule is no longer the best one available.

Various spider chart improvements

To highlight a few, we handle N/A and zeroes much more elegantly and similar values are easier to distinguish thanks to visible "web" inside of the spider chart.

Along with improving the Spider Chart we fixed few smaller bugs along the way

Case names are now visible in the Option Selection

Bug where a shrank version of the map would appear when switching between pages had been dealt with

Horizontal profiles can now be scrolled through without any problem

Heatmaps settings can now be adjusted in Optioneer.

We have introduced sliders to modify density, intensity and radius of the heatmaps.

Dataset types are now better visible in the config screen.

You can see what sort of dataset you are looking and with which design rules in can be associated.

We have improved our internal testing to improve reliability of the app.

This will result in a better and more robust user experience - less refreshing of the app and more getting what you are after straight away.

Linear features not being picked up by the optimiser

Pressing enter when entering a new config name no longer breaks the process

Vertical chart tooltip now activates on per-point quantities

New and improved Option selection has been implemented.

We have completely overhauled how you interact with options. This is a very exciting change and should make navigation and use of Analyse screen much easier!

Design Rules can now be enabled and disabled in configs.

It is much easier to try out different combinations and effect of individual design rules as they can be quickly switched on and off.

Only datasets that will run successfully can be selected.

We are safe-guarding from some user errors by preventing incorrect dataset types to be selected and paired with Design rules

The user facing errors are now more informative.

Internal tooling improvement for testing

Spider chart option matrix fix

Rating api failing

Datasets can now be deleted by users directly in the app.

Exactly what it says on the tin. Should make sorting and managing data much easier with CI Team having to assist.

Users can now quickly create a new base config.

Aside from copying an existing config, it is possible to create a new config with default values.

Delete project confirmation.

An extra hurdle to jump over to prevent accidental deletion of a project.

Snackbars informing about action status.

We have added loaders for cases, options and corridors.

Users can now see the state of Case Library and quickly check whether some case data is still being loaded.

Loaders for route points and horizontal profiles.

It's easier to see whether there are still some objects from the object library to load (user defined points and lines)

Undesired page refreshes and losing information

Vertical Profile chart stability

Distance from ground not being sent to the engine

Memory leak fixing (vector datasets)

More formatting issues with vertical profile chart - legend tucked behind the chart

Users can now specify which model to use with Design Rules.

A design rule can work with multiple models - it is now much easier to mix-and-match as needed.

We have added few bells and whistles to the dataset upload.

Pop-ups so the user is informed if he tries to cancel the upload before it’s complete. Better information provided in case of unsuccessful upload

Sign-in experience was given a touch up.

We have done improvements to both the look and the reliability of our Auth-0 infrastructure used for signing into the app.

There is more loaders in the Config screen to convey the app status.

Save button loader, linear loader

Option delete confirmation.

Users are now informed when an option is deleted and have a 5s window to quickly undo the action.

Engine logs appearing no longer appear twice.

Partial dataset ingests are no longer present for aborted ingests.

Routes going out of project area are a thing of the past.

We fixed data layers sometimes not showing on map.

Users can now upload horizontal profiles to Optioneer.
Horizontal profiles can be now uploaded to Optioneer from .json files. This means there is no more a need to re-draw anything in Optioneer if it was created outside of the software.

Discrete items are now visible on the map.
Little icons indicating where items like crossings or chambers are now visible on the map when an option is highlighted. As such, it mirrors what is present on the Vertical Profile Chart and gives additional information to the user.

We started adding error information to failed cases.
More to come - we started with raising an explicit error if invalid configuration was sent to the Optioneer engine.
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We improved the quality of overhead power line options.
Results will now be more optimised by minimizing the number and magnitude of line angle changes.
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Case library is now neater and better structured.
Nothing specific, we just reorganised it a bit and made it more intuitive to use.
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We fixed a small bug where options selection persisted during the 'setup process'.
It was confusing and could occasionally break Optioneer. It is now resolved.

User-created points can be now identified on hover.
Useful little feature that allows to see point data when using the map.

Users can now select colours for GIS layers.
Users can now customize how layers are represented. The GIS panel got new looks and a more intuitive structure.

We further improved quality and diversity of results.
Users will now get even better quality options and richer heatmaps which will help with Optioneering.

Map is now empty by default and user has to enable GIS assets to view them.
Prevents data overload and makes it easier to control the map.

We made the spider chart clearer.
Small changes that make it easier to read, especially with long metric names or tricky values.

We improved interactions in the 'Analysis' screen.
Small things like keeping selection menus open to make selection of multiple metrics more convenient.
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We fixed an issue with rendering of project bounding box on the map.
The bounding box needed a page refresh to appear - not anymore!

Users can now get a summary of GIS objects by clicking on the map.
On-click menu allows to conveniently identify points, lines, data layers, options... very useful!

We improved vertical-only results for water pipelines.
Long profiles are now more optimal and include fewer chambers than before.

We improved how the top navbar and added useful shortcuts for users.
The navbar is now more neat and has quick links for support, documentation and logout.

System model page is easier to work with.
We improved how config names and action menus are rendered.

We fixed incorrect text in the login screen.
Not much to say here. Improves the first impression of Optioneer.

Users can now find features within catchment of the route.

Get number of unique features within three configurable buffers.

Users can now get 'distances to nearest' feature along the route.

Composition chart shows distances to all constraints and linear features.

Users can now define min. straight lengths at the start and end of the route.

Particularly useful for offshore work where a straight run-in at the start or at landfall is critical.

We added a raster legend to the map.

Pretty standard but useful - link map colours to underlying values in a raster.

We implemented a pretty major upgrade to our engine which has improved results significantly.

Results are better quality, more consistent and more buildable. Potentially one of the biggest breakthroughs of 2021!

We fixed validation of model config after copy.

No more warnings and incorrect layer names after copy. Previously, it required refreshing Optioneer. Editing is now available straight after copy.

Users can now copy, rename and delete system model configs.
Full control over parameters and assumptions that they use to run cases in Optioneer.

Users can now edit options returned by Optioneer.
Convert an option into a horizontal profile which can be used as an input for new cases.

Users can now copy, edit, rename and delete horizontal profiles.
Create multiple variants of the same horizontal profile and manage them with ease.

Optioneer can now work with water transmission pipelines.
Plan, design and evaluate pumped and gravity flow water pipelines. Optioneer system model takes into account constraints, construction costs, lifetime pumping costs, requirements for min / max cover and gradient... and much more. Head over to design rule documentation section to learn more!

Optioneer can now count unique landowners / parcels crossed by an option!
View number of parcels crossed as an option metric during analysis. Requires users to provide a dataset with individual land parcels or land owners. Optioneer will take care of the rest.

Users can now delete points.
Simple enough - route points which were created by users can now be deleted to avoid cluttering Optioneer workspace.

We improved how Optioneer handles no-data values in raster datasets.
This removed a few edge cases where missing data defaulted to zero and caused weird behaviours in Optioneer.

We fixed issues with rendering of raster datasets on the map for larger projects.
Expect a smooth experience when loading elevation, slope or bathymetry data, no matter the size of your project area!

Users can now provide feedback with a single click.
There is a dedicated link to Intercom chat which can be found next to the 'logout' button.

Optioneer can now follow roads and other linear features.
If you are planning to bury your cable or pipeline within a road, simply draw a horizontal profile as close to the centerline of the asset as possible and Optioneer will be able to 'understand' that automatically. Use 'Buffer Width' parameter within the 'Linear Features Design Rule' to configure this.

Users can now choose a dataset when setting up a case configuration.
Projects can now have multiple versions of a dataset and users can change these with ease. This allows to use specific versions of datasets for case setup, further increasing configurability of Optioneer. There are various checks in place to help users ensure that their configuration is correct, too.

Optioneer can now use rules for depth of vertical profile at crossings.
Specific minimum cover requirements can be set by linear feature type.

Users can now access Optioneer via a dedicated login page.
Enough said. Optioneer has a login page now.

Users can now use a 100x better horizontal drawer.
More sophisticated drawer, allowing to snap sections of the line, move independent vertices, translate the entire line, refine locally - all with more intuitive and reliable controls.

We set a correct hierarchy of visibility on the map.
The order of layers is now fixed and is as follows (lower on the list - behind components above):

We improved the 'Composition' chart type on the 'Vertical Chart'.
Individual plot components can be now de-selected and re-selected, chips always have human-readable names and the chart controls are overall better.

We disabled 'binning' by default for 'Composition' and 'Comparison' chart type on the 'Vertical Chart'.
Binning is very useful to to understand min/max/average values of parameters along the chainage, but it can be confusing when enabled without users' intent. Full data will be now displayed and users can enable binning with a single click.
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We a couple of bugs related to the spider chart on 'Analysis' page.
Mainly to do with behaving correctly in unusual, yet plausible situations when values of option metrics are missing, equal or not a natural number.

GIS Panel now correctly shows the name of raster dataset rather than its ID.
That was just a clear error on our part - fixed!

Parameters assigned to GIS layers can now be non-natural numbers.
Negative numbers and fractions can now be used in configuration.

Users can now export all quantities and linear feature crossing parameters to an Excel spreadsheet.
All of the data available in Optioneer 'Analysis' page can now be conveniently exported to an .xlsx file.

Users can now control visibility of all assets on the map.
Case Library can be used to hide / show individual options, entire cases and control visibility of heatmaps.

Users can now label cases to manage results better.
Labels / tags can be added to cases in Case Library and used for filtering through cases. This feature helps users manage multiple results, build simple workflows and make long-term work on projects more structured.

We improved reliability of loading geodata for large projects.
Optioneer should now reliably load a larger amount of data, do so faster and more smoothly when page is being refreshed.

We fixed an issue with loading of raster tiles on projects.
In some cases, raster tiles weren't sharp and loaded to full resolution - this is solved now!

Users can now rate individual options based on how good the result is.
Ratings are used to improve Optioneer, share feedback with Continuum Industries team and communicating perceived quality of results among users.

Users can now toggle off visibility of all cases with a single click.
Case Library now allows to manage the contents of the map - mainly by enabling hiding of cases that are not currently under analysis.

Optioneer can now use rules for depth of vertical profile in different types of ground conditions or land use.
Simple definition of how deep the cable or pipeline should be set in varying conditions which leads to more accurate calculations and a deterministic, configurable and useful vertical profile.

Optioneer can now provide rudimentary functionality for overhead transmission lines!
It's a very early-stage implementation which includes standard constraint mapping, quantity and cost calculation and linear feature crossings. A couple of specific bits of design logic are added: about following existing power lines, minimizing line-angle changes and using linear, point-to-point lines (points being towers), rather than 'continuous curves' that are used in case of other asset types.

Optioneer should now be much better at implementing required linear feature crossing angles.
Crossings of existing infrastructure are challenging, especially in situations where various types of features are located close to each other. Multiple incremental changes leads to options looking much more intuitive, constructible and simply 'better' from users' perspective.

Users can now configure much more detail for linear features' crossing design rule.
New parameters can be assigned by feature type and include: feature width, average feature level, required clearance. This is on top of being able to configure required minimum crossing angle and cost.

We fixed some stability issues with Case Library related to loading of options' detail.
There were some cases where loading of options was unreliable and would confuse users. This issue is now fixed.

Users can now see Case Option Heatmaps in Optioneer.
Case Option Heatmaps visualize where the best options are likely to be located. Optioneer analyses millions of options and heatmaps highlight clustering of the best options.

Optioneer now has loaders implemented throughout.
Cases, data layers and configuration data might often take a while to load. Loaders ensure that users know that they are still expecting some data to load and indicate how long the loading might take.

Users can now export all result data of an option as a .json file.
Although not easy to read for humans, this file can be then converted to provide inputs to any other software. It contains everything that can be found in Optioneer App.
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We moved parameter selection to the top of the spider chart.
This should make the analysis page easier to work with and ensures that input boxes are located more closely (which means less mouse movement).

We made various improvements to project home.
A few quality-of-life improvements which make users' lives better: loader cards for cases, a progress bar indicating how the case is doing when running, colours to indicate what state the case is in.

We improved how numbers look throughout Optioneer app.
We now ensure that numbers are easy to read and have the level of detail that is intuitive and convenient for the user. For example, understanding that an option is 32.3km long is more useful than knowing that the option is 32346.28107537m long.

We fixed a lot of confusing names and consolidated parameter names across various assets.
Parameters should now have solid, sensible names across various assets with the naming scheme supporting efficient analysis and comparison of options.

We fixed an annoying bug with 'parameter selection'.
Text was disappearing and components weren't scaling correctly - resolved now.

We fixed issues with horizontal curvature calculation.
There were some issues with horizontal radius of curvature calculation around waypoints set by the user and control points used by Optioneer engine. We removed this issue and radius of curvature is now calculated more robustly