New Features in Discover 2011

The release of Encom Discover 2011 from Pitney Bowes Business Insight showcases the ongoing innovative developments that have made Discover the ‘must-have’ GIS application for geoscientists worldwide. This release includes extensive upgrades to the drillhole module, including notably faster section/plan creation speeds and direct support for attributed section lines; rapid contouring of multi-gigabyte gridded surfaces; and one-step grid utility processing of multiple gridded surfaces (such as re-projection or slope analysis).

General Improvements

• Acquire API support updated to API 4.2.2.2

ENHANCED VECTOR SUPPORT
• Direct and intuitive access to Discover's extensive range of redesigned Vector Import and Vector Export options (such as KML, GPX, etc)
• Discover 2011 can also now export vector data in the Surpac String format

NEW LAYER CONTROL AND TABLE LIST ENHANCEMENTS
Encom Discover 2011 adds some great usability options to the MapInfo Professional interface:
• Compare Structure (Table List only) Auto-opens the selected tables into Discover's Multi-table Structure Manager, for multiple field propagation/addition/renaming/editing/etc
• Select/Unselect All (Layer Control only)
• ShowInfo Effortlessly check the projections of multiple tables at once. Examine and directly browse to table file locations, as well as directly edit the TAB file

Surfaces

GRID CONTOURING
The completely rebuilt Grid Contouring engine assures extremely fast and efficient processing of very large grid files, including tiled datasets. In addition to the existing functionality, Discover 2011 allows you to colour the contours from a legend.
Rapidly generate contours for multi-gigabyte gridded surfaces, such as continental-scale SRTM topographic data.

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Rapidly generate contours for multi-gigabyte gridded surfaces, such as continental-scale SRTM topographic data.

VECTOR TO SURFACE
Easily convert vector objects into gridded surfaces, including 2D vector (TAB and MIF) and 3D vector (such as DXFs) formats.

HYDROLOGY
Discover 2011 features significant development in the Hydrology module, including improved pit fill options and a streamlined workflow:
• Lakes and dams can be filtered out of the processing based on their area and/or depth
• Lakes and dams are also now incorporated into the stream generation process
• Catchments and streams can now be saved as grids, allowing further advanced processing within the Surfaces module
• Generate multiple catchments per stream, via either specified locations or for each stream segment
• Significant performance gains through the re-use of intermediary grid files.

GRID BATCH UTILITIES
Apply a grid utility to multiple grid files in one step. For instance reproject 20 grids of differing projections into the same projection for relinquishment/daily handling. This supplements the powerful multi-file processing capabilities already available for vector and raster formats.

Drillholes

Discover 2011 sees an extensive overhaul of the Drillhole Module, with vast improvements in processing speed and section generation efficiency.

SECTION MANAGEMENT
Instantly preview sections as thumbnail images in the Section Manager, without having to open the sections. This is a huge time-saver to identify/find sections of interest, especially when combined with the existing location preview capability of the Section Manager.
• The Section Manager also displays the last date modified for each section, as well as the view direction. These are sortable, allowing the user to easily find the sections they last worked/updated on in projects with large numbers of sections.
• Polylinear and Trench sections can now be Regenerated from the Section Manager

Instant section previews in the Section Manager

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• A completely redesigned drillhole management and architecture means exceptional speed and efficiency benefits in large project handling and section generation
• A brand new comprehensive validation tool thoroughly identifies issues and can help autocorrect many common issues, saving wasted downstream time.
• Cross-section generation lines (attributed with sections names and envelope widths) are now automatically saved with a drillhole project. This allows effortless and robust section creation and updating (automatically applying the name and envelope attributes).

SECTION AND PLAN CREATION
• The Define New Section or Plan tool is now your one-stop shop: create trenches and polyline sections, as well as standard linear drillhole sections and plans. This greatly streamlines the workflow process.
• Frustrated by the overprinting of depth labels with your histograms and trace shades? Depth and collar/EOH labels can now be added and/or modified in the Display Downhole Data dialog. This allows the easy and precise refinement for offset/overlap issues at any point of section/plan generation workflow.
• Additional labelling options allow the precise customisation of information on your sections
• Automated section generation (including preset names and envelopes) using Section Line table
• Considerable improvements in the speed of section/plan generation
• Inflection and 'overlap' area indicators for polylinear sections


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