This is a list showing the features that have been added to SimonLikesMaps. These notes don't necessarily includes all bug fixes or user interface tweaks.
03 January 2024
Added OS maps from Ordnance Survey's DataHub.
Added Map Information page, particularly in order to share information about expiring maps.
Fixed bug with overlays opacity slider.
28 December 2024
Added token auto-renewal. if you use SLM regularly, your log in token will renew automatically and you won't need to log in every 30 days.
15 December 2024
Fix bug when removing a tag from a plan when saving it.
Fix bug with error message modal, which unhelpfully was not always on top, meaning the error could not be seen.
09 December 2024
Better use of space for lines and waypoints, which don't need as much height as a route.
Fix bug if you click Done before adding a point to a new feature in your plan.
01 December 2024
Two small bug fixes (too small to describe here!)
Automatically show the feature (ie, the route, waypoint, line) settings when creating it. Then only on demand when editing it.
Support Share links from the old SLM (as long as the route has been migrated).
29 November 2024
Fixed Norgeskart topo map and added the older topo raster map for interest.
Map loading optimised. Another performance improvement and a missing map will not break the rest of the app.
25 November 2024
Fix the elevation profile progress marker on mobiles - it now correctly updates to where you tap it.
Improved the correlation between the elevation profile progress marker and the map. Summits in the profile will now align better with the contours on the map.
24 November 2024
Fix map scrolling / zooming - I broke it in the 21 November release, sorry.
21 November 2024
Tweak the Plan Editor widget again, to continue to improve how it displays the name, especially long ones.
Safari fixes: scrolling when many plans are visible, dropdown button appearance.
19 November 2024
Copied (and slightly updated) the relevant help content from the old SLM to this new version.
15 November 2024
A new mobile mode for the 'Your Plans' page. Much easier to access all the plan information.
13 November 2024
Tweaks to the plan editor layout for more space and simplicity, especially on phones. (The plan edit action is now in the dropdown).
Optimise the map loading sequence, for quicker loads when not sharing plans.
07 November 2024
Plan sorting, by name and created date.
03 November 2024
Plan sharing. Get a link and send it to anyone to view your plan.
16 September 2024
Upgrade the server to use server-side rendering. This speeds up page loads slightly - improves the Lighthouse performance score from 86 to 100.
22 July 2024
Small improvements to the 'Your Plans' page to make it better to use.
02 May 2024
Fix getCapabilities requests to work cross-origin and strip cookies.
Fix elevation calculations when the route has more than 1024 points.
11 April 2024
Fix the names in GPX <rte> exports.
09 April 2024
Upgrade GPX exporting. You can now export an entire plan as a GPX route, if the plan has just one line or route within it.
07 March 2024
Another upgrade for GPX importing. It now supports files with waypoints, and multiple routes and tracks.
Choose whether or not to import the waypoints.
04 March 2024
Added Belgium's CartoWeb Topo map.
Added Luxembourg's Administration du Cadastre et de la Topographie (ACT) topo maps
28 February 2024
Upgrade GPX importing to import all segments from a multi-segment track.
19 February 2024
Keyboard shortcuts for the search. Launch from anywhere in the map with / and navigate it using ↑, ↓ and enter.
18 February 2024
Added a Japan topo map
On small screens, the tools, plans and elevation profile panels are now in a stack such that you can click any one to bring it to the front
16 February 2024
Export a GPX file for any route, line or waypoint in your plan
For routes and lines, choose <rte> or <trk> formats
Waypoints are exported as <wpt> format
Export an entire plan into a combined GPX of <trk> and <wpt>
15 February 2024
Import a GPX file into your plan
Improved GPX simplification compared to old-SLM, using Douglas-Peucker and Radial Distance algorithms
12 February 2024
Bug fix for 'Your Plans' visibility toggle
02 February 2024
Migration bug fixes: route colours
Your Plans: make sorting by name case insensitive
31 January 2024
Migration bug fixes: gmail address handling and UUID generation
29 January 2024
Search for a place using Nominatim
28 January 2024
Add these Release Notes
Improve email sending (DKIM, SPF, etc) for SLM domain to help login emails get delivered
25 January 2024
This is a new version of SimonLikesMaps. Read more here.