Release Notes

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.