Release Notes

InstantAtlas Desktop Version 6.12.0

Release date: December 2021

  • Solution to open locally saved reports
  • Simplified way to move or reinstall InstantAtlas Desktop
  • Small number of bug fixes to the templates

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InstantAtlas Desktop Version 6.11.0

Release date: December 2020

  • Changes to the default installation locations
  • New look and feel of the Publisher, Designer and Style Editor
  • Signed Excel Data Manager add-in
  • The Publisher can again use https to connect to ArcGIS Online map services for background mapping
  • Added ability to hide unused legend classes when defining  the legend using customBreaks
  • The Area Breakdown Pie Chart now shows data for comparison features
  • Other enhancements and bug fixes

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InstantAtlas HTML Templates Version 6.10.2

Release date: March 2020

Important: Please read the upgrade instructions as they are different from previous releases!

  • Dynamic reports no longer fail when the time series chart excludes all dates available for the currently selected indicator.
  • Map search now also works when the dynamic report is served via https.
  • Fixed position of Drop Down Explorer in responsive design
  • Fixed chart axis labels for languages other than English
  • jQuery has now been updated to version v3.4.1

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InstantAtlas HTML Templates Version 6.10.1

Release date: December 2019

  • Added ability to calculate % diff values for the horizontal bars of the Spine Chart from a comparison area
  • Added ability to display comparison values as targets in Area Profile reports
  • Added ability to use comparison values as the centred average line for Health Profile reports
  • Enhancements to the y-axis labels of bar and line charts
  • Other enhancements and bug fixes

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InstantAtlas Desktop Version 6.10.0

Release date: May 2019

  • Removed Flash templates and HTML Profile template from download bundle
  • Added ability to show comparisons as columns and targets in the Area Profile component
  • The Dropdown Explorer can now merge data across geographies
  • Added ability to calculate significance values for Health Profile reports
  • Added ability to calculate the funnel lines in Funnel Plot reports
  • Other enhancements and bug fixes

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InstantAtlas HTML Templates Version 6.9.2

Release date: February 2018

  • Fix for Google background layer problem caused by Google’s update to their API.
  • New dropdown explorer component to provide an alternative way of navigating the data in a report.

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InstantAtlas Desktop Version 6.9.1

Release date: October 2017

  • A map feature is no longer erroneously removed when filters are applied in combination.
  • The toggle status of components is now remembered even when switching the geography layer or resizing the browser window.
  • The Publisher is again able to detect and download new HTML templates when they become available through the Resource Library.

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InstantAtlas Desktop Version 6.9.0

Release date: August 2017

  • Improved legend classification
  • New component: Dimensions Explorer
  • Box and whisker functionality in Time Series – Line Chart
  • Publisher support for Shapefiles that contain Z and/or M values in the coordinates
  • Ability to lock the aspect ratio of images
  • Other enhancements and bug fixes

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InstantAtlas HTML Templates Version 6.8.0

Release date: March 2017

  • The layout of a dynamic report can now be modified by the end-user in the print preview before printing the report or saving it as an image
  • Point maps can now be created by using a numeric indicator for point size and a categoric associate for point colour
  • The colour and thickness of confidence limit lines (error bars) in the bar chart can now be configured
  • Improved performance of Area Profile dynamic reports when using large datasets
  • Other enhancements and bug fixes

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InstantAtlas HTML Templates Version 6.7.11

Release date: November 2016

  • Confidence limits can now be displayed in comparison table columns
  • Decimal places for confidence limits are shown correctly

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InstantAtlas HTML Templates Version 6.7.10

Release date: November 2016

  • Increased resolution of map layers
  • Option to remove specific dates from the Time Series Charts
  • Option to disable automatic map zoom when a filter is applied
  • Option to show associate values in tooltips of Time Series Charts
  • Confidence limits can again be displayed in data table columns

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InstantAtlas HTML Templates Version 6.7.9

Release date: August 2016

  • Heat Map point radius can be fixed
  • Heat Map can now be enabled when using non-English localisation of Excel
  • Metatext can start with numbers
  • Other bug fixes

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InstantAtlas Desktop Version 6.7.8

Release date: June 2016

  • End users can combine multiple filter values
  • One map feature can have multiple filter values of the same filter group assigned
  • Heat Map option for point base geographies
  • Option to download new template versions without re-installing
  • Other enhancements and bug fixes to the HTML Edition templates and IA Desktop tools

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InstantAtlas Desktop Version 6.7.4

Release date: March 2016

  • New charts – Radar Chart, Stacked Associates and Time Series – Stacked Chart
  • Area Breakdown Bar Chart can be coloured according to categories
  • Multiple associates in Time Series – Line Chart
  • Export full atlas as image
  • Responsive design option
  • Support for tiled map layer as background mapping such as OpenStreetMap
  • Improved chart names
  • Web-based documentation
  • Other enhancements and bug fixes to the HTML Edition templates and IA Desktop tools

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InstantAtlas Desktop Version 6.7.2

Release date: September 2014

  • New HTML Area Profile template configuration – Health Profile
  • New charts – Stacked Time Series and Area Breakdown charts
  • Auto calculation of quartile breaks for the HTML Performance Analysis/Health Profile configurations
  • Automatic map zooming to filter areas
  • Other enhancements and bug fixes to the HTML Edition templates and IA Desktop tools

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InstantAtlas Desktop Version 6.7.1

Release date: September 2013

  • New HTML Templates – Population Pyramid, Double Base Layer, Election Results, Scatter Plot and Advanced Bubble Plot
  • Enhanced Feature Card component in HTML templates
  • Added an option to validate Metadata settings in the Excel Data Manager
  • Many further enhancements and bug fixes to the HTML and Flash Edition templates as well as to the IA Desktop tools

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InstantAtlas Desktop Version 6.7.0

Release date: June 2013

  • New ArcGIS Online Templates – Single Map, Double Map and Area Profile – to build dynamic reports based on ArcGIS Online content
  • Updated Publisher and Designer to work with the ArcGIS Online Templates
  • Impoved Data Model tool to create data file out of digital map files used for the base geography layer
  • Added a Time Animation component, a Feature Card component and a Seach Tool for the Map to the existing HTML Edition templates
  • A number of further enhancements and bug fixes to the HTML Edition templates

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InstantAtlas Desktop Version 6.6.3 (6.6.1 HTML Templates)

Release date: December 2012

  • Double Map, Double Map Time Series and Area Profile templates now available as HTML Edition
  • A number of enhancements and bug fixes to the Single Map (HTML Edition)

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InstantAtlas Desktop Version 6.6.2 (6.6.1 Flash Templates)

Release date: November 2012

  • Bug fix for issue where certain text in the dynamic reports would not appear translated as defined in the config.xml file but fall back to English

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InstantAtlas Desktop Version 6.6.1 (6.6.0 Flash Templates)

Release date: September 2012

  • Issue fixed where Flash Player 11.4 (and higher) now requires all Flash applications that want to access external contents such as images from a Web Map Service (WMS) or ArcGIS Server/Online Service to check for a cross-domain policy file on the external Server.
  • Improved Pyramid Chart axis scaling and added comparison option
  • Many smaller enhancements and bug fixes

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InstantAtlas Desktop Version 6.6.0

Release date: May 2012

  • New template – Single Map (HTML Edition) – no browser plug-in required, works on touch screen devices such as iPad
  • Publisher can now re-project digital map data to match the coordinate system of a WMS or ArcGIS Server/ArcGIS Online background layer

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