GeoTools 16.0 Released

The GeoTools team is pleased to announce the release of GeoTools 16.0:

• geotools-16.0-bin.zip
• geotools-16.0-doc.zip
• geotools-16.0-userguide.zip
• geotools-16.0-project.zip

This release is also available from our maven repository.

Thanks to everyone who took part in the code-freeze, monthly bug stomp, or directly making the release. This release is made in conjunction with GeoServer 2.10.0.

This release of GeoTools has been through a beta and release candidate test phase so everything you need should be working fine (or did you forget to test those releases):

• The library now defaults to using  PreventLocalEntityResolver with XML parsers for improved security. For more details (and how to disable this behavior) please see the GeoTools user guide.
• The gt-wfs-ng client is taking over; please try it out with your Web Feature Services.
• CSS now supports rendering transformations.

Issues fixed or Added in this release

Bug

• [GEOT-5544] - GridCoverageFactory throws NullPointerException on arg described as nullable
• [GEOT-5548] - Filter function "greaterEqualThan" is not properly working
• [GEOT-5549] - Regression: insert operations produce SQL that includes identity column; SQL Server plugin then fails to insert
• [GEOT-5550] - SQLServer date/time based filtering fails if the server is not in english locale
• [GEOT-5552] - XSD schema manipulation not fully synchronized causes concurrency issues
• [GEOT-5553] - SQLServerLobOnlineTest#testCreateSchema fails when using the Microsoft JDBC driver
• [GEOT-5554] - SQLServerJNDIDataSourceOnlineTest fails if the Microsoft driver is not in the classpath

Task

• [GEOT-5542] - Update GT Pom to depend on ImageIO-EXT 1.1.16

Improvement

• [GEOT-5473] - Add support for "excess granule removal" in image mosaic
• [GEOT-5526] - SQL Encoding of Filters on Nested Attributes

For more information please see the release notes (16.0|16-RC1 | M0 | beta).

About GeoTools 16

• The wfs-ng module is now a drop in replacement and will be replacing gt-wfs
• The NetCDF module now uses NetCDF-Java 4.6.6

GeoTools 16-RC Released

The GeoTools team is pleased to announce the release of GeoTools 16-RC1:

• geotools-16-RC1-bin.zip
• geotools-16-RC1-doc.zip
• geotools-16-RC1-userguide.zip
• geotools-16-RC1-project.zip

This release is also available from our maven repository.

Thanks to everyone who took part in the code-freeze, monthly bug stomp, or directly making the release. This release is made in conjunction with GeoServer 2.10-RC1.

As a release-candidate, 16-RC1 is not intended for production systems, however the API is stable and we invite everyone to try upgrading their applications, report any issues, and help out with the final round of testing and fixing:

• The library now defaults to using PreventLocalEntityResolver with XML parsers for improved security. For more details (and how to disable this behavior) please see the GeoTools user guide.
• The gt-wfs-ng client is taking over; please try it out with your Web Feature Services.
• CSS now supports rendering transformations.

For more information please see the release notes (16-RC1 | M0 | beta).

About GeoTools 16

• The wfs-ng module is now a drop in replacement and will be replacing gt-wfs
• The NetCDF module now uses NetCDF-Java 4.6.6

GeoTools 15.2 Released

The GeoTools team is pleased to announce GeoTools 15.2.

• geotools-15.2-bin.zip
• geotools-15.2-doc.zip
• geotools-15.2-userguide.zip
• geotools-15.2-project.zip

This release is also available from our Maven repository. This release is made in conjunction with GeoWebCache 1.9.2 and GeoServer 2.9.2. We would like to thank those who have contributed fixes and features to this release.

GeoTools 15.2 is the latest stable release of the 15.x series and is recommended for all new projects.

Security considerations:

• The library now defaults to using PreventLocalEntityResolver for improved security. For more details (and how to disable this behavior) please see the GeoTools user guide.

Features and Improvements:

• Styling improvements include support for SE 1.1 external marks (with mark index)
• Parsing hints can now be provided for WMS and WFS clients (entity resolver hint and and DTD disabling hint provided).
• Overview policy parameter now available for ImageMosaic.
• Support for integrated water column climatological time in NetCDF files
• ImagePyramid support for multiple coverages 

Bug Fixes:

• SLD graphics now correctly handle mix of mark and external graphic choosing the first one supported.
• External marks with mark index fixes for both copying and SE 1.1 parsing.

For more information please see the release notes (15.2 | 15.1 | 15.0 | RC1 | Beta 2 | Beta 1 | M0 ).

About GeoTools 15 

What's new in GeoTools 15:

• Java 8 is now required. Please view the install guide for details.
• Group By feature collection visitor.