GeoPlan Version 5.0

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What's New in GeoPlan Version 5.0

GeoPlan Version 5.0 was designed in close collaboration with you - municipal professionals who use GeoPlan daily and rely on it to organize and manage your work. Many of the new features described below are a direct result of your suggestions.

New Database Management Features

Track Actions in all Planning Modules	In addition to the action tabs currently in the Permits and Code Violation modules, new action tabs have been added to the Requests for Services, Subdivisions, and Zoning Appeals modules. The action tabs let you track multiple action items for any one record.
Enhanced Data Grids	The data grids used to display columnar data have been enhanced to allow sorting by column, resizing, re-ordering, printing, and exporting to text and HTML table formats.
*Modified Find* in Permits and Approvals**	The Find function in the Permits and Approvals module now mirrors the Find function in the other modules. This includes the ability to search for permits using a customized query that you define.
Save Search Queries	The Find window includes a new tool that lets you save a custom query for future use.
Enhanced Scheduler	The scheduler has been completed revised. Version 5.0's scheduler lets you, with defined permissions, view actions associated with all planning modules. Previously, only actions from the Permits module were displayed. In addition, individual meetings, and to-do items can be added to the scheduler.

New Mapping Features

The enhanced mapping in GeoPlan uses the recently released Map Objects 2.0 from ESRI. This enables GeoPlan to offer feature-rich integrated mapping. Here are some of the new features.
Control Map Layering	Version 5.0 gives you the ability to control the order in which map layers are drawn.
Zoom to Selected Area	A new tool button allows you to zoom to selected features. This automatically adjusts the map view to include all members of the current selection set.
Improved Buffering	When you perform a spatial select using the buffer tool, the buffer zone will be delineated on the map.
Unique Values Mapping	In GeoPlan 5.0 you can apply symbolization to map features based on unique data values. You can use this feature to color-code parcels based on their zoning classification, or map sanitary pipes using varying line widths to represent pipe width, as just two examples.
Enhanced Labeling	Version 5.0 lets you label map features using values from any item from the feature's data table. You can also specify fonts and colors, rotation, masking and scalable font sizing.
Define and Save Map Specifications	Version 5.0 enables you to define default map preferences, as well as save setup specifications for ad hoc maps.
Address Locator	Use the Address tool on the mapping toolbar to enter a street address and GeoPlan 5.0 will locate the site on your map.
Map CAD and ArcInfo Layers	Geo-referenced CAD drawings, ESRI ArcInfo files, and Mr. SID files can now be directly used as GeoPlan map layers. This is in addition to the standard ArcView shape file layers.

New Document Management Features

Interface to External Scanner	GeoPlan's own interface controls your Twain-complaint scanners. Previously, GeoPlan launched the specified scanner's software. Having one internal software interface will enable you to use a variety of scanners without having to learn multiple interfaces.
Compressed TIFF	GeoPlan stores documents as TIFF files. A new function allows these files to be compressed to reduce their size.
Enhanced Text and Annotation Functions	Document Management in Version 5.0 gives you enhanced ability to add text and annotation to your scanned images.

New Support Features

Expanded Help System

Version 5.0 includes a Help System that has been redesigned to make it easy for you to get overview information about each GeoPlan module as well as step-by-step instructions for performing specific tasks.

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