Blog from April, 2013

Release 1.2.1

Release 1.2.1(internal) includes 4 significant enhancements for our users.  

The first is that we are now showing retired addresses on the map when you check the "include historical" checkbox next to the search tool at the top.  Points that contain at least one retired and one un-retired address are distinguishable on the map by their lighter color and grey outline on the map or a black outline on the imagery.  Points that contain only retired addresses (clusters or single address points) are white in the center with a grey outline on the map or a black outline on the imagery.  Retired addresses show up in grey in the cluster popup list.  This is meant to be another tool for users to find and inspect retired addresses.

The second is that we have moved validation warnings from the "More" tab of the address report and into the header so that now it is easier to see these warnings without having to click on the "More" tab.  These warnings are now also visible in the address list tool (for example, after doing an address search).

The third change is that we've added provisioning information to the parcels tool on the left.  If a parcel has been provisioned, the provisioning date information will be shown along with the create and retire date information.

Finally, we felt that it was taking too long for address points to come up on the map, so in an attempt to alleviate this we've put effort into improving the performance here and we are pleased to announce that we've increased the performance of our server-side code to return these points by more than 3x (!!!), which should result in noticeable performance improvements for our users.  You will also now see a loading icon in the bottom left hand corner of the map to let you know when address points are in the process of being loaded.

A full list of the issues addressed in this release is available here.