Release notes - PIX4Dfields

Bug fix

• Fixed displayed area value of rates for targeted operation layers
• Added a note explaining that ISOXML export is unfortunately not yet supported on macOS

New features

• Targeted Operations: Zonation (pre-fill grid based on an index layer)
• Upload directly to John Deere Operation Center
• Export operation layers as ISOXML prescription maps
• High-resolution snapshot export

Improvements

• Targeted Operations: Undo and reset buttons
• Targeted Operations: Ability to assign a rate to all empty cells
• Targeted Operations: Replaced eraser tool with the ability to paint with the empty rate
• Targeted Operations: SHIFT hotkey for switching between the selected rate and the empty rate
• Targeted Operations: Support for pre-filling the grid using point annotations
• Magic Tool: Improved performance with the help of user-submitted data
• Support for Yusense MS600, AQ600 and MS400.
• Support for Wingtra RGB61.
• Support for Wingtra A6100.
• Support for DJI Mavic 3T (RGB, Thermal)
• Support for DJI H20T (Thermal)
• Support for DJI Mavic 2 Ent. Advanced (Thermal)
• Support for DJI Mini 2.
• Support for DJI Mini 3 Pro.
• Support for DJI M30 (RGB).
• Support for MAPIR Survey3W.
• Support for Sony Alpha 1

Bug fix

• Fixed satellite layer creation failure for some UTM zones
• Fixed a crash during boundary editing

Bug fix

• Fixed a crash during boundary editing

Bug fix

• Fix for multi-geotagged image import selection.

New features

• Targeted operations: Create highly customizable variable rate and spot spraying prescription maps for spray drones, tractors, and field sprayers. Start with an automatically generated map, adjust rates by using painting tools, and then export to the format you need.

Improvements

• Show three decimals for index values and standard deviation.
• Support for the DJI M3T RGB Wide.
• Support for MicaSense RedEdge-P dual
• Significantly improved processing times for RGB datasets when using the accurate processing option.
• Improved performance of the Magic Tool with the help of user-submitted data.
• Show three decimals for index values and standard deviation.

Bug fix

• Fixed an issue, changing the data storage folder would crash Pix4Dfields
  and prevent it from opening again.

New features

• Add holes to boundaries and annotations.
• Add sub-polygons to boundaries and annotations (MultiPolygon editing).
• GPU acceleration for multispectral datasets.
• Support for Sentera reflectance target batch 2.
  

Improvements

• PDF report: Improved label placement to avoid overlaps.
• PDF report: Summation of annotation areas now uses rounded values.
• Annotation names now pre-populate when creating multiple annotations (e.g., “Tree”, “Tree 2”, “Tree 3” or “Plot A”, “Plot B”).
• Exported zonation & boundary files are now named after the project name.
• Magic tool: Temporarily hide the grid and selections using the space bar.
• Magic tool: The cleanup brush can now be swiped by default (hold Ctrl to move the map).
• Support for XAG M500 - 20 MP.

Improvements

• Improved processing quality for DJI Mavic 3 Multispectral.

Improvements

• Support for Mavic 3 Multispectral.
• Support for Skydio 2+.

New features

• Magic tool: AI-assisted selection tool to quickly detect and select weed nests, damage, and other anomalies in orthomosaic and index layers (exportable as Shapefile, GeoJSON, KML and PDF report).

Improvements

• Support for DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise.
• Support for ACSL SOTEN.
• Support for Autel EVO II Pro V3.
• Support for XAG M500.

New features

• PDF report: New cover page with customizable title and description.
• PDF report: Table of contents listing all exported layers.
• PDF report: Summary page for annotations (including total area per color).
• NDVI preview during satellite data import.
• Polish language support.

Improvements

• Removed layer size limit for Share to PIX4Dcloud.
• Support for DJI M30T (RGB, wide).
• Support for DJI Mavic Air 2.
• Support for DJI Zenmuse H20T (RGB, wide).

New features

• Satellite data import: Enhance your mapping experience with Sentinel-2 satellite data.

Improvements

• Histogram and histogram equalization enabled for DSM layers.
• Support for imported annotations with holes.
• Improved band alignment for DJI P4M on fast processing pipeline.
• Display names of layers as map overlays in split view.
• Support for Sony Alpha 7R IV (FE 24mm F2.8 G lens).

New features

• Annotation upload for Share to PIX4Dcloud.
• Control access rights for Share to PIX4Dcloud links directly from inside PIX4Dfields (private, public view, public view, and edit).
• Pansharpening for Micasense RedEdge-P and Altum-PT.
• MyJohnDeere compatible boundary export.
• Estimation of processing time and disk space requirement ahead of processing.

Improvements

• Better color mode for DSMs.
• Improved resolution setting in processing options (slider to control GSD, default is to not limit resolution).
• Used processing options are now shown in the info tab for each layer.
• Automatic selection of best reflectance target image.
• Support for Micasense Altum-PT.
• Support for DB2-Vision Laquinta.
• Support for Skydio X2.
• Support for DJI Air 2S.
• Support for DJI Mavic 3.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Microsoft OneDrive “Desktop” folder automatic synchronization could cause the app to crash on Windows 11.
• Fixed pinch-to-zoom not working on Mac.

New features

• Accurate processing mode for high resolution digital surface models (DSM), improved geolocation and datasets with strong elevation changes.
• Added full blending processing option to improve colour transitions in datasets with thin structures (at the cost of slight unsharpness).

Improvements

• Improved band alignment for the DJI Phantom 4 Multispectral with Accurate processing.
• Improved usability of processing settings.
• Moved Share to Cloud to the export menu.
  
• Support for MicaSense RedEdge-P.
• Support for DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced (RGB only).
• Support for Sentera 6X Thermal.

Bug fixes

• Fixed blue map on MacOS for some GPU models.
• Fixed crash when exporting PDF reports containing line annotations.

Known issues

• Windows 11 and synchronizing with OneDrive while importing images.

Improvements

• Improved PDF report layer order. Your layers will now display alphabetically by layer type Orthomosaic, DSM, Index, and Zonation.
• Improved the tooltips for the custom index calculator when your custom index is missing a name.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where some buttons and text were hidden due to the screen resolution.
• Fixed an issue where you could not cancel a PDF report generation.
• Fixed a bug in the PDF report where the layer area size was incorrectly displayed in metric units when a user used imperial units.

Known issues

• A line annotation on either a DSM or Index layer when exported to PDF will cause PDF export to crash.

New features

• Upload outputs (ortho, surface model, index layers) directly to PIX4Dcloud for sharing.
• Customize the PDF report with your own logo and contact details.
• GPU acceleration to reduce processing time (applies to RGB datasets only where available).
• Now available in French, Italian, Korean, Ukrainian and Russian.
• Layer export menu with option to scale output size, including selection to export original or an RGB compressed geoTIFF and option to include overviews for faster opening of the output in a third party GIS solution.
• Improved workflow for copying and deleting annotations.
• Additional statistical information in the layer info tab, CSV export and PDF report.
• Improved support for processing DJI P4 Multispectral.
• Support for Sentera reflectance targets.

Bug fixes

• Importing a project now displays a progress bar.
• Display more information about the dataset acquisition time when missing time zone information.
• Custom basemaps now display when exporting a snapshot or PDF report.
• Annotations now correctly export the “name” value.
• Improved explanation that a boundary area size can be a combination of multiple boundary area measurements.
• Improved UI for custom index calculator.
• Improved annotation line measurement accuracy.
• Updated target detection for the latest MicaSense reflectance targets.
• Fixed transparency issue for outputs uploaded to PIX4Dcloud.

Other

• End of support for exporting directly to MyJohnDeere due to authorization protocol changes.
• Notification that PIX4Dfields 1.10 will be the last version to support the current DataSync feature (in the future sharing will be via Share to PIX4Dcloud).
• Unit conversion issue. When using imperial measurements, some statistics do not convert from ha to acres.

New features

• Improvement of user interface inside projects, especially for annotation management.
• Statistics for DSM and index layers and for their area annotations (mean and standard deviation).
• Display of DSM and index layer value for point annotations.
• Export of layer and annotation statistics as well as point annotation values as CSV and part of the PDF report.
• Ability to import multi-polygon shapes as annotations and split them into individual polygons.
• Import GPS tagged images as geolocated annotations on a layer.
• Option to display images attached to annotations directly on the map.
• Export of annotations in KML format.
• RTK support for DJI Phantom 4 RTK and other selected drone-camera combinations.
• Support for 10-band MicaSense RedEdge-MX Dual Camera Imaging System, including support for custom index creation in the index calculator using any combination of bands.
• Support for Delair UX11, DJI Zenmuse X7.
• Rig alignment for all bands of the MicaSense Altum including thermal.

Bug fixes

• Importing a single-band floating-point GeoTIFF (i.e. DSM or index) prompts the user to select the layer type to ensure correct color modes and units are displayed.
• Improved PDF report layout to avoid unnecessary wasted space.
• Improved detection of MicaSense reflectance targets.

Known issues

• Exported layers to MyJohnDeere will not display visualization adjustments.
• Importing a large project into Pix4Dfields does not show a progress bar and loads in the background without locking the UI. Please wait as your project is still loading.
• Importing annotations with attachments in geoJSON format will trigger a warning that your project is missing data. We currently do not support this functionality. Instead, attach your file to the annotation once imported.