Release notes

Changes in the Android and iOS versions of Kocaman Pro, newest first.

Android

Get it on Google Play for Android
  1. Version 3.5

    Latest
    • Fixed a serious location defect in shapefile export.
    • New: zone (central meridian) mismatch warning — reports the offset and correct zone.
    • New: coordinate system detected from the PRJ file when opening a shapefile.
    • Open Project: the drawing now sits exactly on the satellite basemap.
    • Elevation is no longer saved as 0.00 when unavailable.
    • Turkish characters preserved in import/export, including file names.
    • Accuracy fixes for global (EPSG) coordinate systems.
  2. Version 3.4

    • Projects created in Detailing with GPS can now be selected in Area Calculation, Stakeout and Open Project.
    • Stakeout from a project: pick points from a searchable list or step through them with the ‹ › arrows.
    • Open Project: the crosshair snaps to the nearest vertex and shows its exact coordinates.
    • Fix: the compass arrow pointed north instead of the target.
  3. Version 3.3

    • Android 16 (API 36) compatibility.
    • Map screens now fill the whole screen.
    • Coordinate system labels corrected: "ITRF96 (UTM3)" and "ED50 (UTM3)" are now "ITRF96 (TM3)" and "ED50 (TM3)".
  4. Version 3.2

    • New module: Open Project with GPS. DXF, KML/KMZ and Shapefile (ZIP) files open at their true position over satellite imagery, with layer control and live location.
    • Fixed an occasional crash when returning to the app from the background.
    • Fixed incorrect Turkish characters in the layer names of imported files.
  5. Version 3.0

    • Added CSV, DXF, Shapefile (ZIP) and KML/KMZ import to Detailing with GPS.
    • Added Shapefile (ZIP) export alongside the text report and KML.
    • Added a project map view.
    • Stakeout with GPS map: directions to the target point with Google Maps; marker visibility fixed.
    • Fewer elevation requests thanks to an on-device cache.
    • In-app rating and a new launch screen.
    • 10 new languages: Arabic (right-to-left), French, Spanish, Russian, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian and Portuguese.
    • App language selection added to the Help page.
    • New-version notice at startup.
  6. Version 2.7

    • Global CRS support added.
    • Live location accuracy added to the Detailing with GPS, Stakeout with GPS and Area Calculation with GPS modules.
    • Points recorded in the Detailing with GPS module can also be exported in KML format.
    • The EPSG code of the selected coordinate system added to the project and stakeout screens.
    • Performance improvements.
  7. Version 2.0

    • Development moved to Android Studio.
    • The entire interface and all icons were redesigned.
    • Area calculation was rebuilt.
    • Project-based work added to the Detailing with GPS module.
    • Points recorded in the Detailing with GPS and Area Calculation with GPS modules can be sent directly to the Stakeout with GPS module.
    • Automatic point recording every 5 seconds added to the Detailing with GPS module.
  8. Version 1.5

    • Fixed an elevation error in the Detailing with GPS and Stakeout with GPS modules caused by access problems to earthtools.org while online.

iOS

Download on the App Store for iPhone and iPad
  1. Version 3.5

    Latest
    • New module — Open Project with GPS: view DXF, Shapefile and KML drawings over satellite imagery.
    • New module — Degree Conversion.
    • Import: CSV, DXF, Shapefile (ZIP) and KML/KMZ. Export: Shapefile (ZIP), KML and text report.
    • Global coordinate systems: search and use thousands of systems from the EPSG dataset.
    • When opening a Shapefile, the coordinate system is detected automatically from the PRJ file.
    • iPad support: full resolution and landscape use.
    • 12 languages, including right-to-left layout for Arabic.
    • New About and Help screens.
    • Fix: points whose names contained Turkish characters could disappear. They no longer do, and recoverable older records are restored.
    • Fix: elevation is no longer saved as 0.00 when it cannot be retrieved.
    • Fix: some ZIP archives would not open.
  2. Version 9

    • Points recorded in the Detailing with GPS module can be saved to Notes or sent by e-mail, WhatsApp and similar apps.
    • Accuracy adjustments for points recorded with the Detailing with GPS module.
    • A close button added to the map screen of the Stakeout with GPS module.
    • A character limit added to project names in the Detailing with GPS module.
    • Performance improvements.
  3. Version 7

    • Detailing with GPS screen added.
    • Detailing with GPS can now work by project in addition to the previous workflow.
    • Each project can keep its own coordinate system and its own points.