v3.0.0

Significant changes with respect to the previous version 2.1.0

• Updated and extended database schema supporting CityGML 2.0. CityGML 1.0 datasets can be converted on-the-fly into CityGML 2.0. Export and import of CityGML 1.0 datasets are still supported.
• Database schema management with JDeveloper for Oracle and pgModeler for PostgreSQL
• Revision of many PL/SQL stored procedures for Oracle and PostgreSQL
• The Importer/Exporter tool now shares the same version number.
• Completely reworked, extended, and updated documentation.

Notable new features and functionalities

• Support of all new CityGML 2.0 feature types like bridges and tunnels with respect to the previous version of CityGML. Support of CityGML 2.0’s grouping concept for generic attributes.
• CityGML Solid geometry objects are now stored as 3D solid geometries in Oracle (starting from version 11g) and PostGIS in addition to their decomposition into the individual boundary surfaces.
• OGC compliant Web Feature Service 2.0 interface
• Database scripts for Oracle and PostGIS for the migration of a 3DCityDB database version 2.1.0 to the new version 3.0.0.
• Support of Oracle Spatial and Locator licensing options.
• A special database procedure allows performing a change of the spatial reference system of a 3D city database. Coordinate transformations will be carried out in-situ.

Dropped items or functionalities

• The database table ORTHOPHOTO which was part of the previous version of the 3DCityDB schema was dropped. It was not supported by the previous versions of the Import/Export tool anyway.
• The Oracle and PostgreSQL scripts for creating a read-only user have been removed from this release. It is planned to include a reworked version of these scripts in the next minor release.