Kestrel v0.1.5

Kestrel v0.1.5

New

• Mini-map preview. The results now include a tiny world map marking where the data sits — a
  one-second "is this in the right place?" check. Fully offline (a small bundled world outline,
  drawn with Qt; no internet, no extra dependencies).
• Right-click "Inspect with Kestrel". Inspect a shapefile / GeoPackage / GeoTIFF / GeoJSON /
  KML / etc. straight from File Explorer. The installer sets it up automatically; on Windows 11
  it's under "Show more options". (Portable / zip users: run Kestrel.exe --register once;
  --unregister removes it.)

Also: Kestrel can now open a file passed on the command line, so file associations and
drag-onto-exe work too.

Download (Windows 64-bit, no Python required)

• KestrelSetup.exe - installer (recommended). Per-user, no admin; Start-Menu shortcut + uninstaller.
• Kestrel-windows.zip - portable. Unzip and run Kestrel\Kestrel.exe.

Unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first launch; choose More info then Run anyway.
Website: https://dozer3530.github.io/Kestrel/

Kestrel v0.1.4

Kestrel v0.1.4

Fixes

• Opens files with awkward names. Filenames containing characters like ; or , (and very
  long or network/UNC paths) no longer fail with a "not found" error — Kestrel now hands GDAL an
  extended-length path that it reads literally.
• No more crash on some GeoPackages. Inspection now runs on the main thread, removing a
  background-thread GDAL/GEOS hazard that could crash line/polygon GeoPackages in the packaged app.

New

• Open with / drag-onto-exe. Pass a file on the command line (or set up a file association)
  and Kestrel opens it on launch.

Download (Windows 64-bit, no Python required)

• KestrelSetup.exe - installer (recommended). Per-user, no admin; Start-Menu shortcut + uninstaller.
• Kestrel-windows.zip - portable. Unzip and run Kestrel\Kestrel.exe.

Unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first launch; choose More info then Run anyway.
Website: https://dozer3530.github.io/Kestrel/

Kestrel v0.1.3

Kestrel v0.1.3

Reads more formats

• CSV & Excel with coordinate columns — finds lon/lat or x/y / easting/northing, computes
  the extent, and infers the CRS. Lon/lat data gets located on the map; projected values are
  flagged as needing a CRS.
• KMZ (zipped KML).

Catches more problems

• UTM hemisphere / zone mismatch (e.g. a northern-zone CRS on southern-hemisphere data, or
  coordinates that fall in a different zone than the CRS claims).
• Antimeridian-wrapping extents.
• Mixed coordinate systems across GeoPackage layers.
• Invalid / self-intersecting geometry.

More robust

• One broken layer in a multi-layer GeoPackage no longer fails the whole file — it's flagged and
  the rest still loads.

Also includes the v0.1.1 network-path (UNC) fix and v0.1.2 wording polish.

Download (Windows 64-bit, no Python required)

• KestrelSetup.exe - installer (recommended). Per-user, no admin; Start-Menu shortcut + uninstaller.
• Kestrel-windows.zip - portable. Unzip and run Kestrel\Kestrel.exe.

Unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first launch; choose More info then Run anyway.
Website: https://dozer3530.github.io/Kestrel/

Kestrel v0.1.2

Kestrel v0.1.2

A polish release — the app and its docs now read in plainer, friendlier language. The
diagnostics explain each problem (and its fix) in plain English, and the in-app wording is
warmer throughout. Also includes the v0.1.1 fix for opening files on network drives (UNC paths).

Kestrel is a desktop CRS/UTM sanity-checker for QGIS workflows: drop in a shapefile (zipped or
plain), GeoPackage, GeoJSON, or GeoTIFF and instantly see its CRS / UTM zone, real-world
location, and why a layer might not draw in QGIS.

Website: https://dozer3530.github.io/Kestrel/

Download (Windows 64-bit, no Python required)

• KestrelSetup.exe - installer (recommended). Per-user, no admin needed; adds a Start-Menu
  shortcut and an uninstaller.
• Kestrel-windows.zip - portable. Unzip anywhere and run Kestrel\Kestrel.exe.

Starts in about a second (one-folder build). Unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first
launch; choose More info then Run anyway.

Kestrel v0.1.1

Kestrel v0.1.1

Fixes opening files on network drives (UNC paths). Dropping a file from a share like
\server\share\data.gpkg now works — previously it failed as not-found because GDAL dropped
the server name from the path.

Kestrel is a desktop CRS/UTM sanity-checker for QGIS workflows: drop in a shapefile (zipped or
plain), GeoPackage, GeoJSON, or GeoTIFF and instantly see its CRS / UTM zone, real-world
location, and why a layer might not draw in QGIS.

Website: https://dozer3530.github.io/Kestrel/

Download (Windows 64-bit, no Python required)

• KestrelSetup.exe - installer (recommended). Per-user, no admin needed; adds a Start-Menu
  shortcut and an uninstaller.
• Kestrel-windows.zip - portable. Unzip anywhere and run Kestrel\Kestrel.exe.

Starts in about a second (one-folder build). Unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first
launch; choose More info then Run anyway.