Release Notes

This page lists updates, improvements, and fixes for EarthView. New entries will be added as future versions are released.

Version 1.0.2 — Bug fixes & polish

Release Date: January 19, 2026

This minor update includes quality-of-life improvements and fixes based on early user feedback:

  • Updated company branding and packaging: Release V1.0.1 indicated a fix to rendering issues with the QTH LAT/LON input pills (no overlap with dashboard UI) was provided and it wasn't. Provided the correction in this release.

Version 1.0.1 — Bug fixes & polish

Release Date: January 15, 2026

This minor update includes quality-of-life improvements and fixes based on early user feedback:

  • Updated company branding and packaging:
    • The delivered EarthView download has been minified for smaller file size and faster load.
    • Copyright updated to 2025–2026.
  • Enhanced UI behavior:
    • Fixed rendering issues with the QTH LAT/LON input pills (no overlap with dashboard UI).
    • Standardized satellite icons — ham satellites (SAT 1 / SAT 2) use a consistent satellite dish icon, while ISS and CSS/Tiangong use the spacecraft icon.
  • Satellite tracking and display improvements:
    • ISS now displays continuously via an embedded TLE fallback (similar to CSS/Tiangong).
    • Status bar coordinates now use signed degrees, including the correct negative sign for southern hemisphere positions.
    • Lat/Lon in the status bar are shown with two decimal places for improved readability.
  • Help & Info:
    • In-app License & Credits now includes clickable links to the corresponding storefront pages.

Version 1.0.0 — Initial Release

Release Date: January 2026

The first public release of EarthView includes:

    • Full-screen global map with real-time day/night terminator (grayline)
    • World clocks using IANA time zones
    • Live earthquake data from the USGS 24-hour GeoJSON feed, with per-interval statistics (strongest event, most recent event, total count, and most-active region)
    • Volcano locations from the USGS catalog plus curated “volcanoes of interest” lists
    • Toggleable tectonic plate boundaries (PB2002 dataset), with overlay preferences remembered between sessions
    • ISS & Tiangong (CSS) tracking with position, orbital trail, altitude, speed, and footprint visualization
    • Two selectable amateur satellites (SAT 1 / SAT 2) from a curated list, with orbit paths, footprint rings, and clear “in-view” indicators relative to your location (station/QTH)
    • Optional AOS/LOS timing for ISS, Tiangong, and selected amateur satellites for lightweight pass planning
    • Embedded TLEs at startup with automatic promotion to live CelesTrak TLEs when internet is available, plus a TLE freshness/status indicator
    • Location (station/QTH) marker with location-based satellite visibility checks and in-view coloring
    • Location (station/QTH)-based local weather snapshots and alerts surfaced in tooltips (MET Norway and NWS where available)
    • A unified feed-status bar showing health and freshness of earthquakes, volcano, weather, alerts, and TLE feeds (OK / STALE / UNAVAILABLE)
    • Local-first design with caching of last-good data for resilient offline behavior
    • In-app Info panel (Quick Start / README, License & Credits, and shortcuts) plus a dedicated Help overlay with keyboard access
    • Full-screen, browser-based interface for single-computer use (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari on Windows, macOS, and Linux)

This version establishes the core Earth View experience: a clean, real-time Earth & space situational-awareness display designed for people who monitor global activity and want clear, at-a-glance information.

For questions or suggestions, please reach out via the Contact page.