Dear Customer,
please be advised that a new release (D115) of the HERE Location Services is now available on the Production environment (PRD).
This email includes release notes that describe the improvements to the services in the new release. This release includes updates of: Routing API, Maps API for JavaScript, Geocoder API, Batch Geocoder API, Tracking, Fleet Telematics API, HERE SDK for Android and iOS and Map Data for Mobile SDK.
The release is a maintenance release. For more detailed information about the major improvements of the HERE Location Services, see the sections below.
You will find all API documentation on the Developer Portal.
HERE Location Services on Platform
Routing API
Version 8.1.2
- Added elevation value for return parameter.
You will find the Release Notification on the Developer Portal.
HERE SDK for Android and iOS (Lite Edition)
Version 4.2.2.0
- Added a TileServerProvider interface that allows to provide a custom implementation to generate dynamic URLs for a RasterLayer . This can be useful to set different raster layer sources based on the region in the world.
- Added SimpleTileServerProvider as a convenience implementation that sets a static tile URL provider.
HERE SDK for Android and iOS (Explore Edition)
Version 4.2.1.0
- Added new built in map schemes: MapScheme.GREY_DAY and MapScheme.GREY_NIGHT
- Added two new layer names: TRAFFIC_FLOW and TRAFFIC_INCIDENTS to the MapScene.Layers struct to be used for switching on/off traffic flow and incidents
- Added SVG support with MapImage constructor that supports SVG Tiny images.
- Added MapImage MapImageFactory.fromFile factory method for creating map images from SVG Tiny map images.
Maps API for JavaScript
Version 3.1.14.0
- The new Geocoding and Search API v7 and Routing API v7 REST services were added.
- We enabled the ability to store vector tiles, provided by the Vector Tile API, for the offline use
- The performance of the style updates of the map objects was improved.
HERE Location Services
Fleet Telematics API
Version 3.0.29
- Reach waypoint on the correct side of street.
- Legal driver rest times can be automatically considered for the current country.
- In addition to the total vehicle gross weight and weight per axle, now also the weight per tandem axle can be specified.
- Route summary per country (distance and travel time)
- If toll calculation/optimization is active than the country summary will also contain the tollRoadDistance.
Routing API
Version 7.2.114
- Added an option to consider side of street when arriving at a waypoint
Tracking 1.6.1
- We added support for Tracking Projects created through admin.tracking.here.com.
- We added new APIs for fetching metadata of resources
The following services had new releases with minor changes:
- Geocoder API version 6.2.60
- Batch Geocoder API version 6.2.60
- Map Data for Mobile SDK (Version 8.30.106.154, March 2020)
All Location Services deliver map content updates every week.
IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS:
Usage of CIT (Customer Integration and Testing)
• CIT is not anymore intended to be used by customer
• Please use production environment for evaluation
• CIT will be ramped down by end of Q2/2020!
In case you still use CIT, please move to production as only there we can guarantee fully scalability and availability of the services.