Dear Customer,

 

please be advised that a new release (D97) of the HERE Location Suite 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: Batch Geocoder API, Routing API, Traffic API, Places API, Map Feedback API, Fleet Telematics API, Fleet Telematics Custom Locations, Fleet Telematics Custom Routes, Fleet Telematics Geofencing, Fleet Telematics Advanced Data Sets, Fleet Telematics Route Matching, Fleet Telematics Toll Costs, Fleet Telematics Waypoint Sequence and Mobile SDKs for Android and iOS.

 

As well, we will publish the release documentation on the Developer Portal.

 

Management Summary

The release highlights are:

• Time dependent restrictions added to response attributes in Routing API
• Launch of Fleet Telematics API
• New HERE Mobile SDK release with beta support of Environmental zones exclusion from the route (Android only) and other enhancements
• New HERE Platform Self-hosted Q3/2018 release

Batch Geocoder API

Version 6.2.58

 

• Additional map reference fields are now available for results.

Routing API

Version 7.2.97

 

• Option timeDependentRestriction added to attribute types in linkAttributes parameter of a response.

Fleet Telematics API

Version 1.0.0

• Initial Release.

 

The Fleet Telematics API gives access through just one service endpoint to all features and functions that were previously accessible through the separate Fleet Telematics Services (except Fleet Connectivity API)

Fleet Telematics Route Matching

Version 2.5.9

• RME can now also return custom layer geometries in the response (in addition to map layers): &customAttributes=layer(attributes)

HERE Android SDK

Starter Edition version 3.9:

• This version of the SDK has been updated to work with Android 9.0.

 

Premium Edition version 3.9:

• Added support for Android 9.0.
• Enhanced routing options to exclude specified routing zones (such as environmental zones) from the calculated route as a Beta feature.
• Added option to periodically retrieve and display alternative routes during guidance.
• Scooter routing will now take scooter-only roads into account.
• Enhanced LaneInformation APIs to identify the lane direction which corresponds with the next maneuver on the route.
• Added support for patterned polylines, polygons and circles.
• Added an option to suppress streets where the map does not provide a name, from Reverse Geocoder results.
• Offline routing no longer works with on demand map data downloads. Starting with this release, map data must be downloaded or prefetched beforehand for offline routing to work properly.
• To ensure Turn-by-Turn navigation works in offline mode or area that has poor network connection, map data that covers the route should be first prefetched or downloaded via map loader.

HERE iOS SDK

Starter Edition version 3.9:

• This version of the SDK has been updated to work with iOS 12 and Xcode 10.
• The HERE SDK now supports Swift 4.2.

Premium Edition version 3.9:

• This release fully supports iOS 12 and Xcode 10.
• The HERE SDK now supports Swift 4.2.
• Added option to periodically retrieve and display alternative routes during guidance.
• Scooter routing will now take into account scooter-only roads.
• Enhanced NMALaneInformation APIs to identify the lane direction which corresponds with the next maneuver on the route.
• Added support for patterned polylines, polygons and circles.
• Added an option to suppress streets where the map does not provide a name, from Reverse Geocoder results.
• Added option to enable/disable kinetic effects for specific gestures such as pinch zoom.
• Offline routing no longer works with on demand map data downloads. Starting with this release, map data must be downloaded or prefetched beforehand for offline routing to work properly.
• To ensure Turn-by-Turn navigation works in offline mode or area that has poor network connection, map data that covers the route should be first prefetched or downloaded via map loader.

The following services had new releases with minor changes:

• Traffic API (Version 6.0.85.0)
• Places API (Version 2.67.0)
• Map Feedback API (Version 2.8)
• Fleet Telematics Custom Locations (Version 2.5.9)
• Fleet Telematics Custom Routes (Version 2.5.9)
• Fleet Telematics Geofencing (Version 2.5.9)
• Fleet Telematics Advanced Data Sets API (Version 2.5.9)
• Fleet Telematics Toll Costs (Version 2.5.9)
• Fleet Telematics Waypoint Sequence (Version 3.0.16)

 

HERE Platform Self Hosted

Version Q3/2018

• Forward Geocoder 6.2.165 (D96)
• Reverse Geocoder 6.2.165 (D96)
• Geocoder Autocomplete 6.2.165 (D96)
• Traffic API 6.0.81.2 (D96)
• Map Tile API 2.1.70.0 (D96)
• Fleet Telematics Custom Locations 2.5.8 (D96)
• Fleet Telematics Geofencing 2.5.8 (D96)