Version 2.0

• Breaking changes
  • Add support for Django 2.0, drop support for older than 1.11.
• New features
  • Add .map.html endpoint to show map of areas. #307
  • Add support for a 'country' filter in query parameters. #55
  • Improve performance of /nearest using <->. #305
• Bugfixes:
  • Use 6 decimal places on postcode HTML page. #299
  • Remove workaround for inefficient query planning. #302
• Development improvements:
  • Support more Debian/Ubuntu versions. #301
  • More tests, improved running with changed settings/order.
  • MapIt international-specific code is now in its own repo.
• MapIt UK specific:
  • 2017 Boundary-Line imports; new Scilly Isles data, remove references to old ONS codes. #304
  • Use database for co-ordinate transformation. #299

Version 1.6

• Implement new front end design. #280
• Add block for extra content in area/postcode info. #284
• Factor out MapIt global code to its own repository. #291
• Exclude front-page submit views from any CSRF.
• Switch maps to HTTPS tiles.
• Bugfixes:
  • Fix front page postcode redirect for Django 1.10+. #285
  • Add some missing files from packaged django-mapit. #289
  • Improve and sync number regex in URL/point form. #288
• [UK] Ignore non-postcode characters in form submit.

Version 1.5.4

• Switch LabelCommand subclasses from using 'args' to 'label', and stop BaseCommands fom using 'args'. #278

Version 1.5.3

• Switch LabelCommands from using 'args' to 'label'. #278
• Increase the max_length of CodeType.code & NameType.code
• MapIt UK specific:
  • Script to import English local authority IDs. #275
  • Remove some UK specific templates.

Version 1.5.2

• Replace uses of old Django aggregate functions. #271
• Fix display of Geometry object in admin. #272

Version 1.5.1

• Fix a couple of command line argument issues. #265
• Rename VagrantFile to Vagrantfile. #265
• Update add_ons_to_gss command to support Python 2. #244
• [UK] Improved postcode validation. #243

Thanks to David Basalla, Steven Day, Matthew Somerville, and Roman Zimmermann for their work on this release.

Version 1.5

• Add support for Django 1.9 and 1.10, drop older than 1.8. #209 #248
• Add support for Debian jessie/Ubuntu xenial. #254 #255
• Add documentation for the /code API endpoint. #242
• Add new footer. #238
• Area import
  • Allow name_field to specify multiple options.
  • Add option to skip entries with blank names.
• Postcode import
  • Add detecting location availability per postcode.
  • Allow updating locationless postcodes.
• Bugfixes:
  • Only try and set GDAL exceptions on first use. #211 #231
  • Fix redirects when MapIt is mounted on a subpath. #228 #236
  • No need for a syncdb call, now covered by migrate. #221
  • Fix and improve JSONP middleware handling. #212
  • Disable project gzip middleware. #215
  • Tweak install script for if sudo is not installed.
  • Fix usage of imp module in newer Python versions.
• Development:
  • Add VagrantFile and instructions for development. #237
  • Allow overriding of email subject prefix. #229
  • Add postgresql to SysV init script. #234
  • Switch api-docs ID to sidebar class for other use. #246
  • Add a couple of index page template hooks.
  • Don't show deprecation warnings by default.
  • Move to using libsass.
• MapIt Global specific:
  • Fix issue parsing KML in python2 prior to 2.7.4. #206
  • Add a missing '{% load i18n %}' which broke front page
• MapIt UK specific:
  • ONSPD import and improvements. #214 #216
  • October 2015 Boundary-Line. #210 #232
  • May 2016 Boundary-Line. #240
  • Script to add ONS codes to forward release.
  • OSNI boundary data import.
  • Open CSV files with the correct encoding. #225

Thanks to Steven Day, Simon Hughesdon, Isabell Long, Mark Longair, Sym Roe, Matthew Somerville, Murray Steele, and Zarino Zappia for their work on this release.

Version 1.4

• Mark all strings for translation. #185
• Italian translation and base templates. #185
• Swedish translation and postcode code. #184
• Support GeoJSON/KML for multiple areas. #136
• Improved testing using tox.
• Better handling of bad float numbers in URL. #202
• New command to raise generation_high on current areas. #204
• Bugfixes:
  • Include missing meta viewport tag for mobile display.
  • Fix Python 3 issue with streamed JSON responses.
  • Make sure the CSS has been compiled when packaging distribution. #179
  • Avoid Unicode problems in find parents commands. #185
  • Fix link to geohack tool. #195
  • Remove unneeded three-character check from import script. #203
• MapIt UK specific:
  • Boundary-Line May 2015. #190

Thanks to chris48s, Guglielmo Celata, Greg Kempe, Jon Kristensen, Mark Longair, Chris Mytton, and Matthew Somerville for their work on this release.

Version 1.3.1

• Allow double-clicking to zoom within a geometry on a map
• Provide template blocks for extra CSS and JS in the base template.
• Package country-specific templates so that they can be reused.
• Make sure all country-specific templates use the compatibility template tag for "url".
• Remove the links to view geometries on Google Maps that no longer work.
• Upgrade the bundled leaflet to version 0.7.3.

Version 1.3

• Ubuntu Trusty Tahr support. #156
• Django 1.8 support, subject to it not being finished yet. #165
• Stream JSON output, and HTML lists of areas, to use much less memory on very large responses. #164
• Italy country app, thanks Guglielmo Celata. #147 #153
• South Africa country app, thanks Mark Longair. #155
• Add setting for whether this installation uses postcodes.
• Add HTML version of /generations endpoint.
• Bugfixes:
  • Fix nginx example config for static file serving. #162
  • Catch invalid SRID exceptions, and return 400. #157
  • Cache 0, not '0', to avoid a LocMem incr error.
  • Move country specific examples to country app templates.
  • Improve handling of bad /areas/ URLs, such as </areas/,123>.