The workflow for generating raster previews from Side-Scan Sonar (SSS) data has been expanded with new format support and output options.

The platform now recognizes MST Side-Scan Sonar files and allows users to generate raster previews directly through the File Inspector.

Users can select the desired resolution when generating an SSS preview. This provides greater control over the resulting raster and makes it possible to balance visual detail and output size according to the specific use case.

Once a raster preview has been generated from supported SSS data, the resulting GeoTIFF can be exported for use in external GIS applications, analysis workflows, or downstream processing.

Support for additional file formats has been introduced to improve compatibility with a wider range of data sources and workflows.

Newly supported formats and enhancements include:

NetCDF files are identified based on their content rather than their file extension. The platform uses CF Conventions metadata to determine the dataset type and validates uploaded datasets against the CF standard. A structured compliance report provides information about the validation results. Based on the available metadata, the platform automatically enables the supported data views for the dataset.

These additions allow more data types to be integrated directly into platform workflows.

The current application version is now displayed under User Profile > General, making it easier to identify the version of the platform currently in use.

The platform can now detect inconsistent or ambiguous coordinate reference system (CRS) information and clearly highlight these cases to users. This makes it easier to identify potential georeferencing issues before they affect visualization, processing, or spatial analysis.

When generating a GeoTIFF preview, the platform now indicates the current processing step. This provides greater transparency throughout the preview generation workflow.

Support for alpha bands in RGB GeoTIFFs has been added. General improvements have also been made to GeoTIFF processing and rendering.

The handling of shapefiles containing large or complex vector geometries has been improved, enabling these datasets to be processed and visualized more reliably.

The workspace-wide search has been further improved, making it easier and more reliable to find files, folders, projects, and maps across the workspace.

Platform-wide performance improvements have been implemented across several workflows, including: