GPS Camera 55, Speedometer 55, Compass 55 and Planimeter 55 - import and export improvements across all apps scheduled for July 2025.

 All of the apps will get an upgrade in July 2025 with the following import/export improvements:

◆ Batch Export of Collections: Export multiple point/photo collections at once as a single KMZ file.

◆ Batch Enable/Disable Collections: Easily enable or disable several point collections in one go.

→ To use: tap the new 'more' button (left of the '+' in the collections list), choose Select, pick collections, then choose an action from the bottom toolbar.

◉ The ability to enable or disable multiple collections at once helps you focus only on the points/photos relevant to your project. Multi-collection KMZ export is fully compatible with the Google Earth desktop app and can be used to back up all your collections and points if needed. 100% of the data is preserved when importing back into the app on another device.

◆ Enhanced KMZ Import: Now supports KMZ archives with multiple subfolders and multiple KML files.

→ Import via the 'more' button on the points/photos list or the 'Open In' system option on iPhone/iPad.

Apps supporting track recording will also get:

+ When exporting all tracks of a trip to a single KMZ file (for Google Earth), the app now uses the gx:Track format to preserve timestamp information for each track point. The previously used Geometry format was losing that valuable time data.

Compass 55, Speedometer 55 and Planimeter 55 are also getting drawing tools improvements from GPS Camera 55:

◆ New drawing tools for annotating photos taken by the camera tool and ground image overlays:

+ Arrow, Rectangle, Circle, Cross pointer.

+ You can also adjust the line width.

◆ Other Improvements for July 2025:

+ Added info message at the bottom of the points/photos list to indicate when collections are disabled and their items are hidden.

+ Various fixes and performance improvements.

Final touches on Map collections before the public releases. Speedo 55, Compass 55 and Planimeter 55.

The documentation for Map Collections in the upcoming app versions is now ready in all supported languages!

We’re down to final optimizations—currently improving ground image overlays by adding thumbnail images for use in lists and preview screens.
For example, here’s a historical map of Tokyo from 1799:

The thumbnail is just 47KB, while the full ground overlay image is around 80MB:

Quite a difference!

Documentation links:

Map collections: http://hdocs.blocoware.com/en/speedometer/map-collection/

Collections de cartes : http://hdocs.blocoware.com/fr/speedometer/map-collection/

Kartensammlungen: http://hdocs.blocoware.com/de/speedometer/map-collection/

マップコレクション: http://hdocs.blocoware.com/ja/speedometer/map-collection/

Colecciones de mapas: http://hdocs.blocoware.com/es/speedometer/map-collection/

Coleções de mapas: http://hdocs.blocoware.com/pt/speedometer/map-collection/

Коллекции карт: http://hdocs.blocoware.com/ru/speedometer/map-collection/

Map Collections – Your Mission, Your Map.

Speedometer 55 PRO version 5.5.

Compass 55, version 5.0.

Now in the public beta version.

http://hdocs.blocoware.com/en/speedometer/map-collection/

Allowing you to build a custom map setup—from the base map to a configurable set of map and image overlays—tailored to your mission. Switch between map collections with a single tap when your task demands it. 

You can now also import KMZ image overlays directly within the app: http://hdocs.blocoware.com/en/speedometer/v55/

Speedometer 55 PRO in the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/speedometer-55-gps-speed-hud/id557871911

Compass 55 in the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/compass-55-map-gps-kit/id1120906807

Compass 55: Beta version 4.2 with OSGB and SK 42 (СК 42) converter is now available!

Re-designed free-text coordinates converter is available from version 4.2 of the app. You’ll find it in several places:

1. MENU > Coordinates converter.
2. On the map, in the map search > Coordinates.
3. In the point editor, to the left of the Done button or in Lat/Lon, UTM, MGRS rows.

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New coordinates converter adds support for OSGB and SK 42 coordinate systems, in addition to current Lat/Lon, UTM, MGRS. More coordinate systems will be added with time.

We started with OSGB and SK 42 as they both represent some unique challenges that we wanted to solve before looking at more generic conversions:

• OSGB. The app provides options for both approximate conversion and precise conversion with usage of a grid shift file. By default, approximate conversion is used (as in most online converters and apps). In the OSGB conversion settings section in the converter screen, if you switch to a precise conversion, the app will ask you to download grid shifts file (about 15MB). After that you can use the precise conversion and avoid error of 0..±5 feet which happens in case of an approximate conversion. OSGB settings also provide an option to insert space between coordinate components or not.

• SK 42. Former Soviet Union standard (covering area from Germany to Japan) that a lot of Eastern European users still have maps for. The app provides precise zonal conversion for SK 42, where different parameters are used for each zone and thus accuracy corresponds to sources like EPSG iself or SK42.org.

This probably makes the app one of the rare ones that can provide offline precise conversion for OSGB and SK 42 systems.

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You can enter free text in the top coordinate input text box and the app will do its best to parse it as a coordinate.

For WGS84 latitude, longitude (d, dm, dms), UTM or MGRS input you have an option to switch format between these coordinate representations. Use the Format button:

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For the point editor, converter button is available on top of the screen and in Latitude/Longitude, UTM, MGRS input rows:

The above screenshot also shows that you can have different button colors from Version 4.1

The top converter button starts with coordinates in either Latitude/Longitude, UTM or MGRS - dependent on your choice of a default in Settings > Coordinate format.

Buttons in the Latitude/Longitude, UTM or MGRS rows start with respectively with Latitude/Longitude, UTM or MGRS.