New Features in QCTool V3.0.13

Jun 2019
• Import of SmarTEM 24 raw time series files
• Geonics data can be output to separate files for each loop
• Larger geosoft .gdb files can be imported with increased speed
• Complex arithmetic in calculator
• Column with date or time format can be inserted
• Interpolation settings are saved in the qct file
• Window file can be loaded for windowing tool

New Features in QCTool V3.0.12

Jan 2019
• Cole-cole processing of FEM data
• Geospatial information can be added to pdf files
• Grid labels in PEGeoMap
• Import of GXF ascii grid supported
• Group of points can be selected for deletion by drawing a polygon around them

New Features in QCTool V3.0.11

Sep 2018
• IMU magnetic compensation
• Magnetic gradient de-rotation
• WMM2015 IGRF calculation
• Automatic file backup

New Features in QCTool V3.0.10

Jan 2018
• Fraser filter
• Station elevation or DEM elevation can selected for terrain correction
• Single spreadsheet gridding
• Surpac str files can be imported

New Features in QCTool V3.0.9

June 2017
• Grid pdf export
• Vector rotation
• Metre - feet conversion
• CDED DEM files can be imported
• More formats supported when importing bil files

New Features in QCTool V3.0.8

Sep 2016
• Geosoft grid import
• Legend can be saved to clipboard as raster
• Merge coordinates tool to add utm channels
• Gradient removal
• Saves formula used for a channel

New Features in QCTool V3.0.7

Jan 2016
• Geonics TEM data import
• Additional gravity corrections - spherical cap Bouguer and GRS80 latitude
• Standard 2D MT parametrization
• Real/imaginary to apparent resistivity/phase conversion

New Features in QCTool V3.0.6

June 2015
• Allows import of more types of edi mt format files
• Band interleaved by line format import supported
• Coarse gridding for large data sets
• More elements supported in dxf files

New Features in QCTool V3.0.5

Apr 2015
• Imports Garmin GDB and USGS GTOPO DEM file formats
• Faster interface response for large files
• Improved layout of PeGeoMap toolbar. Polygons with symbols at the vertices can be drawn

New Features in QCTool V3.0.4

Feb 2015
• Imports ArcGIS flt format
• Coordinate conversion tools display progress for large files
• Empty spreadsheet cells can be edited in cell

New Features in QCTool V3.0.3

Feb 2015
• Nuttall and Hanning tapering functions for spectral analysis
• Improved terrain correction algorithm when using egr grid files
• Contours can be displayed with a gray colour scale

New Features in QCTool V3.0.2

Sep 2014
• Imports Geonics G34 and M31 formats, MT .tbl and spectral EDI files
• Conversion from MT spectral to impedance data
• Matrix rotation
• Log scale plotting
• Formula used to calculate channel values is saved to the file

New Features in QCTool V3.0.1

Jul 2014
• Imports compressed Geosoft grid files
• Improved channel sorting
• Single profile can be selected for gridding from a multiple profile file

New Features in QCTool 3.0.0

Apr 2014
• Saving Workspace: Your settings for plotter, grid, spreadsheet can be saved for the next session allowing the user to open to the same displays as in the previous work session
• More error checking for invalid operations
• Enhanced product stability with large files and many operations

Processing
• Isostatic correction using ETOPO1 global relief model. Negative inland elevations are supported by using MODIS water mask maps. These corrections are necessary for large surveys such as marine gravity
• Eötvös correction for marine and airborne gravity
• Support for .bil format when performing terrain corrections
• Terrain correction can now be performed on much larger survey areas
• Magnetic compensation coefficient calculation available in QCTool
• Additional positioning data saved to MapInfo geotiff format
• Dummy data removal
• Support for grid interpolation of larger files
• Files can be merged according to row number

Plotter
• More user friendly default ranges and label intervals for axes in the plotter
• Additional y-axis settings can be edited
• Added option to keep X axis range from changing when moving between profiles.
• X scroll tool in plotter improved to work when X channel is not sorted and for small x-axis plotting intervals

PEGeoMap
• Entire image is saved instead of only the visible section on screen
• UTM positioning can be added to KML images
• When drawing a polygon, removed limit on number of polygon sides

Print Layout
• Can modify size and position of plot on the page
• Multiple text fields and images can be added

Import/Export
• Corrected positioning when saving or loading GeoTIFF files.
• Added .emf image export
• White background can be set to transparent for exported to .png files
• All channels in segy file can be imported
• .csv format can be exported
• .gdd file added to list of supported formats
• Improvements to importing ipr-12 files
• Updated import of Zonge MT data so components can be in any order

New Features in QCTool 2.3.6

Nov 2013
• Eötvös correction
• Notch filter

New Features in QCTool 2.3.5

June 2013
• Data binning has been expanded to work with any type of data
• Terrain correction algorithm has been improved to work with grids of finer granularity
• New tool that averages duplicates
• Batch outlier removal for multiple channels at a time
• Channels of sums or differences can be calculated to provide discrete derivatives or integrals
• Grid image can be copied to clipboard or resized for output to a printer
• Plots may be displayed in two separate windows
• More coordinate projection options for local mapping systems (mainly European), American polyconic and generic Mercator
• Support for many new file formats have been added. These include Phoenix USF, Micro-g LaCoste Air-Sea DAT and ENV, Geometrics G-882 and G-856, LAS geophysical log files, the new version of Zonge's AVG format
• Bitmaps and associated georeference information can be loaded or saved in a single GeoTIFF file

New Features in QCTool 2.3.0

Sept 2012
• More advanced tools for UTM coordinate and longitude/latitude conversion with many new datums and projections added
• Conversion between different datums (eg. Nad83 and Nad27) in latitude/longitude
• KML file format used with Google Earth and Google Maps can be both be imported and exported from QCTool
• AutoCAD DXF can also be imported for use in QCTool
• MT data import from Stratagem and .edi file formats
• Outlier removal procesing has row selection
• Many types of data can be imported from Phoenix usf files
• Averaging of spreadsheet rows that are determined to be duplicates
• New data binning function
• Summation and difference processing
• An additional plot from the same spreadsheet can be displayed in a separate window
• Statistics for selected line (in addition to selected points and entire file), ability to export statistics to a new channel.

Sept 2011
• Recompiled and optimized for use with Windows Vista and Windows 7
• Contains all new features and fixes from update patches created since the release of version 2.2
• Support for Scintrex ENVI/ENVI PRO data import format
• Add new line functionality
• Many memory allocation errors are fixed

New Features in QCTool 2.2.0

Main Features

• Support for Windows Vista and Windows 7
• New internet registration and internet update capability
• Ability to merge and break up subsets of data
• New spreadsheet functionality added to insert rows
• Additions to our GIS mapping utility: PEGeoMap
• Entirely redesigned user interface with many new functions
• Reading and saving georeferenced files ( ArcGIS, MapInfo and PEGeoMap)

Improvements

• Added spreadsheet printing capability
• Loading and saving georeferenced raster files (PEMap, ArcGIS and MapInfo)
• Numerous small improvements to all levels of functionality

New Features in QCTool V2.1.6.5

Main features

• Improved 2D graphics: colours, speed
• Improved 2D interpolation: speed, accuracy
• New spreadsheet functionality
• Enhanced import/export functions