| Downloadable Files.
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File Dates |
| The files in the following table are fully function
functional, complete versions of all COMPASS programs. To download
the files, simply click on the appropriate links. |
Since Compass is updated frequently between major releases, the file
dates to the right of each link represents the latest enhancements
and bug fixes. The dates are produced dynamically via a java script.
This may not work properly in some browser and produce warning
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| Core
COMPASS Programs |
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COMPASS for Windows |
DEM Reader for Windows |
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This is the basic cave surveying package. It contains
everything you need to enter, edit and view cave survey data. |
This program allows you to read USGS Digital Elevation Model
(DEM) files and generate surface models over your caves. You can
also enter elevation data manually for areas outside the United
States or places where DEM files are unavailable. |
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Cave-X 3D
Cave Viewer |
COMPASS Database
Program
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This is
an enhanced viewer that produces very realistic passage
models. It also allows you to do real-time, movie-like fly-throughs of the cave. Requires DirectX version 6.0 or
better. |
This program allows you
to create databases of features found in and around a cave
system. You can then mark, highlight or label these in the
Viewer. Requires that the Borland Database Engine be
installed on your computer |
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Cave-XO 3D
Cave Viewer |
Printable Compass Manuals |
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This is an OpenGL version of the the 3D Viewer. It is the only
version that will work on Windows Vista and Windows-7. |
This is a zip file with Manuals for all the main programs in
Compass. The files are in Microsoft Word Format and they can be
displayed or printed from Word Pad, which is installed in all
versions of Windows. |
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Sketch Map Editor
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SVG Exporter |
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This is the Editor Used for editing, trimming, scaling and morphing
scanned images of your survey sketches. It is used match the scale
and rotation of your finished maps so the sketch maps can be easily
traced. |
The SVG Exporter handles SVG export, Round-Tripping, Morphing, Map
Scaling and adjustment. This enables you to generate finished maps
in Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape. It also allows you to adjust and
repair those maps as new data is taken. |
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| Utilities |
Third-Party Programs |
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GTFViewer
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- Auriga -
Auriga is a program that allows cave data to be entered, edited
and plotted on any Palm, hand-held computer. Auriga data can be
imported into Compass.
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ArcExplorer. ArcExplorer is a free viewer that is
available from ESRI. It allows you to view Shapefiles and many
other data types including maps, images and aerial photograph.
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ArcView 60-day Trial.
ArcView is the main GIS product
from ESRI. This 60-day trial version allows you to experiment
with cave data and GIS.
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The viewer for GeoTiff files that allows you to load topomaps
or aerial photographs into COMPASS. This produce is free to registered COMPASS
users. |
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SDTS
Converter |
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An improved SDTS-to-DEM converter. It is much faster than other
converters and is able convert corrupted SDTS files |
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Shapefile Exporter |
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Note: this feature is now built into the Compass Viewer and CaveX. As a
result, the Shapefile exporter is non-longer available as a separate
download. |
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| Support Downloads |
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Borland Database
Engine |
DirectX |
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| (6Meg) The Borland Database Engine must be loaded
on your computer in order to run the CaveBase cave database programs. This
is version 5.2, the 32-bit version: |
The CaveX Viewer requires that you have DirectX
6.0 installed on your computer. Versions of Windows earlier than Windows ME
will require that you upgrade: |
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Legacy Programs |
Instructions and
Tips |
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Compass for DOS and Compass for
Windows 3.1 are only available on the Compass CD-Rom.
Click Here
for more information. |
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