| 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 messages in others. |
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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-XO 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. This is an OpenGL version of the the 3D Viewer. It is
the only version that will work on Windows Vista,
Windows-7 and Windows 8.
It also works Windows XP. |
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-X 3D
Cave Viewer - |
Printable Compass Manuals |
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For XP Only.
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. Note: this version only works with Windows XP and
Win98. It is provided for people who need the old
version. Unless you have specific reason to use this version, you
should use the Cave-XO version listed above. |
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 |
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MapToDat Converter |
PltToDat Converter |
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This program is designed to help you reconstruct survey
data from a paper map when the original survey data is lost or
unavailable. The program turns the tedious task of measuring angles and
lengths with protractors and passage rulers, into a simple operation of
clicking on the survey stations in the image. |
The PltToDat converter, allows you to convert a
Compass plot file (*.plt) to a Compass Project File (*.mak) and set
of Compass data files (*.dat). This is useful when the original data
files have been lost but there is still a PLT file available. |
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SDTS Converter |
GTFViewer
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An improved SDTS-to-DEM converter. It is much faster
than other converters and is able convert corrupted SDTS files |
The viewer for GeoTiff files that allows you to load
topomaps or aerial photographs into COMPASS. |
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Third-Party Programs |
- 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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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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