Release Information
MIKE Marine GIS

Release Note - 2009

Introduction

Welcome to MIKE Marine GIS Release 2009.

Hardware Requirements

The recommended minimum hardware requirements are:

Supported Operating Systems: XP Professional (32 and 64 bit), Vista Business (32 and 64 bit)
Processor: 2.0 GHz PC (or higher)
Memory (RAM): 2 GB (or higher)
Hard disk: 40 GB (or higher)
Monitor: SVGA, resolution 1024x768 in 16bit colour
Graphic Card: 32 MB RAM (or higher), 24 bit true colour
Media: CD-ROM/DVD drive, 20 x speed (or higher)
File system: NTFS

MIKE Marine GIS for ArcGIS is an extension to the ESRI ArcMap® 9.3 GIS product. An ArcView® 9.3 license is required to run MIKE Marine GIS for ArcGIS. ArcGIS Service Pack 1 and ArcGIS .Net components are required by MIKE Marine GIS for ArcGIS.

Installation^ top

To install MIKE Marine GIS, please choose 'MIKE Marine GIS Extension' in the 'MIKE BY DHI Setup' dialog that appears when inserting the MIKE software 2009 DVD and then press the 'Install' button . This will lead you to an installation program for all the DHI GIS Extensions. Select MIKE Marine GIS Extension from the list. Please note that the installation includes the Temporal Analyst Extension.

To use MIKE Marine GIS in licensed-mode please follow these steps:

  1. Make sure that the provided dongle is attached to the computer (parallel or USB port - for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition USB port only)
  2. The dongle driver is installed automatically during the setup of the program.
  3. The MIKE software license file (DhiLicense.dat) may be retrieved using the Internet. A working Internet connection and a valid e-mail address are required. The license file may be retrieved either during the installation or afterwards, by launching the License Updater from the start menu
  1. To retrieve your license file during the installation, select “Local” when prompted fort the type of License Management, and then select “Internet” and follow the on-screen instructions
  2. To update your license file using the License Updater, simply launch “Start->Programs-> MIKE by DHI 2009 ->License Updater” and follow the on-screen instructions.
  3. Alternatively, the license file can simply be copied from the supply medium (attachment to e-mail from DHI or CD/DVD/floppy disk) in  \Program Files\DHI\2009\License or Program Files (x86)\DHI\2009\License. The License service needs to be stopped and restarted (through 'License Administration' found under 'MIKE by DHI 2009') when doing the latter.

Product Invocation^ top

To start MIKE Marine GIS, select the 'MIKE GIS' icon under the 'MIKE GIS'  group, or go to
Start -> Programs -> MIKE by DHI 2009 -> MIKE GIS  and select 'MIKE GIS'.

Starting MIKE Marine GIS without a DHI configured Software Key and valid license files causes the program to run in Demo mode. If this happens, a message box will inform you during program initialization. Running in Demo mode, MIKE Marine GIS only supplies access to some of the components in the Surface Manager.

Support^ top

The Software Support Centre can be reached by mail, e-mail, phone or fax:

Software Support Centre
DHI
Agern Allé 5
DK-2970 Hørsholm
Denmark

software@dhigroup.com
Tel: +45 4516 9333 (Open 7.30-16.00 GMT)
Fax: +45 4516 9292

New features^ top

Every new release of MIKE Marine GIS consists of new features and/or corrections to problems or significant inconsistencies discovered in previous releases.

Known Defects & Workarounds

 

MIKE Marine GIS 2009 Service Pack 2 - June 2009

 

Only minor modifications have been applied for MIKE Marine GIS in Service Pack 2 (SP2).

 

MIKE Marine GIS 2009 Service Pack 3 - November 2009

 

Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes fixes to inconveniences and errors, minor modifications and features to MIKE Marine GIS Release 2009 and SP2. Please note the following changes in SP3:

Module/Type Error/Inconvenience/New feature Status Remarks
Survey Manager
  • Problems in importing XYZ data in batch on a VISTA operating system
Fixed  
ArcGIS version MIKE Marine GIS  is supported on ArcGIS 9.3 incl. service pack 1 but with SP3 it has also been executed and tested on 9.3.1. Issues found during this have been corrected. Fixed  

MIKE Marine GIS 2009 Service Pack 4 - February 2010

 

Service Pack 4 (SP4) includes fixes to inconveniences and errors, minor modifications and features to MIKE Marine GIS Release 2009 and SP3. Please note the following changes in SP4:

Module/Type Error/Inconvenience/New feature Status Remarks
Image Manager
    Incorrect information string of displayed images
Fixed  

 

MIKE Marine GIS 2009 Service Pack 5 - June 2010

 

Service Pack 5 (SP5) includes fixes to inconveniences and errors, minor modifications and features to MIKE Marine GIS Release 2009 and SP4. No additional changes have been applied for MIKE Marine GIS in Service Pack 5.

MIKE by DHI - Agern Allé 5 - DK-2970 Hørsholm, Denmark - Tel: +45 4516 9200, Fax: +45 4516 9292

software@dhigroup.com - www.dhigroup.com