MIKE Marine GIS
Release Note - 2009
Welcome to MIKE Marine GIS Release 2009.
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:
- Make sure that the provided dongle is attached to the computer (parallel or USB port - for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition USB port only)
- The dongle driver is installed automatically during the setup of the program.
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Surface Manager: 'Save dfs2 from Raster' functionality is not working.
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 |
| 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 |
| 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.