Is version 5.0 in development?

[ZachParkerCR]

I heard that version 5.0 of the software is in development to be released soon. I don't want to upgrade my version from 4.2 to 4.24 if 5.0 is on the horizon. Is there an estimated release date the developers can let us know about?

Thank you!

[taylormd3]

Zach, It's Mark Taylor at UDOT. This is a good question so let me be as specific as I can with version 5.0:

1. 5.0 is a big release (bigger then we generally like to do with releases). We don't have a release date yet but we're getting closer. I know it's a bit vague but we're getting very close to being done with two very large projects within version 5.0. a) Left Turn Gap Analysis Report and b) Data Compression. A third very large project (15-minute data aggregation files) has already been completed.

2. If I were to guess on an anticipated date (and it is a guess), I would think that 5.0 will be released probably around early spring. If you're already at version 4.2, I would just wait for 5.0 as there are so many exciting things coming with this new build as mentioned in A&B above. In addition, the developers are currently working on the following with version 5.0:

• Fix the "Timing and Actuation" metric so the pedestrian detectors are always correct that show on the display.
• Adding the new GDOT/Kimley Horn metic "Wait Time" pull request
• Adding the new MioVision (Traffops) pull request "Enhanced Configuration.
• Adding the new PennDOT "Methods and Assumptions" manual
• Adding a new link to PennDOT ATSPM Interface (https://www.dot.state.pa.us/public/Bureaus/BOMO/Portal/ATSPM/index.html)
• Fixing "Aggregate Data" report so the 15-minute aggregation tables are the data source.
• Moving the "Approach Speed" from the detector setting to the approach setting.

There are probably a few other things that will get done in version 5.0 (if not 5.0 probably 5.1 shortly thereafter):

• Add "Options and Thresholds" configuration page to the admin menu so owners can customize the default values without having to change the source code.
• Create 'Area and Agency" categories that will also be added to the maps.

If you have a functioning ATSPM system, I would suggest to wait for 5.0. It is actively being worked on by two developers. I promise that in the future, we will do much smaller releases so sorry about the long wait.

-- Mark Taylor

[ChesireFreeThrow]

I'm moving this over to discussions since it's not an issue