QGIS 3.10 "A Coruña" released

Version 3.10 becomes the new LT version at the end of February 2020

Splash screen QGIS 3.10 A Coruña

A few days ago version 3.10 "A Coruña" was released. A Coruña hosted the 2019 QGIS user conference, followed by a contributor meeting.

The Visual Changelog for 3.10 is now available, with a slight delay.

Some important improvements of this version are:

General

Browser: Styles from other QGIS projects can be loaded from the browser
Start screen: Templates for New QGIS Projects
Start screen: Display of news and dates of QGIS events
Expressions: improvements in attribute handling (attributes()), support for custom date/time conversion formats, collect_geometries() and improved make_line()

New representation: Billboards (always looking towards user)
Measuring tool in 3D
3D navigation buttons

Layout

GeoPDF export * and import with many useful options. See also separate blog post.
Improved SVG export (layer names) with possibility to reduce coordinate accuracy. Useful for further processing in Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape.
Print layouts: improved handling of map grids (dynamic grid mesh width adjustment, and data-defined mesh width settings)
Print layouts: graphics in legends optionally to the right of the text
Print layouts: support of spatial bookmarks for setting map sections
Numerous bug fixes

Labeling

Kerning support
Vertical text for Asian languages
Various fine-tuning and numerous minor improvements

Digitizing / Data acquisition

GPS timestamp support when recording GPS data
Digitization restrictions: support for allowed gaps (with thresholds) in the topology checks of a layer
The snapping cache is now set up in the background and no longer blocks QGIS.
Forms/Widgets: Live update for dependencies between 2 widgets (e.g. for default values depending on form entries)

Data Management and Provider

Composite primary keys are supported
Improved handling of circular layer dependencies (useful for snapping improvements)
Oracle data provider: auth-config support and transaction support (similar to Postgis transaction support)
Text data provider: support of Z and M values from attribute columns

Analysis and Processing

Raster calculator: new operators (abs/min/max)
Processing: GDAL algorithms now allow additional command line parameters that are supported by GDAL but are not otherwise exposed in the processing form.
Processing: new input parameters "File" or "Folder".
Processing: numerous improvements for style management
Processing: algorithm for cumulated height differences along a given line geometry, derived from a height model.

QGIS Server

SVG symbols can be loaded from URLs
WMS dimension support (e.g. time, altitude or other). This allows different map views taking into account the time dimension.
WFS-3/OAPIF support (based on REST and JSON)

* Footnote on GeoPDF support: GeoPDF export and import requires that QGIS 3.10 has been compiled against GDAL/OGR >3.0 and against proj6. Due to a dependency on GRASS-GIS, the current QGIS version is unfortunately compiled with an older GDAL/PROJ combination. Therefore the GeoPDF support is currently not available for the official Windows and Ubuntu builds.

Possible workarounds: Patience until the next point release (probably on 22.11.2019), installation via the OSGeo4W installer as described here or compile it yourself from the sources.

Thanks: for this version we would like to thank, among many other supporters, especially the State of Vorarlberg and the co-financers (City of Vienna, City of Dornbirn, Canton Zug (Archaeology/Denkmalschutz), Canton Neuchâtel and Canton Thurgau, as well as a British National Park). Together they made the development of the GeoPDF support possible.