GeoWebCache 0.8.1

Note: If you skipped version 0.8.0 please be sure to read those release notes as well, they describe a large number of important changes.

New features

• Support for caching vector (non-image data). Please contact the developer mailing list for details.
• Support for Mobile GMaps, thanks to jaakl (#31)
• Support for PNG24, a hint for MapServer? to use 24 bit PNGs, thanks to jaakl (#32)
• GeoWebCache can work as an extension to GeoServer (separate packages available through GeoServer.org)

Changes

• JCS is no longer enabled by default, you have to create the bean definition is you want it
• If no other option is specified, GeoWebCache will use System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir") to store its cache. You can change this behavior by setting the environment variable GEOWEBCACHE_CACHE_DIR
• Configuration has moved back from applicationContext.xml to geowebcache-servlet.xml

Bugfixes

• Tests run on Java 1.5.x
• A number of minor bugfixes related to GeoServer integration
• KML output did not include the eastern hemishphere if layer crossed the prime meridian.