- updated __version__ and __versionalias__

- updated __version__

- updated __version__

- added new module 'convenience'

convenience:
- added new submodule 'object_oriented': added function alias_property from GeoArray

geo.projection:
- EPSG2Proj4(): catched case EPSG_code=None
- EPSG2WKT(): catched case EPSG_code=None
- WKT2EPSG(): catched case wkt=''

io.raster.GeoArray:
- moved GeoArray, NoDataMask, CloudMask, BadDataMask, MultiGeoArray to a new separate library called 'geoarray' and added DeprecationWarnings instead

- updated some import statements

- updated __version__

io.raster.GeoArray.GeoArray:
- show(): added keywords "vmin" and "vmax"
- show_map(): added keywords "vmin" and "vmax"
- show_map_utm(): added keywords "vmin" and "vmax"

- updated __version__

geo.vector.conversion:
- points_to_raster(): added keyword fillVal

geo.vector.geometry:
- boxObj.boundsIm: coordinates are now rounded to integers

geo.projection:
- added proj4_to_WKT()

io.raster.GeoArray:
- GeoArray.show_map(): added keyword 'ax'
- _clip_array_at_mapPos(): bugfix

- updated __version__

io.raster.GeoArray.GeoArray:
- show_map() added keyword to make figure zoomable

- updated __version__

dtypes.conversion:
- added get_dtypeStr() (moved here from CoReg_Sat)

geo.vector.conversion:dict_to_proj4dict_to_proj4
- added points_to_raster(): new rasterization function

geo.projection:
- added dict_to_proj4()

- updated __version__

io.raster.GeoArray.GeoArray:
- save(): fix for trying to write NaN metadata values

- updated __version__

io.raster.GeoArray.GeoArray:
- get_mapPos(): implemented keyword out_prj

- updated __version__

io.raster.GeoArray.GeoArray.metadata.setter:
- fix for not accepting instances of pandas.DataFrame

- updated __version__

geo.vector.topology:
- get_overlap_polygon(): added output verification (automatic hole filling in case of MultiPolygon)

- updated __version__

geo.raster.reproject:
- warp_ndarray: added output bounds verification

io.raster.GeoArray:
- refactored _alias_property() to alias_property()
- GeoArray.reproject_to_new_grid(): bugfix for missing update of footprint_poly after reprojection

- updated __version__

io.raster.GeoArray:
- GeoArray:
     - __init__(): fixed wrong setting of progress attribute
     - reproject_to_new_grid(): fixed missing CPUs keyword

- BadDataMask / NoD
    - set default nodata value to False

- updated __version__

io.raster.GeoArray:
- GeoArray.get_mapPos(): bugfix in case mapBounds are not given in projection of GeoArray
- get_array_at_mapPos(): bugfix for wrong handling of mapBounds in case they are not provided in the projection of GeoArray

- updated __version__

Daniel Scheffler authored Jan 25, 2017 and Mathias Peters committed Jan 25, 2017

io.raster.GeoArray:
- GeoArray.get_mapPos(): added progress keyword
- get_array_at_mapPos(): added progress keyword

- updated __version__

Daniel Scheffler authored Jan 25, 2017 and Mathias Peters committed Jan 25, 2017

geo.coord_calc.calc_FullDataset_corner_positions(): updated assertion

- updated __version__

Daniel Scheffler authored Jan 25, 2017 and Mathias Peters committed Jan 25, 2017

geo.coord_calc.calc_FullDataset_corner_positions():
- added input assertion

numeric.vector.find_nearest: bugfix

- updated __version__

geo.raster.conversion:
- raster2polygon: bugfix for not properly handling bad exit status of gdal.Polygonize()

processing.progress_mon:
- Timer:
    - implemented keyword use_as_callback (now properly raises KeyBoardInterrupt in case of TimeOut
    - improved formatting of elapsed time
- ProgressBar:
    - implemented keyword use_as_callback

- updated __version__

added array caching: GeoArray and all subclasses now remember the last position read from disk and return it from memory -> speed improvement

io.raster.GeoArray.GeoArray:
- arr.setter: now flushes cache if shape changes
- from_path(): added array caching
- revised cache_array_subset()

- updated __version__

Conflicts:
	ptds/__init__.py

- is_coord_grid_equal(): added keyword 'tolerance'; added type hint and docstring
- is_point_on_grid(): added keyword 'tolerance'; added type hint and updated docstring

io.raster.GeoArray:
- GeoArray:
    - arr.setter: removed shape assertion -> not useful in combination with image warping
- BadDataMask and NoDataMask:
    -  __init__(): added pixel value validation
    - arr.setter: moved pixel value validation to _validate_array_values()
    - added _validate_array_values()

- updated __version__

- is_coord_grid_equal(): added keyword 'tolerance'; added type hint and docstring
- is_point_on_grid(): added keyword 'tolerance'; added type hint and updated docstring

io.raster.GeoArray:
- GeoArray:
    - arr.setter: removed shape assertion -> not useful in combination with image warping
- BadDataMask and NoDataMask:
    -  __init__(): added pixel value validation
    - arr.setter: moved pixel value validation to _validate_array_values()
    - added _validate_array_values()

- updated __version__

geo.raster.reproject:
- warp_ndarray(): added type hint

geo.coord_grid:
- is_point_on_grid(): fixed broken type hint

geo.coord_trafo:
- reproject_shapelyPoly():  fixed broken type hint

io.raster.GeoArrray.GeoArray:
- bandnames.getter: added assertion
- geotransform: bugfix in assertion
- revised __getitem__():
    - strings are now handled properly
    - bugfix: a requested 3rd dimension from 2D-Array is now only ignored if bands=1
- __setitem__(): self._arr_cache is now set here
- dump(): bugfix for wrong wite mode
- get_mapPos(): added type hint and revised docstring
- _clip_array_at_mapPos(): added type hint
- get_array_at_mapPos(): added type hint

- updated __version__

- fixed some broken type hints

io.raster.GeoArray:
- GeoArray:
    - fixed some broken type hints
    - arr: added assertion
    - bandnames: now returns an OrderedDict instead of a Python dict
- added class 'MultiGeoArray' (still a draft -> not yet working)

- updated __version__

- geotransform2mapinfo(): bugfix

geo,projection:
- WKT2EPSG(): added type assertion
- modified assertion message

io.raster.GeoArray.GeoArray:
- arr.setter: better assertion message
- projection.setter: modified assertion (now more robust)
- mask_nodata(): bugfix for not setting projection properly
- mask_baddata(): bugfix for not setting projection properly
- added __setitem__() to overwrite pixel values with a given array
- __getattr__(): bugfix
- calc_mask_nodata(): bugfix
- set_gdalDataset_meta(): read projection is now extra validated
- from_path: added TODO
- _get_plottable_image(): bugfix
- to_disk(): now sets _arr directly

io.raster.GeoArray.BadDataMask:
- __init__(): bugfix

io.raster.GeoArray.NoDataMask:
- __init__(): bugfix; added TODO

- added class 'CloudMask'

- updated __version__

io.raster.gdal:
- get_GDAL_ds_inmem():
    - modified doxstring
    - bugfix: invalid nodata values are now properly catched

io.raster.GeoArray.GeoArray:
- save(): added automatic creation out output directory

- updated __version__

Daniel Scheffler authored Dec 02, 2016 and Mathias Peters committed Dec 02, 2016

io.raster.GeoArray.GeoArray:
- get_mapPos(): added verbose mode that must be explicitly set

 io.raster.GeoArray:
 - __init__(): fix for copied memory address

io.raster.GeoArray:
- reproject_to_new_grid(). bugfig for not passfing q to warp_ndarray
- mask_nodata(): bugfix for not passing progress and quiet mode to mask GeoArray
- mask_baddata(): bugfix for not passing progress and quiet mode to mask GeoArray

added function for quickly reprojecting GeoArray to a given pixel grid; mask_nodata is now a subclass of GeoArray

geo.coord_grid:
- snap_bounds_to_pixGrid(): added docstring

io.raster.GeoArray:
-GeoArray:
    - bandnames getter: bugfix for not checking if shape of GeoArray.arr changed
    - mask_nodata setter: now sets mask_nodata to a subclass of GeoArray 'NoDataMask'
    - __getattr__(): now also returns results of functions belonging to np.array instances
    - calc_mask_nodata(): changed data type of nodata mask to np.bool
    - save(): bugfix for wrong metadata keys
    - added reproject_to_new_grid(): function for quickly reprojection all array-like attributes to a given target grid
- BadDataMask:
    - bugfix for not allowing certain pixel value combinations
added class NoDataMask

updated __version__

io.raster.GeoArray:
- __init__(): bugfix for wrong if-condition
- dump(): added docstring

added new property 'mask_baddata' to GeoArray; some bugfixes and further developments; new dtypes package

- added package 'dtypes' with submodule 'conversion' for performing data tyoe conversions

geo.raster.reproject:
- warp_ndarray(): input data types that are incompatible to GDAL are now automatically transformed to a GDAL compatible data type

io.raster.gdal:
- get_GDAL_ds_inmem(): added automatic data type conversion if not compatible to GDAL

io.raster.GeoArray:
- GeoArray:
    - __init__():
        - bugfix for rejecting subclasses of GeoArray
        - added attribute '_mask_baddata'
    - added property 'mask_baddata' + setter
- added class 'BadDataMask' (subclass of GeoArray)

- updated __version__

geo.coord_grid:
- find_nearest_grid_coord(): fixed inconsistency regarding key 'SE' vs. 'SO'

io.raster.GeoArray.GeoArray:
- __init__():
    - added docstring
    - init parameters are now respected in case GeoArray is instanced from another GeoArray
    - moved some parameter settings to separate properties
- attributes 'arr' and 'bandnames' are now properties
- revised propery 'shape'
- show(): added warning
- added deepcopy_array()

io.raster.GeoArray.GeoArray():
- added property metadata: returns GeoDataFrame of all available metadata
- set_gdalDataset_meta(): now also reads metadata for each band from file on disk
- save(): now also writes metadata to file on disk

io.raster.GeoArray.GeoArray:
- __init__(): GeoArray can now be instanced from another GeoArray without exception
- show(): added interactive mode (new keyword) that visualizes an interactive holoviews graphic for quickly exploring all bands of the current GeoArray

- updated __version__

geo,vector.topology:
- fill_holes_within_poly(): bugfix for not checking if polygon has holes in case input poly geom_type=='Polygon'

geo.coord_trafo:
- mapXY2imXY(): now also accepts 2D coordinate pair arrays
- imXY2mapXY(): now also accepts 2D coordinate pair arrays

io.raster.GeoArray.GeoArray:
- added function read_pointData(): allows vectorizes point-wise read processes
- __getitem__(): bugfix for wrong return value in case the elements of 'given' contain lists -> allows vectorizes point-wise read processes

io.raster.gdal:
- catched empty dataset exception

io.raster.GeoArray.GeoArray:
- added property 'xygrid_specs'
- save(): edited docstring; catched missing driver exception
- _get_plottable_image(): now supports requesting a geographic area (added keywords 'boundsMap', 'boundsMapPrj')
- show(): implemented keywords 'boundsMap', 'boundsMapPrj'; edited docstring
- show_map(): implemented keywords 'boundsMap', 'boundsMapPrj'; edited docstring
- get_mapPos(): refactored keyword bandslist to band2get; edited docstring

numeric.vector:
- find_nearest(): bugfix for wrong return value in case of exact hit if roundAlg=='off'

similarity.raster:
- calc_ssim(): added data type adjustment; refactored match to image0 and other to image1; added keyword 'gaussian_weights'

- updated __version__