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		 			rangeMapper VERSION 0.0-3
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NEW FEATURES
	o	processRanges() optionally saves range area, mid-range
		(median centroid), and range extents (min, max) to a 
		'metadata_ranges' table.
	o	rangeMap.save()calls now assemblage.stat() to compute values at 
		each pixel. assemblage.stat() can be applied on a vector 
		or on a data.frame, in which case a statistical model can be
		used. For the moment only lmer{lme4} is available, however
		assemblage.stat() can be extended by incorporating other models
		without the need to change rangeMap.save().
	o	rangeMap.save() got a subset option. Subsetting/mapping can be
		done by geometry characteristics (centroid location, polygon 
		size), life-history traits or and/or taxonomy.

MINOR CHANGES
	o  changes in the undocumented gui.zzz functions and in rangeMapper()
	   reflecting changes in the underlying GUI functions. 
	o  lme4 added to 'Suggests' packages.
	
FUTURE RELEASES 
	o	Computation of mean range values: e.g. mean species richness 
		within a range.

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		 			rangeMapper VERSION 0.0-2
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NEW FEATURES
	o	processRanges() (and the corresponding GUI function) got a
		'metadata' argument. If metadata = TRUE then the range 
		centroid and the range extents (min, max) of each species 
		is saved to the 'metadata_ranges' table. 
MINOR CHANGES
	o	tcltk, tcltk2, pixmap moved to 'Suggests' in the DESCRIPTION file.
FUTURE RELEASES 
	o	Add subset support to rangeMap(). Subsetting/mapping should be
		done by geometry characteristics (centroid location, polygon 
		size), life-history traits or and/or taxonomy.

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		 			rangeMapper VERSION 0.0-1
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NEW FEATURES
	o	This is the first release of the package.
MINOR CHANGES
	o	-
FUTURE RELEASES 
	o	Save range polygons to database using WKT format.
	o	Add spatialite support.
	o	Add subset support to rangeMap(). Subsetting/mapping should be
		done by geometry characteristics (centroid location, polygon 
		size), life-history traits or and/or taxonomy.


