# Release Version 1.0

## May 6, 2022

So this is a big one:

On April 6. we released Version 1.0!

As you might guess, this is very exciting for us, but what does this mean?

- First of all, you can find all changes in our documentation release notes. As one might expect with a first full release, the list is long!

- Version 1.0 means we can partly fulfil a vital topic of our mission, namely the replicating … current simulation procedures… part. The core computation module com1DFA for dense flow computations is in a state that allows it to be used in operational settings. In this regard, we published a report detailing differences between the currently operationally used com1DFAOrig (i.e. SamosAT) results and our rewritten com1DFA results. See reports for a link to the report (or head over to the assets of the version 1.0 release on Github). In this document, we detail the steps taken to ensure the similarity of the results, highlight the differences we found, the investigations into numerical issues and our recommendations for operational application.

- After testing this release by the WLV’s operational team, AvaFrame is now included in the operational guidelines for avalanche simulations, see the Praxisleitfaden (unfortunately only available in German). Integrating AvaFrame into current procedures is recommended, but running current models in parallel to catch any possible issues not yet discovered.

Of course, many features and modules are still missing since we are only halfway through the first project phase. But we are confident Version 1.0 already provides a benefit for avalanche simulations! And we are working on quite a few interesting new features, so watch out for the next releases.

Felix

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