- formally support Python 3.12 (1082)
- fix Windows-specific character encoding issue when reading XML files (1084)
- resolve pandas and gdal future warnings (1089)
- use spawn instead of fork for multiprocessing to resolve Python 3.12 deprecation warning (1089)
- rename add_node_elevations_google function's max_locations_per_batch parameter, with deprecation warning (1088)
- move add_node_elevations_google function's url_template parameter to settings module, with deprecation warning (1088)