| We are excited to share our 2026 ecosystem roadmap, highlighting new features and improvements designed to enhance your experience with DroneDB:
Multispectral Imagery Support
- Multispectral Image Parsing: Full XMP metadata extraction for band names, sensitivity, and DJI/MicaSense tags.
- Multispectral Orthophoto Rendering: Intelligent band selection for RGB display and vegetation indices (NDVI, NDRE).
New File Format Support
- 3D Tiles: Cesium 3D Tiles integration for large-scale 3D visualization.
- Flight Logs: Import and manage flight log files (Mavlink, DJI, Ardupilot).
- Ground Control Points (GCPs): Support for GCP data files (ODM, Pix4D formats).
- Collada/DAE: Support for Collada 3D model format.
Vector Tiles (MVT)
- Migration to MVT: Replacing FlatGeobuf with Mapbox Vector Tiles for better scalability with large vector datasets.
Enterprise Features
- LDAP Authentication: Native LDAP/Active Directory integration for enterprise deployments.
- WMS/WFS Support: OGC-compliant Web Map Service and Web Feature Service endpoints.
- Google/GitHub SSO: Native OAuth login with Google and GitHub.
- Password-Protected Sharing: Share datasets with password protection.
User Interface Enhancements
- PDF Viewer: View PDF documents directly within the application.
- Enhanced Image Viewer: Full-screen lightbox/gallery mode for images.
- Map Layers Management: Dedicated UI for layer toggling, reordering, and opacity control.
- Sort/Filter Organizations: Alphabetical, date, and dataset count sorting.
- Complete EXIF/XMP Metadata: Display full camera metadata in properties panel.
- Direction Indicators: Show drone direction/velocity with cone markers on map.
- Cylindrical Panorama Support: Proper visualization of cylindrical panoramic projections.
Comparison & Timeline
- File Comparison: Visual comparison tools for orthophotos, point clouds, and 3D models.
- Timeline with Comparison: Track and compare changes over time.
AI Integration
- Automated Object Detection: AI-powered object detection and annotation for images, orthophotos, point clouds, and 3D models.
- Semantic Search: Context-driven AI search across your datasets.
- Change Detection: Automated temporal analysis to identify changes over time.
Platform & Integrations
- MacOS Release: Native macOS support for DroneDB CLI and libraries.
- WebODM Integration: Improved plugin for seamless data exchange with WebODM.
- FTP/SFTP Support: Direct file transfers via FTP/SFTP protocols.
- Plugin Framework: Extend functionality with third-party plugins.
3D Viewer Improvements
- Potree Measurement Units: Configurable measurement units in 3D point cloud viewer.
- Vertical Exaggeration: Slider to enhance terrain relief visualization.
- Nexus Build Optimization: WebP texture compression for faster 3D model loading.
Explore our plans here: https://dronedb.app/plans/.
Thank you for being a part of this journey with us. Your support makes the DroneDB community what it is, and we’re excited to keep building together! |