WebODM

A web interface for OpenDroneMap.

Roadmap

• User Registration / Authentication
• UI mockup
• Task Processing
• Model display (using Cesium/Leaflet) for both 2D and 3D outputs.
• Cluster management and setup.
• Mission Planner
• API
• Documentation
• Unit Testing

Terminology

• Project: A collection of tasks (successfully processed, failed, waiting to be executed, etc.)
• Task: A collection of input aerial images and an optional set of output results derived from the images, including an orthophoto, a georeferenced model and a textured model. A Task's output is processed by OpenDroneMap.
• ProcessingNode: An instance usually running on a separate VM instance, or on a separate machine which accepts aerial images, runs OpenDroneMap and returns the processed results (orthophoto, georeferenced model, etc.). Each node communicates with WebODM via a lightweight API such as node-OpenDroneMap. WebODM manages the distribution of Task to different ProcessingNode instances.
• ImageUpload: aerial images.
• Mission: A flight path and other information (overlap %, angle, ...) associated with a particular Task.

Work in progress

We will add more information to this document soon (including information on how to get started).