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OpenDroneMap/node-OpenDroneMap
Software Tool Tier A mapping_and_survey AGPL-3.0
A lightweight REST API to access aerial image processing engines such as ODM or MicMac
Engineering Snapshot
Use cases & tasks 6
- Best suited for
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- backend developers
- mapping service integrators
- UAV survey platforms
- Primary tasks
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- Submit aerial images to ODM via HTTP API
- Track photogrammetry job status remotely
- Expose ODM/MicMac as microservice
Stack & ecosystem
- Resource type
- Software Tool
- Ecosystem
- api · drones · photogrammetry
License & compliance
- License
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AGPL-3.0(Inferred)
Lifecycle & freshness Show
- Maintenance
- Active
- Latest version
- Not recorded
- Last activity
- 2026-08-06
- Last checked
- 2026-08-13
- Verification
- Official confirmed
What It Solves
Provide a programmatic REST interface to aerial image processing engines (e.g., ODM) for automated drone mapping pipelines.
Primary use cases
- Submit aerial images to ODM via HTTP API
- Track photogrammetry job status remotely
- Expose ODM/MicMac as microservice
Secondary use cases
- Build web frontends for orthomosaic generation
- Queue multiple reconstruction tasks
When to Use
Consider when
- Need headless access to ODM
- AGPL-3.0 network use compliance is acceptable
Verify before adopting
- Supported ODM versions
- MicMac integration maturity
- License status (inferred AGPL-3.0)
- Hardware requirements for backend engine
Start Here
Adoption Checklist
- Needs verification Supported ODM versions
- Needs verification MicMac integration maturity
- Needs verification License status (inferred AGPL-3.0)
- Needs verification Hardware requirements for backend engine
Each check stays "needs verification" until an official source confirms it; unconfirmed items are never marked verified.
Known Limitations & Unknowns
Known limitations
- AGPL-3.0 inferred license may affect SaaS
- No processing logic itself
- No visualization built-in
Not publicly verified
- Latest release version
- Explicit hardware targets
- MicMac support details
Alternatives & Related Tools
Related tools
- opendronemap — Built on
- opendronemap — Integrates with
- opendronemap — depends on
How is it used?
Start from the recorded entry points below, then validate against the technical checklist.
- Official site https://github.com/OpenDroneMap/NodeODM/blob/master/docs/index.adoc
- Repository https://github.com/OpenDroneMap/node-OpenDroneMap
- Documentation https://github.com/OpenDroneMap/NodeODM/blob/master/docs/index.adoc
Technical checklist
- OK License identified Recorded: AGPL-3.0
- OK Maintenance signal Active
- OK Verification status Official confirmed
- OK Source evidence attached 1 source record(s)
- NEEDS REVIEW Latest version recorded Not recorded
Official Links
Metadata & Governance
| License | AGPL-3.0 — Inferred |
|---|---|
| Commercial model | Unknown |
| Maintenance status | Active |
| Verification status | Official confirmed — Confirmed via the official repository API responses in SourceRefs below. |
| Latest version | Not recorded |
| Latest release | Not recorded |
| Last activity | 2026-08-06 |
| Last checked | 2026-08-13 |
| First seen | Not recorded |
Dataset facts
Facts above come from the official dataset card only; unconfirmed fields stay unknown.
Related Resources & Dependencies
- opendronemap — built on (confirmed)
- opendronemap — integrates with (verified)
- opendronemap — depends on (confirmed)
Recent Activity
New resource: OpenDroneMap/node-OpenDroneMap
New repository resource added by the sprint promote pipeline.
Related Knowledge
Collections
- Aerial Mapping and Survey Stack — An open-source stack for aerial mapping work from imagery and datasets through photogrammetry processing.
- Simulation and Mapping Toolchains — Open-source simulation and mapping repositories used for development, testing and survey workflows.