Documentation

For Users

The following resources are a good place to start:

• Official documentation page
• README page for ODM
• README page for WebODM
• README page for NodeODM
• Ground Control Points Format Specification
• OpenDroneMap: The Missing Guide

For advice on flying, capturing data and creating better results, the Making Successful Maps guide by DroneDeploy is an excellent resource.

Our data benchmarks page contains information on datasets (processing times, hardware resources, etc.). You can also compare ODM against other drone processing software in the UAV Mapping Arena.

For Developers

In addition to all user resources, we recommend to also read the following:

• WebODM documentation: https://docs.webodm.org
• NodeODM API specification: https://github.com/OpenDroneMap/NodeODM/blob/master/docs/index.adoc
• Overview of the ODM pipeline: http://community.opendronemap.org/t/where-can-i-find-background-information-on-the-concepts-of-odm/665/2

We keep a section in our forum dedicated to research papers. This is a valuable place where to read more about state of the art research related to structure from motion, multi-view stereo, meshing, texturing, etc. which can be used to improve the software.