# OpenDroneMap/ODM

A command line toolkit to generate maps, point clouds, 3D models and DEMs from drone, balloon or kite images. 📷

Repository: https://github.com/OpenDroneMap/ODM
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/odm
Homepage: https://opendronemap.org
Language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: point-cloud, photogrammetry, drone, uas, structure-from-motion, aerial-imagery
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:35:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 73, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4360, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 21, "gap_med": 119, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6417, forks 1305 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:43.240583+00:00)

## What it is
OpenDroneMap (ODM) is an open source command line toolkit that processes aerial drone, balloon, or kite imagery into classified point clouds, 3D textured models, georeferenced orthophotos, and digital elevation models. It runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux (typically via Docker) and is designed for scripting and integration with other software.

## Use cases
- generate orthophotos from drone images
- create 3D textured models from aerial photos
- produce point clouds from drone imagery
- generate DEMs and DSMs from aerial surveys
- process drone imagery from the command line
- batch-process aerial photos in scripts
- build georeferenced maps from UAV flights

## When to choose
- you need open source photogrammetry without licensing costs
- you want to script or automate drone image processing pipelines
- you need command-line integration with GIS tools like QGIS
- you have JPEG/TIFF aerial images and sufficient RAM
- you want outputs in standard formats like GeoTIFF, LAZ, OBJ, PLY

## When to avoid
- you need a graphical user interface rather than a CLI
- your machine lacks the RAM for large datasets and you cannot use cloud processing
- you need real-time or near-real-time processing
- you require commercial support or proprietary algorithms

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, computer-vision, graphics, geospatial, cli
- domain: computer-vision, image-processing, graphics
- platform: windows, python, cli
- tags: photogrammetry, structure-from-motion, drone-mapping, point-cloud, orthophoto, dsm, 3d-reconstruction, aerial-imagery, maps, geospatial, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- OpenDroneMap/ODM (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:43.240583+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:44:54.339117+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/OpenDroneMap/ODM (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:43.240583+00:00, sha 0d372e7ad37d)
  - homepage: https://opendronemap.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:41:44.879815+00:00, sha 18fea4e4edd9)
  - site_page: https://opendronemap.org/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:41:44.882151+00:00, sha bb6f10eee439)
  - site_page: https://opendronemap.org/download (fetched 2026-08-29T08:41:44.883851+00:00, sha b323776ed9c6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.