2025 recap: Birdi features shipped this year

This year was a big one for the Birdi platform. We shipped a wide range of updates focused on one goal: making it easier for teams to explore, analyze, and collaborate around geospatial data without adding complexity.

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From AI-powered detection to deeper 3D and time-based analysis, here’s a closer look at the key features that launched this year.

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Smarter AI detection

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Map AI Detect

Map AI Detect brings AI-powered object detection directly to orthomosaics. By typing prompts like “trees” or “vehicles,” users can quickly surface features of interest, with detections queued and clearly numbered for reliability and transparency.

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Media AI Detect

Media AI Detect extends the same concept to images and videos, allowing users to run detection across multiple media items at once. This makes large inspection and survey datasets far easier to review and scale.

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Collaboration built into the map

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Map commenting

Map commenting allows teams to leave threaded comments directly on the map using pinned locations. With clustering, unread filters, and a dedicated notifications panel, discussions stay clear and easy to manage.

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Dashboard

Dashboard updates make it easier to keep track of activity across your workspace, including recent comments and mentions. It’s a simple way to stay aligned without jumping between views.

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Table view

Table view turns spatial data into structured rows, making it easier to manage annotations and media, export CSVs, and work with data in a more familiar format when needed.

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Better ways to compare and track change

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Split screen view

Split screen view lets you compare two datasets side by side with synchronized zoom and pan. It’s particularly useful for change detection, validation, and visual comparisons without constantly switching layers.

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Timeline view

Timeline view adds a date-based filter across maps, media, and 3D views, making it easy to explore how sites evolve over time using an intuitive slider.

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Expanded annotation and measurement tools

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Volumetric annotation

Volumetric annotation received major improvements this year, including more flexible base methods and better calculation workflows. Circle annotations can now also be used for volume measurements.

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Circle and square annotations

Circle and square annotations give users more control over how areas are defined, measured, and styled, with key metrics like area, perimeter, and volume clearly surfaced.

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Richer visualization and outputs

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Vector layers

Vector layer support allows users to upload and visualize formats like shapefiles, KML, GeoJSON, and DXF. Layers can be styled and categorized directly in the map for clearer spatial context.

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3D visualization

3D visualization improvements deliver better terrain detail and performance, making elevation, point clouds, and textured surfaces easier to explore and interpret.

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Media view

Media view received a refreshed full-screen experience with improved navigation and metadata panels, making image and video review more intuitive.

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Map canvas export

Map canvas export allows users to capture exactly what’s on screen — including layers, labels, and widgets — and export high-quality PDFs or PNGs with configurable layouts and resolution.

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Birdi Map View 2.0

All of these updates come together in Birdi Map View 2.0. It’s a faster, more flexible map experience that supports richer data types, deeper analysis across time and space, and smoother collaboration across teams.

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This year’s updates reflect how Birdi continues to evolve as a collaborative geospatial platform — focused on practical workflows, clarity, and real-world use cases. And we’re just getting started. Look forward to more releases in 2026!

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