Tutorial Update on How to Install WebODM in your PC - 2025
Preface I have worked on many international GIS projects starting around 25 years ago. We have come a long way since the only source of spatial data was LANDSAT and satellite images coupled with NTS mapping. I have worked in Africa in cities with over populations of 150 thousand with no updated road maps and with only two locations where one could access the internet via satellite and that was in 2007. Today we have updated high resolution imagery in Google Maps and many good sources of street maps including Open Street Maps which is in the public domain. Google imagery is proprietary and may not be the most current. Consequently there is still a need for updated imagery, especially in emerging and developing countries where updated satellite imagery is less available. In the mid 80s IBM PC revolutionized personal computing and Microsoft (MS) managed to dominate the market. Unfortunately licensing requirements and the proliferation of pirated software in emerging and develop...