Roadmap¶
Where fAIr came from, what has shipped, and what is being worked on. For the bigger picture and how fAIr is positioned, see Vision.
Timeline¶
%%{init: {'theme':'base','themeVariables':{'cScale0':'#eceef2','cScale1':'#eceef2','cScale2':'#eceef2','cScale3':'#eceef2','cScaleLabel0':'#1f2733','cScaleLabel1':'#1f2733','cScaleLabel2':'#1f2733','cScaleLabel3':'#1f2733','lineColor':'#9aa0aa','fontFamily':'system-ui, sans-serif'}}}%%
timeline
2023-2025 : Shipped the v2 platform, training and offline prediction
2026 : fAIrSwipe : v3 with the STAC model catalog, mapper view and larger-area predictions : Model feedback and local versions
2027 : Street-level imagery : In-browser predictions : Infrastructure scale-upCurrent figures for each effort are tracked on the Milestones page.
Now and later¶
-
Released in v3.0.0 (October 2026)
- Mapper view: pick any model, apply it to any imagery, and see the results
- Prediction requests over larger areas, with size limits
- A result view for each map request
- Running at dev.ai.hotosm.org, moving to ai.hotosm.org
-
Next, targeted for the end of 2026
- Feedback on model results
- Screens to improve a model with more training data and create a local version
- Rating a model
Exploring next year¶
Options under exploration for 2027.
- Street-level imagery
- Scaling up the infrastructure and stabilizing the server
- In-browser predictions
- A public STAC endpoint on the production instance
This roadmap is a living summary
Item order and grouping are indicative. The live board is at hotosm/projects/40.
Shipped¶
Capabilities already released, with the release series in which each landed.
| Capability | Release |
|---|---|
| Adopting the YOLOv8 model | v2.0.1+ |
| Redesigned interface | v2.0.10+ |
| User profiles and activity | v2.1.0 |
| Notifications on training status | v2.1.3 |
| Replicable models (run a model on new imagery or a new area) | v2.2.0 |
| Offline AI prediction | v2.2.3 |
| Post-processing of predicted geometry | v2.2.4 |
| fAIrSwipe (validate predictions via MapSwipe) | v2.2.15 |
| STAC model catalog, mapper view, larger-area predictions | v3.0.0 |
The current release series is v3.0.x.