Birdi’s new Map View 2.0 (beta release): Volumetrics, 3D visualization and more!

Written by
Kayley Greenland
February 4, 2025

We’re excited to announce the beta launch of Map View 2.0 – our most powerful update yet! 🎉 This beta launch brings you powerful new tools designed to make mapping faster, easier, and more insightful.

Try it now for free!

During this beta phase (for a limited time), these features are available to all users for free. It’s your chance to explore the latest tools and provide feedback that helps us make Birdi even better. (Don't have a Birdi account yet? Book your demo here).

🚀 New Map View features available in beta:

Combined layers

You’ll now find all your media, annotations, basemaps, WMTS links and processed outputs under a single Layers tab. This will give you the flexibility to move, view and group your layers in a way that works for you.

Volumetric annotation

Easily calculate volumes with a dedicated volumetric layer that keeps things simple. Download your results and share them or dig deeper—whatever fits your workflow.

3D visualization

Explore your data in 3D with support for point clouds and tiled meshes. Move between 3D and 2D views effortlessly, keeping all your annotations intact for a seamless experience.

Base maps library and WMTS links

Access a library of publicly available base maps and customize their opacity for better visualization. Connect external WMTS URLs to bring in additional layers and expand your geospatial insights.

Table view

View your data and annotations in a clear table format, making it easy to manage. Need to share or analyze it? Just export everything as a CSV.

Vector upload & visualization

Birdi now supports vector file uploads, including shapefiles, KMLs, GeoJSON, and DXF formats. Each file is added as a layer in the map view, making it easier to organize, analyze, and interact with your geospatial data.

Layer toolbox

Click on any layer to open the layer toolbox. From here you can style, customize and edit the layer, giving you full control at your fingertips.

🔎 How to access the new Map View

Currently, you can only create new maps within the new Map View. Your existing maps will still be accessible as they are now. To create a new map in the new Map View, follow the steps in this knowledge base article: How to create a Birdi 2.0 map 

👉 Don't have a Birdi account yet?

Book your demo here and we'll take you through the next steps.

🐛 Found a bug? Have feedback?

This is a beta release, which means we’re still ironing out the kinks and putting on the finishing touches. If you encounter any issues, bugs or have feedback that could help us, please let us know:

Kayley Greenland
Kayley is Birdi's product manager and is across all the nuts and bolts of our feature releases, product roadmap and platform vision.