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v1.8.0 Feature

This release adds 5 notable features for engineering teams evaluating rollout.

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camtrap-dp machine-learning wildlife

Summary

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Common names now appear everywhere, a fuzzy species picker is added, per-frame video bounding boxes are supported, map markers cluster, and cold‑start performance improved from ~40 s to ~2 s.

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What's New

See the full changelog: CHANGELOG.md

Highlights

Common Names Everywhere - Dictionary built from SpeciesNet/DeepFaune/Manas snapshots with GBIF English-detection scorer; common names shown across Overview, Species Distribution, and Media tabs
Fuzzy Species Picker - Fuse.js-backed search with arrow-key navigation, common-name-first rows, in-study dot badge, and custom-species chip in the observation editor
Per-Frame Video Bboxes - Overlay rendering on videos in the media modal with new getVideoFrameDetections IPC and bbox toggle
Map Clustering - Deployment markers cluster on the Overview map for clearer visualization of large studies
Performance - Cold-start dropped from ~40s to ~2s on Overview; SQL fast-paths for sequence-aware aggregations and heatmap; worker-thread offload for sequence pagination, best-media, and deployments activity; indefinite caching with proper invalidation
GBIF Import Progress - Pre-counted CSV rows so progress reflects real current/total; improved dataset titles, unavailable datasets hidden
Demo Dataset - Kruger rewritten with real scientific names and commonName column