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Building REP File Parsing

Posted January 11, 2026,
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REP file parsing is complete. Legacy Debrief files now transform into validated GeoJSON with line-level error reporting.

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Planning: SpecKit UI Workflow Enhancement

Posted January 11, 2026,
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Enhancing our spec workflow to detect UI features and capture interaction design details upfront.

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Building Local STAC Catalog Operations

Posted January 11, 2026,
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Local STAC catalog operations are complete. Debrief v4.x can now create catalogs, store plots, and preserve provenance — all offline.

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Planning: Local STAC Catalog Operations

Posted January 10, 2026,
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Building local STAC catalog operations for offline-first analysis storage in Debrief v4.x.

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Planning: Schema Foundation

Posted January 9, 2026,
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Establishing the schema foundation for Debrief v4.x with LinkML as the single source of truth.

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New Feature: Splitting Tracks

Posted November 19, 2019,
by Ian Mayo

Learn more about handling periods of missing data in Debrief

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Determining version of Java

Posted March 6, 2019,
by Ian Mayo

On occasion it’s useful to determine the version of Java that a Debrief installation is using.

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New Feature Pre-release: Use of scripting to update data

Posted January 15, 2019,
by Ian Mayo

After a couple of months of development, we're preparing the release of the new Debrief scripting ability This new capability is intended to enable Debrief Power Users to take on more advanced data manipulation tasks, including: Apply bulk changes to Debrief objects Import unexpected data-types from file Conduct ad-hoc calculations on Debrief data

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New Feature Release: Paste Rep from Clipboard

Posted September 27, 2018,
by Ian Mayo

We're coming to the end of another new feature. Most of the time Debrief data comes in digital form, captured on another system. But, occasionally it arrives in text form and has to be transcribed. Some users do this within Debrief, others perform the task in a text editor such as Notepad, then save the...

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New Feature: SVG Symbols

Posted September 21, 2018,
by Ian Mayo

Symbols are used to add value to analysis plots, through giving a visual indication of the vehicle type. In the past, the symbols have been hard-coded in Debrief, but now Debrief supports the provision of vectored symbols in the industry standard SVG format. The first set of symbols is shown below. Please feel free to...

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