Releases

Welcome to the Releases page for Dendra, where we document major updates to the platform. Our live production site currently runs Release 2, with Release 3 in active development.

Current Release 2

Release: R2 (stable, in production since 2019)

Status: Live at https://ui.dendra.science/

Key Features:

  • Researcher-designed data exploration (query) interface.
  • Integrated data exploration and metadata management interface.
  • Station status pages and monitoring with offline notifications.
  • Annotation-based data cleaning and curation workflows that preserve raw data and apply corrections at query time.
  • Fine-grained, inheritable data access control across organization, station, and datastream levels.
  • Real-time and batch ingestion of environmental data from large multi-organization sensor networks.
  • Integrations for major systems, including Campbell Scientific LoggerNet, LI-COR HOBOlink, The Things Network, GOES Satellite, and RanchBot.
  • Flexible data ingestion and transformation pipelines with raw data archive.
  • REST API v2 for programmatic access to data and metadata: https://api-v2-docs.dendra.science/
  • Support for multiple database technologies and sharding across servers for scale and availability.
  • Scalable infrastructure supporting billions of records and long-term monitoring operations.

Upcoming Release 3

Release: R3 (pre-release, in development)

Status: Live at https://app.dendra.science/

Availability: Phased rollout. Join our beta program to try out features as they become available.

Key Features:

  • Backward compatibility with Release 2 to ease migration.
  • Existing Release 2 capabilities preserved and extended.
  • Redesigned and focused management interface, separating management from data exploration.
  • Streamlined station setup and datastream configuration workflows.
  • Self-service integration setup so organizations can connect telemetry on their own.
  • Data file import from CSV, TOA5, and additional formats.
  • Equation (code) library for calculated datastreams and data ingestion transformations.
  • Improved annotation, station status and monitoring capabilities.
  • Redesigned cross-organization data exploration interface.
  • Protocol Buffer–based API (JSON over HTTP) with client libraries: https://buf.build/dendrascience/repositories
  • API key provisioning for programmatic access.
  • AI-assisted semantic search for data exploration and an MCP server for agent workflows.
  • New job scheduler for background ingestion, vendor integrations, orchestration and notifications, aligned with the new API.
  • Upgraded vendor integrations: same coverage as Release 2, simpler to operate and extend.
  • Improved support for multiple database technologies and sharding across servers for scale and availability.
  • System tuned for performance, flexibility, and efficient operation.

Also on the Horizon

Annotation mobile app for field technicians. See mock-up below:

Additional Resources

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