What's New in Hammer Missions — December 2025 Product Update
- Hammer Missions
- Dec 23, 2025
- 3 min read
At Hammer Missions, we’re wrapping up the year with a festive December update 🎄 focused on making drone inspections faster, smarter, and more intuitive. This release brings improvements across AI functionality, reporting, project sharing, and 2D/3D model processing—helping you streamline workflows and save valuable time as we head into the new year.
💻 Hammer Hub
AI Quantification Speed
We’ve made AI quantification up to 50% faster, so users can now run or rerun deficiency assessments more efficiently. This optimization ensures quicker insights without compromising accuracy, helping you stay on top of your projects with less waiting time.
Improved Reporting Format
Our reporting system has been redesigned to make reviewing deficiencies simpler and more logical. Reports now present deficiencies in numerical order from 1 to N, with the highest-severity items displayed first.
Project Sharing Permissions
Sharing projects within your organization is now easier than ever. All permissions are active by default when adding a new user, so you no longer need to grant access manually. If needed, project owners can still fine-tune access using the edit (pencil) icon, giving you full control over who can view or modify your projects while simplifying collaboration.
AI Train + Annotate
To further optimize workflow, users can now create an AI model and automatically run it after creation. Annotated results are displayed in a clear numerical sequence, with high-severity items prioritized, making it faster to review and interpret inspection outcomes. These updates improve readability and help users quickly act on critical deficiencies.
Improved No GPS and Low Overlap Mode
We’ve added advanced processing options for challenging datasets. Users can now select Assume Low Overlap to handle insufficient image coverage or Ignore GPS Positions for datasets with degraded GPS signals. Both options, found under Advanced Options, enhance the reliability of 3D model and 2D map generation, even from less-than-ideal imagery.
Model Download UI
Downloading project exports is now simpler and faster. Users can access 2D map and 3D model downloads from the same view, with six available export formats for use in other platforms. This improvement reduces the need to switch views, making project data more flexible and easier to integrate into external workflows.
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📱 Hammer App
Hammer App now includes two new inspection modes designed to capture richer detail on complex roof structures: Box and Dome. Both modes keep the drone oriented toward the centre of the structure, improving capture of side elevations and rooftop features compared to standard crosshatch mapping flights.
1) Box Inspection Mode keeps the drone permanently oriented toward the centre of the building throughout the mission. This ensures each flight pass captures rooftop features from an oblique angle, revealing vertical surfaces, edges, and side elevations that are often missed with traditional mapping patterns.
2) Dome Mode is purpose-built for circular or domed structures. The flight path orbits the building while keeping the camera aimed at the centre, maximising lateral detail capture across the entire curved surface. This makes it ideal for inspecting silos, domes, and other non-rectangular structures.
Interested in learning more about drone-based facade inspections or seeing how AI can enhance your workflows? Reach out to the Hammer Missions team — we’d love to show you how to bring this process to your next project.
About Hammer Missions
Hammer Missions is a software AI firm helping companies in the built environment leverage drones and AI for assessing existing conditions. Having seen 5000+ projects, we're pleased to be working with leading firms in AEC to streamline and scale the process of facade inspections. If you're looking to learn more about how AI can automate and accelerate your building assessment projects, please get in touch with us below. We look forward to hearing from you.
