I can remember a decade ago having to clean my car’s windshield each time I filled up at the gas station. Now-a-days in both the US and Germany I find it a rarity - my wipers can generally get the one or two splats. You’ll notice a bit more on the country roads vs interstate/autobahn but such an alarming difference overall.
I've been trying to get my organization to use ODM, but finding it difficult. The problem is analogous to the issues that Gimp has to Photoshop or Linux to Windows -- ease of use. Additionally, even if you properly configure the software the quality still is not comparable to the big proprietary players in the photogrammetry field: Bentley Systems; Pix4D; Drone Deploy.
A major reason for the quality issues is that the major drone manufacturers work directly with the proprietary photogrammetry software providers in the field to optimize the algorithms to their drones. These drone manufacturers then promote these proprietary solutions. This puts ODM at a disadvantage as there is no short-term financial incentive for manufacturers to promote ODM.
Like other fields, the proprietary photogrammetry industry is increasing moving to implementing their solutions exclusively in the cloud. This is forcing folks to give up their data and building a data moat - a problem for my organization.
I hope ODM keeps developing and becomes as ubiquitous as linux. Its quality is getting close for my organization to consider its implementation. Keep up the great work!