Release Notes: Intel® SceneScape#

Version 2026.1.0#

June 17, 2026

New

  • Tracking & Analytics

    • Added Tracker Evaluation Pipeline enhancements:

      • Multi-evaluator support

      • New jitter metrics (RMS jerk, acceleration variance)

      • Per-frame diagnostic evaluator

    • High-performance tracker improvements:

      • Supports visibility, confidence, and detection metadata

      • Includes NTP-based time correction

  • Controller uses pose estimation metadata to mitigate partial occlusion of a person. Implementation is extensible to other object types.

  • Re-ID feature now works with embedding vectors of arbitrary size, provides cosine distance as a similarity metric and publishes track state for determining re-id accuracy.

Improved

  • Testing & Quality

    • Major API test rework and reporting improvements

    • Expanded automation coverage:

      • Mapping, autocalibration, MQTT events, retrack, linked scenes

    • Added UI tests

    • Migration of legacy tests to scenario-based JSON

    • Improved test stability and fixtures

    • Added weekly test coverage for releases

  • Documentation:

    • Major documentation restructuring and alignment

    • Improved navigation, references, and formatting

    • Standardized message format documentation

Fixed

  • Metadata passthrough issues in controller

  • Database migration flow issues

  • Corrected camera pose and scale for VGGT models

  • Sensor color update inconsistencies

  • REID schema initialization failures

  • API behavior, input validation

  • Missing TRS matrix fields

  • Calibration API handling of invalid images

  • Asset update failures for invalid IDs

  • Docker cache handling, Docker image size regressions

  • Resolved bind mount permission errors

  • NTP pod CrashLoopBackOff issue

Version 2026.0.0#

April 6, 2026

Major Features and Enhancements

  • Standalone tracking microservice that can vertically scale to track 1000 objects.

  • Time-Chunked Tracking: Advanced time-chunking algorithms for improved tracking performance and accuracy

  • Extended Re-identification with a 2-tier architecture to improve Re-ID quality and scalability.

  • Mapping service enhancements: Video-Based Mapping, CLAHE pre-processing to improve mesh appearance

  • Controller outputs augmented to work with a physics engine

  • Controller Analytics Mode: New analytics-only mode for the controller with schema validation

Improved

  • Debian Migration: Complete migration from Ubuntu to Debian base images across all services for reduced size and improved security

  • Non-Root Users: All services now run as non-root users with custom scenescape user implementation

  • Gateway API Resources: Migration from Ingress to Gateway API for improved networking

  • USB Camera Support: Dynamic camera configuration with USB camera support in Kubernetes

  • Test Automation: Comprehensive API test automation for all major endpoints (cameras, sensors, assets, regions, tripwires, users)

  • Performance Testing: Tracker evaluation pipeline with MVP implementation

Performance and Optimization

  • Memory Leak Fixes: Resolved memory usage issues that caused steady increases over time

  • Thread Safety: Improved thread safety in Tracker Service MQTT client during shutdown

  • Resource Cleanup: Enhanced cleanup processes for tests and deployments

  • Build Optimization: Improved build paths, dependency management, and Docker caching

  • Image Size Optimization: Significant reduction in container image sizes through dependency optimization

Video Analytics Updates

  • Pipeline Optimization: Improved pipeline generation and GPU utilization

  • Model Management: Enhanced model downloading and management with updated model sets

Developer Experience

  • Copilot Integration: Added copilot instructions for enhanced developer experience

  • Deployment Scripts: Enhanced deployment scripts with port installation choices