Roadmap · updated November 3, 2026
Where LightKeeper is headed. Stop by stop.
What is finished, what is being built right now, and what comes next. Plans can change as crews try it on the water; this page is updated as work lands.
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Done · versions 2.0 to 2.1.8
Built and in your hands.
- LightKeeper 2Rebuilt from scratch: every aid in the USCG Light List on one map, in every district.2.0
- Full aid details and searchCharacteristic, height, range and the conditions around each light. Search aids, places and towns from one box.2.0.9
- Broadcast Notices to MarinersSee which lights have reported problems, for every district.2.1.2
- Trip plannerPick the lights; it plans the days, the ramps and where to stay.2.1.3
- Offline on the phoneSave your district for 7 days, NOAA charts included, and open the app with no signal.2.1.6
- Real light colorsAids show the color they flash or are painted, and names no longer pile up on the map.2.1.7
- Places for every districtBoat ramps, hotels, marinas, campgrounds, parks and dams for all nine districts, built from OpenStreetMap downloads and saved for offline.2.1.8
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Now · being built
On the water today.
- Places confirmed by a second sourceOfficial state and federal boat ramp lists and other open datasets checked against each place. Progress is on the Data health page.
- Right sector, district and 24-hour numberChecking every aid card, and finding the numbers still missing for the Mobile and Ohio Valley sectors.
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Next
Coming up.
- Windows app downloadThe desktop edition, downloadable from this site.
- Faster place togglesRamps, lodging, parks and dams each in their own small file, so turning one on loads only that.
- Checked against real tripsRamps, names, phone numbers, hotels and closed ramps spot-checked on waterways crews know (FDR Lake, the Snake, the Columbia), and auto trip plans compared with real ones.
- Places verified with GoogleEvery ramp, hotel and park cross-checked so phone numbers and hours are current.
- Real-world testingOn real phones and on work PC networks.
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Later
Further out.
- Dam readings checkedPool, tailwater and release status confirmed for dams crews know.
- Better station picksThe best nearby water temperature and weather station for each area.
Have an idea?Suggestions from crews shape this list. Known issues and the full to-do list are on the Version page.
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