Major new feature: Support for Google Drive's exceptional OCR engine!
New files:
- server/services/ocr-google-drive.js: Google Drive API integration
- server/services/ocr-hybrid.js: Intelligent engine selection
- docs/OCR_OPTIONS.md: Comprehensive setup and comparison guide
Key advantages of Google Drive OCR:
✅ Exceptional quality (98%+ accuracy vs Tesseract's 85%)
✅ Handwriting recognition - Perfect for boat logbooks and annotations
✅ FREE - 1 billion requests/day quota
✅ Handles complex layouts, tables, multi-column text
✅ No local dependencies needed
The hybrid service intelligently chooses:
1. Google Drive (if configured) for best quality
2. Tesseract for large batches or offline use
3. Automatic fallback if cloud fails
Perfect for marine applications:
- Handwritten boat logbooks
- Maintenance records with annotations
- Equipment manuals with notes
- Mixed typed/handwritten documents
Setup is straightforward:
1. Create Google Cloud service account
2. Enable Drive API (free)
3. Download credentials JSON
4. Update .env with PREFERRED_OCR_ENGINE=google-drive
Drop-in replacement - maintains same interface as existing OCR service.
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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-10-19 09:04:34 +02:00
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