Stream BIM and CAD models using 3D Tiles in Cesium ion
Nov 13, 2018 by Hannah Pinkos
The 3D tiling pipeline on Cesium ion now includes support for interior and exterior BIM and CAD models, adding to existing support for point clouds, photogrammetry, and 3D buildings. BIM model with photogrammetry scene, courtesy of Bentley Systems. Bring geospatial context to your BIM and CAD 3D Tiles by combining...
Read moreCommunity Experiments with Time-Dynamic 3D Tiles
Nov 08, 2018 by Pascal Poulain
This is a guest post by Pascal Poulain about some experimental work he did on embedding time series inside 3D Tiles. He uses weather prediction data to illustrate the concept. - Sarah When visualizing spatio-temporal datasets in CesiumJS, out-of-core processing, based on 3D Tiles, can offer better capacities in terms...
Read moreDynamically Annotating 3D Tiles in CesiumJS
Nov 05, 2018 by Omar Shehata
Visualizing and understanding massive 3D data often involves combining different formats into the same scene. 3D Tiles already enables this kind of data fusion. For greater flexibility, CesiumJS provides a classification system that allows you to dynamically highlight and annotate your 3D data using any arbitrary set of geometry. For...
Read moreCesium Version 1.51 Released
Nov 01, 2018 by Sean Lilley
We are happy to announce the release of Cesium 1.51. Highlights include: Added WMS-T (time) support in WebMapServiceImageryProvider. Added cutoutRectangle to ImageryLayer, which allows cutting out rectangular areas in imagery layers to reveal underlying imagery. Ground atmosphere, sky atmosphere, and fog colors now match. Shrunk minified and gzipped Cesium.js by...
Read moreAtmospheric Lighting Improvements in CesiumJS
Oct 24, 2018 by Omar Shehata
One of the new visual improvements in CesiumJS 1.50 is the ground atmosphere. This can be seen on the globe when viewed from space. The new ground atmosphere on the far right makes the globe look more realistic. CesiumJS already includes a sky atmosphere, which allows you to control the...
Read moreRicher Materials with glTF Specular Glossiness in CesiumJS
Oct 22, 2018 by Omar Shehata
With the 1.50 release, CesiumJS now supports the new specular glossiness glTF extension. This extension gives you greater control over how a 3D model responds to various realistic lighting conditions. Materials on this model are powered by the new specular-glosssiness extension. Racing bicycle by Francesco Coldesina. glTF’s physically based rendering...
Read moreAttend the FME Webinar on Visualizing Data with Cesium
Oct 19, 2018 by Gabby Getz
Yesterday, we announced that FME users can now connect to Cesium ion to upload, tile, and host data for streaming into CesiumJS apps. Now, get a chance to see how it works live. FME is offering a webinar entitled Visualizing Data in a Web Browser with Cesium ion this Wednesday,...
Read moreCesium and FME Integration Accelerates 3D Geospatial Data Pipelines
Oct 18, 2018 by Gabby Getz
Safe Software’s FME data integration platform makes it simple to build a geospatial data workflow by transforming data between hundred of formats, connecting to external apps, and automating workflows with a graphical interface. We’ve collaborated with Safe Software to integrate Cesium and FME, bringing support for optimized streaming of many...
Read moreEikland Energy AS Offers Insights to the Energy Industry with Cesium
Oct 15, 2018 by Sarah Chow
We have a new showcase up on our demos page! Eikland Energy AS Eikland Energy AS provides research and analysis for the energy industry, including global liquefied natural gas (LNG) flow tracking and site monitoring. Their iGIS/LNG product, which uses CesiumJS, combines data from many sources to offer forecast, scheduling,...
Read moreSimulate Intersections for Autonomous Driving with RoadRunner and Cesium
Oct 10, 2018 by Gabby Getz
A RoadRunner model imported into Cesium. GIS data credit: U.S. Geological Survey; 3D artist: Tom Vu, VectorZero Safe autonomous driving requires simulating millions of miles, but not just any miles: simulation efforts should focus on the most interesting road, traffic, pedestrian, weather, and lighting scenarios. Critical scenarios often occur at...
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