Cesium Traditions: 2024 Summer Refactor
Each quarter, Cesium holds a company-wide meeting we call “the Refactor.” Borrowed from the software term that means improving the design of existing code, we gather as a team to refactor the strategy, the roadmap, and the operations of Cesium.
The Refactor is an expanded version of our weekly company-wide demo days, providing an opportunity for everyone at Cesium to revisit our vision, report on shared goals, and get up to speed on company news, finances, and activities. Together we welcome new team members, celebrate accomplishments, review lessons learned, and plan for the future. We also share lots of demos, from what we’re working on internally to Cesium projects built by the community.
2024 summer Refactor and event highlights.
This summer, we held our latest quarterly Refactor at Cesium Headquarters in Philadelphia. Team members flew in from across the country—and across the world—for the meeting and surrounding events.
The Cesium team gathered at HQ in Philadelphia.
Cesium CEO Patrick Cozzi opened the day with a welcome address and trip report from his experience at the DoD Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC). JCOC enables business and community leaders to gain first-hand experience through operations and interactions with troops and military leaders across the US armed forces.
Cesium CEO Patrick Cozzi in Alaska at the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC).
Special guest speaker, Desa Burton, Executive Director of Zip Code Wilmington, gave the opening keynote. Zip Code Wilmington is a non-profit coding bootcamp in nearby Delaware, established to support the economic development of the state by providing accessible software development training to high-potential individuals.
She shared her career journey, including service as a US Navy Surface Warfare Officer, intellectual property attorney, and adjunct law professor.
Desa Burton, Executive Director of Zip Code Wilmington, gave the opening keynote.
In the afternoon, Patrick hosted a fireside chat with Peter Rabley, CEO of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). Patrick and Peter discussed the importance of interoperability and open standards in the geospatial ecosystem. Peter laid out his plans for the future of OGC, including bolstering support for research academics, increasing speed to standardization, and an increased focus on member success.
Newly installed CEO of the Open Geospatial Consortium, Peter Rabley, with Cesium CEO Patrick Cozzi.
Team members presented on recent highlights including the addition of new datasets, Japan 3D Buildings, Vexcel 3D Cities, and Cesium Moon Terrain. We also celebrated open source CesiumJS reaching 10 million lifetime downloads, our first Federal Technical Exchange Meeting, improvements to Cesium ion Self-Hosted, and SIGGRAPH. For more of the latest Cesium news, check out the Cesium blog.
Team member Ashley Rogers presented on custom ellipsoids ahead of the launch of Cesium Moon Terrain.
Events throughout the week included team building activities such as ax throwing and archery, as well as our annual summer picnic.
Special guest Benjamin Franklin entertains team members at the annual summer picnic in Franklin Square.
Cesium team members from Business Development and Communications.
Watch the video for some Refactor highlights. If you would like to participate in the next Cesium Refactor, join the team! Keep your eye on our careers page to explore our open roles.