TerrainProvider

Members

staticTerrainProvider.heightmapTerrainQuality

Specifies the quality of terrain created from heightmaps. A value of 1.0 will ensure that adjacent heightmap vertices are separated by no more than Globe.maximumScreenSpaceError screen pixels and will probably go very slowly. A value of 0.5 will cut the estimated level zero geometric error in half, allowing twice the screen pixels between adjacent heightmap vertices and thus rendering more quickly.

Source: Core/TerrainProvider.js, line 133

credit :Credit

Gets the credit to display when this terrain provider is active. Typically this is used to credit the source of the terrain. This function should not be called before TerrainProvider#ready returns true.

Source: Core/TerrainProvider.js, line 47

errorEvent :Event

Gets an event that is raised when the terrain provider encounters an asynchronous error.. By subscribing to the event, you will be notified of the error and can potentially recover from it. Event listeners are passed an instance of TileProviderError.

Source: Core/TerrainProvider.js, line 36

ready :Boolean

Gets a value indicating whether or not the provider is ready for use.

Source: Core/TerrainProvider.js, line 66

tilingScheme :TilingScheme

Gets the tiling scheme used by the provider. This function should not be called before TerrainProvider#ready returns true.

Source: Core/TerrainProvider.js, line 57

Methods

staticTerrainProvider.getEstimatedLevelZeroGeometricErrorForAHeightmap(ellipsoid, tileImageWidth, numberOfTilesAtLevelZero) → Number

Determines an appropriate geometric error estimate when the geometry comes from a heightmap.

Name	Type	Description
ellipsoid	Ellipsoid	The ellipsoid to which the terrain is attached.
tileImageWidth	Number	The width, in pixels, of the heightmap associated with a single tile.
numberOfTilesAtLevelZero	Number	The number of tiles in the horizontal direction at tile level zero.

Returns:

An estimated geometric error.

Source: Core/TerrainProvider.js, line 143

staticTerrainProvider.getRegularGridIndices(width, height) → Uint16Array

Gets a list of indices for a triangle mesh representing a regular grid. Calling this function multiple times with the same grid width and height returns the same list of indices. The total number of vertices must be less than or equal to 65536.

Name	Type	Description
width	Number	The number of vertices in the regular grid in the horizontal direction.
height	Number	The number of vertices in the regular grid in the vertical direction.

Returns:

The list of indices.

Source: Core/TerrainProvider.js, line 85

getLevelMaximumGeometricError(level) → Number

Gets the maximum geometric error allowed in a tile at a given level. This function should not be called before TerrainProvider#ready returns true.

Name	Type	Description
level	Number	The tile level for which to get the maximum geometric error.

Returns:

The maximum geometric error.

Source: Core/TerrainProvider.js, line 175

hasWaterMask() → Boolean

Gets a value indicating whether or not the provider includes a water mask. The water mask indicates which areas of the globe are water rather than land, so they can be rendered as a reflective surface with animated waves. This function should not be called before TerrainProvider#ready returns true.

Returns:

True if the provider has a water mask; otherwise, false.

Source: Core/TerrainProvider.js, line 187

requestTileGeometry(x, y, level, throttleRequests) → Promise|TerrainData

Requests the geometry for a given tile. This function should not be called before TerrainProvider#ready returns true. The result must include terrain data and may optionally include a water mask and an indication of which child tiles are available.

Name	Type	Default	Description
x	Number		The X coordinate of the tile for which to request geometry.
y	Number		The Y coordinate of the tile for which to request geometry.
level	Number		The level of the tile for which to request geometry.
throttleRequests	Boolean	true	optional True if the number of simultaneous requests should be limited, or false if the request should be initiated regardless of the number of requests already in progress.

Returns:

A promise for the requested geometry. If this method returns undefined instead of a promise, it is an indication that too many requests are already pending and the request will be retried later.

Source: Core/TerrainProvider.js, line 164