The 2025 Cesium Developer Conference featured technically oriented, community-driven sessions, keynotes, panels, and a pre-conference workshop day. Watch the talks to explore how open geospatial technologies support AECO, aerospace and defense, gaming and simulation, and other workflows.
Richard Godbold, Director of Cloud-based Systems, Hyperion Technology Group,...
The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is currently facing a significant data storage/access problem. The recent...
Philip Luhn, Immersive Media Solutions Creative Lead, HNTB Corporation; Adam...
HNTB is an Architectural & Infrastructure Engineering firm focused on supporting the Design, Engineering & Planning of large infrastructure projects...
John Liou, Lead Developer, Badass Studios Ltd
Badass Studios XR is revolutionizing real-time extended reality (XR) by leveraging Cesium ion and Cesium for Unreal to rapidly create immersive,...
Lorenz Junglas, Programmer, Facepunch Studios
3D geospatial models are often seen primarily as visualization tools—but they also encode a wealth of data. In this presentation, we introduce an...
Neo Huang, Cofounder & Regional Director, D5 Render
The integration of D5 Render and Cesium unlocks transformative potential for architects, designers, and 3D artists—seamlessly merging high-fidelity...
Zach Sussman, CTO, Mach9
Cesium.js is great at geospatial visualization, but what about building interactive tools? At Mach9, we use Cesium to build our in-browser...
Jonathan Girroir, Senior Director, Toolkit Marketing, Tech Soft 3D
We’ll explore how modern web, desktop, and mobile software applications can be built using component SDKs for data access, visualization, and...
Toru Takatsu, CEO, CalTa inc.
CalTa’s TRANCITY leverages Cesium to innovate infrastructure management by creating detailed photogrammetry models and point clouds from drone and...
Andrew Scott, Visualization Specialist, Arcadis
Cesium is an incredibly powerful tool for high-rise architectural design. This lightning talk discusses how the Unreal Engine plugin can be used to...
Gabby Getz, Manager, Software Development, Web 3D, Cesium/Bentley; Luke...
Deep dive into CesiumJS with hands-on examples.
Gabby Getz, Manager, Software Development, Web 3D, Cesium/Bentley; Luke...
This session goes more into the Entity API and adding styling and interactivity.
Ankit Trehan, Associate Software Engineer, Cesium/Bentley
Walk-through of using Cesium ion and building Cesium Stories.
Janine Liu, Software Engineer II, Cesium/Bentley; Cory Barr, Senior Software...
Deep dive into Cesium runtime plugins with hands-on examples.
Stephen Phillips, Solution Architect, Epic Games
Overview of Unreal Engine and uses in AEC and geospatial applications.
Tim Woodard, Principal Solutions Architect, NVIDIA
Overview of how Omniverse and USD are being used to support geospatial and AEC users.
Tim Moore, Principal Software Engineer, Cesium/Bentley
Intro to Cesium Native deployment.
Tom Fili, Manager, Software Development, Cesium/Bentley
Come and join us for a look back (and forward) at the improvements in Cesium ion. From using CesiumJS as a viewer, to the 3D Tiling Pipeline for...
Ben Jewett, Application Engineer, Geospatial, Cesium/Bentley
Cesium is used all over the world and across many communities. Among those are enterprise users with exquisite geospatial workflows that leverage...
Fernando Roque, Director, Lux Sigma
This research published in Copernicus, identifies that the Motagua River suffers from a lack of hydrological recharge from its source in the western...
Ping-Chun Chen, Web-GIS Engineer, Onework
Through its advanced model compression technology, Onework enables the integration of large-scale models such as BIM into digital platforms,...
John Thompson, Aerospace Solutions Developer, LSAS Tec; Klaus Konarkowski,...
Our presentation will explore the architecture behind LSAS tools and solutions that utilize the CesiumJS library for space domain awareness and...
Mark Reichardt, Senior Consultant, Geospatial World
The geospatial sector is experiencing remarkable growth, with its socio-economic impact estimated to reach USD $10.4 trillion in 2025 and forecasted...
Shehzan Mohammed, Senior Director, Product and Developer Community, Bentley...
Dr. Amy Rose will deliver the closing keynote with an update on the Overture Maps Foundation and their work to create global datasets for everyone to...
Peter Rabley, Chief Executive Officer, Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC); John...
Peter Rabley, CEO of the Open Geospatial Consortium, headlines the opening keynote session on Day 2 of the conference, discussing the importance of...
Peter Mehlitz, Sr. Software Engineer/technical project lead, KBR Inc./NASA Ames...
ODIN-fire is an open sourced framework to build web servers that can visualize a mix of dynamic and static data, either generated within the server...
Elena Dimopoulou, Unreal Authorized Instructor, Training Partner, Epic Games
Echoes of Eternity: Quest for the Mystic Olive Grove is an interactive installation and video game that leverages Cesium for Unreal Engine to create...
William "Max" Maier, Technical Sales Engineer, AerialSphere
This session showcases how to merge high-resolution 360° imagery with interactive 3D geospatial data. By integrating tools like AerialSphere’s XP360...
Hiroshi Yaginuma, CTO, Locus Blue
Japan’s construction industry faces chronic labor shortages due to an aging workforce and declining birth rates. The industry’s reputation‚ is...
Stefano Bovio, Frontend Developer, GeoSolutions
MapStore is an open-source WebGIS application designed for cross-platform compatibility, functioning seamlessly across various web browsers and...
Vijay Kumar, Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering, University of...
Patrick will interview Prof. Vijay Kumar of Penn Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania about his work with robotics and digital twins, the...
Osarodion Victory Igbinobaro, Co-founder, AERO AI
This presentation explores a paradigm shift in AEC construction: the intelligent fusion of high-resolution drone data with existing BIM/CAD datasets...
Adam Morris, Principal Engineer, Cesium/Bentley; Jason Sobotka, Senior Software...
The past year Cesium has been working to bring Gaussian Splatting to CesiumJS & 3D Tilesusing glTF as an open-standards alternative to the ubiquitous...
Yahya Mirza, CEO/CTO, Aclectic Systems Inc.
Since 2015, twelve lunar soft landings have been attempted. Half resulted in failure, costing an estimated $73M to $141M per mission. In preparation...
James Fisher, Senior Data Engineer, Atomic Maps; Francis Williams, Senior...
Using an open source data engineering pipeline, Atomic Maps will discuss how we are scaling the production of Geo-splats and scalable Gaussian Splat...
Michael Hoppe, Creative Director, Geopogo
What if urban planning were as intuitive and engaging as SimCity—but built on real-world data? Geopogo Cities: The Game brings city-building to life...
Tim Woodard, Principal Solutions Architect, NVIDIA
Learn about NVIDIA technologies that help to bring significant acceleration to geospatial applications. This includes image processing algorithms, 3D...
Sharel Liu, Architectural Designer and Technologist, M. Arch, Columbia...
Envisioned for a +4°C climate future in Paris 2100 and inspired by stacked hammocks, this climate-resilient tower emerged from a design process that...
Julian Reyes, CEO, Buendea
As part of an effort with NASA's Advanced Operations Concepts Lab, Buendea are developing a digital twin of the Moon inside of our NASA XR Operations...
Sanghee Shin, CEO/President, Gaia3D; Jinho Kim, GIS Software Developer, Gaia3D;...
In this talk, we will share our experience visualizing spatio-temporal data (e.g., chemical dispersion, atmospheric data, wind patterns, and water...
Daniel Wikstrom, Senior Software Engineer | Unreal Engine, Cesium/Bentley;...
iLab will present a comprehensive overview of our innovative projects that originated from a client's need to manage massive construction data. This...
Neil Trevett, VP Developer Ecosystems, NVIDIA; Alexey Medvedev, AR Tech Lead,...
Join this interactive session to share your insights and get answers about the glTF roadmap and its relationship to 3D Tiles. This is your...
Cameron Woodbury, Software Developer, Hobu, Inc.
Supporting Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs (COG) and Cloud Optimized Point Clouds (COPC) in our CesiumJS application provided convenience, compatibility,...
Andrew Lunstad, CTO, Terradepth
How can autonomous vessels reduce carbon on and how can Cesium based tools help? Come learn about this as well as understand how Terradepth is using...
Bonny McClain, quantitative storyteller & geospatial scientist, fractional...
The story matters. To make an impact we need accessible tools. Integrating Cesium Ion stories, Blender and 3 dimensional data let’s see the power of...
Raahil Amarshi, Solutions Architect, MongoDB
Geospatial data is everywhere—whether it’s tracking real-time traffic, predicting weather patterns, or mapping critical infrastructure. But making...
Supriya Krishnan, Associate Partner, Geospatial World
The geospatial industry is undergoing a rapid transformation, driven by technological advancements, increasing government focus, new use cases, and a...
Brent Lance, CTO and Co-Founder, Sandtable
Sandtable's Mentat is an AI-driven platform designed to enhance military decision-making by integrating human expertise with artificial intelligence....
Dax Hill, Founder, CEO, Neptune
In the current educational landscape dominated by a one-size-fits-all model, Neptune represents a groundbreaking shift towards personalized learning...
Christopher Tucker, Botts Innovative Research, Inc.
What happens when OGC 3DTiles is combined with OGC API - Connected Systems Standard? The OpenSensorHub (OSH) team built OSH-JS to integrate all...
Stefan de Graaf, Research Software Developer, Sogelink
When dealing with geospatial modelling and simulation algorithms, data can often not be pre-processed (e.g., as 3D Tiles). Models running as a...
Ronald Moore, Chief Architect/Engineer, Maxar/OWT
In 2019 the US Army's One World Terrain (OWT) Program adopted 3DTiles as their single well-formed format for the delivery of 3D geospatial data to...
Tim Woodard, Principal Solutions Architect, NVIDIA
Learn about OpenUSD and NVIDIA Omniverse and for digital twin applications in AEC, geospatial, and robotics.
Mikel Salazar, Senior Researcher, IFE
When emergencies unfold, threatening lives or urban assets, many different services respond and coordination is essential. However, many emergency...
Anthony Koury, CEO, DigitalArsenal
OrbPro is a Cesium-based library for developing apps previously requiring a server or desktop application. Leveraging WebAssembly, OrbPro is able to...
Paul Neculoiu, AI Lead, Earthbrain
3D Gaussian Splatting has emerged as a powerful technique for real-time rendering of complex scenes, but its performance is often hindered by...
Oscar Bralo, Software Engineer, Pacific Spatial Solutions Inc.
P3D emerged from two iconic digital twin projects in Japan, Project PLATEAU and Tokyo Digital Twin project. The core idea of P3D is democratization...
Emily Stearns, Executive Director, Metaverse Standards Forum; Scott Simmons,...
Open standards have been a critical enabler for the geospatial ecosystem since the industry was established. Join panelists from Maxar, the Khronos...
Takahiro Sato, Digital Design Center Deputy General Manager, Nippon Koei; Sithu...
This presentation showcases practical examples of civil engineering visualization using Cesium for Unreal. By integrating scientific calculation data...
Ryan Veenstra, Senior Application Engineer, Cesium/Bentley
Renewable energy and power transmission projects, such as solar farms, powerlines, and onshore wind farms, are particularly sensitive to visual...
Chris Papenfuss, Software Engineer & Teamlead (Mixed Reality), data experts...
Explore how to combine Google’s Geospatial API with Cesium to create interactive “holograms” that seamlessly merge with the real world. You will be...
Kasra Manavi, Director of Research, Simtable
Modern socio-environmental issues, from prolonged wildfire seasons and mass evacuations to flooding and complex urban design, pose increasing threats...
Bert Temme, Research, Sogelink
This presentation explores an open-source 3D Tiles 1.1 data processing pipeline based on Implicit Tiling and the various 3D Tiles glTF 2.0...
John Vandermay, Chief Technology Officer, Seequent
Since 2003, Seequent, the Bentley Subsurface Company, has helped our customers understand the underground. But this isn’t easy, you can’t see...
Brett Amberge, Member of Engineer Staff, Lockheed Martin; Stefano Arnone
Lockheed Martin developed a tool using Cesium for Unreal with our software built in UE5. We primarily use it for testing proposed deployment sites,...
Ryan Duffy, Head of BD, Array Labs
Array Labs is deploying a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites designed to capture high-resolution 3D imagery. These satellites...
Gregory Diehl, Full Stack Engineer, EARTHBRAIN, Ltd.; Chethtra Yen, Full Stack...
Smart Construction, developed by EARTHBRAIN, is a suite of SaaS platforms that leverage Cesium’s advanced 3D geospatial technologies to drive...
Jeff Campbell, Director of Virtual Planning, Project Controls Cubed
In the realm of modern infrastructure projects, the integration of advanced digital technologies is revolutionizing project management and execution....
Kyu-sung Choi, Senior Director, SHINHAN Aerial Survey, Inc.; Sangkyun Kim,...
Cesium Certified Developer SHINHAN Aerial Survey has developed industry solution web apps based on Cesium technology to solve emerging urban complex...
John Ploschnitznig, Technical Director, Sensor Systems, Ansys Government...
In the presentation, I will illustrate the value of using accurate models and 3D Tiles to create realistic radar images, both ISAR and SAR. AI is...
Corey Johnson, Director of Strategy, Digital Construction Management, WSB; Bill...
Integrating the PoC iTwin Viewer with Bentley Infrastructure Cloud has significantly enhanced WSB’s stakeholder engagement. By streamlining the...
Alexander Wood, Principal R&D Engineer, ANSYS Inc; Gregory Beatty, Software...
The Ansys Systems Tool Kit® (STK®) application is built to analyze and visualize land, sea, air, and space missions from the surface of the Earth to...
Tetsuo Kokubu, Senior Researcher, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.; Kotone...
Overview Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) aims to solve challenges and enhance quality of life for residents by implementing a digital twin...
Jeroen Vermeulen, Director, Product Management, Cesium/Bentley; Lisa Bos,...
Want to turn your photos into photorealistic 3D reconstructions? Need insights from your point clouds and photos? Wondering how AI can enrich,...
Edward Dawson-Taylor, Co-founder, CG Pro
A simplified approach to learning Unreal Engine, while showcasing its potential for creating stunning Digital Twins, using Cesium technologies. This...
Jordan Dauble, Founder & CEO, SimBlocks.io
SimBlocks will describe how we have combined Cesium with simulation interoperability standards to support the developmentof 3D visualization...
Ryan Veenstra, Senior Application Engineer, Cesium/Bentley
This session presents a series of practical examples using the Design Tiler and Cesium to enhance your Architecture, Engineering, and Construction...
Ben Kuster, Senior Software Developer, Virtualcitysystems GmbH
Panoramic images are a great way for users to explore a location without having to be there in person. They give a detailed view of the surroundings...
Ofer Baharav, CEO, RealVR
Villa transforms Cesium into a real-time multiplayer globe — fully explorable in immersive VR. Built for Meta Quest and other low-compute mobile VR...
Hamilton Carter, Chief of Tactical Technology, Tennant Academy; Hamie Carter,...
Ionospheric data is important to understand how the atmospheric layer can be used for radio communications at any given time. We've been working with...
Shota Matsuda, Director/Design Engineer, Takram
This session will include a discussion of recent attempts to render 3D Tiles with realistic atmospheric effects and volumetric clouds using...
Patrick Cozzi, Keith Bentley, Renaud Keriven, Ronda Schrenk, Sean Wohltman
Join us as Patrick Cozzi, founder of Cesium and Bentley's chief platform officer, guides the audience through a conversation about the open...
Sean Lilley, Distinguished Architect, Cesium/Bentley
3D Tiles is an open standard for streaming massive geospatial datasets over the web. In this talk, we’ll give an overview of recent developments of...
Kevin Ring, Senior Principal Software Engineer, Cesium/Bentley
Cesium for Unreal was first released in March 2021 to bring 3D geospatial context to Unreal Engine, but it certainly hasn’t been standing still...
Gabby Getz, Manager, Software Development, Web 3D, Cesium/Bentley
Join us for all the latest in CesiumJS! This presentation will highlight work from the amazing contributors that have led to the project reaching...