Inception 2011
A team at Analytical Graphics, Inc. developed CesiumJS for global-scale aerospace visualization.
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How 3D Tiles is Creating a New Streaming Protocol for Games and the Metaverse
"VentureBeat caught up with Patrick Cozzi, CEO of Cesium, who conceived the idea for 3D Tiles."
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What is the metaverse? A Philly tech CEO explains.
CEO Patrick Cozzi said Cesium is deeply involved in building the metaverse and is one of the strongest advocates for making sure it is open and interoperable.
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Epic Games teams up with Cesium to bring 3D geospatial data to Unreal
"Cesium’s expertise in cloud-based geospatial software and emphasis on open standards for streaming massive amounts of 3D content fits with Epic’s vision for an open metaverse."
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Geography and games play well together
"Collaboration and commitment to openness between geospatial and game technologists is driving innovation in both fields – and across industries."
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Uber Air takes one software step toward the sky
"Tomorrow's flying Uber vehicles will rely on Cesium's open-source 3D geospatial software for its in-air driving."
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Cesium makes construction smarter with drones, 3D visualization, and Komatsu deal
"Cesium has created a way for construction sites to collect and channel their visual data so that it can be useful for keeping tabs on a construction project’s progress."
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Press Releases
Cesium Announces First Ecosystem Grant Recipients - May 16, 2023
Cesium Partners with Google Maps Platform to Render its New Photorealistic 3D Tiles - May 11, 2023
Cesium Announces $1 Million Ecosystem Grants - March 28, 2023
Cesium Announces Cesium for Omniverse in Collaboration with NVIDIA - March 21, 2023
Cesium for Unity Now Available - November 30, 2022
Cesium Launches Developer Certification Program - October 11, 2022
Building the Open Metaverse Full Day Course at SIGGRAPH - August 4, 2022
Building the Open Metaverse Podcast: October 28 - October 27, 2021
Dr. Norm Badler, Computer Graphics Pioneer, Joins Cesium to Lead Metaverse Research - September 21, 2021
SIGGRAPH Session Convenes Tech Leaders on the Open Metaverse - August 9, 2021
Cesium Releases Free 'Cesium for Unreal' for All Creators - March 30, 2021
Santa Claus Plans Socially Distant Visit to the International Space Station - December 10, 2020
Philly Geospatial Startup Racks Up Awards - October 7, 2020
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耐震工学の研究者が歩むCesiumJS活用の軌跡 - デジタルツイン時代の構造ヘルスモニタリング
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Gen Kukita,
今回ご紹介するのは、大阪公立大学の金子健作博士による挑戦です。金子氏は建築物の耐震工学を専門とし、最近では、AIを活用した構造ヘルスモニタリング (SHM) を研究されています。SHMとは建物内に加速度センサを設置して、大きな地震の発生直後に建物の安全性を自動的に判定する技術です。このSHMの新たな展開に関して、金子博士はこのSHMシステムの普及を進めるために、3DのWeb GISで建物の安全性を可視化する新たなアプローチに挑戦しています。
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Boost Graphics Uses Cesium to Give Premier League's Global Audience a Geography Lesson
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Ansys Uses Cesium ion Self-Hosted for Geospatial Data Cloud
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