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Cesium

Cesium is a WebGL-based 3D globe and 2D map engine, capable of visualizing time-dynamic data and entities.

Mission

Our mission is to create the leading web-based globe and map for visualizing dynamic data. We strive for the best possible performance, precision, visual quality, ease of use, platform support, and content.

Demos

Lots of Satellites Lots of Sensors ISS, GeoEye, Landsat 7 BAMS C4ISR North Korea Launch Plan North Korea Launch Comparison US States (from KML) STS-122 ascent (from KML) Whale Shark Migration (from KML) Live-coding sandbox Documentation Cesium Viewer (empty)

License

Apache 2.0. Cesium is free for both commercial and non-commercial use.

Cesium Language (CZML)

CZML is a JSON-based language for describing time-varying values. It powers most of the above Cesium demos.

Check out the CZML Guide and the czml-writer library.

Developer Community

The wiki has everything you need to get started with Cesium including the contributor's guide, architecture, and roadmap.

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