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CDB data showing San Diego skyline

CDB to 3D Tiles

Tile CDB datasets

Using the open source tiler, convert Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Common Database datasets to 3D Tiles OGC Community Standard for efficient streaming and rendering across multiple platforms and devices.

High performance

Handles the variable types of data in CDB efficiently and quickly.

Quality and detail

Faithfully match the level of detail and precision of the source CDB.

Open source

Easily incorporate into your workflows.

Bring your own data

Supports all versions of CDB.

CDB common database format data of buildings in a downtown area

3D Tiles view of San Diego after tiling from CDB.

Maintain CDB detail

  • Converted tilesets faithfully match the level of detail and precision of the source CDB.
  • Preserve geometry and texture quality.
3D Tiles from CDB data in CesiumJS with hydrography layer visible

CesiumJS displaying the CDB hydrography layer after tiling to 3D Tiles.

Make CDB data available for 3D applications

  • Clamp models and vector layers to the primary elevation dataset.
  • Take advantage of feature attributes for models and vector layers.

3D Tiles from CDB data in CesiumJS with road layer visible

Road layer displayed in CesiumJS after tiling to 3D Tiles.

Open source

  • Released under the Apache 2.0 license  and free for both commercial and non-commercial use.
  • Your pull requests welcome!

Start tiling your CDB datasets