osgEarth Layers¶

These are the public layer types native to osgEarth.

Imagery¶

Earth File	API class	Description
ArcGISServerImage	ArcGISServerImageLayer	Connects to an ESRI ArcGIS Server instance
ArcGISTilePackageImage	ArcGISTilePackageImageLayer	Reads an ESRI ArcGIS Tile Package
BingImage	BingImageLayer	Connects to Microsoft Bing service. License key required
CesiumIonImage	CesiumIonImageLayer	Connects to a Cesium Ion server instance. Key required
CompositeImage	CompositeImageLayer	Combines multiple image layers into a single map layer
ContourMap	ContourMapLayer	Renders a colored representation of the elevation data in the map
GDALImage	GDALImageLayer	Loads any imagery format supported by the GDAL library, including GeoTIFF
GDALDEM	GDALDEMLayer	Renders various rasterized shaded elevation maps
MBTilesImage	MBTilesImageLayer	Reads imagery tiles from an MBTiles (MapBox Tiles) database file
TMSImage	TMSImageLayer	Connects to a TMS (TileMapService) data source
WMSImage	WMSImageLayer	Connects to an OGC Web Map Service server
XYZImage	XYZImageLayer	Reads imagery tiles in standard XYZ format (no metadata)

Earth File	API Class	Description
FlattenedElevation	FlatteningLayer	Alters elevation data to flatten it to a specific elevation value; useful for flattening a region where you intend to place a site model
BingElevation	BingElevationLayer	Connects to Microsoft Bing elevation service. License key required
CompositeElevation	CompositeElevationLayer	Combines multiple elevation layers into a single map layer
GDALElevation	GDALElevationLayer	Loads any elevation format supported by the GDAL library, including GeoTIFF
MBTilesElevation	MBTilesElevationLayer	Reads elevation data stored in an MBTiles (MapBox Tiles) database file
TMSElevation	TMSElevationLayer	Connects to an OSGeo Tile Map Service data source (locally or networked)
XYZElevation	XYZElevationLayer	Reads elevation tiles in standard XYZ format (no metadata)

Earth File	API Class	Description
FeatureImage	FeatureImageLayer	Rasterizes vector data into an image layer
FeatureModel	FeatureModelLayer	Renders vector data as OpenSceneGraph geometry
TiledFeatureModel	TiledFeatureModelLayer	Like a `FeatureModel` layer, but optimized for pre-tiled vector datasets

Earth File	API Class	Description
Annotations	AnnotationLayer	Holds a collection of annotation elements (like text labels, place nodes, or features)
Debug	DebugImageLayer	Renders metadata about each rendered map tile
GeodeticGraticule	GeodeticGraticuleLayer	Display a simple latitude/longitude graticule
MGRSGraticule	MGRSGraticuleLayer	Displays a simple MGRS graticule with labels
Model	ModelLayer	Loads and displays an external 3D model at a map location
Ocean	SimpleOceanLayer	Renders a very simple ocean surface (requires the map to have bathymetry data)
Sky	SimpleSkyLayer	Renders a sky model with realistic lighting and shading
TerrainConstraint	TerrainConstraintLayer	Alters the triangulation of the terrain skin to incorporate vector data; e.g., to represent ridgelines, coastlines, or to cut out an area where a custom terrain model will go
ThreeDTiles	ThreeDTilesLayer	Displays a 3D-Tiles dataset
UTMGraticule	UTMGraticuleLayer	Displays a simple UTM graticule
Video	VideoLayer	Renders various video formats to a layer (using FFMPEG)
Viewpoints	ViewpointsLayer	Pre-set viewpoints that a viewer application can display for the user
Wind	WindLayer	Incorporates a wind model (needs other layers that can use the data)

Earth File	API Class	Description
MVTFeatures	MVTFeatureSource	Mapnik Vector Tiles specification
OGRFeatures	OGRFeatureSource	Uses a GDAL/OGR vector driver to read feature data. This is the most common feature source for reading local data (e.g., ESRI Shapefile)
TFSFeatures	TFSFeatureSource	Reads vector features from a server according to the Tiled Feature Service specification (osgEarth proprietary)
WFSFeatures	WFSFeatureSource	OGC Web Feature Service specification (limited implementation)
XYZFeatures	XZYFeatureSource	Generic specification for reading tiled vector data from a server