procedural-gl.js

Procedural GL JS is a library for creating 3D map experiences on the web, written in JavaScript and WebGL. It is built on top THREE.js.

It provides an easy-to-use, but powerful framework to allow 3D maps to be embedded into web pages. Super-fast loading and optimized for mobile devices.

Demo | Docs | Overlay playground | Elevation data

Key features

• Stream in standard raster imagery tiles. Supports map tiles from a variety of providers
• Batteries included elevation data. Global 3D data coverage courtesy of nasadem.XYZ
• Powerful overlay capabilities. Draw crisp markers and lines
• Well-thought-out API, complex applications can be built without needing to deal with 3D concepts
• Great UX and intuitive controls, mouse-based on desktop & touch-based on mobile
• Tiny filesize means library is parsed fast. Package size is less than THREE.js thanks to code stripping
• Novel GPU powered level-of-detail system. Off-loading to the GPU frees up the main JavaScript UI thread

Install

npm install procedural-gl

Usage

import Procedural from 'procedural-gl';

// Choose a DOM element into which the library should render
const container = document.getElementById( 'container' );

// Configure datasources (see documentation for details)
const datasource = { ... };

// Initialize library and optionally add UI controls
Procedural.init( { container, datasource } );
Procedural.setRotationControlVisible( true );

// Load real-world location
const montBlanc = { latitude: 45.8326364, longitude: 6.8564201 };
Procedural.displayLocation( montBlanc );

Screenshots

License

Procedural GL JS is licensed under the Mozilla Public License Version 2.0.