Google Photorealistic 3D Tiles rendered with VSG and vsgCs

[timoore]

Google recently announced Photorealistic 3D Tiles which is a very high resolution globe-scale dataset. The data is in the 3D Tiles format rendered by vsgCs, so (after a bug-fix) this new data works nicely:

[robertosfield]

When I saw the announcement from Cesium/Google my first thought could we try out the data and you've answered it in the best way possible. What is the process for getting it running?

[timoore]

When I saw the announcement from Cesium/Google my first thought could we try out the data and you've answered it in the best way possible. What is the process for getting it running?

• update to latest vsgCs
• Generate a Google Maps API key with access to the Map Tiles API. I've never used the Google Cloud platform before, but I followed these directions with a bit of hassle
• Use this world file for vsgCs:

{ "Type": "World",
  "tilesets": [
      { "Type": "Tileset",
        "tilesetUrl":"https://tile.googleapis.com/v1/3dtiles/root.json?key=MYKEY"
      }
  ]
}

substituting your Google Maps API key for MYKEY.

[robertosfield]

Thanks for the instructions, I won't have time right away to follow up but will certainly have a tinker when I can.

Have you come across any official support for open source/open communities w.r.t to access to the data?

[robertosfield]

I have had bash at creating an Google Maps Platform account and have a key but when I use it I just get 403:

$ bin/worldviewer --world-file tests/google.json
[2023-05-17 17:26:48.409] [info] [GltfConverters.cpp:15] Registering magic header glTF
[2023-05-17 17:26:48.410] [info] [GltfConverters.cpp:15] Registering magic header b3dm
[2023-05-17 17:26:48.410] [info] [GltfConverters.cpp:15] Registering magic header cmpt
[2023-05-17 17:26:48.410] [info] [GltfConverters.cpp:15] Registering magic header pnts
[2023-05-17 17:26:48.410] [info] [GltfConverters.cpp:22] Registering file extension .gltf
[2023-05-17 17:26:48.410] [info] [GltfConverters.cpp:22] Registering file extension .glb
Warning: Received status code 403 for tileset https://tile.googleapis.com/v1/3dtiles/root.json?key=

I use my key provided by the Maps API key but don't include it above, I'm a bit lost about exactly what is what though.

[timoore]

Hmm, works for me still. Are you sure you have a Map Tiles API key? Also make sure you are up-to-date with Cesium Native, although that should not be a problem. Tim

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On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 6:30 PM Robert Osfield ***@***.***> wrote: I have had bash at creating an Google Maps Platform account and have a key but when I use it I just get 403: $ bin/worldviewer --world-file tests/google.json [2023-05-17 17:26:48.409] [info] [GltfConverters.cpp:15] Registering magic header glTF [2023-05-17 17:26:48.410] [info] [GltfConverters.cpp:15] Registering magic header b3dm [2023-05-17 17:26:48.410] [info] [GltfConverters.cpp:15] Registering magic header cmpt [2023-05-17 17:26:48.410] [info] [GltfConverters.cpp:15] Registering magic header pnts [2023-05-17 17:26:48.410] [info] [GltfConverters.cpp:22] Registering file extension .gltf [2023-05-17 17:26:48.410] [info] [GltfConverters.cpp:22] Registering file extension .glb Warning: Received status code 403 for tileset https://tile.googleapis.com/v1/3dtiles/root.json?key= I use my key provided by the Maps API key but don't include it above, I'm a bit lost about exactly what is what though. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#808 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AABAQAJ2FQXYXNU4H4M23JLXGT4K5ANCNFSM6AAAAAAYAFWX4U> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.*** com>

[robertosfield]

I updated vsgCs but not Cesium Native. I'll do that tomorrow when I am back at my dev system

[robertosfield]

I have updated cesium-native, built and installed, then rebuilt and install vsgCs but I still get the same Received status code 403.

Do I have to do anything more within my google map platform page to enable it?

[timoore]

I don't know the ins and outs of Google Cloud and the Maps API. One possibility is that the Map Tiles API needs to be enabled specifically, even if you have a Maps API key. This search might provide some clues: https://community.cesium.com/search?q=403%20order%3Alatest Tim

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On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 10:34 AM Robert Osfield ***@***.***> wrote: I have updated cesium-native, built and installed, then rebuilt and install vsgCs but I still get the same Received status code 403. Do I have to do anything more within my google map platform page to enable it? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#808 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AABAQAJR4PDPM5DPYGM57ILXGXNJ7ANCNFSM6AAAAAAYAFWX4U> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.*** com>

[gwaldron]

Excellent @timoore :)