pelicanmapping/osgearth

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1796 stars · 848 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

osgEarth is a C++ SDK for adding geospatially accurate 3D maps and terrain rendering to desktop applications, built on OpenSceneGraph and GDAL. It supports many geospatial data formats and map projections, with viewers that read XML 'earth files' describing map contents.

Use cases

• render 3D terrain globes in a C++ desktop app
• visualize GeoTIFF imagery and elevation data in 3D
• display OpenStreetMap tiles on a 3D globe
• build situational awareness or simulation training displays
• stream online map imagery and elevation layers
• create broadcast weather or traffic 3D map graphics

When to choose

• you need high-performance, geospatially accurate 3D terrain in a native C++ application
• you need broad support for geospatial formats and map projections
• you want a mature open-source 3D mapping engine with an MIT license

When to avoid

• you need a web-based or JavaScript map (use Cesium or MapLibre instead)
• you want a ready-made end-user mapping application rather than an SDK
• your project does not use C++ or OpenGL

Facets

library · maturity active

graphics sdk data-visualization geospatial graphics simulation windows cpp cross-platform 3d-maps terrain-rendering openscenegraph gdal opengl gis globe imagery elevation maps geospatial linux macos desktop

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