What is Cesium ion?
Cesium ion converts and hosts 3D content such as photogrammetry, point clouds, BIM and terrain as 3D Tiles, and streams global datasets like world terrain and OSM buildings to CesiumJS, Unreal and Unity.
Freemium API
Cesium ion
Tile, host and stream 3D geospatial content
Key features
- 3D Tiles conversion and hosting
- Global terrain and imagery
- Unreal and Unity plugins
- Point clouds and BIM
Pricing
- Model
- Freemium
- Starts at
- See website
- Free tier
- Free community plan
Prices change often. Check the official pricing page before you buy.
Licensing & map usage
We have not reviewed this tool's usage terms yet. Check the provider's terms before using map images commercially. How map licensing works.
Summary only, not legal advice. The provider's current terms always apply.
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