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= osgEarth - Terrain On Demand =

osgEarth is a scalable terrain rendering toolkit for [http://www.openscenegraph.org/ OpenSceneGraph]. Just create a simple XML file, point it at your imagery, elevation, and vector data, load it into your favorite OSG application, and go! osgEarth supports all kinds of data and comes with lots of examples to help you get up and running quickly and easily.

 * [wiki:Downloads Installation] - SVN access, build instructions, and pre-built binaries
 * [wiki:Documentation] - HOW-TOs, references, and API documentation
 * [wiki:Community] - Discussion, support, and feature requests
 * [wiki:Screenshots Gallery] - Pretty pictures of datasets generated using osgEarth 
 * [wiki:About] - Information of the project, licensing, and its authors 

== Things you can do ==

osgEarth makes is easy to deploy scalable terrain models:

 * Create terrain models - either offline, or dynamically at run-time
 * Load whole-earth terrains without writing any code
 * Layer imagery to produce high-resolution insets
 * Combine multiple imagery, elevation, and vector data sources on the fly
 * Set up map tile caches to maximize performance
 * Adjust layer opacity for multi-texturing effects
 
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But osgEarth does more than just render terrain:

 * Drape vector (GIS) data on the terrain
 * Reproject data among different coordinate reference systems
 * Place external models on the terrain with lat/long coordinates
 * Do fast intersection testing
 * Incorporate new data into existing VPB databases (without rebuilding them)
 * Access terrain tiles directly for non-visual processes

== Things you can see == 

 * GeoTIFF imagery and DEM files (plus lots of other formats)
 * Vector data like ESRI shapefiles
 * OGC-compliant web mapping data (like [http://www.opengeospatial.org WMS])
 * GIS layers published with [http://mapserver.org MapServer] or [http://http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgisserver/index.html ESRI ArcGIS Server]
 * Online maps like [http://openstreetmap.org OpenStreetMap], [http://resources.esri.com/arcgisonlineservices/index.cfm ArcGIS Online], or [http://onearth.jpl.nasa.gov NASA OnEarth]

== Professional Services ==

osgEarth is developed and maintained by the folks at [http://pelicanmapping.com Pelican Mapping]. We offer professional software development, integration, and data production services related to osgEarth, !OpenSceneGraph in general, and almost anything related to geospatial technology.