PointCloud Document

Purpose

3D point cloud datasets from LiDAR or photogrammetry.

GeoJSON (DB metadata)

{
  "type": "Feature",
  "geometry": {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[
    30.10, 59.90
  ], [
    30.20, 59.90
  ], [
    30.20, 60.00
  ], [
    30.10, 60.00
  ], [
    30.10, 59.90
  ]]]},
  "properties": {
    "type": "PointCloud",
    "title": "Urban LiDAR",
    "created_at": "2025-06-01T09:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2025-06-01T09:00:00Z",
    "source": {
      "url": "/s3/<bucket>/<ResultKey>/<filename>",
      "type": "PointCloud"
    },
    "metadata": {"point_density": 12.5, "crs": "EPSG:4978"}
  }
}

Required properties

properties.type = PointCloud
Footprint geometry for the point cloud AOI
Link to a web-accessible tileset (EPT) or file archive

Publishing workflow

Convert point cloud to EPT tileset for scalable rendering.
Host on static HTTP or S3.
Publish Feature referencing the tileset root.

Validation checklist

Tileset responds and viewer can load sample tiles.
CRS documented in metadata.

See Common properties for shared fields like legend, metadata, and classification. See also: GeoJSON Strategy and Upload Strategy.