Roadmap

In progress

• 3D Models - #927
• Client-side KML - #873 (Google Summer of Code Project)
• DynamicScene improvements - #1045
• Terrain and imagery improvements - #526
• Cesium Inspector - #1025
• Label declutter - #1097 (ESA Summer of Code in Space Project)
• Navigation widget - discussion and more discussion (Google Summer of Code Project)

Also see the Cesium in 2014 discussion.

Ongoing

We're always looking to:

• Write tutorials and improve reference documentation
• Improve quality by fixing known issues. If you want to contribute, a good place to start is the beginner issues
• Write demos that showcase Cesium, especially demos that combine Cesium with interesting datasets or other web APIs

To come

If you are interested in implementing any of these features, start a discussion on the forum.

• General
  • Mobile improvements
  • Support standard web servers: WMTS, WFS, WCS, ...
  • Sandcastle improvements
  • Military symbol sets such as MS2525 and NTDS. SVG files?
  • Support for multiple central bodies, i.e., Sun, Moon, etc.
• Graphics
  • Space features
  • Camera improvements. #1060
  • Data-Driven Renderer improvements
  • Screen Space Rendering
  • Particle system
  • WebGL extensions - #797
  • Vectors
  • Material improvements
  • Shader pipeline improvements - #1031
  • Geometry and appearances improvements - #766
  • Stars improvements
  • Ocean improvements
  • Render buildings
  • Video on terrain
  • Point clouds - data, more data
  • Volumetric clouds
  • Visual quality and performance ideas
  • John Madden-style collaboration among multiple clients
  • Polyline and polygon LOD. Douglas-Peucker reduction
  • Lat/lon grid
  • Lens Flare
  • Investigate Draft for Candidate OpenGIS® Web 3D Service Interface Standard
  • Do we need built-in video recording? Consider ccapture.js, sandboxed filesystem
  • Tree generation - Possibly use this data to generate global procedural trees.
• CZML
  • CZML External links
  • GeoServer CZML writer
  • CZML Path/History visualization
  • Z-ordering - czml-writer issue
  • Buffer availability and "buffering" behavior
  • Layers
  • Improved materials support
  • Custom axes & reference frames
  • Imagery and terrain sources
  • Camera/Tours
  • Arbitrary link support (# and $ in CZML spec)
  • CZML defined user interfaces, possibly with markdown
  • Model support, once Cesium support exists
  • Human readable messages/events raised in CZML
• Widgets & Apps
  • OWF widget
  • Embeddable Cesium Viewer
  • Improved TimeLine widget
  • Standard Cesium toolbar
  • CZML Table of contents/Document Manager widget
• Infrastructure
  • Website Improvements
  • Travis integration - #652

Student Programs

• Google Summer of Code 2014 - 2013 Ideas
• ESA Summer of Code in Space 2013 Ideas