Aarav Unmanned Systems (Aereo) Cesium Terrain API
The Cesium Terrain API from Aarav Unmanned Systems (Aereo) — 2 operation(s) for cesium terrain.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Tile Server Cesium Terrain API
description: A microservice for serving the map tiles
version: 0.1.0
tags:
- name: Cesium Terrain
paths:
/cesium-terrain/layer.json:
get:
summary: Get the cesium terrain's layer.json for a COG
description: Get the dynamically generated cesium terrain's layer.json for a COG
operationId: cesium_terrain_metadata_view_cesium_terrain_layer_json_get
parameters:
- name: cog
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
title: Path to cog
description: Path to cog (.tif, .tiff, .vrt, .json, .mosaic) file, can be local or over http
description: Path to cog (.tif, .tiff, .vrt, .json, .mosaic) file, can be local or over http
- name: minZoom
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
title: Minimum Zoomlevel
description: When set CTOD returns empty tiles for zoom < minZoom, Default (1)
description: When set CTOD returns empty tiles for zoom < minZoom, Default (1)
- name: maxZoom
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
title: Max Zoom
description: Maximum zoom level that will be requested by the client, Default (18)
description: Maximum zoom level that will be requested by the client, Default (18)
- name: resamplingMethod
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
title: Resampling Method
description: 'Resampling method for COG: ''nearest'', ''bilinear'', ''cubic'', ''cubic_spline'', ''lanczos'', ''average'', ''mode'', ''gauss'', ''rms''. Default (''none'')'
description: 'Resampling method for COG: ''nearest'', ''bilinear'', ''cubic'', ''cubic_spline'', ''lanczos'', ''average'', ''mode'', ''gauss'', ''rms''. Default (''none'')'
- name: meshingMethod
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
title: Meshing Method
description: 'Meshing method to use: grid, martini, delatin, Default (grid)'
description: 'Meshing method to use: grid, martini, delatin, Default (grid)'
- name: skipCache
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: boolean
title: Skip Cache
description: Set to true to prevent loading tiles from the cache. Default (False)
description: Set to true to prevent loading tiles from the cache. Default (False)
- name: defaultGridSize
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
title: Default Grid Size
description: The default grid size (amount of rows/cols) to use if there is no specific zoomGridSizes defined for a requested tile, Default (20)
description: The default grid size (amount of rows/cols) to use if there is no specific zoomGridSizes defined for a requested tile, Default (20)
- name: zoomGridSizes
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
title: Default Grid Size
description: Default grid size for terrain tiles
description: Default grid size for terrain tiles
- name: defaultMaxError
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
title: Default Max Error
description: The default max triangulation error in meters to use, Default (4)
description: The default max triangulation error in meters to use, Default (4)
- name: zoomMaxErrors
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
title: Default Grid Size
description: 'Per level defined max error, when requested zoom for tile not specified use defaultMaxError. Default (`{''15'': 8, ''16'': 5, ''17'': 3, ''18'': 2, ''19'': 1, ''20'': 0.5, ''21'': 0.3, ''22'': 0.1}`)'
description: 'Per level defined max error, when requested zoom for tile not specified use defaultMaxError. Default (`{''15'': 8, ''16'': 5, ''17'': 3, ''18'': 2, ''19'': 1, ''20'': 0.5, ''21'': 0.3, ''22'': 0.1}`)'
- name: extensions
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
title: Quantized Mesh Extensions
description: Normally supplied trough Accept header but can be set and overridden here, by multiple extensions user separator '-' (octvertexnormals-watermask) Currently only octvertexnormals is supported
description: Normally supplied trough Accept header but can be set and overridden here, by multiple extensions user separator '-' (octvertexnormals-watermask) Currently only octvertexnormals is supported
- name: with_master_server
in: query
required: false
schema:
default: false
title: With Master Server
responses:
'200':
description: Successful Response
content:
application/json:
schema: {}
'422':
description: Validation Error
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
tags:
- Cesium Terrain
/cesium-terrain/{z}/{x}/{y}.terrain:
get:
summary: Get a terrain tile
description: Generates and returns a terrain tile from a COG
operationId: cesium_terrain_tile_view_cesium_terrain__z___x___y__terrain_get
parameters:
- name: z
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: integer
title: Z
- name: x
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: integer
title: X
- name: y
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: integer
title: Y
- name: cog
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
title: Path to cog
description: Path to cog (.tif, .tiff, .vrt, .json, .mosaic) file, can be local or over http
description: Path to cog (.tif, .tiff, .vrt, .json, .mosaic) file, can be local or over http
- name: minZoom
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
title: Minimum Zoomlevel
description: When set CTOD returns empty tiles for zoom < minZoom, Default (1)
description: When set CTOD returns empty tiles for zoom < minZoom, Default (1)
- name: resamplingMethod
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
title: Resampling Method
description: 'Resampling method for COG: ''nearest'', ''bilinear'', ''cubic'', ''cubic_spline'', ''lanczos'', ''average'', ''mode'', ''gauss'', ''rms''. Default (''none'')'
description: 'Resampling method for COG: ''nearest'', ''bilinear'', ''cubic'', ''cubic_spline'', ''lanczos'', ''average'', ''mode'', ''gauss'', ''rms''. Default (''none'')'
- name: meshingMethod
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
title: Meshing Method
description: 'Meshing method to use: grid, martini, delatin, Default (grid)'
description: 'Meshing method to use: grid, martini, delatin, Default (grid)'
- name: skipCache
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: boolean
title: Skip Cache
description: Set to true to prevent loading tiles from the cache. Default (False)
description: Set to true to prevent loading tiles from the cache. Default (False)
- name: defaultGridSize
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
title: Default Grid Size
description: The default grid size (amount of rows/cols) to use if there is no specific zoomGridSizes defined for a requested tile, Default (20)
description: The default grid size (amount of rows/cols) to use if there is no specific zoomGridSizes defined for a requested tile, Default (20)
- name: zoomGridSizes
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
title: Default Grid Size
description: Default grid size for terrain tiles
description: Default grid size for terrain tiles
- name: defaultMaxError
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
title: Default Max Error
description: The default max triangulation error in meters to use, Default (4)
description: The default max triangulation error in meters to use, Default (4)
- name: zoomMaxErrors
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
title: Default Grid Size
description: 'Per level defined max error, when requested zoom for tile not specified use defaultMaxError. Default (`{''15'': 8, ''16'': 5, ''17'': 3, ''18'': 2, ''19'': 1, ''20'': 0.5, ''21'': 0.3, ''22'': 0.1}`)'
description: 'Per level defined max error, when requested zoom for tile not specified use defaultMaxError. Default (`{''15'': 8, ''16'': 5, ''17'': 3, ''18'': 2, ''19'': 1, ''20'': 0.5, ''21'': 0.3, ''22'': 0.1}`)'
- name: extensions
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
title: Quantized Mesh Extensions
description: Normally supplied trough Accept header but can be set and overridden here, by multiple extensions user separator '-' (octvertexnormals-watermask) Currently only octvertexnormals is supported
description: Normally supplied trough Accept header but can be set and overridden here, by multiple extensions user separator '-' (octvertexnormals-watermask) Currently only octvertexnormals is supported
- name: fastMode
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: boolean
title: Fast Mode
description: When true, skips loading neighbor tiles for edge smoothing. Faster response (~1-2s vs 5-8s) but edges between tiles may have visible seams.
description: When true, skips loading neighbor tiles for edge smoothing. Faster response (~1-2s vs 5-8s) but edges between tiles may have visible seams.
- name: with_master_server
in: query
required: false
schema:
default: false
title: With Master Server
responses:
'200':
description: Successful Response
content:
application/json:
schema: {}
'422':
description: Validation Error
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
tags:
- Cesium Terrain
components:
schemas:
HTTPValidationError:
properties:
detail:
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
type: array
title: Detail
type: object
title: HTTPValidationError
ValidationError:
properties:
loc:
items:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: integer
type: array
title: Location
msg:
type: string
title: Message
type:
type: string
title: Error Type
input:
title: Input
ctx:
type: object
title: Context
type: object
required:
- loc
- msg
- type
title: ValidationError