Getting Started
Changed in 2024.0
Installation
Set up your system.What's new
The feature highlights of this version.Core concepts
Find an overview of LuciadFusion components and technology options.Upgrading LuciadFusion
Upgrade to a new version.LuciadFusion reference information
Supported data types, product tier information and support tips.LuciadFusion Studio
Getting started
Get started with LuciadFusion Studio, the web-based geospatial data management tool.Load and manage data
Learn how to load and manage several data types in Studio.REST API
Use the LuciadFusion Studio REST API to automate your data management.Customization and configuration
Customize the LuciadFusion Studio web front-end.Changed in 2024.0
Security
Secure your LuciadFusion application with authentication, access control, HTTPS and more.LuciadFusion Services
CSW
Query the data and services available in LuciadFusion.ECWP
Use an ECWP service to serve ECW and JPEG2000 data.File Server
HTTP File Server for geospatial data.HSPC
Use an HSPC service to serve Hexagon Smart Point Cloud data.LTS
Use an LTS service to serve elevation and LuciadFusion Coverage data.New in 2024.0
MBTiles
Use a MBTiles service to serve MBTiles vector or raster data.OGC 3D Tiles
Use an OGC 3D Tiles service to stream 3D geospatial content.Panoramics
Use a Panoramics service to serve panoramic image data.WCS
Use a WCS service to serve coverages.WFS
Use a WFS service to serve vector data.Changed in 2024.0
WMS
Use a WMS service to serve map images.WMTS
Use a WMTS service to serve map tiles.LuciadFusion Platform
Extending the Platform
Extend Platform functionality through configuration and development.Deployment
Deploy your LuciadFusion application.Cloud integration
Configuring LuciadFusion in the cloud.Maven
Use LuciadFusion with Maven.Multi-node
Combine and run several LuciadFusion instances.Advanced
Data Connectivity Manager (DCM)
Use the DCM to prepare LuciadFusion coverages.OGC Web Server Suite
Build your own OGC-compliant web services.LuciadLightspeed documentation
Getting Started
Changed in 2024.0
Installation
Finish your installation and set up your IDE to start developing.What's new
The feature highlights of this version.Choose your technology
Overview of the technology options for your application.Basic application
Write your first basic LuciadLightspeed applications.Basic 2D application
Write your first basic 2D LuciadLightspeed applications.Upgrading LuciadLightspeed
Upgrade to a new version.Product reference information
Discover the data types supported in LuciadLightspeed and LuciadLightspeed tier information.Architecture
Core concepts
Find out how the API supports the development of a Model-View-Controller (MVC) application, and how to approach models, views, and layers starting from those MVC principles.Threads and locks
Efficiently use threads and locks.Services mechanism
Learn about the service loader mechanism.Performance guidelines
Design and implement a smoothly running application.Logging
Set up your logging framework.Packaging
Learn how to integrate LuciadLightspeed into your application, package it, and prepare it for deployment.Models
Reading and writing
Learn how to access and modify model data.Working with domain object properties
Learn how to use the ILcdDataObject interface to retrieve and display the properties of vector domain objects.Supporting custom formats
Learn how to add support for your own business data.Changed in 2024.0
Model references
All about georeferencing your data.Handling vector data
How to handle vector domain objects.Handling raster data
How to work with raster data, including RGB, multi-spectral, and HDR imagery.Handling multi-dimensional data
Decoding multi-dimensional data.Clustering model objects
Clustering objects in models with many objects.ISO metadata standards
Supporting metadata standards ISO 19115 and ISO19139.OpenCL
The Open Computing language (OpenCL) allows applications to perform computations on the GPU.Accessing cloud data
Learn how to access data stored in the cloud.Lightspeed Views
Working with the view
Set up and customize the Lightspeed view.Working with a JavaFX view
Use JavaFX in your LuciadLightspeed application.Visualizing vector data
Learn how to display, style and label vector data.Visualizing raster data
Learn how to display and style raster data.Visualizing a grid
Add a grid to the view.Interacting with the view
Learn how to use controllers to navigate, select, edit, create and measure on the view.Adding graphical effects
Learn how to add lighting, atmosphere, and fog to your view.Printing and exporting
Learn how to print the maps displayed in a view, or export them to a file.Vertical view
Learn how to display your data in a vertical view.UI widgets
Learn about the available UI widgets for a Lightspeed view.Offscreen views
Learn how to use offscreen Lightspeed views.Performance
Boost Lightspeed view performance.Troubleshooting
Known issues and troubleshooting tips and tricks..NET integration
Integrating LuciadLightspeed view in a .NET application.OpenGL
LuciadLightspeed applications with a Lightspeed view make use of OpenGL. OpenGL is a cross-platform standard API for hardware-accelerated 3D rendering.GXY Views
Working with the GXY view
Set up and customize the GXY view.Visualizing vector data
Learn how to display, style and label vector data.Visualizing raster data
Learn how to display and style raster data.Visualizing a grid
Add a grid to the GXY view.Interacting with the view
Learn how to use controllers to navigate, select, edit, create and measure on the view.Asynchronous painting
Paint data asynchronously to optimize responsiveness.Printing
Learn how to print the maps displayed in a view.Vertical view
Learn how to display your data in a vertical view.UI widgets
Learn about the available UI widgets for a GXY view.Performance
Boost GXY view performance.OGC Standards
OGC filters
Use OGC filters to identify data subsets.Changed in 2024.0
OGC SLD styling
Use OGC SLD Symbology Encoding to style your data.Geodesy and Geometry
Defense
Military Symbology
Create and visualize data using the MIL-STD 2525 or APP-6 military standards.Military Grids
Add a military grid (such as MGRS, GARS, or CGRS) to the view.Real Time Data
Dynamic data
Learn how to work with dynamic data.Radar feeds
Visualize radar feeds on a Lightspeed view.Networking and Route Planning
Networking and Route planning
Network-related processing like route planning or creating a trace.Terrain Analysis
Elevation data
Learn how to work with elevation data in the Terrain Analysis API.Line of sight
Calculate a line of sight between two points or between a point and its environmentVisibility
Compute the visibility from one shape to another shape.Viewsheds
Visibility calculations in a 3D scene.Hypsometry
Compute and display hypsometric views of elevation data.Contours
Calculate and find contours.Extreme points
Find the lowest and highest points in an area.Big Data
Large vector data sets on a Lightspeed view
Learn how to visualize large vector data sets on a Lightspeed view.Large vector data sets on a GXY view
Learn how to visualize large vector data sets on a GXY view.Pre-process raster data
Pre-process large raster data sets to improve visualization performance using the Tiling engine.Pre-process point cloud data
Pre-process point cloud data sets to improve visualization performance using the Tiling engine.Pre-process 3D meshes to OGC 3D Tiles
Optimize 3D mesh datasets by processing them to OGC 3D Tiles using a 3D Tiles Processing Engine.Filtering data
Select and set up the right filtering.Third Party Tools
Data Formats
AIXM 3.3/4.x
Decode and visualize aeronautical data in the AIXM 3.3/4.x format.AIXM 5
Decode and visualize aeronatuical data in the AIXM 5 format.Arc/Info ASCII grid
Decode and visualize data in the Arc/Info ASCII grid format (*.asc, *.grd).ARINC
Decode and visualize aeronautical data in the ARINC 424 format.ASDI
Decode and visualize ASDI data from files and from live streams.ASRP/USRP/ADRG
Decode and visualize data in the ASRP/USRP/ADRG format (01.THF, *01.GEN, *01.QAL, .SOU, *.IMG).ASTERIX
Decode and visualize ASTERIX data from files and from live streams.AutoCAD DWG and DXF
Decode and visualize AutoCAD DWG and DXF data.New in 2024.0
Autodesk Revit
Decode data in the Autodesk Revit format (*.rvt).BCI
Decode and visualize data in the BCI format (*.matrxmap).BIL
Decode and visualize data in the BIL format (*.bil).Bing Maps
Integration of the Microsoft Bing Maps imagery service into LuciadLightspeed.Binz
Decode data in the Binz format (*.binz).BUFR
Decode and visualize World Area Forecast System Significant Weather features in the BUFR format.CADRG
Decode and visualize data in the CADRG format (*.toc).CIB
Decode and visualize data in the CIB format.Collada
The COLLADA interchange file format for 3D models (.dae files).CSV
Geospatial data encoded in the Comma Separated Value format.DAFIF
Decode and visualize aeronautical data in the DAFIF format.DB2 Spatial
Connector to a DB2 Spatial database.DIMAP
Decode and visualize DIMAP data.DMED/DTED
Decode and visualize data in the DMED and DTED format (*.dmed, *.dt0, *.dt1, *.dt2).E57 point clouds
E57 format for point cloud storage.Earth tilesets
Decode and visualize preprocessed data from an Earth tileset.ECDIS
Decode, visualize and style S57 and S63 Ecdis data using the S52 symbology.ECRG
Decode and visualize data in the ECRG format (TOC.xml).ECW
Decode and visualize data in the ECW format (*.ecw, *.ers).ETOPO
Decode and visualize data in the ETOPO format (*.ETOPO2.raw.bin, *.ETOPO2v2_MSP.raw, ETOPO5.DAT).Fusion client
Visualize elevation and imagery data preprocessed with LuciadFusion.Changed in 2024.0