Getting Started
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.Basic Lucy addon
Write your first basic Lucy application addon.Upgrading LuciadLightspeed
Upgrade to a new version.User guides
End user guides for elaborate demo or sample applications.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.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.Lucy
Getting started
Learn the basics about the Lucy architecture and set up your Lucy project.The Lucy services mechanism
Learn more about how to use the service registry to share objects between add-ons.Writing add-ons
The basic building blocks to create your own add-ons.Preferences
An application-wide preferences mechanism where add-ons can store information in.Lightspeed maps
Create, manage and modify maps containing a Lightspeed view.GXY maps
Create, manage and modify maps containing a GXY view.Loading data
Load data and connect to servers using the API.Support custom data
Add support for your own custom data to Lucy.Action bars
Add and remove items from the menu bars, tool bars and popup menus in Lucy.UI panels
Adding or removing panels (called application panes) to the Lucy UI.Customizer panels
The API behind the panels containing a user interface to customize some object.Workspaces
Store and restore the state of your Lucy application.Progress reporting
Show progress and receive progress notifications about long running tasks.Internationalization (i18n)
Translate your Lucy-based application.Backend
The backend exposes functionality that is shared among the different add-ons.Frontend
Use a custom frontend for your Lucy application.Lucy MapCentric
Learn about the customization options for the map centric front-end of Lucy.Deployment
Deploy your Lucy application.Lucy Add-ons
AIXM5 add-on
The TLcyAIXM51AddOn, TLcyLspAIXM51FormatAddOn and TLcyAIXM51RealtimeAddOn provide visualization support for AIXM 5.1 data.Asynchronous painting add-on
The TLcyAsynchronousPaintAddOn offers support for painting GXY layers in a thread that differs from the EDT, keeping the view responsive.Camera linking add-on
The TLcyLspCameraLinkAddOn adds tracking camera functionality to Lightspeed maps.Contours add-on
The TLcyContourAddOn computes and visualizes height lines for ILcdShape objects.Debugging add-on
The TLcyDebugAddOn adds UI elements to Lucy which facilitates debugging.Drawing add-on
The TLcyDrawingAddOn and TLcyLspDrawingAddOn allow the user to make annotations on the map.Extreme points add-on
The TLcyExtremePointAddOn computes and visualizes highest and lowest points for ILcdShape objects.Format bar add-on
The TLcyFormatBarAddOn shows a tool bar which allows to create and edit shapes.GXY map add-on
The TLcyMapAddOn is responsible for the creation and management of map components with a GXY view.Hypsometry add-on
The TLcyHypsometryAddon computes and visualizes hypsometric information for a given layer or the entire view.Lightspeed map add-on
The TLcyLspMapAddOn is responsible for the creation and management of map components with a Lightspeed view.Line of Sight coverage (GXY) add-on
The TLcyLOSCoverageAddOn computes and visualizes line-of-sight coverages (LOS coverages) for Lucy GXY.Line of Sight coverage add-on
The TLcyLOSAddOn and TLcyLspLOSAddOn compute and visualize line-of-sight coverages (LOS coverages) for Lucy on Lightspeed maps.Map editing units add-on
The TLcyMapEditUnitAddOn supports the selection of unit formatting for physical values, such as longitude, latitude, speed, and duration.Map overview add-on
The TLcyMapOverviewAddOn and TLcyLspMapOverviewAddOn provide an overview map which contains an indication of the area of the main map.Military symbology add-ons
The MS2525B and APP6A addons allow you to visualize and edit MIL-STD-2525 and APP-6 data on Lucy maps.Persistent preferences add-on
The TLcyPersistentPreferencesAddOn stores and restores the preferences to persistent storage.Preview add-on
The TLcyPreviewAddOn and TLcyLspPreviewAddOn provide controls to play back time-dependent data.Printing add-on
The TLcyPrintAddOn and TLcyLspPrintAddOn allow you to print a map.Search add-on
The TLcySearchAddOn is responsible for the search box and its search logic.Selection editor add-on
The TLcySelectionEditorAddOn is responsible for showing the Object Properties panel.Table view add-on
The TLcyToteAddOn and TLcyLspToteAddOn provide a customizer panel which shows the model contents as a tabular view.TEA controller add-on
The TLcyTEAControllerAddOn shows a tooltip for elevation data and allows you to inspect the height of an area specified by a line segment.Tree table view add-on
The TLcyTreeTableViewAddOn provides a customizer panel which can show the properties of an object.Undo/redo add-on
The TLcyUndoAddOn adds menu entries to undo and redo the last operations.Vertical view add-on
The TLcyVerticalViewAddOn allows to display a vertical (or profile) view along some polyline.Viewshed add-on
The TLcyViewshedAddOn computes and visualizes visibility for a 3D scene composed of terrain, buildings and 3D meshes.Visibility (GXY) add-on
The TLcyVisibilityAddOn computes and visualizes what parts of one or more objects can be seen from one or more other objects.Visibility add-on
The TLcyShapeVisibilityAddOn and TLcyLspShapeVisibilityFormatAddOn compute and visualize what parts of one or more objects can be seen from one or more points.WCS client add-on
The TLcyWCSClientAddOn and TLcyLspWCSClientAddOn allow you to connect to WCS servers, and visualize the data offered by the server.WFS client add-on
The TLcyWFSClientAddOn and TLcyLspWFSClientAddOn allow you to connect to WFS servers, and visualize the data offered by the server.WMS client add-on
The TLcyWMSClientAddOn and TLcyLspWMSClientAddOn allow you to connect to WMS servers, and visualize the data offered by the server.WMTS client add-on
The TLcyWMTSClientAddOn and TLcyLspWMTSClientAddOn allow you to connect to WMTS servers, and visualize the data offered by the server.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.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 2024.1
Autodesk Navisworks
Decode data in the Autodesk Navisworks format (*.nwd).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.GDAL
Decode and visualize data in various raster formats supported by GDAL.GDF
Decode and visualize Geographic Data Files (GDF).GeoJSON
Decode and visualize data in the GeoJSON format (*.json, *.json.gz, *.json.zip, *.geojson).GeospatialPDF
Decode and visualize data in the GeospatialPDF format (*.pdf).GeoSPOT
Decode and visualize data in the GeoSPOT format (*.DSC, *.REP).GeoTIFF and BigTIFF
Decode and visualize data in the GeoTIFF and BigTIFF format (*.tif, *.tiff).GML
Decode and visualize data in the GML Geography Markup Language format.Google Earth Enterprise repositories
Decode and visualize data encoded in a Google Earth Enterprise repository.GRIB
Decode, visualize and query data in the GRIB format.IFC
Decode data in the IFC format (*.ifc).Informix Geodetic
Connector to an Informix Geodetic database.Informix Spatial
Connector to an Informix Spatial database.JPEG2000
Decode and visualize data in the JPEG2000 format (*.jp2, *.j2k).JPIP
Decode and visualize data from a JPIP data stream (JPEG 2000 Interactive Protocol).KML
Geospatial data encoded in the Keyhole Markup Language (KML) which is the Google Earth format.LAS/LAZ
The LASer format is an exchange format for three-dimensional point clouds.Leica Pegasus
Decode the Leica Pegasus data format.Luciad Point Cloud format
Preprocessed LAS data (point clouds) stored in a Luciad specific format.LuciadLightspeed JAI
Decode and visualize data in the LuciadLightspeed JAI format (*.jai).LuciadLightspeed RST
Decode and visualize data in the LuciadLightspeed RST format (*.rst).Magnetic north
Decode and visualize charts containing magnetic north lines from files containing the parameters of the IGRF or WMM magnetic model.MapInfo MAP
Decode and visualize data in the MapInfo MAP format (*.map).MapInfo MIF
Decode and visualize data in the MapInfo MIF format (*.mif).MapInfo TAB
Decode and visualize data in the MapInfo TAB format (*.tab).MBTiles
Decode and visualize data in the MBTiles format (*.mbtiles and TileJSON endpoints).MGCP
Decode and visualize vector data according to the Multinational Geospatial Co-production Program (MGCP) 2.0 portrayal standard.Microsoft SQL Server databases
Connector to a MSSQL database.Microstation DGN
Decode and visualize data in the Microstation DGN format (*.dgn).MrSID
Decode and visualize data in the MrSID format (*.sid).NetCDF
Decode, visualize and query data in the NetCDF format.NITF/NSIF
Decode and visualize data in the NITF/NSIF (STANAG 4545) format (*.ntf).NVG
Decode and visualize data in the Nato Vector Graphics (NVG) format.OGC 3D Tiles
Point Cloud data (PNTS) and Reality meshes (the B3DM or Batched 3D Model format) served using the OGC 3D Tiles protocol.OGC GeoPackage
OGC GeoPackage is an open, standards-based, platform-independent, portable, self-describing, compact format for transferring geospatial information.OGC WCS
Connect with an OGC Web Coverage Service (WCS).OGC WFS
Connect with an OGC Web Feature Service (WFS).Changed in 2024.1
OGC WMS
Connect with an OGC Web Map Service (WMS).Changed in 2024.1