{"id":7954,"date":"2012-09-19T21:18:58","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T05:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/?p=7954"},"modified":"2012-10-15T20:49:16","modified_gmt":"2012-10-16T04:49:16","slug":"a-city-in-a-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2012\/09\/a-city-in-a-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"A City in a Browser with CityEngine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.websters-online-dictionary.org\/images\/wiki\/wikipedia\/en\/3\/3f\/Esri-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.websters-online-dictionary.org\/images\/wiki\/wikipedia\/en\/3\/3f\/Esri-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Esri<\/a>, a software development and services company providing Geographic Information System (GIS) software and geodatabase management applications, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/2012\/09\/17\/whats-new-in-arcgis-online-september-2012\/\">announced the availability of CityEngine Web Viewer<\/a> in their ArcGIS Online product this week. For the bonus, the viewer leverages <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WebGL\" target=\"_blank\">WebGL<\/a>. Yes, this means anyone with a WebGL-enabled browser (Chrome, Safari, Opera, FireFox) can navigate and explore uploaded 3D cities and environments created in CityEngine\u00a02012.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-34SWmjJ9TgA\/UFqZ71-57zI\/AAAAAAAAA0M\/5Z0E24NjXso\/s1600\/Procedural_Pompeii.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-34SWmjJ9TgA\/UFqZ71-57zI\/AAAAAAAAA0M\/5Z0E24NjXso\/s200\/Procedural_Pompeii.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"160\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/software\/cityengine\/\" target=\"_blank\">CityEngine<\/a> is the software Esri acquired when they bought Switzerland based Procedural last year. CityEngine allows for rapid creation of 3D city models and is used in everything from movies and games (I first met the Procedural team at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdconf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">GDC<\/a>) to architectural and\u00a0proposed development\u00a0visualizations.\u00a0I have watched people create rather detailed cities in a matter of minutes with this powerful tool.\u00a0Since CityEngine is a desktop solution, these models were only able to be viewed within the software until now with the release of this web player. Check out the CityEngine video below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aFRqSJFp-I0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Beyond web3D scene basics like free navigation and zoom, CityEngine Web Viewer&#8217;s features include searching tagged content, turning on\/off creator defined layers (trees, streets, buildings), and adjusting the lighting to reflect the sun&#8217;s position on a specific time of day on a specific day.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out for yourself here with this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/CEWebViewer\/viewer.html?&amp;3dWebScene=86f88285788a4c53bd3d5dde6b315dfe&amp;view=112.63,-197.16,90.25,-97.95,228.11,-585.51&amp;lyr=1,1,1,1,0,1,1,0,1,1,1,1,0,1,1,1,0,0\" target=\"_blank\">3D scene of a redevelopment <\/a>in Philadelphia. Another cool example of a WebGL application and truly a great testament to the convergence of GIS data and web3D.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2012-09-19-at-10.22.14-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7958\" title=\"CityEngine Web Viewer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2012-09-19-at-10.22.14-PM-300x187.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2012-09-19-at-10.22.14-PM-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2012-09-19-at-10.22.14-PM-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2012-09-19-at-10.22.14-PM.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><H3>Related Posts<\/H3><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"REAL 2015 &#8211; Where the Sensor meets the Maker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2015\/03\/real-2015-where-the-sensor-meets-the-maker\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">REAL 2015 &#8211; Where the Sensor meets the Maker<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Hacking a building the AEC way\" href=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2013\/10\/hacking-a-building-the-aec-way\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Hacking a building the AEC way<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"AEC Hackathon &#8211; Where Techies and Builders Change the World\" href=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2013\/09\/aec-hackathon\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">AEC Hackathon &#8211; Where Techies and Builders Change the World<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"ESRI User Conference 2013 &#8211; When the World&#8217;s Digital Information met Digital Fabrication\" href=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2013\/07\/esri-user-conference-2013-when-the-worlds-digital-information-met-digital-fabrication\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">ESRI User Conference 2013 &#8211; When the World&#8217;s Digital Information met Digital Fabrication<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"SimLibrary &#8211; When Danish Libraries Go Digital\" href=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2013\/02\/simlibrary-when-danish-libraries-go-digital\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">SimLibrary &#8211; When Danish Libraries Go Digital<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Esri, a software development and services company providing Geographic Information System (GIS) software and geodatabase management applications, announced the availability of CityEngine Web Viewer in their ArcGIS Online product this week. For the bonus, the viewer leverages WebGL. Yes, this means anyone with a WebGL-enabled browser (Chrome, Safari, Opera, FireFox) can navigate and explore uploaded&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2012\/09\/a-city-in-a-browser\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":7958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1318,1317,1307],"tags":[537,1868,1870,1867,1866,1316,1869,895,896],"class_list":["post-7954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hci","category-web3d-2","category-webgl-2","tag-architecture","tag-city","tag-cityengine","tag-digital","tag-esri","tag-gis","tag-procedural","tag-web3d","tag-webgl"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2012-09-19-at-10.22.14-PM.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pjzQD-24i","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7954"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8083,"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7954\/revisions\/8083"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}