The case was to create a 3D map of underground utility networks. It was really about drawing cylinders between coordinate nodes, coloring them in descriptive ways, and storing them in a database for collaborative map population.
Utility networks, in the given context, means power lines, water pipes, sewage systems etc.
We were basically forced into using Cesium.js, because an alternative like ThreeJS would be unforgivably time consuming, although in my opinion, better more maintainable and usable in the long run..
This was by no means a positive experience and I to some extent hate the library now... Nevertheless, we managed to get the closest to a real product in the time given and deliver a half-baked prototype.
You can, traditionally check out the presentation that our designer did a splendid job on:
This work put us in 1st place in the case.
December 4, 2024