Displaying Over 3 Million Point Cloud Data Points Smoothly in a Browser - Building a Potree LOD Viewer
When trying to display large-scale point cloud data (LiDAR/LAZ) in a web browser, the browser may crash due to insufficient memory. This article introduces how to display millions of points without stress using Potree’s LOD (Level of Detail) technology. https://3dtiles-viewer.vercel.app/potree-lod-viewer.html Data Used Data Name: Utah State Capitol Source: OpenTopography Download URL: https://object.cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/education/MatlabTopo/Utah_state_capitol.laz File Size: 15MB (LAZ compressed) Point Count: 3,481,512 points Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Challenge Trying to load this data directly with Three.js or similar libraries may cause the browser to freeze. ...