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Cesium DevCon 2026: SQLite Creator Keynotes

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The talks from Cesium DevCon 2026 are now available, featuring a keynote from Richard Hipp, the creator of SQLite. The conference showcased a wide range of applications and advancements using Cesium, from visualizing earthwork sites as digital twins with 3D Gaussian Splatting to developing immersive VR experiences for infrastructure projects.

Discussions also covered the next generation of the 3D Tiles open standard with 3D Tiles 2.0, and the integration of vector tiles into the 3D world. Several presentations highlighted the use of Cesium for large-scale point cloud datasets, photogrammetry reconstruction, and interplanetary analysis.

Attendees can explore topics like AI-powered mission planning, connecting LLM interfaces with 3D visualizations, and the development of operational digital twins for cities like Madrid and Barcelona. The event also featured demos of live UE5 & Bentley Cesium transportation projects and insights into building interactive Cesium JS applications.