Bug fix and minor feature release:

• Updated vcpkg release to 3.7.2
• Fix the external project github action CI workflow
• Fix support for local shapefiles (et al) in TiledFeatureModelLayer
• NetworkMonitor and HTTPClient metadata enhancements
• Bug fixes and performance tweaks
• Elevation support for terrarium-encoded pngs and egde-stitching
• New select symbol to make scripted styling easier
• Fix ContourMap to properly honor vertical datums

Release Highlights:

• New: osgEarthImGui NodeKit - new library that encapsulates all support for built-in ImGui control panels as seen in the osgearth_imgui application
• New: Support for self-hosted Cesium Ion servers
• New: Support for Microsoft Azure Maps image layers
• Revamped CMake packaging setup for easier deployment of osgEarth-based applications
• Performance improvements: faster image mosaicing, mercator image sampling
• Updated vcpkg support

osgEarth Version 3.6 (July 2024)

Release Highlights:

• C++14 is now the minimum requirement to build osgEarth
• New CMake system embracing modern CMake practices
• BuildConfig header now makes build-time options available to the developer
• Replaced the job pool system (with weejobs)
• The legacy osgEarth::Util::Controls library is now cmake-optional and off by default
• Updates to the ImGui panels
• New meshoptimizer plugin
• Lots of bug fixes and performance improvements
• Workaround for Mesa 23.1.4 driver bug(s)

Release Highlights:

• New osgEarthCesium nodekit using the cesium-native SDK for 3D-Tiles integration
• Upgrades to the TerrainConstraintLayer for better meshing, performance, and support for 3D model constraints
• New TerrainMeshLayer for "bring your own" terrain surface meshing
• Integration of spdlog logging SDK (optional)
• Various updates to the osgearth_imgui panels
• Updated Triton and Silverlining shader sets

This is a bug fix and maintenance release.

• Release Notes

This is an incremental bugfix and performance release.

This is primarily a performance and bug-fix release.

• Release Notes

Minor SDK release Version 3.1.

• Release Notes

Major SDK release Version 3.0.

Bug fix and performance release based on the 2.10 branch.