Demos

ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript ArcGIS API for Python
World Sky Tour 3D globe centered on Europe with the Matterhorn selected

ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript · Worldwide 3D free flight

World Sky Tour

Choose a recommended destination or almost any point on the globe, then explore a 3D WebScene in a tiny plane. It is playful flying, not a flight simulator.

ArcGISTypeScriptSceneViewAI-assisted coding

I started Sky Tour as a practical experiment to learn how to build something fun with AI-assisted coding. After the first Swiss release, I incorporated user feedback and expanded the experience worldwide, with recommended destinations and custom takeoffs.

ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript drives a continuous global SceneView with World Imagery, World Elevation 3D and optional Esri 3D Buildings. A fixed-step TypeScript simulation keeps the aircraft and camera synchronized, while nearby place labels are loaded on demand from spatially partitioned OSM GeoParquet data.

  • 71 curated takeoffs across six continents, plus custom starts on almost any terrain
  • Fixed-step aircraft simulation with synchronized plane and SceneView camera updates
  • Nearby OSM labels loaded on demand from spatially partitioned GeoParquet data
Choose a takeoffSource code: Soon™