Download Buga map in PLY format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
Customize the map
Open this place's area in the constructor and adjust everything to your needs
Open in constructor →Map passport
What this map contains by default
This is how the map is built as-is — every setting can be changed in the constructor.
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About PLY
Map of Buga in PLY: 83 buildings — in the WGS 84 coordinate system, units are meters.
Which layers are in the file
This file for the selected area contains:
- Buildings
Geometry by layer
- Buildings — solid volumes extruded from building outlines
What the file carries
The PLY file for Buga: features come as a single stream, without named layers, OpenStreetMap tags are not kept — geometry and styling remain, object heights are carried.
What this file will not contain
In PLY for Buga the following will not travel: 30 km of roads, 1 water features, 0.0 km² of green areas, 27 points of interest — the format prints solid volumes extruded from building outlines, and other layers are not part of the model.
File size
The expected size of the PLY file for Buga is about 22 KB; the exact size depends on the chosen layers and area.
Coordinate systems
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326), selectable in the wizard
Units
Meters (projected in the chosen coordinate system)
| Category | 3D |
| File extension | .ply |
| Tier | Open Beta |
How to use PLY for Buga
- MeshLab (free) — open the model, look at the vertex colour, measure its overall dimensions, simplify the mesh if there are many buildings.
- CloudCompare (free) — compare the model with your point cloud from laser scanning or a drone survey, align the coordinate systems, compute deviations.
- Blender — File -> Import -> Stanford (.ply); to see the colouring, turn on vertex colour display in the material.
Programs that open PLY
FAQ: PLY for Buga
What is PLY used for?
PLY is popular in science, 3D scanning, and point cloud analysis.
Can I open it in Blender?
Yes, Blender imports PLY via File > Import > PLY.
Is this a mesh or a point cloud?
A mesh: buildings are exported as triangular faces with vertices. PLY can store point clouds too, which is why the format is often associated with them — if needed, the model can be resampled into a cloud, in CloudCompare for example.
Is the colour of buildings preserved?
Yes, colour by development type is written into the vertices: viewers that understand vertex colour — MeshLab, CloudCompare, Blender, three.js — will show the model coloured without assigning materials.
Binary file or text?
Binary by default — it is more compact and opens faster. The text variant of the format also exists and is useful when you want to read the contents by eye or parse them with a simple script.
