Map of Tonga in PLY format

About PLY

PLY (Polygon File Format) is the Stanford format for polygon meshes. Supports vertex colors and arbitrary per-vertex attributes.

Use cases

• Scientific visualization
• point clouds
• 3D scanning
• photogrammetry

What's in the PLY map of Tonga

10,055 buildings (214 residential, 98 commercial, 54 industrial, 57 religious), 1,274.8 km of roads, 1,245 points of interest, 131 landmarks.

Mostly residential streets 531.5 km, unclassified roads 329.2 km, tertiary roads 217.8 km.

Among the objects: place_of_worship — 350, convenience — 213, pitch — 128.

Main streets: Hala Liku, Hala Taufa'ahau, Hala Hihifo, Hala Loto, Hala Tahi

Landmarks: Tongan National Centre, Tuku'aho Museum, Fishing pigs (on low tide), Haʻamonga Trilithon, Start of the summit track

How to use PLY for Tonga

1. 1Select the Tonga map area on the main page
2. 2Choose PLY format and configure export settings
3. 3Click Export and wait for processing
4. 4Download the file and use in your application

Programs that open PLY