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Reference geodata/cesium-terrain-server in the documentation
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provides a number of
[different sources](http://cesiumjs.org/2013/02/15/Cesium-Terrain-Tutorial) for
the terrain data, one of which is height map data for use with the
[CesiumTerrainProvider](http://cesiumjs.org/Cesium/Build/Documentation/CesiumTerrainProvider.html)
JavaScript class. Cesium Terrain Builder can be used to create the tilesets
that sit behind a terrain server used by CesiumTerrainProvider. Note that it
does *not* provide a way of serving up those tilesets to the browser.
[`CesiumTerrainProvider`](http://cesiumjs.org/Cesium/Build/Documentation/CesiumTerrainProvider.html)
JavaScript class.

Cesium Terrain Builder can be used to create the tilesets that sit behind a
terrain server used by `CesiumTerrainProvider`. Note that these tools do *not*
provide a way of serving up those tilesets to the browser: instead
[Cesium Terrain Server]() is designed to serve terrain tilesets. In particular
the Docker
[geodata/cesium-terrain-server](https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/geodata/cesium-terrain-server/)
image is designed to simplify the visualisation of terrain tilesets.

## Command Line Tools

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### Using Docker

A [Docker](http://www.docker.com/) image
[is available](https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/homme/cesium-terrain-builder/)
at the Docker Registry: follow the link for usage information.
[homme/cesium-terrain-builder](https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/homme/cesium-terrain-builder/)
is a [Docker](http://www.docker.com/) image that bundles the CTB tools and
simplifies their deployment. Follow the link for usage information.

The only requirement to getting up and running with Cesium Terrain Builder is
having docker available on your system: all software dependencies, build and
installation issues are encapsulated in the image.

In addition, the
[geodata/cesium-terrain-server](https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/geodata/cesium-terrain-server/)
Docker image provides a way of visualising the tilesets created by
`homme/cesium-terrain-builder`.

## Limitations and TODO

* Create a comprehensive test harness (possibly using
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# Cesium Terrain Builder Docker Images
# Cesium Terrain Builder

This is an Ubuntu derived image containing Cesium Terrain Builder compiled
against a GDAL installation bundled with a broad range of drivers. It is
suitable for getting up and running quickly with the Cesium Terrain Builder
designed to quickly get you up and running with the Cesium Terrain Builder
command line tools and/or coding with `libctb`.

Note that the tiles generated with these tools can be visualised with the
[geodata/cesium-terrain-server](https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/geodata/cesium-terrain-server/)
image.

## Usage

The following command will open a bash shell in an Ubuntu based environment
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