# Khronos releases KHR_gaussian_splatting glTF extension release candidate

*Source* · `src-khronos-2026-gltf-gaussian-splatting` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Technical report / blog |
| authors | The Khronos Group |
| date | 2026-02-03 |
| url | https://www.khronos.org/news/press/gltf-gaussian-splatting-press-release |
| accessed | 2026-10-24 |

## Notes

Release candidate of baseline glTF 2.0 splat extension; compression proposals SPZ (Niantic Spatial) and L-GSC (Qualcomm); contributors Autodesk, Cesium/Bentley, Esri, Huawei, Niantic Spatial, NVIDIA, XGRIDS; ratification expected Q2 2026.

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [3D Gaussian Splatting](../technique/gaussian-splatting.md)

## Citation

The Khronos Group (2026-02-03). *Khronos releases KHR_gaussian_splatting glTF extension release candidate*.  https://www.khronos.org/news/press/gltf-gaussian-splatting-press-release

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Provenance: created in run `2026-10-24-techniques-world-models`.