diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 2ee999333..760195366 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Change Log
 
+### ? - 2024-12-02
+
+##### Additions :tada:
+
+- Added a "From Ellipsoid" option to `Cesium3DTileset` to generate a tileset by tesselating the surface of the ellipsoid, producing a simple globe tileset without terrain features.
+
+##### Fixes :wrench:
+
+- Fixed a crash that could occur when using `SampleHeightMostDetailed` on a `Cesium3DTileset` with a raster overlay.
+- `CesiumPolygonRasterOverlay` now references `CesiumCartographicPolygon` instances using `TSoftObjectPtr`, which allows, for example, a raster overlay in the persistent level to use a polygon in a sub-level.
+
 ### v2.10.0 - 2024-11-01
 
 ##### Additions :tada:
diff --git a/Source/CesiumRuntime/Private/Cesium3DTileset.cpp b/Source/CesiumRuntime/Private/Cesium3DTileset.cpp
index 26b8b2d14..4bf046a1b 100644
--- a/Source/CesiumRuntime/Private/Cesium3DTileset.cpp
+++ b/Source/CesiumRuntime/Private/Cesium3DTileset.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "Async/Async.h"
 #include "Camera/CameraTypes.h"
 #include "Camera/PlayerCameraManager.h"
+#include "Cesium3DTilesSelection/EllipsoidTilesetLoader.h"
 #include "Cesium3DTilesSelection/IPrepareRendererResources.h"
 #include "Cesium3DTilesSelection/Tile.h"
 #include "Cesium3DTilesSelection/TilesetLoadFailureDetails.h"
@@ -93,7 +94,6 @@ ACesium3DTileset::ACesium3DTileset()
       _beforeMovieUseLodTransitions{true},
 
       _tilesetsBeingDestroyed(0) {
-
   PrimaryActorTick.bCanEverTick = true;
   PrimaryActorTick.TickGroup = ETickingGroup::TG_PostUpdateWork;
 
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ void ACesium3DTileset::SetMobility(EComponentMobility::Type NewMobility) {
 void ACesium3DTileset::SampleHeightMostDetailed(
     const TArray<FVector>& LongitudeLatitudeHeightArray,
     FCesiumSampleHeightMostDetailedCallback OnHeightsSampled) {
+  // It's possible to call this function before a Tick happens, so make sure
+  // that the necessary variables are resolved.
+  this->ResolveGeoreference();
+  this->ResolveCameraManager();
+  this->ResolveCreditSystem();
+
   if (this->_pTileset == nullptr) {
     this->LoadTileset();
   }
@@ -547,7 +553,6 @@ void ACesium3DTileset::PauseMovieSequencer() { this->StopMovieSequencer(); }
 
 #if WITH_EDITOR
 void ACesium3DTileset::OnFocusEditorViewportOnThis() {
-
   UE_LOG(
       LogCesium,
       Verbose,
@@ -668,7 +673,6 @@ ACesium3DTileset::GetCesiumTilesetToUnrealRelativeWorldTransform() const {
 }
 
 void ACesium3DTileset::UpdateTransformFromCesium() {
-
   const glm::dmat4& CesiumToUnreal =
       this->GetCesiumTilesetToUnrealRelativeWorldTransform();
   TArray<UCesiumGltfComponent*> gltfComponents;
@@ -922,7 +926,6 @@ class UnrealResourcePreparer
   virtual void* prepareRasterInMainThread(
       CesiumRasterOverlays::RasterOverlayTile& rasterTile,
       void* pLoadThreadResult) override {
-
     TUniquePtr<CesiumTextureUtility::LoadedTextureResult> pLoadedTexture{
         static_cast<CesiumTextureUtility::LoadedTextureResult*>(
             pLoadThreadResult)};
@@ -1061,7 +1064,6 @@ void ACesium3DTileset::UpdateLoadStatus() {
 }
 
 namespace {
-
 const TSharedRef<CesiumViewExtension, ESPMode::ThreadSafe>&
 getCesiumViewExtension() {
   static TSharedRef<CesiumViewExtension, ESPMode::ThreadSafe>
@@ -1069,7 +1071,6 @@ getCesiumViewExtension() {
           GEngine->ViewExtensions->NewExtension<CesiumViewExtension>();
   return cesiumViewExtension;
 }
-
 } // namespace
 
 void ACesium3DTileset::LoadTileset() {
@@ -1278,6 +1279,14 @@ void ACesium3DTileset::LoadTileset() {
   options.contentOptions.applyTextureTransform = false;
 
   switch (this->TilesetSource) {
+  case ETilesetSource::FromEllipsoid:
+    UE_LOG(LogCesium, Log, TEXT("Loading tileset from ellipsoid"));
+    this->_pTileset = TUniquePtr<Cesium3DTilesSelection::Tileset>(
+        Cesium3DTilesSelection::EllipsoidTilesetLoader::createTileset(
+            externals,
+            options)
+            .release());
+    break;
   case ETilesetSource::FromUrl:
     UE_LOG(LogCesium, Log, TEXT("Loading tileset from URL %s"), *this->Url);
     this->_pTileset = MakeUnique<Cesium3DTilesSelection::Tileset>(
@@ -1330,6 +1339,9 @@ void ACesium3DTileset::LoadTileset() {
   }
 
   switch (this->TilesetSource) {
+  case ETilesetSource::FromEllipsoid:
+    UE_LOG(LogCesium, Log, TEXT("Loading tileset from ellipsoid done"));
+    break;
   case ETilesetSource::FromUrl:
     UE_LOG(
         LogCesium,
@@ -1368,6 +1380,9 @@ void ACesium3DTileset::DestroyTileset() {
   }
 
   switch (this->TilesetSource) {
+  case ETilesetSource::FromEllipsoid:
+    UE_LOG(LogCesium, Verbose, TEXT("Destroying tileset from ellipsoid"));
+    break;
   case ETilesetSource::FromUrl:
     UE_LOG(
         LogCesium,
@@ -1418,6 +1433,9 @@ void ACesium3DTileset::DestroyTileset() {
   this->_pTileset.Reset();
 
   switch (this->TilesetSource) {
+  case ETilesetSource::FromEllipsoid:
+    UE_LOG(LogCesium, Verbose, TEXT("Destroying tileset from ellipsoid done"));
+    break;
   case ETilesetSource::FromUrl:
     UE_LOG(
         LogCesium,
@@ -1494,7 +1512,6 @@ std::vector<FCesiumCamera> ACesium3DTileset::GetPlayerCameras() const {
   for (auto playerControllerIt = pWorld->GetPlayerControllerIterator();
        playerControllerIt;
        playerControllerIt++) {
-
     const TWeakObjectPtr<APlayerController> pPlayerController =
         *playerControllerIt;
     if (pPlayerController == nullptr) {
@@ -1674,7 +1691,6 @@ ACesium3DTileset::CreateViewStateFromViewParameters(
     const FCesiumCamera& camera,
     const glm::dmat4& unrealWorldToTileset,
     UCesiumEllipsoid* ellipsoid) {
-
   double horizontalFieldOfView =
       FMath::DegreesToRadians(camera.FieldOfViewDegrees);
 
@@ -1970,7 +1986,6 @@ void ACesium3DTileset::updateLastViewUpdateResultState(
     check(Georeference);
 
     for (Cesium3DTilesSelection::Tile* tile : result.tilesToRenderThisFrame) {
-
       CesiumGeometry::OrientedBoundingBox obb =
           Cesium3DTilesSelection::getOrientedBoundingBoxFromBoundingVolume(
               tile->getBoundingVolume(),
@@ -2008,7 +2023,6 @@ void ACesium3DTileset::updateLastViewUpdateResultState(
       result.tilesWaitingForOcclusionResults !=
           this->_lastTilesWaitingForOcclusionResults ||
       result.maxDepthVisited != this->_lastMaxDepthVisited) {
-
     this->_lastTilesRendered = result.tilesToRenderThisFrame.size();
     this->_lastWorkerThreadTileLoadQueueLength =
         result.workerThreadTileLoadQueueLength;
diff --git a/Source/CesiumRuntime/Private/CesiumPolygonRasterOverlay.cpp b/Source/CesiumRuntime/Private/CesiumPolygonRasterOverlay.cpp
index 66a465a45..3f8a7ba6d 100644
--- a/Source/CesiumRuntime/Private/CesiumPolygonRasterOverlay.cpp
+++ b/Source/CesiumRuntime/Private/CesiumPolygonRasterOverlay.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ UCesiumPolygonRasterOverlay::CreateOverlay(
   std::vector<CartographicPolygon> polygons;
   polygons.reserve(this->Polygons.Num());
 
-  for (ACesiumCartographicPolygon* pPolygon : this->Polygons) {
+  for (auto& pPolygon : this->Polygons) {
     if (!pPolygon) {
       continue;
     }
diff --git a/Source/CesiumRuntime/Public/Cesium3DTileset.h b/Source/CesiumRuntime/Public/Cesium3DTileset.h
index 8fa0b4c6c..7600f631d 100644
--- a/Source/CesiumRuntime/Public/Cesium3DTileset.h
+++ b/Source/CesiumRuntime/Public/Cesium3DTileset.h
@@ -74,7 +74,12 @@ enum class ETilesetSource : uint8 {
   /**
    * The tileset will be loaded from the specified Url.
    */
-  FromUrl UMETA(DisplayName = "From Url")
+  FromUrl UMETA(DisplayName = "From Url"),
+
+  /**
+   * The tileset will be loaded from the georeference ellipsoid.
+   */
+  FromEllipsoid UMETA(DisplayName = "From Ellipsoid")
 };
 
 UENUM(BlueprintType)
diff --git a/Source/CesiumRuntime/Public/CesiumPolygonRasterOverlay.h b/Source/CesiumRuntime/Public/CesiumPolygonRasterOverlay.h
index abf154bb8..728ecc231 100644
--- a/Source/CesiumRuntime/Public/CesiumPolygonRasterOverlay.h
+++ b/Source/CesiumRuntime/Public/CesiumPolygonRasterOverlay.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class CESIUMRUNTIME_API UCesiumPolygonRasterOverlay
    * The polygons to rasterize for this overlay.
    */
   UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "Cesium")
-  TArray<ACesiumCartographicPolygon*> Polygons;
+  TArray<TSoftObjectPtr<ACesiumCartographicPolygon>> Polygons;
 
   /**
    * Whether to invert the selection specified by the polygons.