diff --git a/src/babylonjs/renderer/loaders/B3DMLoader.js b/src/babylonjs/renderer/loaders/B3DMLoader.js
index 8eb64c755..836c240dd 100644
--- a/src/babylonjs/renderer/loaders/B3DMLoader.js
+++ b/src/babylonjs/renderer/loaders/B3DMLoader.js
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ export class B3DMLoader extends B3DMLoaderBase {
 
 	/**
 	 * @param {ArrayBuffer} buffer - The raw B3DM file data.
-	 * @param {string} uri - URI used for resolving relative resources.
+	 * @param {string} url - URL used for resolving relative resources.
 	 * @returns {Promise<Object>}
 	 */
-	async parse( buffer, uri ) {
+	async parse( buffer, url ) {
 
 		const b3dm = super.parse( buffer );
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class B3DMLoader extends B3DMLoaderBase {
 		}
 
 		// parse the file
-		const result = await gltfLoader.parse( b3dm.glbBytes, uri, 'glb' );
+		const result = await gltfLoader.parse( b3dm.glbBytes, url, 'glb' );
 		const gltfScene = result.scene;
 		return {
 			...b3dm,
diff --git a/src/babylonjs/renderer/loaders/GLTFLoader.js b/src/babylonjs/renderer/loaders/GLTFLoader.js
index 15179d7a4..4dc0e2f0b 100644
--- a/src/babylonjs/renderer/loaders/GLTFLoader.js
+++ b/src/babylonjs/renderer/loaders/GLTFLoader.js
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ export class GLTFLoader extends LoaderBase {
 
 	/**
 	 * @param {ArrayBuffer} buffer - The raw GLTF or GLB file data.
-	 * @param {string} uri - URI used for resolving relative resources.
+	 * @param {string} url - URL used for resolving relative resources.
 	 * @param {string} extension - File extension, either `'gltf'` or `'glb'`.
 	 * @returns {Promise<{scene: TransformNode, container: AssetContainer, metadata: Object|null}>}
 	 */
-	async parse( buffer, uri, extension ) {
+	async parse( buffer, url, extension ) {
 
 		const { scene, workingPath, adjustmentTransform } = this;
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export class GLTFLoader extends LoaderBase {
 		const pluginExtension = extension === 'gltf' ? '.gltf' : '.glb';
 		let metadata = null;
 		const container = await LoadAssetContainerAsync(
-			new File( [ buffer ], uri ),
+			new File( [ buffer ], url ),
 			scene,
 			{
 				pluginExtension,
diff --git a/src/babylonjs/renderer/tiles/TilesRenderer.js b/src/babylonjs/renderer/tiles/TilesRenderer.js
index 15e6c111f..beb9adfd4 100644
--- a/src/babylonjs/renderer/tiles/TilesRenderer.js
+++ b/src/babylonjs/renderer/tiles/TilesRenderer.js
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@ export class TilesRenderer extends TilesRendererBase {
 
 	}
 
-	async parseTile( buffer, tile, extension, uri, abortSignal ) {
+	async parseTile( buffer, tile, extension, url, abortSignal ) {
 
 		const engineData = tile.engineData;
 		const rootScene = this.scene;
-		const workingPath = LoaderUtils.getWorkingPath( uri );
+		const workingPath = LoaderUtils.getWorkingPath( url );
 		const fetchOptions = this.fetchOptions;
 
 		const tileTransform = engineData.transform;
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export class TilesRenderer extends TilesRendererBase {
 				loader.fetchOptions = fetchOptions;
 				loader.adjustmentTransform.copyFrom( upRotationMatrix );
 
-				result = await loader.parse( buffer, uri );
+				result = await loader.parse( buffer, url );
 				break;
 
 			}
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ export class TilesRenderer extends TilesRendererBase {
 				loader.fetchOptions = fetchOptions;
 				loader.adjustmentTransform.copyFrom( upRotationMatrix );
 
-				result = await loader.parse( buffer, uri, extension );
+				result = await loader.parse( buffer, url, extension );
 				break;
 
 			}
diff --git a/src/core/plugins/CesiumIonAuthPlugin.js b/src/core/plugins/CesiumIonAuthPlugin.js
index ed70a3693..4af0dcdea 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/CesiumIonAuthPlugin.js
+++ b/src/core/plugins/CesiumIonAuthPlugin.js
@@ -138,20 +138,20 @@ export class CesiumIonAuthPlugin {
 
 	}
 
-	preprocessURL( uri ) {
+	preprocessURL( url ) {
 
-		uri = new URL( uri );
-		if ( /^http/.test( uri.protocol ) && this._tileSetVersion != - 1 ) {
+		url = new URL( url );
+		if ( /^http/.test( url.protocol ) && this._tileSetVersion != - 1 ) {
 
-			uri.searchParams.set( 'v', this._tileSetVersion );
+			url.searchParams.set( 'v', this._tileSetVersion );
 
 		}
 
-		return uri.toString();
+		return url.toString();
 
 	}
 
-	fetchData( uri, options ) {
+	fetchData( url, options ) {
 
 		const tiles = this.tiles;
 		if ( tiles.getPluginByName( 'GOOGLE_CLOUD_AUTH_PLUGIN' ) !== null ) {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export class CesiumIonAuthPlugin {
 
 		} else {
 
-			return this.auth.fetch( uri, options );
+			return this.auth.fetch( url, options );
 
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/core/plugins/GoogleCloudAuthPlugin.js b/src/core/plugins/GoogleCloudAuthPlugin.js
index b8682b88f..5d3eca5f2 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/GoogleCloudAuthPlugin.js
+++ b/src/core/plugins/GoogleCloudAuthPlugin.js
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ export class GoogleCloudAuthPlugin {
 
 	}
 
-	async fetchData( uri, options ) {
+	async fetchData( url, options ) {
 
-		return this.auth.fetch( uri, options );
+		return this.auth.fetch( url, options );
 
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/core/renderer/loaders/I3DMLoaderBase.js b/src/core/renderer/loaders/I3DMLoaderBase.js
index 44348f3c5..95c258e21 100644
--- a/src/core/renderer/loaders/I3DMLoaderBase.js
+++ b/src/core/renderer/loaders/I3DMLoaderBase.js
@@ -97,17 +97,17 @@ export class I3DMLoaderBase extends LoaderBase {
 
 		} else {
 
-			const externalUri = this.resolveExternalURL( arrayToString( bodyBytes ) );
+			const externalUrl = this.resolveExternalURL( arrayToString( bodyBytes ) );
 
 			//Store the gltf working path
-			gltfWorkingPath = getWorkingPath( externalUri );
+			gltfWorkingPath = getWorkingPath( externalUrl );
 
-			promise = fetch( externalUri, this.fetchOptions )
+			promise = fetch( externalUrl, this.fetchOptions )
 				.then( res => {
 
 					if ( ! res.ok ) {
 
-						throw new Error( `I3DMLoaderBase : Failed to load file "${ externalUri }" with status ${ res.status } : ${ res.statusText }` );
+						throw new Error( `I3DMLoaderBase : Failed to load file "${ externalUrl }" with status ${ res.status } : ${ res.statusText }` );
 
 					}
 
diff --git a/src/core/renderer/tiles/TilesRendererBase.d.ts b/src/core/renderer/tiles/TilesRendererBase.d.ts
index e0bf637b9..c64c47789 100644
--- a/src/core/renderer/tiles/TilesRendererBase.d.ts
+++ b/src/core/renderer/tiles/TilesRendererBase.d.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export interface TilesRendererBaseEventMap<TScene = unknown> {
 	'load-root-tileset': { tileset : Tileset, url : string };
 	'tiles-load-start': {};
 	'tiles-load-end': {};
-	'tile-download-start': { tile : Tile, uri : string };
+	'tile-download-start': { tile : Tile, url : string, /** @deprecated Use url instead. */ uri : string };
 	'load-model': { scene : TScene, tile : Tile, url : string };
 	'dispose-model': { scene : TScene, tile : Tile };
 	'tile-visibility-change': { scene : TScene, tile : Tile, visible : boolean };
diff --git a/src/core/renderer/tiles/TilesRendererBase.js b/src/core/renderer/tiles/TilesRendererBase.js
index 7b00a89ac..9adf05aab 100644
--- a/src/core/renderer/tiles/TilesRendererBase.js
+++ b/src/core/renderer/tiles/TilesRendererBase.js
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ const unifiedPriorityCallback = ( a, b ) => {
  * Fired when a tile content download begins.
  * @event TilesRendererBase#tile-download-start
  * @property {Tile} tile - The tile being downloaded.
- * @property {string} uri - The URI being fetched.
+ * @property {string} url - The URL being fetched.
  */
 
 /**
@@ -1586,15 +1586,15 @@ export class TilesRendererBase {
 
 		let isExternalTileset = false;
 		let externalTileset = null;
-		let uri = new URL( tile.content.uri, tile.internal.basePath + '/' ).toString();
-		this.invokeAllPlugins( plugin => uri = plugin.preprocessURL ? plugin.preprocessURL( uri, tile ) : uri );
+		let url = new URL( tile.content.uri, tile.internal.basePath + '/' ).toString();
+		this.invokeAllPlugins( plugin => url = plugin.preprocessURL ? plugin.preprocessURL( url, tile ) : url );
 
 		const stats = this.stats;
 		const lruCache = this.lruCache;
 		const downloadQueue = this.downloadQueue;
 		const parseQueue = this.parseQueue;
 		const loadingTiles = this.loadingTiles;
-		const extension = getUrlExtension( uri );
+		const extension = getUrlExtension( url );
 
 		// track an abort controller and pass-through the below conditions if aborted
 		const controller = new AbortController();
@@ -1690,8 +1690,18 @@ export class TilesRendererBase {
 			stats.downloading ++;
 			stats.queued --;
 
-			const res = this.invokeOnePlugin( plugin => plugin.fetchData && plugin.fetchData( uri, { ...this.fetchOptions, signal } ) );
-			this.dispatchEvent( { type: 'tile-download-start', tile, uri } );
+			const res = this.invokeOnePlugin( plugin => plugin.fetchData && plugin.fetchData( url, { ...this.fetchOptions, signal } ) );
+			this.dispatchEvent( {
+				type: 'tile-download-start',
+				tile,
+				url,
+				get uri() {
+
+					console.warn( 'tile-download-start event: "uri" has been renamed to "url".' );
+					return this.url;
+
+				},
+			} );
 			return res;
 
 		} )
@@ -1742,7 +1752,7 @@ export class TilesRendererBase {
 
 					if ( extension === 'json' && content.root ) {
 
-						this.preprocessTileset( content, uri, tile );
+						this.preprocessTileset( content, url, tile );
 						tile.children.push( content.root );
 						externalTileset = content;
 						isExternalTileset = true;
@@ -1750,7 +1760,7 @@ export class TilesRendererBase {
 
 					} else {
 
-						return this.invokeOnePlugin( plugin => plugin.parseTile && plugin.parseTile( content, parseTile, extension, uri, signal ) );
+						return this.invokeOnePlugin( plugin => plugin.parseTile && plugin.parseTile( content, parseTile, extension, url, signal ) );
 
 					}
 
@@ -1796,7 +1806,7 @@ export class TilesRendererBase {
 					this.dispatchEvent( {
 						type: 'load-tileset',
 						tileset: externalTileset,
-						url: uri,
+						url,
 					} );
 
 				}
@@ -1807,7 +1817,7 @@ export class TilesRendererBase {
 						type: 'load-model',
 						scene: tile.engineData.scene,
 						tile,
-						url: uri,
+						url,
 					} );
 
 				}
@@ -1857,7 +1867,7 @@ export class TilesRendererBase {
 						type: 'load-error',
 						tile,
 						error,
-						url: uri,
+						url,
 					} );
 
 				} else {
diff --git a/src/three/plugins/QuantizedMeshPlugin.js b/src/three/plugins/QuantizedMeshPlugin.js
index 962142088..a3c8cc6f1 100644
--- a/src/three/plugins/QuantizedMeshPlugin.js
+++ b/src/three/plugins/QuantizedMeshPlugin.js
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ export class QuantizedMeshPlugin {
 
 	}
 
-	parseToMesh( buffer, tile, extension, uri ) {
+	parseToMesh( buffer, tile, extension, url ) {
 
 		const {
 			skirtLength,
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ export class QuantizedMeshPlugin {
 		if ( extension === 'quantized_tile_split' ) {
 
 			// split the parent tile
-			const searchParams = new URL( uri ).searchParams;
+			const searchParams = new URL( url ).searchParams;
 			const left = searchParams.get( 'left' ) === 'true';
 			const bottom = searchParams.get( 'bottom' ) === 'true';
 
@@ -443,10 +443,10 @@ export class QuantizedMeshPlugin {
 
 	}
 
-	fetchData( uri, options ) {
+	fetchData( url, options ) {
 
 		// if this is our custom url indicating a tile split then return fake response
-		if ( /quantized_tile_split/.test( uri ) ) {
+		if ( /quantized_tile_split/.test( url ) ) {
 
 			return new ArrayBuffer();
 
diff --git a/src/three/plugins/gltf/GLTFStructuralMetadataExtension.js b/src/three/plugins/gltf/GLTFStructuralMetadataExtension.js
index 8e3d2eefd..67f5e2c34 100644
--- a/src/three/plugins/gltf/GLTFStructuralMetadataExtension.js
+++ b/src/three/plugins/gltf/GLTFStructuralMetadataExtension.js
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@ export class GLTFStructuralMetadataExtension {
 			// TODO: cache the loaded schema so we can share it and dispose of it when the
 			// extension is no longer available
 			const { manager, path, requestHeader, crossOrigin } = parser.options;
-			const finalUri = new URL( rootExtension.schemaUri, path ).toString();
+			const finalUrl = new URL( rootExtension.schemaUri, path ).toString();
 			const fileLoader = new FileLoader( manager );
 			fileLoader.setCrossOrigin( crossOrigin );
 			fileLoader.setResponseType( 'json' );
 			fileLoader.setRequestHeader( requestHeader );
 
-			schemaPromise = fileLoader.loadAsync( finalUri )
+			schemaPromise = fileLoader.loadAsync( finalUrl )
 				.then( schema => {
 
 					rootExtension = { ...rootExtension, schema };
diff --git a/src/three/plugins/images/GeneratedSurfacePlugin.js b/src/three/plugins/images/GeneratedSurfacePlugin.js
index 92c88bd5b..762f519f3 100644
--- a/src/three/plugins/images/GeneratedSurfacePlugin.js
+++ b/src/three/plugins/images/GeneratedSurfacePlugin.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export class GeneratedSurfacePlugin {
 
 	}
 
-	async parseToMesh( buffer, tile, extension, uri, abortSignal ) {
+	async parseToMesh( buffer, tile, extension, url, abortSignal ) {
 
 		if ( extension !== 'generated_surface' ) {
 
@@ -452,9 +452,9 @@ export class GeneratedSurfacePlugin {
 
 	}
 
-	fetchData( uri ) {
+	fetchData( url ) {
 
-		if ( /generated_surface/.test( uri ) ) {
+		if ( /generated_surface/.test( url ) ) {
 
 			return new ArrayBuffer();
 
diff --git a/src/three/plugins/images/ImageOverlayPlugin.js b/src/three/plugins/images/ImageOverlayPlugin.js
index fbf6f442e..0b82eea47 100644
--- a/src/three/plugins/images/ImageOverlayPlugin.js
+++ b/src/three/plugins/images/ImageOverlayPlugin.js
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ export class ImageOverlayPlugin {
 
 	}
 
-	parseToMesh( buffer, tile, extension, uri ) {
+	parseToMesh( buffer, tile, extension, url ) {
 
 		if ( extension === 'image_overlay_tile_split' ) {
 
@@ -780,10 +780,10 @@ export class ImageOverlayPlugin {
 
 	}
 
-	fetchData( uri, options ) {
+	fetchData( url, options ) {
 
 		// if this is our custom url indicating a tile split then return fake response
-		if ( /image_overlay_tile_split/.test( uri ) ) {
+		if ( /image_overlay_tile_split/.test( url ) ) {
 
 			return new ArrayBuffer();
 
diff --git a/src/three/renderer/tiles/TilesRenderer.js b/src/three/renderer/tiles/TilesRenderer.js
index e43eea0aa..af8e722d9 100644
--- a/src/three/renderer/tiles/TilesRenderer.js
+++ b/src/three/renderer/tiles/TilesRenderer.js
@@ -644,10 +644,10 @@ export class TilesRenderer extends TilesRendererBase {
 
 	}
 
-	async parseTile( buffer, tile, extension, uri, abortSignal ) {
+	async parseTile( buffer, tile, extension, url, abortSignal ) {
 
 		const engineData = tile.engineData;
-		const workingPath = LoaderUtils.getWorkingPath( uri );
+		const workingPath = LoaderUtils.getWorkingPath( url );
 		const fetchOptions = this.fetchOptions;
 
 		const manager = this.manager;
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ export class TilesRenderer extends TilesRendererBase {
 
 			default: {
 
-				promise = this.invokeOnePlugin( plugin => plugin.parseToMesh && plugin.parseToMesh( buffer, tile, extension, uri, abortSignal ) );
+				promise = this.invokeOnePlugin( plugin => plugin.parseToMesh && plugin.parseToMesh( buffer, tile, extension, url, abortSignal ) );
 				break;
 
 			}