1. Edition - July 2009
71.90 Euro
2009. 360 Pages, Softcover
ISBN-10: 0-470-38124-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-38124-3 - John Wiley & Sons






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Short description
Written as a user-friendly, self-study workbook, Introduction to 3D Data demystifies the sometimes confusing controls and procedures required to render data in three dimensions using software packages such as ArcGIS 3D Analyst, ArcGlobe and Google Earth. Going beyond the manual that comes with the software, this book walks the reader through basic concepts (what is 3D data), progressing to the more advanced (calculating surface area and volume). Illustrated with over 200 screenshots and explanatory line-drawings, the book provides a simple, self-paced introduction to using GIS in three dimensions.

From the contents
Preface.

Acknowledgments.

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to 3D Data: Modeling with ArcGIS 3D Analyst and Google Earth.

Exercise 1-1: Preview Data in ArcCatalog.

Exercise 1-2: Create a Layer File in ArcCatalog.

CHAPTER 2 3D Display in ArcScene.

Exercise 2-1: Set Background Color and Illumination in ArcScene.

Exercise 2-2: Set Vertical Exaggeration in ArcScene.

Exercise 2-3: Apply a Coordinate System to a Scene.

Exercise 2-4: Set 3D Layer Properties for an Elevation Raster.

Exercise 2-5: Set 3D Layer Properties for a Raster Image.

Exercise 2-6: Set Base Heights for a 2D Vector Layer.

Exercise 2-7: Extrude 2D Vector Features.

Challenge Exercise: View Regional Park Study Data in ArcScene.

CHAPTER 3 3D Navigation and Animation.

Exercise 3-1: Set Targets and Observers.

Exercise 3-2: Animated Rotation and the Viewer Manager.

Exercise 3-3: The Fly Tool.

Exercise 3-4: Create 3D Animated Films.

CHAPTER 4 ArcGlobe.

Exercise 4-1: Understanding ArcGlobe.

Exercise 4-2: Explore ArcGlobe's Options, Add Data, and Redefi ne Layer Types.

CHAPTER 5 Google Earth.

Exercise 5-1: Navigating Google Earth's Interface, and the Planet.

Exercise 5-2: Create a Polygon and Edit Its Properties Through Google Earth's Form Menus.

Exercise 5-3: Edit the Gardens Polygon Using KML.

CHAPTER 6 Raster Surface Models.

Exercise 6-1: Interpolate a Terrain Surface with Spline.

Exercise 6-2: Interpolate Terrain with Inverse Distance Weighted and Natural Neighbors.

Exercise 6-3: Calculate Hillshade and Aspect.

Exercise 6-4: Calculate Slope.

Exercise 6-5: Calculate Viewshed.

Challenge Exercise: Calculate Viewshed and Slope Levels for Elk Park.

CHAPTER 7 TIN Surface Models.

Exercise 7-1: Create a TIN from Vector Features.

Exercise 7-2: Add Polygon Attribute Values to a TIN.

Exercise 7-3: Change TIN Symbology and Classifi cation.

Challenge Exercise: Create a TIN of Elk Park.

CHAPTER 8 Terrain Surface Models.

Exercise 8-1: Create a Terrain Dataset.

Exercise 8-2: Rasterize a Terrain Dataset and View it in ArcGlobe.

CHAPTER 9 3D Features and More Surface Analysis Techniques.

Exercise 9-1: Convert 2D Features to 3D, and Digitize 3D Features in ArcMap.

Exercise 9-2: Draw a Line of Sight and a Cross-section Profi le Graph.

Exercise 9-3: Calculate Surface Area and Volume on a TIN.

Challenge Exercise: Create Multipatch 3D Features.

CHAPTER 10 SKP to Multipatch to KML: Finalize the Elk Park Project.

Exercise 10-1: Convert a SketchUp File to a Multipatch Feature Class.

Exercise 10-2: View the Multipatch Feature Class in ArcGlobe.

Exercise 10-3: Export Layers from ArcMap to KML, and View Them in Google Earth.

About the Tutorial Data.

Index.