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

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 Redefine 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 Classification.

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 Profile 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.