Introduction to 3D Data

K. Heather Kennedy is a GIS Planner in the Community Development Department of Contra Costa County, California. A freelance technical writer, she has written The ESRI Press Dictionary of GIS Terminology and Data in Three Dimensions.

• 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 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.

“With Introduction to 3D Data: Modeling with ArcGIS 3D Analyst and Google Earth the reader will master the craft of 3D visualization, especially if the book is complemented by a theoretical GIS compendium.”  (Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 1 May 2012)