Introduction to 3D Data
Introduction to 3D Data Modeling with ArcGIS 3D Analyst and Google Earth.
Autor : Heather Kennedy
Introduction to 3D Data teaches GIS specialists, analysts, and technicians how to use ESRI’s ArcGIS 3D Analyst to model and analyze three - dimensional geographical surfaces, create 3D data, and produce displays ranging from topographically realistic maps to 3D scenes and spherical earthlike views. The book is organized into 10 chapters, each focusing on one data type or software interface (ArcCatalog, ArcScene, ArcGlobe, or Google Earth). There are 39 step - by - step project exercises, with plain - language discussions throughout of pertinent data structures and software mechanics. My goal was to create a friendly, engaging atmosphere that strikes a balance between reference - like tutorials that just tell you what to do but not why, and academic tomes that celebrate theory without suggesting any real - world application. After going through these exercises, you will know exactly what 3D Analyst can do, and you will remember the situations in which you applied particular techniques and created particular types of data.
Some readers will recognize material from my previous book, Data in Three Dimensions: A Guide to ArcGIS 3D Analyst (Onword Press, 2004), which covered 3D Analyst for ArcGIS 8.x. Introduction to 3D Data is updated and expanded for ArcGIS 9.3 and covers new data formats, such as Terrains, multipatch features, and KML. Google Earth is also addressed, but 3D Analyst remains the focus since its strength is GIS data creation and analysis, while Google Earth is mostly for display.
You will need to have ArcView installed to do the exercises in this book, and you will need a concurrent 3D Analyst license. Most of the exercises can be done using version 9.1 or 9.2, but some require 9.3. You will also need to have Google Earth installed.
The sample data on the support website at www.wiley.com/college/kennedy is only for tutorial use. The data has been altered and so is not reliable for purposes other than illustrative or educational. The datasets are not to be sold, copied (except for personal use), or distributed.
PREFACE
Some readers will recognize material from my previous book, Data in Three Dimensions: A Guide to ArcGIS 3D Analyst (Onword Press, 2004), which covered 3D Analyst for ArcGIS 8.x. Introduction to 3D Data is updated and expanded for ArcGIS 9.3 and covers new data formats, such as Terrains, multipatch features, and KML. Google Earth is also addressed, but 3D Analyst remains the focus since its strength is GIS data creation and analysis, while Google Earth is mostly for display.
You will need to have ArcView installed to do the exercises in this book, and you will need a concurrent 3D Analyst license. Most of the exercises can be done using version 9.1 or 9.2, but some require 9.3. You will also need to have Google Earth installed.
The sample data on the support website at www.wiley.com/college/kennedy is only for tutorial use. The data has been altered and so is not reliable for purposes other than illustrative or educational. The datasets are not to be sold, copied (except for personal use), or distributed.
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