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Visibility Analysis Khalid Duri Jinwu Ma
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Viewshed Analysis
• Determine how many observers can see a given location • Determine which observers see a specific location • Find the height a non-visible location must be raised to
become visible
Raster Surface Visibility
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Line of Sight Visibility Along 2-Point Sightlines
• Determine visibility along a line • Identify the obstructions preventing
the end point’s visibility • Use Construct Sight Lines to
generate 2-point lines between observer points and target features
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Skyline Analysis Studying the Horizon
• Delineate the horizon for each observer • Segment the horizon by each contributing
feature • Graph the percent of possible sky that is
obstructed by observers
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Shadow Modelling Shadows from the Sun and Localized Light Sources
• Shadows cast by sunlight for a given date/time • Find the shadows cast by localized light sources
Sun Shadow Volume
Hillshade at 90°
Hillshade at 45°
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Controlling the Observer Visibility Analysis Concept
45°
-45°
90°
-90°
0°
0°
90°
180°
270° Min
Distance
Max Distance
• Vertical angle range • Azimuth range • Visible distance range
Profile View
Bird’s Eye View
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Atmospheric Refraction
• Adjusts visibility to account for bending of light passing through atmosphere • Influenced by variations in air pressure, density, humidity, temperature and
elevation • Refraction coefficient supported by:
- Line of Sight - Skyline - Viewshed tools (Viewshed, Observer Points, Visibility, Viewshed 2) - Solar radiation tools in Spatial Analyst
Visibility Analysis Concept
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Exploratory Analysis Interactive Tools in ArcMap
Target Surface Layer: Surface layer in document that will be processed by interactive tools.
Line of Sight: Determines visibility of sight line & identifies possible obstructing point
Profile: Creates profile graph of surface or point cloud.
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3D Community on ArcGIS Resource Center http://resources.arcgis.com
Helpful Utilities: Many custom tools and useful applications Solution Templates: Guides and
sample data to illustrate best practice applications for tasks in 3D News: Learn about the latest
developments in GIS.
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Online GeoNet
http://geonet.esri.com/welcome
3D GIS Resource Center http://resources.arcgis.com/communities/3d
ArcGIS Desktop Help http://help.arcgis.com
At the UC Product Island main conference hall
Tech Support follow up assistance
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