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Applications in GIS Module 3

 This weeks lab was formatted differently then previous modules. The assignment required that four Esri learning courses be completed with minimum of 80% on each of the final quizzes. The courses required were as follows: Introduction to 3D Visualization, Performing Line of Sight Analysis, Performing Viewshed Analysis in ArcGIS Pro, Sharing 3D Content Using Scene Layer Packages. The overall theme in this module was the use of 3D layers within a local or global scene. In manipulating 3D data the most used tool was Feature To 3D By Attribute, which converted 2D data to 3D using a specific attribute. For our purposes the Z attribute was used to determine the height of the 3D symbol. The Create 3D Object Scene Layer Package tool was used to package and export the scene for publishing. For Line of Sight analysis Construct Sight Lines was used to draw lines from an observer to the target feature. These lines were then run through the Line of Sight tool to determine which positions on the target feature were visible from the observation point. For viewshed analysis the attribute table was modified with offset, azimuth, and radius data then ran through the Viewshed tool to determine what terrain points were visible from the observation point. The height points were manipulated and it was ran again to achieve the desired results.

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