A LAS dataset can also store reference to feature classes containing surface constraints. Surface constraints are breaklines, water polygons, area boundaries, or any other type of surface feature that is to be enforced in the LAS dataset. A LAS file contains lidar point cloud data. For more ...
A terrain dataset is a multiresolution, TIN-based surface built from measurements stored as features in a geodatabase. They're typically made from lidar, sonar, and photogrammetric sources. Terrains reside in the geodatabase, inside feature datasets with the features used to construct them. Terra...
GIS systems are often dedicated, specialized systems that are disconnected from business systems, which leads to increased training, operations, and maintenance costs. Delivering location-related information to the applications is a manual effort that is labor-intensive, time- consuming, error-prone, an...
A common use of image data in a GIS is as a background display for other feature layers. For example, orthoimages displayed underneath other GIS layers provide the map user with confidence that map layers are spatially aligned and represent real objects, as well as additional information. Three...
Bringing location data into a dataset provides context to your analysis in ways that aren’t always detectable on a spreadsheet, linear graph, or pie chart. This context also leads to better prioritization, planning, and execution of objectives. For example: Connect data points to real-world bou...
These entity properties are read as feature attributes when the data is interpreted by ArcGIS Pro as GIS features. AutoCAD DWG and DXF files may include additional information from AutoCAD Civil 3D that is included as CAD feature dataset feature classes. These feature classes are derived from the...
A basemap is a fundamental building block of cartography that provides geographical context to the map and other dataset layers above it.
`gis = GIS(profile='your_profile_name') with the api_key parameter, e.g. `gis = GIS(api_key='your api key') An Application programming interface key (API key) is a permanent access token that defines the scope and permission for granting your public- facing application access to ...
This is worth noting because much of what geocoding is used for today is an evolution of that very tool. How geocoding works Developers should have a brief idea of how geocoding works before getting an API key.There are two core elements of most geocoders: an input dataset and the ...
A shapefile is a simple, nontopological format for storing the geometric location and attribute information of geographic features. Geographic features in