Set the terrain surface with elevation described by a raster file.
Use case
In a scene view, the terrain surface is what the basemap, operational layers, and graphics are draped onto. For example, when viewing a scene in a mountainous region, applying a terrain surface to the scene will help in recognizing the slopes, valleys, and elevated areas.
How it works
- Create an
ArcGISScene
and add it to aSceneView
. - Create a
RasterElevationSource
with a list of raster file paths. - Add this source to the scene's base surface:
ArcGISScene.baseSurface.elevationSources.add(RasterElevationSource)
.
Relevant API
- RasterElevationSource
- Surface
Additional information
Supported raster formats include:
- ASRP/USRP
- CIB1, 5, 10
- DTED0, 1, 2
- GeoTIFF
- HFA
- HRE
- IMG
- JPEG
- JPEG 2000
- NITF
- PNG
- RPF
- SRTM1, 2
Offline data
- Download the data from ArcGIS Online.
- Extract the contents of the downloaded zip file to disk.
- Open your command prompt and navigate to the folder where you extracted the contents of the data from step 1.
- Execute the following command:
adb push MontereyElevation.dt2 /sdcard/ArcGIS/Raster/dt2/MontereyElevation.dt2
Link | Local Location |
---|---|
Monterey Elevation Raster File | <sdcard> /ArcGIS/Raster/dt2/MontereyElevation.dt2 |
Tags
3D, elevation, raster, surface, terrain
Sample Code
MainActivity.kt
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package com.esri.arcgisruntime.samples.createterrainfromalocalraster
import android.os.Bundle
import android.util.Log
import android.widget.Toast
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.loadable.LoadStatus
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.ArcGISScene
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.BasemapStyle
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.RasterElevationSource
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.Camera
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.SceneView
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.samples.createterrainfromalocalraster.databinding.ActivityMainBinding
import java.util.*
class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
private val TAG = this::class.java.simpleName
private val activityMainBinding by lazy {
ActivityMainBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
}
private val sceneView: SceneView by lazy {
activityMainBinding.sceneView
}
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
setContentView(activityMainBinding.root)
// authentication with an API key or named user is required to access basemaps and other
// location services
ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.setApiKey(BuildConfig.API_KEY)
// create and add a scene with an imagery basemap
sceneView.scene = ArcGISScene(BasemapStyle.ARCGIS_IMAGERY)
// specify the initial camera position
sceneView.setViewpointCamera(Camera(36.525, -121.80, 300.0, 180.0, 80.0, 0.0))
// raster package file paths
val filePaths = ArrayList<String>()
filePaths.add(getExternalFilesDir(null)?.path + getString(R.string.raster_package_location))
try {
// add an elevation source to the scene by passing the URI of the raster package to the constructor
with(RasterElevationSource(filePaths)) {
// add a listener to perform operations when the load status of the elevation source changes
this.addLoadStatusChangedListener { loadStatusChangedEvent ->
// when elevation source loads
if (loadStatusChangedEvent.newLoadStatus == LoadStatus.LOADED) {
// add the elevation source to the elevation sources of the scene
sceneView.scene.baseSurface.elevationSources.add(this)
} else if (loadStatusChangedEvent.newLoadStatus == LoadStatus.FAILED_TO_LOAD) {
// notify user that the elevation source has failed to load
logErrorToUser(
getString(
R.string.error_raster_elevation_source_load_failure_message,
this.loadError
)
)
}
}
// load the elevation source asynchronously
this.loadAsync()
}
} catch (e: IllegalArgumentException) {
// catch exception thrown by RasterElevationSource when a file is invalid/not found
logErrorToUser(
getString(
R.string.error_raster_elevation_source_load_failure_message,
e.message
)
)
}
}
private fun AppCompatActivity.logErrorToUser(message: String) {
Toast.makeText(this, message, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show()
Log.e(TAG, message)
}
}