RasterShadedReliefRenderer | API Reference | ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.31

RasterShadedReliefRenderer produces a grayscale or colored 3D representation of the surface on an ImageryLayer or ImageryTileLayer, with the sun's relative position taken into account for shading the image. This renderer uses the altitude and azimuth properties to specify the sun's position. By default, a grayscale color ramp is used to display a hillshade elevation model.

This renderer uses a hillshading technique for visualizing terrain determined by a light source and the slope and aspect of the elevation surface. It is a qualitative method for visualizing topography and does not give absolute elevation values. This renderer provides two options for generating hillshades: traditional and multi-directional. The following images display an elevation model using the traditional hillshade type, followed by the multi-directional hillshade type.

Traditional	Multi-directional

See also

Constructors

RasterShadedReliefRenderer Constructor new RasterShadedReliefRenderer(properties)

Parameter

properties Object

optional

See the properties for a list of all the properties that may be passed into the constructor.

Property Overview

Any properties can be set, retrieved or listened to. See the Watch for changes topic.

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Type	Summary	Class
Number	The sun's angle of elevation above the horizon, ranging from 0 to 90 degrees.	RasterShadedReliefRenderer
Number	The sun's relative position along the horizon, ranging from 0 to 360 degrees.	RasterShadedReliefRenderer
ColorRamp	The color ramp to display the shaded relief.	RasterShadedReliefRenderer
String	The name of the class.	Accessor
String	The type of hillshading being applied on the elevation surface.	RasterShadedReliefRenderer
Number	Pixel size factor accounts for changes in scale as the viewer zooms in and out on the map display.	RasterShadedReliefRenderer
Number	Pixel Size Power accounts for the altitude changes (or scale) as the viewer zooms in and out on the map display.	RasterShadedReliefRenderer
String	Applies a constant or adjusted z-factor based on resolution changes.	RasterShadedReliefRenderer
String	The type of Renderer.	RasterShadedReliefRenderer
Number	A ratio of z unit / xy unit, with optional exaggeration factored in.	RasterShadedReliefRenderer

Property Details

altitude Property altitude Number

The sun's angle of elevation above the horizon, ranging from 0 to 90 degrees. A value of 0 degrees indicates that the sun is on the horizon, that is, on the same horizontal plane as the frame of reference. A value of 90 degrees indicates that the sun is directly overhead.

Default Value:45

azimuth Property azimuth Number

The sun's relative position along the horizon, ranging from 0 to 360 degrees. This position is indicated by the angle of the sun measured clockwise from due north. An azimuth of 0 degrees indicates north, east is 90 degrees, south is 180 degrees, and west is 270 degrees.

Default Value:315

colorRamp Property colorRamp ColorRamp

The color ramp to display the shaded relief. By default, the grayscale is applied.

Default Value:null

declaredClass Inherited Property declaredClass Stringreadonly Inherited from Accessor

The name of the class. The declared class name is formatted as esri.folder.className.

hillshadeType Property hillshadeType String

The type of hillshading being applied on the elevation surface.

Value	Description
traditional	Calculates the hillshade using an illumination source from one direction using the altitude and azimuth properties to specify the sun's position.
multi-directional	Combines light from multiple sources to represent the hillshaded terrain. The advantage of the multidirectional hillshade method is that more detail is displayed in areas typically affected by over saturation and deep shadows than when using the traditional hillshade method.

Possible Values:"traditional" |"multi-directional"

Default Value:"traditional"

pixelSizeFactor Property pixelSizeFactor Number

Pixel size factor accounts for changes in scale as the viewer zooms in and out on the map display. It controls the rate at which the Z Factor changes. This parameter is only valid when the scalingType is adjusted.

Default Value:0.024

pixelSizePower Property pixelSizePower Number

Pixel Size Power accounts for the altitude changes (or scale) as the viewer zooms in and out on the map display. It is the exponent applied to the pixel size term in the equation that controls the rate at which the Z Factor changes to avoid significant loss of relief. This parameter is only valid when the scalingType is adjusted.

Default Value:0.664

scalingType Property scalingType String

Applies a constant or adjusted z-factor based on resolution changes. The shaded result is scaled dynamically by adjusting the z-factor using one of two options.

Possible Values

Value	Description
none	No scaling is applied. This is ideal for a single raster dataset covering a local area. This is not recommended for worldwide datasets with large variations in elevation or multi scale maps, as it will produce terrain relief with little variation at small scales.
adjusted	A nonlinear adjustment is applied using the pixelSizePower and pixelSizeFactor values, which accommodate a wide variety of altitude changes (scale) as the viewer zooms in and out. The Adjusted option is recommended when using a worldwide dataset.

Possible Values:"none" |"adjusted"

Default Value:"none"

type Property type Stringreadonly

The type of Renderer.

For RasterShadedReliefRenderer the type is always "raster-shaded-relief".

zFactor Property zFactor Number

A ratio of z unit / xy unit, with optional exaggeration factored in. If the units for the z (elevation) units are the same as the x,y (linear) units, then the z conversion factor is 1. If your dataset is using a projected coordinate system and your elevation and linear units are different, then you will need to define a z conversion factor to account for the difference.

Default Value:1

Method Overview

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Return Type	Summary	Class
	Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the object.	Accessor
RasterShadedReliefRenderer	Creates a deep clone of the renderer.	RasterShadedReliefRenderer
*	Creates a new instance of this class and initializes it with values from a JSON object generated from an ArcGIS product.	RasterShadedReliefRenderer
Boolean	Returns true if a named group of handles exist.	Accessor
	Removes a group of handles owned by the object.	Accessor
Object	Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS portal JSON representation.	RasterShadedReliefRenderer

Method Details

addHandles Inherited Method addHandles(handleOrHandles, groupKey) Inherited from Accessor Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, addHandles added at 4.25.

Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the object. The handles will be removed when the object is destroyed.

// Manually manage handles
const handle = reactiveUtils.when(
  () => !view.updating,
  () => {
    wkidSelect.disabled = false;
  },
  { once: true }
);

this.addHandles(handle);

// Destroy the object
this.destroy();

Parameters

handleOrHandles WatchHandle|WatchHandle []

Handles marked for removal once the object is destroyed.

groupKey *

optional

Key identifying the group to which the handles should be added. All the handles in the group can later be removed with Accessor.removeHandles(). If no key is provided the handles are added to a default group.

clone Method clone(){RasterShadedReliefRenderer}

Creates a deep clone of the renderer.

Returns

Type	Description
RasterShadedReliefRenderer	A deep clone of the object that invoked this method.

Example

// Creates a deep clone of the first layer's renderer
let renderer = view.map.layers.at(0).renderer.clone();

fromJSON Method fromJSON(json){*}static

Creates a new instance of this class and initializes it with values from a JSON object generated from an ArcGIS product. The object passed into the input json parameter often comes from a response to a query operation in the REST API or a toJSON() method from another ArcGIS product. See the Using fromJSON() topic in the Guide for details and examples of when and how to use this function.

Parameter

json Object

A JSON representation of the instance in the ArcGIS format. See the ArcGIS REST API documentation for examples of the structure of various input JSON objects.

Returns

Type	Description
*	Returns a new instance of this class.

hasHandles Inherited Method hasHandles(groupKey){Boolean} Inherited from Accessor Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, hasHandles added at 4.25.

Returns true if a named group of handles exist.

Parameter

groupKey *

optional

A group key.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns `true` if a named group of handles exist.

Example

// Remove a named group of handles if they exist.
if (obj.hasHandles("watch-view-updates")) {
  obj.removeHandles("watch-view-updates");
}

removeHandles Inherited Method removeHandles(groupKey) Inherited from Accessor Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, removeHandles added at 4.25.

Removes a group of handles owned by the object.

Parameter

groupKey *

optional

A group key or an array or collection of group keys to remove.

Example

obj.removeHandles(); // removes handles from default group

obj.removeHandles("handle-group");
obj.removeHandles("other-handle-group");

toJSON Method toJSON(){Object}

Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS portal JSON representation. See the Using fromJSON() guide topic for more information.

Returns

Type	Description
Object	The ArcGIS portal JSON representation of an instance of this class.