Display local 3D point cloud data.
Use case
Point clouds are often used to visualize massive sets of sensor data such as lidar. The point locations indicate where the sensor data was measured spatially, and the color or size of the points indicate the measured/derived value of the sensor reading. In the case of lidar, the color of the visualized point could be the color of the reflected light, so that the point cloud forms a true color 3D image of the area.
Point clouds can be loaded offline from scene layer packages (.slpk).
How to use the sample
The sample starts with a point cloud layer loaded and draped on top of a scene. Pan and zoom to explore the scene and see the detail of the point cloud layer.
How it works
- Create a
PointCloudLayer
with the path to a local .slpk file containing a point cloud layer. - Add the layer to a scene's operational layers collection.
Relevant API
- PointCloudLayer
About the data
This point cloud data comes from Balboa Park in San Diego, California. Created and provided by USGS.
Tags
3D, lidar, point cloud
Sample Code
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using ArcGISRuntime;
using ArcGISRuntime.Samples.Managers;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.UI.Controls;
using Foundation;
using System;
using UIKit;
namespace ArcGISRuntimeXamarin.Samples.ViewPointCloudDataOffline
{
[Register("ViewPointCloudDataOffline")]
[ArcGISRuntime.Samples.Shared.Attributes.Sample(
name: "View point cloud data offline",
category: "Data",
description: "Display local 3D point cloud data.",
instructions: "The sample starts with a point cloud layer loaded and draped on top of a scene. Pan and zoom to explore the scene and see the detail of the point cloud layer.",
tags: new[] { "3D", "lidar", "point cloud" })]
[ArcGISRuntime.Samples.Shared.Attributes.OfflineData("34da965ca51d4c68aa9b3a38edb29e00")]
public class ViewPointCloudDataOffline : UIViewController
{
// Hold references to UI controls.
private SceneView _mySceneView;
// Hold the URL to the elevation service.
private const string ElevationServiceUrl = "https://elevation3d.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/WorldElevation3D/Terrain3D/ImageServer";
public ViewPointCloudDataOffline()
{
Title = "View point cloud data offline";
}
private async void Initialize()
{
// Create the scene with basemap.
_mySceneView.Scene = new Scene(BasemapStyle.ArcGISImageryStandard);
// Create a surface and add the elevation service to it.
Surface groundSurface = new Surface();
groundSurface.ElevationSources.Add(new ArcGISTiledElevationSource(new Uri(ElevationServiceUrl)));
// Add the surface to the scene.
_mySceneView.Scene.BaseSurface = groundSurface;
// Get the path to the local point cloud data.
string pointCloudPath = DataManager.GetDataFolder("34da965ca51d4c68aa9b3a38edb29e00", "sandiego-north-balboa-pointcloud.slpk");
// Create the point cloud layer.
PointCloudLayer balboaPointCloud = new PointCloudLayer(new Uri(pointCloudPath));
// Add the point cloud to the scene.
_mySceneView.Scene.OperationalLayers.Add(balboaPointCloud);
// Wait for the layer to load.
await balboaPointCloud.LoadAsync();
// Zoom to the extent of the point cloud.
await _mySceneView.SetViewpointAsync(new Viewpoint(balboaPointCloud.FullExtent));
}
public override void LoadView()
{
// Create the views.
View = new UIView() { BackgroundColor = ApplicationTheme.BackgroundColor };
_mySceneView = new SceneView();
_mySceneView.TranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false;
// Add the views.
View.AddSubviews(_mySceneView);
// Lay out the views.
NSLayoutConstraint.ActivateConstraints(new[]
{
_mySceneView.TopAnchor.ConstraintEqualTo(View.SafeAreaLayoutGuide.TopAnchor),
_mySceneView.BottomAnchor.ConstraintEqualTo(View.BottomAnchor),
_mySceneView.LeadingAnchor.ConstraintEqualTo(View.LeadingAnchor),
_mySceneView.TrailingAnchor.ConstraintEqualTo(View.TrailingAnchor)
});
}
public override void ViewDidLoad()
{
base.ViewDidLoad();
Initialize();
}
}
}