Chapter 7
The tutorial for this chapter allows you to learn how to create web scenes and 3D web apps. I did not have many issues doing this tutorial as it was very easy to follow and it was not as long as the ones in the past. In ArcGIS, 3D web maps are referred to as web scenes also known as 3D scenes. By using 3D it allows you to bring an extra dimension to 2D maps which often brings advantages in data visualization, analysis, and communication. In today’s world 3D GIS is a crucial component for research frontiers and hot spots which include digital cities. A web scene can also have multiple layers which include feature layers, map image layers, raster tile layers. Scenes have four main types of elements: Surface, features, textures, and atmospheric effects. Finding other applications of 3D maps would definitely be useful and interesting to learn. An idea I have is to use a 3D model of Delaware and tie it to multi unit houses in the city and see how that affects the population density of certain parts of town.