Mapping with Altitude

Add an extra dimension to your maps.

You live in a 3D world—your maps need to be 3D, too. Representing and reviewing data on maps in 3D lets you explore complex spatial relationships in new ways, allowing you to identify patterns and potential problems more effectively. But creating digital 3D maps that are accurate, intuitive, engaging, and easily navigable can seem daunting, even to experienced cartographers.

Mapping with Altitude: Designing 3D Maps helps you create clear, compelling cartographic representations in 3D that are both eye-catching and informative. Written by Esri senior product engineer and frequent Esri UC workshop presenter Nathan C Shephard, this book uses a fun and enthusiastic approach to explore the concepts, challenges, and opportunities in 3D cartography.

Using easy-to-understand workflows, this book:
Shows
why some spatial content is best communicated in 3D.

Explains
3D mapping concepts, such as surfaces, base heights, texturing, and lighting
models.

Introduces
new twists on well-defined 2D cartographic principles, such as size, color, and
text.

Demonstrates
how the z-dimension can convey time.

Discusses
the best delivery mechanism for your 3D content.

Mapping with Altitude focuses
on the practical decisions and specific techniques you’ll use as you boldly
enter the world of 3D map authoring in ArcGIS.