Display Name: CreateViewshed

Description: Returns polygons of visible areas for a given set of input observation points.

Category:

Help URL: https://gis.woodcountywi.gov/gis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/System/SpatialAnalysisTools_GPServer/System_SpatialAnalysisTools/CreateViewshed.htm

Execution Type: esriExecutionTypeAsynchronous

Parameters:

Parameter: inputLayer

Data Type: GPFeatureRecordSetLayer
Display Name inputLayer
Description: The point features to use as the observer locations.
Direction: esriGPParameterDirectionInput
Filter:
Type: FeatureClass
List:
• esriGeometryPoint
• esriGeometryMultipoint
Dependency:
Default Value:
Geometry Type:
HasZ: false
HasM: false
Spatial Reference: N/A
Fields: None

Features: None.


Parameter Type: esriGPParameterTypeRequired
Category:


Parameter: demResolution

Data Type: GPString
Display Name demResolution
Description: The approximate spatial resolution (cell size) of the source elevation data used for the calculation.
Direction: esriGPParameterDirectionInput
Filter:
Dependency:
Default Value: Finest
Parameter Type: esriGPParameterTypeOptional
Category:
Choice List: [ Finest, 10m, 30m, 90m ]


Parameter: maximumDistance

Data Type: GPDouble
Display Name maximumDistance
Description: The maximum distance to calculate the viewshed.
Direction: esriGPParameterDirectionInput
Filter:
Dependency:
Default Value:
Parameter Type: esriGPParameterTypeOptional
Category:


Parameter: maxDistanceUnits

Data Type: GPString
Display Name maxDistanceUnits
Description: The units for the maximumDistance parameter.
Direction: esriGPParameterDirectionInput
Filter:
Dependency:
Default Value: Meters
Parameter Type: esriGPParameterTypeOptional
Category:
Choice List: [ Meters, Kilometers, Feet, Yards, Miles ]


Parameter: observerHeight

Data Type: GPDouble
Display Name observerHeight
Description: The height above the surface of the observer.
Direction: esriGPParameterDirectionInput
Filter:
Dependency:
Default Value:
Parameter Type: esriGPParameterTypeOptional
Category:


Parameter: observerHeightUnits

Data Type: GPString
Display Name observerHeightUnits
Description: The units for the observerHeight parameter.
Direction: esriGPParameterDirectionInput
Filter:
Dependency:
Default Value: Meters
Parameter Type: esriGPParameterTypeOptional
Category:
Choice List: [ Meters, Kilometers, Feet, Yards, Miles ]


Parameter: targetHeight

Data Type: GPDouble
Display Name targetHeight
Description: The height above the surface of the object you are viewing.
Direction: esriGPParameterDirectionInput
Filter:
Dependency:
Default Value:
Parameter Type: esriGPParameterTypeOptional
Category:


Parameter: targetHeightUnits

Data Type: GPString
Display Name targetHeightUnits
Description: The units for the targetHeight parameter.
Direction: esriGPParameterDirectionInput
Filter:
Dependency:
Default Value: Meters
Parameter Type: esriGPParameterTypeOptional
Category:
Choice List: [ Meters, Kilometers, Feet, Yards, Miles ]


Parameter: generalize

Data Type: GPBoolean
Display Name generalize
Description: Specifies whether the viewshed polygons will be generalized.
Direction: esriGPParameterDirectionInput
Filter:
Dependency:
Default Value: true
Parameter Type: esriGPParameterTypeOptional
Category:


Parameter: outputName

Data Type: GPString
Display Name outputName
Description: The name of the viewshed polygon layer that will be created. This layer contains the visible areas where the observers can see, and the number of observers is recorded in the frequency field.
Direction: esriGPParameterDirectionInput
Filter:
Dependency:
Default Value:
Parameter Type: esriGPParameterTypeOptional
Category:


Parameter: context

Data Type: GPString
Display Name context
Description: Specifies the analysis environments.
Direction: esriGPParameterDirectionInput
Filter:
Dependency:
Default Value:
Parameter Type: esriGPParameterTypeOptional
Category:


Parameter: viewshedLayer

Data Type: GPString
Display Name viewshedLayer
Description:
Direction: esriGPParameterDirectionOutput
Filter:
Dependency:
Default Value:
Parameter Type: esriGPParameterTypeDerived
Category:

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