{"id":2071202,"date":"2023-11-08T13:07:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T21:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2071202"},"modified":"2025-02-05T07:47:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T15:47:36","slug":"terrain-datasets-as-ground-create-scenes-in-arcgis-pro-and-publish-to-arcgis-online","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/aec\/terrain-datasets-as-ground-create-scenes-in-arcgis-pro-and-publish-to-arcgis-online","title":{"rendered":"Terrain datasets as ground\u2014Create scenes in ArcGIS Pro and publish to ArcGIS Online"},"author":164582,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23771,615021,23851],"tags":[771842,759052,771652,759062,771642],"industry":[],"product":[36561],"class_list":["post-2071202","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3d-gis","category-aec","category-data-management","tag-arcgis-pro-3-2","tag-autodesk-civil-3d","tag-ground","tag-surface","tag-terrain-dataset","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"short_description":"Terrain datasets as ground\u2014Create scenes in ArcGIS Pro and publish to ArcGIS Online ","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Representative depictions of ground surfaces are needed for visualization and analysis workflows, as part of bringing together design files from architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) projects. Several options are available across ArcGIS for digitally <\/span>representing<\/span> 3D ground surfaces. Recent <\/span><\/span>enhancements<\/span><\/span><\/a> focusing on terrain datasets <\/span>facilitate<\/span> streamlined generation of surface models in ArcGIS Pro, centralized storage of key model components (for example, in an <\/span><\/span>e<\/span>nterprise <\/span>g<\/span>eodatabase<\/span><\/span><\/a>), and use of surface models in cross-team collaborations. The following sections discuss options and tips for incorporating ground surface models when creating scenes in ArcGIS Pro and publishing scenes to ArcGIS Online.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Include ground surface models in ArcGIS Pro scenes<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Over the course of AEC projects, ground surfaces evolve from existing to final conditions, requiring consideration when selecting surfaces for creating scenes in ArcGIS Pro. Recent enhancements to ground surface modeling capabilities, particularly those involving consumption of Autodesk\u00ae Civil 3D\u00ae surface models, simplify workflows for generating existing and proposed ground surface models and incorporating them into ArcGIS Pro scenes. For example, an Autodesk Civil 3D model (.dwg file) of a project site may contain multiple surface models, where both existing and proposed ground surfaces are represented as triangular irregular networks (TINs).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In ArcGIS Pro, <\/span>elevation surfaces<\/span><\/a> serve as fundamental components to scenes, providing defined ground height values across the scene extents. Multiple types of datasets can be used to define ground as part of elevation surfaces. For example, you can use TIN surfaces to define ground in ArcGIS Pro, as detailed in <\/span>Autodesk Civil 3D surface as ground in ArcGIS Pro<\/span><\/a>. For publishing and visualizing ground surfaces in ArcGIS Online (discussed later), you must use raster data.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Options for generating raster data from surface models<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

After generating a terrain dataset, you can enable use of surface models with the elevation surface as ground in ArcGIS Pro by generating a corresponding <\/span>raster layer<\/span><\/a>. Note that representation of the ground surface as raster data (as opposed to terrain data) is relatively less accurate, and raster data generated in this way is not recommended for use in analysis. However, the raster data remains of value for efficient visualization of ground surfaces in ArcGIS Pro and is necessary for publishing to ArcGIS Online.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For scenarios where a <\/span>terrain dataset<\/span><\/a> is available, you must use the <\/span>Terrain To Raster<\/span><\/a> geoprocessing tool to generate the corresponding raster data. Here, you select the input terrain that represents the ground surface of interest and specify the output raster name and data type. Additional parameters include the interpolation method and sampling parameters. The sampling value for the cell size should be small to best reflect the topology of the terrain dataset.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2071212,"id":2071212,"title":"3_Terrain_to_Raster","filename":"3_Terrain_to_Raster.png","filesize":16672,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Terrain_to_Raster.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/aec\/terrain-datasets-as-ground-create-scenes-in-arcgis-pro-and-publish-to-arcgis-online\/3_terrain_to_raster","alt":"Terrain to Raster","author":"164582","description":"","caption":"","name":"3_terrain_to_raster","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2071202,"date":"2023-09-08 18:29:53","modified":"2023-09-08 18:30:04","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":438,"height":368,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Terrain_to_Raster-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Terrain_to_Raster.png","medium-width":311,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Terrain_to_Raster.png","medium_large-width":438,"medium_large-height":368,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Terrain_to_Raster.png","large-width":438,"large-height":368,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Terrain_to_Raster.png","1536x1536-width":438,"1536x1536-height":368,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Terrain_to_Raster.png","2048x2048-width":438,"2048x2048-height":368,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Terrain_to_Raster.png","card_image-width":438,"card_image-height":368,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Terrain_to_Raster.png","wide_image-width":438,"wide_image-height":368}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Another <\/span>option<\/span> is to use the streamlined process discussed in <\/span>Terrain datasets<\/span>\u2014S<\/span>urfaces in a centralized location<\/span><\/a> to select an Autodesk Civil 3D TIN surface of interest and generate surface model data in ArcGIS Pro. The streamlined process uses a script to generate raster data if you check the <\/span><\/span>Generate Raster<\/span><\/span> check box. The resulting raster is contained in an output geodatabase, which is also specified as part of the script usage.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2071222,"id":2071222,"title":"3_Generate_Raster","filename":"3_Generate_Raster.png","filesize":3806,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Generate_Raster.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/aec\/terrain-datasets-as-ground-create-scenes-in-arcgis-pro-and-publish-to-arcgis-online\/3_generate_raster","alt":"Generate Raster","author":"164582","description":"","caption":"","name":"3_generate_raster","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2071202,"date":"2023-09-08 18:34:42","modified":"2023-09-08 18:34:57","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":421,"height":73,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Generate_Raster-213x73.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":73,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Generate_Raster.png","medium-width":421,"medium-height":73,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Generate_Raster.png","medium_large-width":421,"medium_large-height":73,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Generate_Raster.png","large-width":421,"large-height":73,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Generate_Raster.png","1536x1536-width":421,"1536x1536-height":73,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Generate_Raster.png","2048x2048-width":421,"2048x2048-height":73,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Generate_Raster.png","card_image-width":421,"card_image-height":73,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Generate_Raster.png","wide_image-width":421,"wide_image-height":73}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

After the raster data is generated, you can add it to a scene in ArcGIS Pro. For example, in the <\/span><\/span>Contents<\/span><\/span> pane<\/span><\/span><\/a>,<\/span><\/span> right-click <\/span><\/span>Ground<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and click <\/span><\/span>Add Elevation Source Layer<\/span><\/span><\/strong>. From there, select the raster data to <\/span>add it<\/span> to the scene as the definition of ground. Note that multiple ground source layers can be added to the scene, and the top ground surface data listed <\/span>modifies<\/span> (stacks on top of) the second ground surface data listed, and so on.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2071232,"id":2071232,"title":"3_Elevate_surface","filename":"3_Elevate_surface.png","filesize":4321,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Elevate_surface.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/aec\/terrain-datasets-as-ground-create-scenes-in-arcgis-pro-and-publish-to-arcgis-online\/3_elevate_surface","alt":"Elevate Surface","author":"164582","description":"","caption":"","name":"3_elevate_surface","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2071202,"date":"2023-09-08 18:36:15","modified":"2023-09-08 18:36:26","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":294,"height":69,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Elevate_surface-213x69.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":69,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Elevate_surface.png","medium-width":294,"medium-height":69,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Elevate_surface.png","medium_large-width":294,"medium_large-height":69,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Elevate_surface.png","large-width":294,"large-height":69,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Elevate_surface.png","1536x1536-width":294,"1536x1536-height":69,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Elevate_surface.png","2048x2048-width":294,"2048x2048-height":69,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Elevate_surface.png","card_image-width":294,"card_image-height":69,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Elevate_surface.png","wide_image-width":294,"wide_image-height":69}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Publish ground surface models to ArcGIS Online<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Raster data added as an elevation source layer in an ArcGIS Pro scene can be published to ArcGIS Online. The publishing process first requires you to sign into ArcGIS Online. You can right-click the desired raster layer, click <\/span>Sharing<\/span><\/b>, click <\/span>Share As Web Layer<\/span><\/b>, and follow the prompts.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2071252,"id":2071252,"title":"3_Publish_as_web_layer","filename":"3_Publish_as_web_layer.png","filesize":12199,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Publish_as_web_layer.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/aec\/terrain-datasets-as-ground-create-scenes-in-arcgis-pro-and-publish-to-arcgis-online\/3_publish_as_web_layer","alt":"Publish as Web Layer","author":"164582","description":"","caption":"","name":"3_publish_as_web_layer","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2071202,"date":"2023-09-08 18:37:45","modified":"2023-09-08 18:37:58","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":373,"height":188,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Publish_as_web_layer-213x188.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":188,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Publish_as_web_layer.png","medium-width":373,"medium-height":188,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Publish_as_web_layer.png","medium_large-width":373,"medium_large-height":188,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Publish_as_web_layer.png","large-width":373,"large-height":188,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Publish_as_web_layer.png","1536x1536-width":373,"1536x1536-height":188,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Publish_as_web_layer.png","2048x2048-width":373,"2048x2048-height":188,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Publish_as_web_layer.png","card_image-width":373,"card_image-height":188,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Publish_as_web_layer.png","wide_image-width":373,"wide_image-height":188}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Alternatively, you can publish the raster layer by clicking the <\/span><\/span>Share<\/span><\/span><\/strong> tab from the ribbon menu and clicking <\/span><\/span>Web Scene<\/span><\/span><\/strong> from the <\/span><\/span>Share As<\/span><\/span><\/strong> group.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2071302,"id":2071302,"title":"3_Share_As","filename":"3_Share_As.png","filesize":10033,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Share_As.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/aec\/terrain-datasets-as-ground-create-scenes-in-arcgis-pro-and-publish-to-arcgis-online\/3_share_as","alt":"Share As","author":"164582","description":"","caption":"","name":"3_share_as","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2071202,"date":"2023-09-08 18:46:49","modified":"2023-09-08 18:47:00","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":329,"height":119,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Share_As-213x119.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":119,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Share_As.png","medium-width":329,"medium-height":119,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Share_As.png","medium_large-width":329,"medium_large-height":119,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Share_As.png","large-width":329,"large-height":119,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Share_As.png","1536x1536-width":329,"1536x1536-height":119,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Share_As.png","2048x2048-width":329,"2048x2048-height":119,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Share_As.png","card_image-width":329,"card_image-height":119,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Share_As.png","wide_image-width":329,"wide_image-height":119}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Considerations for vertical units<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When a raster layer is published, the vertical units must be in meters. One approach to satisfy this requirement is to create an additional raster layer, with vertical units in meters, using the <\/span>Raster Calculator<\/span><\/a> geoprocessing tool. Using this tool, you select a raster of interest, an operator (for example, multiplication), and a scale factor. For example, to convert from feet to meters, the scale factor could be input as 0.3048. The tool then produces a new raster for use in publishing, which satisfies the requirement of meters as the vertical unit.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2071322,"id":2071322,"title":"3_Raster_Calculator","filename":"3_Raster_Calculator.png","filesize":29215,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Raster_Calculator.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/aec\/terrain-datasets-as-ground-create-scenes-in-arcgis-pro-and-publish-to-arcgis-online\/3_raster_calculator","alt":"Raster Calculator","author":"164582","description":"","caption":"","name":"3_raster_calculator","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2071202,"date":"2023-09-08 18:56:11","modified":"2023-09-08 18:56:22","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":349,"height":313,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Raster_Calculator-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Raster_Calculator.png","medium-width":291,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Raster_Calculator.png","medium_large-width":349,"medium_large-height":313,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Raster_Calculator.png","large-width":349,"large-height":313,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Raster_Calculator.png","1536x1536-width":349,"1536x1536-height":313,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Raster_Calculator.png","2048x2048-width":349,"2048x2048-height":313,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Raster_Calculator.png","card_image-width":349,"card_image-height":313,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Raster_Calculator.png","wide_image-width":349,"wide_image-height":313}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Alternatively, the workflow discussed in <\/span><\/span>Terrain datasets\u2014Surfaces in a centralized location<\/span><\/span><\/a> can be used to both draw on Autodesk Civil 3D TIN surfaces and satisfy the requirement of having meters as the vertical unit for the raster layer. When the script from this streamlined workflow is used, and the <\/span><\/span>Generate Raster<\/span><\/span><\/strong> check box is selected, an <\/span>additional<\/span> check is carried out on the TIN surface model data contained in the Autodesk Civil 3D file (.dwg). Namely, the units associated with the coordinate system assigned in the .dwg file are assessed. If a coordinate system is assigned with units other than meters, the Convert Raster Elevation to Meters for Publishing check box is available. Selecting this <\/span>option<\/span> generates a second raster elevation with vertical units of meters, which is suitable for publishing to ArcGIS Online.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2071332,"id":2071332,"title":"3_Convert_Raster_Elevation_to_Meters","filename":"3_Convert_Raster_Elevation_to_Meters.png","filesize":3976,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Convert_Raster_Elevation_to_Meters.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/aec\/terrain-datasets-as-ground-create-scenes-in-arcgis-pro-and-publish-to-arcgis-online\/3_convert_raster_elevation_to_meters","alt":"Convert Raster Elevatino to Meters","author":"164582","description":"","caption":"","name":"3_convert_raster_elevation_to_meters","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2071202,"date":"2023-09-08 18:59:32","modified":"2023-09-08 18:59:48","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":324,"height":50,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Convert_Raster_Elevation_to_Meters-213x50.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":50,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Convert_Raster_Elevation_to_Meters.png","medium-width":324,"medium-height":50,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Convert_Raster_Elevation_to_Meters.png","medium_large-width":324,"medium_large-height":50,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Convert_Raster_Elevation_to_Meters.png","large-width":324,"large-height":50,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Convert_Raster_Elevation_to_Meters.png","1536x1536-width":324,"1536x1536-height":50,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Convert_Raster_Elevation_to_Meters.png","2048x2048-width":324,"2048x2048-height":50,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Convert_Raster_Elevation_to_Meters.png","card_image-width":324,"card_image-height":50,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Convert_Raster_Elevation_to_Meters.png","wide_image-width":324,"wide_image-height":50}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

There may be instances in which a raster layer is present in the ArcGIS Pro scene and is intended for publishing to ArcGIS Online but does not use meters as the vertical unit. In these instances, you can access the properties for the raster layer, click the <\/span><\/span>Source<\/span> <\/span><\/strong>tab<\/span>, and specify the <\/span><\/span>Vertical Units Override <\/span><\/span><\/strong>setting as <\/span><\/span>Meters<\/span><\/span><\/strong>. The raster layer will display correctly in the scene while <\/span>remaining<\/span> suitable for publishing to ArcGIS Online.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2071342,"id":2071342,"title":"3_Source","filename":"3_Source.png","filesize":17146,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Source.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/aec\/terrain-datasets-as-ground-create-scenes-in-arcgis-pro-and-publish-to-arcgis-online\/3_source","alt":"Source","author":"164582","description":"","caption":"","name":"3_source","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2071202,"date":"2023-09-08 19:01:20","modified":"2023-09-08 19:01:29","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":641,"height":212,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Source-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Source.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":153,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Source.png","medium_large-width":641,"medium_large-height":212,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Source.png","large-width":641,"large-height":212,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Source.png","1536x1536-width":641,"1536x1536-height":212,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Source.png","2048x2048-width":641,"2048x2048-height":212,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Source.png","card_image-width":641,"card_image-height":212,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3_Source.png","wide_image-width":641,"wide_image-height":212}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Recall that multiple ground source layers can be added to scenes in ArcGIS Pro, where the top-down listing order of the layers <\/span>determines<\/span> how the surface data <\/span>modify<\/span> (stack on top of) one another. In contrast, when you publish more than one ground surface (raster layer) into the same scene in ArcGIS Online, these published layers do not <\/span>exhibit<\/span> the stacking behavior.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Summary<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Throughout the different stages of infrastructure projects, having accurate and up-to-date information about the ground is crucial. Recent enhancements related to terrain datasets and raster data within ArcGIS Pro make it easier to generate surface models, publish the surface data, and collaborate with teams across disciplines. Numerous options are now available for use across ArcGIS to support visualization and analysis workflows involving definition of ground.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"}],"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CardYOW.png","wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WideYOW.png","authors":[{"ID":164582,"user_firstname":"Richard","user_lastname":"Horrocks","nickname":"Richard Horrocks","user_nicename":"rhorrocks","display_name":"Richard Horrocks","user_email":"rhorrocks@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2021-01-25 17:56:41","user_description":"Richard is a Product Engineer for AEC at Esri located in Ottawa, Ontario. He enjoys improving workflows for the integration with the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry.","user_avatar":""},{"ID":335622,"user_firstname":"Michael","user_lastname":"Davidson","nickname":"Michael Davidson","user_nicename":"mdavidson","display_name":"Michael Davidson","user_email":"mdavidson@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2023-03-20 21:32:25","user_description":"As a Product Manager, Michael pushes the boundaries of interoperability across GIS, CAD, and BIM as well as ArcGIS for AutoCAD. Michael possesses more than 10 years of experience in civil engineering software development, including past focuses on BIM for bridges and geostatistics. He has a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida and is a licensed PE in Florida.","user_avatar":""}],"related_articles":[{"ID":2070862,"post_author":"164582","post_date":"2023-11-08 13:05:59","post_date_gmt":"2023-11-08 21:05:59","post_content":"","post_title":"Terrain datasets\u2014Surfaces in a centralized location","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"terrain-datasets-surfaces-in-a-centralized-location","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-02-05 07:49:05","post_modified_gmt":"2025-02-05 15:49:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2070862","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2070662,"post_author":"164582","post_date":"2023-11-08 13:24:06","post_date_gmt":"2023-11-08 21:24:06","post_content":"","post_title":"Surface modeling across Autodesk Civil 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