{"id":72671,"date":"2016-06-24T12:15:22","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T12:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/arcgis-earth-1-2-adds-capability-to-view-huge-meshes-import-terrain-and-export-kml\/"},"modified":"2018-03-26T21:09:25","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T21:09:25","slug":"arcgis-earth-1-2-adds-capability-to-view-huge-meshes-import-terrain-and-export-kml","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/3d-gis\/3d-gis\/arcgis-earth-1-2-adds-capability-to-view-huge-meshes-import-terrain-and-export-kml","title":{"rendered":"ArcGIS Earth 1.2 adds capability to view huge meshes, import terrain, and export KML"},"author":6531,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23771,24641,22851,22841,24371],"tags":[25781,27321,22901,24391,28601,23571,30781],"industry":[],"product":[36731,36571,36551],"class_list":["post-72671","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3d-gis","category-defense","category-national-government","category-local-government","category-public-safety","tag-3d","tag-kml","tag-national-government","tag-public-safety","tag-sciences","tag-whats-new","tag-whats-new-june-2016","product-arcgis-earth","product-arcgis-enterprise","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"We are excited to announce that ArcGIS Earth 1.2 is now available for download.\n\nArcGIS Earth 1.2 adds new capabilities including:\n\n\tView...","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>We are excited to announce that <a title=\"Download ArcGIS Earth\" href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/ArcGISEarthDownload\" target=\"_blank\">ArcGIS Earth 1.2 is now available for download<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>ArcGIS Earth 1.2 adds new capabilities including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>View integrated mesh data<\/li>\n<li>Use more local data and work offline<\/li>\n<li>Additional configuration ability<\/li>\n<li>Export simple KMZ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>View Integrated Mesh Data<\/h2>\n<p>Integrated meshes are large, textured triangular meshes that are typically generated from oblique photogrammetry data sets that may be captured by satellites, aircraft, drones or other vehicle-mounted cameras. \u00a0From the size of a house to the size of a small country, ArcGIS Earth can now view integrated mesh data and will even blend the mesh data with the ground elevation so that the user does not see any clashing or &#8216;z-fighting.&#8217; \u00a0Integrated mesh data in Esri&#8217;s I3S scene cache\u00a0open specification is now being generated by Drone2Map 1.0 and partners such as <a title=\"Pix4D\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Pix4DLink\" target=\"_blank\">Pix4D<\/a> and <a title=\"Vricon\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/VriconLink\" target=\"_blank\">Vricon<\/a>. \u00a0Bentley Systems even announced recently that their new application, <a title=\"ContextCapture by Bentley\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/BentleyLink\" target=\"_blank\">ContextCapture<\/a>, is generating I3S integrated meshes that can be hosted in ArcGIS Online.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65541\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Earth1.2D2M.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-65541 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Earth1.2D2M-300x168.png\" alt=\"Drone2Map mesh data used in ArcGIS Earth\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drone2Map mesh data used in ArcGIS Earth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earth 1.2 can view integrated mesh scene layers as services shared in ArcGIS Online or Portal for ArcGIS and Earth can view integrated meshes as local scene layer package (SPK) files. \u00a0The largest test I&#8217;ve run is to bring in 420GB of Vricon data at once. \u00a0It&#8217;s impressive.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65542\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65542\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Earth1.2Vricon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-65542 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Earth1.2Vricon-300x168.png\" alt=\"Vricon Yosemite Data in ArcGIS Earth\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vricon Yosemite Data in ArcGIS Earth. This geocell of data is 120GB and can be used as a local file or as a service from ArcGIS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Today, integrated mesh layers may be used for visual inspection and context in Esri apps, including ArcGIS Pro, the ArcGIS Online scene viewer, and ArcGIS Earth. \u00a0In the future, we&#8217;ll be expanding integrated mesh capability to allow users to better integrate meshes with other GIS data and to access attributes that may be attached to the mesh.<\/p>\n<h2>Local data and working offline<\/h2>\n<p>Users can now explore the ability to work offline by using Earth with new types of local data sets including scene layer package files (SPK) for 3D objects and integrated meshes, imagery tile packages (TPK), and a variety of <a title=\"File types on Earth documentation pages\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/EarthDocFileTypes\" target=\"_blank\">local elevation files<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65545\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/06\/EarthTerrainCapability.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-65545 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/06\/EarthTerrainCapability-300x227.png\" alt=\"Add your own terrain files to ArcGIS Earth\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Add your own terrain files and services to ArcGIS Earth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Users who want to work offline will follow this general workflow:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Earth in the default state, generally connected to ArcGIS Online or an on premises Portal for ArcGIS<\/li>\n<li>Open the Basemaps window and add a basemap by pointing to a local file, including SPK, SHP, KML, or imagery TPK files<\/li>\n<li>Switch to the Terrain tab and add a local terrain by pointing to a local file<\/li>\n<li>Optionally add other local SPK, KML\/Z, CSV\/TXT, and SHP files<\/li>\n<li>Optionally, configure the administrative config file in the install directory to add some local layers as &#8216;StartUp Layers&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Go offline<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px\">Our longterm goal is to make this process more consolidated with a version of a &#8220;mobile package&#8221; workflow. \u00a0Working with a variety of local files at Earth 1.2 is an important first step.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>Export simple KMZ<\/h2>\n<p>Users who want to preserve their drawing elements can now save them as a KMZ that can be loaded back into Earth or used in other applications, such as ArcGIS Pro.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65543\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Earth1.2KMLExport.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-65543 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Earth1.2KMLExport-300x181.png\" alt=\"Export KML from ArcGIS Earth\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Export KML from ArcGIS Earth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Additional configuration ability<\/h2>\n<p>Beyond setting up local basemaps and elevation services, Earth adds new personalization and administrative configuration capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Users can now personalize Earth with the ability to set default units and users can backup and import their workspace.<\/p>\n<p>Administrators or users who have access to change the install configuration file can use WMS, KML, and services to set default startup layers and they can customize and change the links to help and feedback site locations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65540\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Earth1.2Configure.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-65540 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Earth1.2Configure-300x168.png\" alt=\"Configure measurement units in ArcGIS Earth\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Configure measurement units in ArcGIS Earth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What&#8217;s next?<\/h2>\n<p>We plan to continually improve Earth based on user feedback and customer need. We are planning on improvements to the drawing workflow, more integration with ArcGIS Online and Portal for ArcGIS, expanding the TOC capabilities and more &#8220;GIS compatitibility&#8221; features, such as the ability to display attribute tables.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t downloaded ArcGIS Earth 1.2, yet, get it here: <a title=\"ArcGIS Earth on Esri.com\" href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/ArcGISEarthDownload\" target=\"_blank\">www.esri.com\/earth<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We look forward to your feedback as you start to explore Earth&#8217;s new capabilities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;border: 0px\" src=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/BlogEarth1_2Counter\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":6531,"user_firstname":"Chris","user_lastname":"Andrews","nickname":"Chris Andrews","user_nicename":"candrewsesri","display_name":"Chris Andrews","user_email":"CAndrews@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:18:31","user_description":"Chris Andrews is an experienced product management and technology leader who enjoys solving real world problems, establishing high performance teams, and connecting people and businesses in positive collaborations. 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