viewshed

A viewshed represents the locationsA location is a position or region (point, line, or polygon) on the earth's surface.Learn more visible from one or more specified pointsA point is a type of geometry containing a single set of x,y coordinates and a spatial reference.Learn more or linesA polyline is a type of geometry containing ordered point coordinates and a spatial reference.Learn more. Viewshed maps are useful for practical applications such as finding well-exposed places for communication towers, or hidden places for parking lots. Developers can create viewsheds with ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native AppsArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps, previously known as ArcGIS Runtime SDKs, are developer products for building mapping and spatial analysis applications for native devices.Learn more.