Display local 3D point cloud data.
Use case
Point clouds are often used to visualize massive sets of sensor data such as LiDAR. The point locations indicate where the sensor data was measured spatially, and the color or size of the points indicate the measured/derived value of the sensor reading. In the case of LiDAR, the color of the visualized point could be the color of the reflected light, so that the point cloud forms a true color 3D image of the area.
Point clouds can be loaded offline from scene layer packages (.slpk).
How to use the sample
The sample displays a point cloud layer loaded and draped on top of a scene. Pan and zoom to explore the scene and see the detail of the point cloud layer.
How it works
- Create an instance of
AGSPointCloudLayer
with the URL to a local.slpk
file containing a point cloud layer. - Add the layer to a scene's operational layers collection.
Relevant API
- AGSPointCloudLayer
About the data
This point cloud data comes from Balboa Park in San Diego, California. Created and provided by USGS.
Tags
3D, lidar, point cloud
Sample Code
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import UIKit
import ArcGIS
/// A view controller that manages the interface of the View Point Cloud Data
/// Offline sample.
class ViewPointCloudDataOfflineViewController: UIViewController {
/// The scene view managed by the view controller.
@IBOutlet var sceneView: AGSSceneView! {
didSet {
sceneView.scene = makeScene()
}
}
/// Creates a scene with a point cloud layer.
///
/// - Returns: A new `AGSScene` object.
func makeScene() -> AGSScene {
let scene = AGSScene(basemapStyle: .arcGISImagery)
// Create the elevation source.
let elevationServiceURL = URL(string: "https://elevation3d.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/WorldElevation3D/Terrain3D/ImageServer")!
let elevationSource = AGSArcGISTiledElevationSource(url: elevationServiceURL)
// Create the surface and add it to the scene.
let surface = AGSSurface()
surface.elevationSources = [elevationSource]
scene.baseSurface = surface
// Create the point cloud layer and add it to the scene.
if let sceneLayerPackageURL = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "sandiego-north-balboa-pointcloud", withExtension: "slpk") {
let pointCloudLayer = AGSPointCloudLayer(url: sceneLayerPackageURL)
pointCloudLayer.load { [weak self, unowned layer = pointCloudLayer] _ in
self?.pointCloudLayerDidLoad(layer)
}
scene.operationalLayers.add(pointCloudLayer)
}
return scene
}
/// Called in response to the point cloud layer load operation completing.
///
/// - Parameter layer: The point cloud layer that finished loading.
func pointCloudLayerDidLoad(_ layer: AGSPointCloudLayer) {
if let error = layer.loadError {
presentAlert(error: error)
} else if let extent = layer.fullExtent {
let viewpoint = AGSViewpoint(targetExtent: extent)
sceneView.setViewpoint(viewpoint)
}
}
// MARK: UIViewController
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// add the source code button item to the right of navigation bar
(self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem as! SourceCodeBarButtonItem).filenames = ["ViewPointCloudDataOfflineViewController"]
}
}