Set the terrain surface with elevation described by a raster file.
      
   
    
Use case
In a scene view, the terrain surface is what the basemap, operational layers, and graphics are draped onto. For example, when viewing a scene in a mountainous region, applying a terrain surface to the scene will help in recognizing the slopes, valleys, and elevated areas.
How to use the sample
When loaded, the sample will show a scene with a terrain surface applied. Pan and zoom to explore the scene and observe how the terrain surface allows visualizing elevation differences.
How it works
- Create a Sceneand add it to aSceneView.
- Create a RasterElevationSourcewith a list of local raster file paths, in this case a single .dt2 file
- Add this source to the scene's base surface: Scene::baseSurface::elevationSources::append(rasterElevationSource).
Relevant API
- RasterElevationSource
- Surface
Offline data
Read more about how to set up the sample's offline data here.
| Link | Local Location | 
|---|---|
| MontereyElevation Raster | <userhome>/ArcGIS/Runtime/Data/raster/MontereyElevation.dt2 | 
Additional information
Supported raster formats include:
- ASRP/USRP
- CIB1, 5, 10
- DTED0, 1, 2
- GeoTIFF
- HFA
- HRE
- IMG
- JPEG
- JPEG 2000
- NITF
- PNG
- RPF
- SRTM1, 2
Tags
3D, Raster, Elevation, Surface
Sample Code
// [WriteFile Name=CreateTerrainSurfaceFromLocalRaster, Category=Scenes]
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#ifdef PCH_BUILD
#include "pch.hpp"
#endif // PCH_BUILD
// sample headers
#include "CreateTerrainSurfaceFromLocalRaster.h"
// ArcGIS Maps SDK headers
#include "Camera.h"
#include "ElevationSourceListModel.h"
#include "Error.h"
#include "MapTypes.h"
#include "RasterElevationSource.h"
#include "Scene.h"
#include "SceneQuickView.h"
#include "Surface.h"
// Qt headers
#include <QFileInfo>
#include <QStandardPaths>
#include <QUrl>
using namespace Esri::ArcGISRuntime;
// helper method to get cross platform data path
namespace
{
  QString defaultDataPath()
  {
    QString dataPath;
    #ifdef Q_OS_IOS
      dataPath = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation);
    #else
      dataPath = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::HomeLocation);
    #endif
    return dataPath;
  }
}
CreateTerrainSurfaceFromLocalRaster::CreateTerrainSurfaceFromLocalRaster(QObject* parent /* = nullptr */):
  QObject(parent),
  m_scene(new Scene(BasemapStyle::ArcGISImageryStandard, this))
{
  // create the MontereyElevation data path
  // data is downloaded automatically by the sample viewer app. Instructions to download
  // separately are specified in the readme.
  const QString montereyRasterElevationPath = QString{defaultDataPath() + "/ArcGIS/Runtime/Data/raster/MontereyElevation.dt2"};
  //Before attempting to add any layers, check that the file for the elevation source exists at all.
  const bool srcElevationFileExists = QFileInfo::exists(montereyRasterElevationPath);
  if(srcElevationFileExists)
  {
    //Create the elevation source from the local raster(s). RasterElevationSource can take multiple files as inputs, but in this case only takes one.
    RasterElevationSource* elevationSrc = new RasterElevationSource{QStringList{montereyRasterElevationPath}, this};
    //When the elevation source is finished loading, call the elevationSrcFinishedLoading callback, so we can tell if it loaded succesfully.
    connect(elevationSrc, &RasterElevationSource::doneLoading, this, &CreateTerrainSurfaceFromLocalRaster::elevationSrcFinishedLoading, Qt::UniqueConnection);
    // add the elevation source to the scene to display elevation
    m_scene->baseSurface()->elevationSources()->append(elevationSrc);
  }
  else
  {
    qWarning() << "Could not find file at : " << montereyRasterElevationPath << ". Elevation source not set.";
  }
}
void CreateTerrainSurfaceFromLocalRaster::elevationSrcFinishedLoading(const Error& loadError)
{
  if(loadError.isEmpty())
  {
    //Succesful load
    qInfo() << "Loaded raster elevation source succesfully";
  }
  else {
    //Log failure to load
    qWarning() << "Error loading elevation source : " << loadError.message();
  }
}
CreateTerrainSurfaceFromLocalRaster::~CreateTerrainSurfaceFromLocalRaster() = default;
void CreateTerrainSurfaceFromLocalRaster::init()
{
  // Register classes for QML
  qmlRegisterType<SceneQuickView>("Esri.Samples", 1, 0, "SceneView");
  qmlRegisterType<CreateTerrainSurfaceFromLocalRaster>("Esri.Samples", 1, 0, "CreateTerrainSurfaceFromLocalRasterSample");
}
SceneQuickView* CreateTerrainSurfaceFromLocalRaster::sceneView() const
{
  return m_sceneView;
}
// Set the view (created in QML)
void CreateTerrainSurfaceFromLocalRaster::setSceneView(SceneQuickView* sceneView)
{
  if (!sceneView || sceneView == m_sceneView)
  {
    return;
  }
  m_sceneView = sceneView;
  m_sceneView->setArcGISScene(m_scene);
  // Create a camera, looking at Monterey, California.
  constexpr double latitude = 36.51;
  constexpr double longitude = -121.80;
  constexpr double altitude = 300.0;
  constexpr double heading = 0.0;
  constexpr double pitch = 70.0;
  constexpr double roll = 0.0;
  Camera camera{latitude, longitude, altitude, heading, pitch, roll};
  // Set the sceneview to use above camera, waits for load so scene is immediately displayed in appropriate place.
  m_sceneView->setViewpointCameraAndWait(camera);
  emit sceneViewChanged();
}