The Subtle Fine Art Of Hillshading

Esri has released a actually informative Story Map promoting the role of its adjacent generation hillshade layer. The map provides a keen introduction to Esri's multi-directional hillshade layer (available inwards ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS for Desktop in addition to spider web apps created alongside an ArcGIS Online organizational account). It is besides a keen full general introduction to the fine art of hillshading in addition to how hillshade layers tin plough over the axe get upwards your maps.


A Hillshade Everyone Can Use compares the novel multi-directional hillshading to traditional hillshading (swipe left & correct on the map to compare quondam alongside new). It besides provides merely about keen examples of how a hillshade layer tin plough over the axe supply a clearer context to topographical map features in addition to other mapped data. In item at that topographic point is a keen instance map showing how a hillshade layer reveals merely about of the effects the landscape tin plough over the axe convey on air current turbine placement.