Perspective View
This pseudo-3D view that shows what the observer would see standing on the ground at the selected location. Several types of perspective view are available:
All perspective views follow the same steps for both generation and modification. They require a DEM.
Simple perspective
Fly through is a series of
perspective views.
Panorama provides
interactive tool for combining the map display with the
perspective view.
When you left double click on any ground position in the perspective view, the coordinates and elevation are reported.
In picking a view you should consider the tradeoffs for image quality.
The gallery shows sample perspective views.
Label features on perspective.
Alpha blending perspective to match photograph or web cam image.
The menu has an option to show the sun position, either for the current date or a specified data.
Last revision 6/2/2021