Add the Terrain and Obstacle Profile element

Available with Aviation Airports license.

Available with Aviation Charting license.

The Terrain and Obstacle Profile element provides a view of the runway and approach surfaces, as well as any obstructions and terrain that protrude through them. The appearance of this element can vary based on your organization's requirements and the FAA or ICAO specifications used. To display the information properly, you must first run the Generate OIS Profile Data and Generate OIS Obstacle Data tools on the obstruction identification surfaces (OIS) layer.

Visit the ArcGIS Aviation Videos Esri Community page to see a demonstration of how to use the Terrain and Obstacle Profile element functionality

Align the map frame

You must have a map frame in the layout that includes a multipatch feature class containing the OIS features you want to profile to use the Terrain and Obstacle Profile element. The source map or scene should be rotated so that the runway to be profiled is oriented horizontally in the layout and scaled to include the extent.

Tip:

It is recommended that you include the runway in the layout extent properly before inserting the Terrain and Obstacle Profile element, but you can adjust the source map or scene as necessary from the Layout option.

To align the map frame, complete the following steps:

1. Start ArcGIS Pro.

   Note:

   To add the Terrain and Obstacle Profile element to the layout, ensure that you already added a layout to the project.

2. With the layout active, right-click the source map frame in the Contents pane, and click Activate.
3. Click Explore , and use the mouse to set the scale and extent to be profiled.
4. Right-click within the map frame bounds, and in the pane, click Camera to view the camera properties as follows:
   1. If the map frame references a map, set the parameter values.

      

      Tip:

      Rotation is zero for the east, and values are counter-clockwise.

   2. If the map frame references a scene, set the Heading parameter value.

      

   3. Ensure that the Pitch parameter value is set to -90 and the Roll parameter value is set to 0.
5. Click the underlined Layout option to return to the layout.

   After the map frame is set in the layout, you can navigate within the source map or scene without affecting its rotation or scale.

Add the element

Once you align the map frame, add the Terrain and Obstacle Profile element by completing the following steps:

1. Choose the layout in the Contents pane containing the map frame that will be used with the Terrain and Obstacle Profile element.
2. On the Insert tab, in the Map Surrounds group, click Additional Surrounds, and click Terrain and Obstacle Profile in the Aviation section.
3. Click and drag a box to define the location and extent of the Terrain and Obstacle Profile element.

   This is typically done to align the profile with the source map frame displaying the runway, obstacles, and OIS layer.

The Terrain and Obstacle Profile element is added to the layout.

Note:

You can add more than one Terrain and Obstacle Profile element to a layout.