Available with Aviation Airports license.
Available with Aviation Charting license.
Text and symbol properties can be configured for the obstruction identification surface (OIS) and obstacles shown in the Terrain and Obstacle Profile element.
Visit the ArcGIS Aviation Esri Community page to see a demonstration of how to use the Terrain and Obstacle Profile element functionality
Format OIS
To configure how the OIS appears on the Terrain and Obstacle Profile element, complete the following steps:
- In the Contents pane, click the new layout element titled Terrain and Obstacle Profile to format its text and symbology.
The Format OIS view appears in the Element pane.
Note:
Multiple OIS specifications may be listed in the Contents pane if they exist in the source OIS layer. A definition query on the OIS layer in the source map or scene can be used to limit the available specifications.
- Optionally, uncheck any OIS specifications that you don't want to display in the Contents pane.
OIS used for base or optional specifications are always displayed and can't be unchecked. If the OIS is used as the base or optional specification, the Draw OIS check box is checked by default. Otherwise, this check box behaves in the same way as an OIS check box in the Contents pane.
- In the Contents pane, change the label that appears on the OIS within the element by changing the text in the Label text box.
- Customize the label text properties using the OIS Text controls for symbol, color, and size.
- Customize the line symbol properties using the OIS Symbol controls for symbol, color, and size.
Format obstacles
You can format how obstacles appear on the Terrain and Obstacle Profile element. You can change the types of obstacles shown on the map element and the symbology of obstacles above and below the OIS.
Format point obstacles
To configure how point obstacles appear on the Terrain and Obstacle Profile element, complete the following steps:
Note:
In this workflow, it is assumed that the obstacle features are point features. Polygon and line obstacle features have slightly different formatting options that are explained elsewhere in this topic.
- In the Contents pane, double-click a point obstacle to view and configure its text and symbology.
The Format Obstacle view appears in the Element pane.
- Check the Show Penetrating check box to display only the obstacles that penetrate the OIS.
Uncheck this box to show all obstacles that planimetrically intersect the OIS regardless of whether they penetrate the OIS. The Obstacle layer displays the path to the source feature class of the OIS layer.
- Check the Show only shadowing obstacles check box to only show obstacles that shadow other obstacles on the map element.
Note:
You can configure how shadowing obstacles are calculated using the Generate OIS Obstacle Data tool.
- From the Substitute Symbols drop-down menu, specify how substitution symbology is applied:
- None—No substitution symbology is applied.
- Penetrating—Substitution symbology is applied to all object that are penetrating the OIS.
- Protruding—Substitution symbology is applied to the segment of penetrating obstacles that are above the OIS.
- If you specified Penetrating or Protruding from the Substitute Symbol drop-down menu in step 4, set the additional substitution symbology options:
- Substitute Base—Set the substitute symbology for the base of obstacles.
- Substitute Height—Set the substitute symbology for the height of obstacles above the surface.
- Substitute Symbol—Set the substitute symbology for the height label.
- Substitute Text—Set the substitute symbology for the text labels on the element.
- From the Location drop-down menu, specify how obstacles labels are placed:
- Surface—Obstacles are labeled along the OIS surface. This is the default.
- Top—Obstacles are labeled at the top of the obstacle height line.
- Base—Obstacles are labeled at the base of the obstacle height line.
- For Base, set the symbology for the base of the obstacle.
- For Height, set the symbology for the height of the obstacle above the surface.
- From the Symbol drop-down menu, choose the symbol for the height label.
- For Text, set the symbology for the text labels.
Format polygon and line obstacles
To configure polygon and polyline obstacle features, complete the following steps:
Note:
Labels are not available for polygon and point obstacles.
- In the Contents pane, double-click a polygon or polyline obstacle to view and configure its text and symbology.
The Format Obstacle view appears in the Element pane.
- Check the Show Penetrating check box to display only the obstacles that penetrate the OIS.
Uncheck this box to show all obstacles that planimetrically intersect the OIS regardless of whether they penetrate the OIS. The Obstacle layer displays the path to the source feature class of the OIS layer.
- From the Substitute Symbols drop-down menu, specify how substitution symbology is applied:.
- None—No substitution symbology is applied.
- Penetrating—Substitution symbology is applied to all object that are penetrating the OIS.
- Protruding—Substitution symbology is applied to the segment of penetrating obstacles that are above the OIS.
- If you specified Penetrating or Protruding from the Substitute Symbol drop-down menu in step 3, set the substitute symbology for the obstacles in Substitute Symbol.
- From the Ground Display drop-down menu, specify how the base of the obstacles is determined:
- Max—The maximum height of the ground profile is used as the base for the obstacles. This is the default
- Actual—The actual, lower extent of the obstacle's shape is used as the base for the obstacles.
- Min—The minimum height of the ground profile is used as the base for the obstacles.
- Average—The average height between the minimum and maximum height of the ground profile is used as the base for the obstacles.
- For Symbol, set the symbology for the obstacle.