Label | Explanation | Data Type |
Input Contours | The contours from which spot heights will be computed. | Feature Layer |
Input Raster(s) | The rasters used to derive the highest or lowest elevations in contour tops or depressions. | Raster Layer; Mosaic Layer |
Target Spot Features | An existing point feature layer or feature class in which spot heights will be created. | Feature Layer |
Contour Height Field | The field in the input contours that contains elevation values. The field type must be numeric. | Field |
Spot Height Field | The field in the output spot heights where elevation values will be written. | Field |
Spot Height Subtype | The spot height subtype value that will be assigned to new spot height features. | String |
Area Of Interest (Optional) | The polygon features that represent the extent of the region where spot heights will be created. The tool uses the outer extent of the selected polygon features within the Area Of Interest parameter value. If this parameter is left blank, the tool uses the outer extent of the selected contour features within the Input Contours parameter value. If this parameter is left blank and no contour features are selected, the tool uses the extent of the raster. | Feature Layer |
Map Scale (Optional) | Specifies the scale that will be used to optimize spot heights (the scale of the cartographic product that will be printed). Setting a scale will set the default of the Z Factor parameter to a value that is appropriate for the scale value.
| String |
Z Factor (Optional) | The unit conversion factor that will be used when generating spot heights. The default is 1. The spot heights are generated based on the z-values in the input raster, which are often measured in units of meters or feet. With the default value of 1, the spot heights will be in the same units as the z-values of the input raster. To create spot heights in a unit other than that of the z-values, set an appropriate value for the z-factor. It is not necessary that the ground x,y and surface z-units be consistent for this tool. For example, if the elevation values in the input raster are in feet, but you want the spot heights to be generated in meters, set the z-factor to 0.3048 (1 foot = 0.3048 meters). | Double |
Derived Output
Label | Explanation | Data Type |
Updated Spot Heights | Spot height feature class where spot features were created. | Feature Layer |