ArcGIS 3D Analyst is an extension to ArcGIS. It allows you to effectively visualize and analyze surface data. Using ArcGIS 3D Analyst, you can view a surface from multiple viewpoints, query a surface, determine what is visible from a chosen location on a surface, create a realistic perspective image that drapes raster and vector data over a surface, and record or perform three-dimensional navigation.
The ArcGlobe application in ArcGIS 3D Analyst allows you to manage and visualize, from a local or global perspective, extremely large sets of three-dimensional geographic data. ArcGlobe provides the capability to seamlessly interact with any geographic information as data layers on a three-dimensional globe.
With ArcGIS 3D Analyst you can
* Create three-dimensional views directly using your GIS data.
* Analyze three-dimensional data using cut/fill, line-of-sight, and terrain modeling.
* View your data from a global to local perspective.
* Navigate through multi-resolution terrain data seamlessly.
* Do spatial analysis in two or three dimensions.
* Visualize modeling or analysis results in three-dimensions.
* Use three-dimensional models and symbols for realism.
* Export your visualizations into videos.