topic Any API's that can measure the height of buildings in ArcGIS API for Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/any-api-s-that-can-measure-the-height-of-buildings/m-p/786689#M1393 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Can we measure a buildings height by just giving GPS coordinates, Is that possible? if so any API that you recommend</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 29 Mar 2019 22:26:40 GMT GoutamDyapa 2019-03-29T22:26:40Z Any API's that can measure the height of buildings https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/any-api-s-that-can-measure-the-height-of-buildings/m-p/786689#M1393 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Can we measure a buildings height by just giving GPS coordinates, Is that possible? if so any API that you recommend</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 29 Mar 2019 22:26:40 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/any-api-s-that-can-measure-the-height-of-buildings/m-p/786689#M1393 GoutamDyapa 2019-03-29T22:26:40Z Re: Any API's that can measure the height of buildings https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/any-api-s-that-can-measure-the-height-of-buildings/m-p/786690#M1394 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>wouldn't the gps coordinates just give you the location of the building, from which you would have to link to a dataset which has the building heights.</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 30 Mar 2019 14:04:18 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/any-api-s-that-can-measure-the-height-of-buildings/m-p/786690#M1394 DanPatterson_Retired 2019-03-30T14:04:18Z Re: Any API's that can measure the height of buildings https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/any-api-s-that-can-measure-the-height-of-buildings/m-p/786691#M1395 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello <A href="https://community.esri.com/migrated-users/358983">Goutam Dyapa</A>‌,&nbsp;</P><P>The API does not include the elevation data of buildings in the world.&nbsp;</P><P>Your options are:</P><P>Option 1: Buy high-resolution DEM (Digital Elevation Model) of the area of interest, publish the data as a service and access it&nbsp;using&nbsp;any ArcGIS API as per your requirements.&nbsp;</P><P>Option 2: You would need to 3D digitize the data your self and then use the API to access the elevation data digitized by you.&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>The conclusion is that you either buy the data or create it your self.&nbsp;</P><P>Hope this helps.&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 01 Apr 2019 07:16:32 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/any-api-s-that-can-measure-the-height-of-buildings/m-p/786691#M1395 GurminderBharani1 2019-04-01T07:16:32Z Re: Any API's that can measure the height of buildings https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/any-api-s-that-can-measure-the-height-of-buildings/m-p/786692#M1396 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Can you suggest an api that can be used to access the elevation data</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 01 Apr 2019 22:59:40 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/any-api-s-that-can-measure-the-height-of-buildings/m-p/786692#M1396 GoutamDyapa 2019-04-01T22:59:40Z Re: Any API's that can measure the height of buildings https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/any-api-s-that-can-measure-the-height-of-buildings/m-p/786693#M1397 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Can you please let me know the site or the area name of the data you require.&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 02 Apr 2019 11:00:09 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/any-api-s-that-can-measure-the-height-of-buildings/m-p/786693#M1397 GurminderBharani1 2019-04-02T11:00:09Z Re: Any API's that can measure the height of buildings https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/any-api-s-that-can-measure-the-height-of-buildings/m-p/786694#M1398 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Iam looking for data of newyork city</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:47:49 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/any-api-s-that-can-measure-the-height-of-buildings/m-p/786694#M1398 GoutamDyapa 2019-04-02T17:47:49Z Re: Any API's that can measure the height of buildings https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/any-api-s-that-can-measure-the-height-of-buildings/m-p/786695#M1399 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>have you contacted the city itself? most cities have a gis section and their data is often open-sourced online.&nbsp; At worst, they would know who to contact for commercial data</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:56:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/any-api-s-that-can-measure-the-height-of-buildings/m-p/786695#M1399 DanPatterson_Retired 2019-04-02T17:56:35Z Re: Any API's that can measure the height of buildings https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/any-api-s-that-can-measure-the-height-of-buildings/m-p/786696#M1400 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>No i haven't contacted any. Iam just gathering the information if it is possible or not. If it is possible what would be the further process to collect the data</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 02 Apr 2019 21:01:40 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/any-api-s-that-can-measure-the-height-of-buildings/m-p/786696#M1400 GoutamDyapa 2019-04-02T21:01:40Z Re: Any API's that can measure the height of buildings https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/any-api-s-that-can-measure-the-height-of-buildings/m-p/786697#M1401 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><A class="link-titled" href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/data/imagery/measuring-height-in-imagery.htm" title="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/data/imagery/measuring-height-in-imagery.htm">Measure feature height in imagery—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop</A>&nbsp;</P><P><IMG alt="Height measurement using the object only" src="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/data/imagery/GUID-4E0F7A76-F4CD-4DFE-922F-317E5E584EB1-web.png" style="color: #4c4c4c; font-family: &amp;quot; avenir next w01&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;avenir next w00&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;avenir next&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;avenir&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;helvetica neue&amp;quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: auto; letter-spacing: normal; max-width: 100%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" title="Height measurement using the object only" /></P><P>and lots of work if you can't find a source</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 02 Apr 2019 21:21:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/any-api-s-that-can-measure-the-height-of-buildings/m-p/786697#M1401 DanPatterson_Retired 2019-04-02T21:21:38Z