Add "Texture Shading" to LIDAR DEM options

PeterCastro — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 19:29:21 GMT

For LIDAR raster digital terrane model (DTM) datasets (mosaic or otherwise) we have two "shaded relief" options in symbology>shaded relief>hillshade: traditional and multidirectional. A novel approach to imaging a DTM is "texture shading." Texture shading can result in much better detail in the LIDAR DTM.

I refer you to this paper, which discusses texture shading and provides source references (paper is also attached below): https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geosphere/article/doi/10.1130/GES02531.1/618907/Illuminating-geology-in-areas-of-limited-exposure

A texture shading symbology option in ArcGIS Pro would greatly increase the utility of LIDAR DEMs over your already excellent hillshade options.

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Add "Texture Shading" to LIDAR DEM options