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When you run Extract Values to Points tool on the ESRI Terrain service layer, where are the output values from and how can you determine the source?

Anonymous User — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 22:24:43 GMT

When you run Extract Values to Points tool on the ESRI Terrain service layer, where are the output values from and how can you determine the source?

The Overview page states "The ground heights are based on multiple sources." and lists sources as "Credits (Attribution) Source: Airbus, USGS, NGA, NASA, CGIAR, NLS, OS, NMA, Geodatastyrelsen, GSA, GSI and the GIS User Community".

So if I extract values, how can I tell what the source was? You can do a definition query on the layer, but that's not a helpful solution in all cases. Is that the only solution?

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Re: When you run Extract Values to Points tool on the ESRI Terrain service layer, where are the output values from and how can you determine the sourc

Anonymous User — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 22:18:43 GMT

Although not for Pro, this describes using definition queries to select a specific elevation type.

https://doc.arcgis.com/en/data-appliance/7.0/use/use-world-elevation-services.htm

This is a similar Pro version.

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/appendices/geoprocessing-considerations-for-elevation-surface-input.htm

In my reading, the docs don't answer the original question. If you aren't using a definition query, where do the values come from?