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Viewsheds using 3d vector shapefiles?

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11-29-2013 07:37 AM
MichaelRyan3
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Hello--

Is it possible to do a viewshed analysis from building rooftops, using 3d vector shapefiles of the buildings? I want to be able to visualize what can be seen within a city, from specific buildings.

Thanks in advance!
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OriIsenberg
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Hi
unfortunately its impassible right now.
When I needed to do that, I created a DEM raster based on my buildings contours. then I use viewshed as is.
Or- you can build a model that using multiple line of sight to asses where is the area that is not visible.

for my opinion it is very strange that this options not exist since it's actually working with shadow calculation, so why not to use it for other stuff?
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