Latest Contributions by DominikAllemann

@BrunoSeiler , with the June 2024 update of ArcGIS Urban, you can now input exact dimensions for polygon edge length and deflection when creating new features.  In the near future, you'll also be able to input exact dimensions when editing previously created polygons.  ... View more

With the latest June 2024 release, it's now possible to configure scenario-specific elevation layers not only for projects but also for plans.   For projects: Add the elevation layer to a web scene. Configure that web scene as project scenario context. See the Urban documentation about configuring project scenarios to learn more.  For plans (new with Urban's June 2024 release):  Open the plan scenario settings.  Configure a scenario elevation layer for any of the plan's scenarios. See the Configure scenario settings section in the Urban product documentation.  ... View more

Hi @BillFox ,   Correct, Urban will be available on Enterprise with 11.3.  Please keep in mind that the technical limitations you mentioned in your initial comment regarding local coordinate systems will be the same on Enterprise 11.3 as on the ArcGIS Online version of Urban.    ... View more

Hi @BillFox , There is no difference between Urban on ArcGIS Online and Urban on Enterprise regarding on-the-fly reprojections between global and (projected) coordinate systems, web scenes, and urban models. This is an overall platform limitation.  There definitely exist workarounds, like publishing your own 3D base layers, base map, or elevation layer. For a more profound analysis of your use case, including possible workarounds, I'm happy to connect you with one of our urban planning consultants. Just send me a direct message if that would be of interest to you.   If you'd like to give the need for on-the-fly reprojections more weight, please feel free to submit an Idea on either the ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise Place, here in the Esri Community.  If you have additional questions, please feel free to reach out.     ... View more

Hi @BillFox , Thanks for your question.  Some functionality is unavailable in local Urban Models because Esri's 3D web platform only supports on-the-fly projection between coordinate systems for non-cached layers (e.g., hosted feature layers). The 3D base layers, the default basemaps, the default elevation layer, and the Living Atlas indicators are provisioned as cached layers in either the Web Mercator or the WGS84 coordinate system. They can only be displayed in global scenes.  The street-level imagery feature builds upon the Mapillary platform, which only supports WGS84 coordinate systems.  All of the above data items display well in global scenes and urban models, regardless of whether the data is in the Web Mercator or WGS84 coordinate system. However, these items don't work in local scenes and urban models. This is an overall limitation of Esri's web 3D platform, and I'm unaware of any plans to change this behavior.  If you have follow-up questions, please don't hesitate to reach out.  ... View more

Urban's February 2024 update allows editing the study area of plans and projects. See the corresponding docs pages for details: For plans: https://doc.arcgis.com/en/urban/help/help-edit-plan-study-area.htm For projects: https://doc.arcgis.com/en/urban/help/help-edit-project.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_CA378ED741F746F3AACE325FE7F6DD14 Additionally, Urban now also allows you to import the study area from a hosted feature layer when creating a plan or project.      ... View more

@MelanieNeedle support for better distinguishing undevelopable vs. developable areas might be added to Urban in the longer term. For now, I'd recommend two things: 1) Use the existing tools provided by Esri's product portfolio in general and ArcGIS Urban in particular to build a workflow that helps you solve the task. Please let me know if you and your organization would need support with this. We could connect you with a subject matter expert from our Consulting Services team. 2) Feel free to submit an ArcGIS Urban product idea with as many details as possible. This helps us better understand your particular use case, and other users can share their thoughts and upvote your idea if they face similar tasks that need to be accomplished.  ... View more

@MelanieNeedle , thanks for your feedback.  I'm sorry to hear that the suitability tool cannot contribute to the solution of the task you are trying to solve. If you have more questions about Urban's tools and features, please don't hesitate to reach out.  ... View more

Hi @MelanieNeedle , Thanks for your question.  The suitability tool allows you to assess whether a parcel is suitable for development based on various criteria, ranging from parcel and zoning properties to almost any other criteria from an external layer.  It definitely sounds like it's worth it for you to explore the suitability tool's capabilities, even though I don't know the details of your challenge at hand. The following resources might be of interest to you: High-level blog post about the suitability tool What's New Webinar from Summer 2021 where the tool was introduced - fast forward to 18:37. Documentation In case of questions, please reach out. Dominik ... View more

Hi @MelanieNeedle ,   Thanks for sharing the screenshot.    How Urban determines the zoning parameters applicable to a parcel Urban uses the parcel centroid to determine the relevant zoning parameters from zones and overlays for a given parcel. To calculate the parcel centroid, Urban applies an approach where the centroid is always inside the parcel geometry - e.g., for concave parcels. In the example you shared, it looks as if the parcel's centroid is just outside the green-hatched overlay area. Therefore, the overlay coverage value of 0% is not reflected in the building regulation side panel.   "Allowed" zoning parameters in building regulation side panel The "Allowed" column in the building regulation side panel reports what's maximally allowed for each zoning parameter individually. The values reported there do not change depending on other parameters' values.  In your case, a 0% coverage won't impact the reported number of dwelling units in the "Allowed" column of the building regulation side panel.  The interdependency among the different zoning parameters comes into play when you develop a parcel by applying a building type. If your parcel doesn't allow any coverage (0%), you'll see that no dwelling units will be built when applying a dwelling units building type on that parcel. When a parcel is developed, you'll see a second column called "Built" in the building regulation side panel.  To learn more about working with dwelling units in ArcGIS Urban, I can highly recommend this blog post. Thanks, Dominik ... View more

Hi @MelanieNeedle , Happy New Year, and thanks for your question.  Advanced overlay settings The advanced overlay settings let you configure how the zoning parameters configured on an overlay boundary interact with zoning parameters of the underlying zoning boundaries.  By default, a zoning parameter configured on an overlay boundary replaces the zoning parameter of the underlying zone.  The remaining 4 options have the following effect: Maximum: the zoning parameter on the underlying zone is only replaced if the corresponding zoning parameter on the overlay boundary is higher than the one on the zone. Minimum: the zoning parameter on the underlying zone is only replaced if the corresponding zoning parameter on the overlay boundary is lower than the one on the zone. Add: the zoning parameter value on the underlying zone is added to the corresponding value on the overlay boundary.  Subtract: The zoning parameter value on the overlay boundary is subtracted from the corresponding value on the underlying zone.   Number of dwelling units as reported in the building regulation panel The number of dwelling units as reported in the building regulation panel is driven by two factors: The parcel area The applicable "Dwelling units density" value for the given parcel. This value can either be configured on the zoning, overlay or parcel level. See Zoning regulation management in our docs to learn more about where you can configure zoning regulations. Generally, a zoning parameter configured on an overlay replaces the corresponding value of the underlying zone. Any zoning parameter configured on the parcel level, replaces the corresponding value of the underlying zone and overlay.   Effect of overlays on metrics Would you mind providing an example of what you mean by "what effect the overlays have on metrics"? In case of further questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. Thanks, Dominik ... View more

Hi @ScottEdmondson , We are aware that deleting an urban model is currently missing. The feature will be added with a future release. Happy to hear that you figured out the workaround to delete an urban model.  Just a clarifying remark to ensure that you don't keep unnecessary items in your ArcGIS Online (AGO) account: An urban model consists of 3 AGO items in total: An Urban Model item A feature layer (named after the urban model suffixed with "Database") A feature layer view (named after the urban model suffixed with "Database View") You need to delete all three items to remove your urban model completely.  On the details page of the Urban Model item there are links to the associated feature layer and feature layer view items. This makes it easier to identify all items associated with the urban model itself.    Please reach out in case of additional questions. Thanks.   ... View more