WISE Terrain Analyst

The WISE^® Terrain Analyst represents an exciting new direction for the WISE family of products. This is the first in a series of ArcGIS extensions that will expand the WISE functionality to ESRI's ArcGIS™ users.

Open an ArcGIS session and add the extension to get the full functionality of the WISE Terrain module. The extension allows you to create three-dimensional models as Triangular Irregular Network (TINs) and grid-based Digital Elevation Models.

With the WISE Terrain Analyst, you can import and prioritize multiple data sources in different formats. The extension uses a unique data storage system to handle the massive datasets generated by new technologies such as LIDAR.

Watershed Concepts' proprietary software for creating flow vectors, FAUCET, and other tools makes it easy to identify and correct flow problems in the model. Once hydrologically correct models are created, you can track drainage areas, view elevations or trace the path of water by simply pointing to a location on the map. All results can be exported to standard ESRI file formats for use in GIS, hydrologic or hydraulic studies.

Specifications

WISE Terrain Analyst is a customized program written in Visual Basic using ESRI's ArcObjects and SDE technology. The system runs on Windows platforms (2000 or XP) as an extension to ESRI's ArcGIS^™ application version 8.3 and greater.

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