Military Aspects of Terrain

Set up Operational Environment

Military Aspects of Terrain uses several types of data to publish overlays and perform analysis. For the following exercises the Operational Environment sample data will be used as local datasets. The following section will explore the geodatabases and features used in these exercises.

Reviewing Operational Environment Sample Data

  1. Extract the Operational_Environment.zip file to a folder on your computer. Consider using a folder close to the Military Aspects Of Terrain template extracted above.
  2. Open ArcCatalog, and navigate to the Operational_Environment folder.
    • The \Data folder contains three subfolders: Elevation, MAoT, and Topographic, and one toolbox: OE Preparation Toolbox.tbx.
  3. Expand the digitalelevationmodel.gdb in the Elevation folder. This is a file geodatabase that contains elevation-based data that many of the MAoT tools will use for suitability analysis.
  4. Expand the MAoT.gdb in the MAoT folder. This is a file geodatabase that contains example results from using the MAoT tools.
  5. Right-click MAoT.gdb and select Rename. Change the name to MAoT_Results.gdb.
  6. Right-click the MAoT folder and select New > File Geodatabase. Rename the New File Geodatabase to MAoT.gdb. The new MAoT.gdb will be used as the workspace for the following exercises.
  7. Expand the utds.gdb file geodatabase in the Topographic folder.
  8. The ancillary.gdb file geodatabase is storing elevation contours that are used by some of the MAoT tools. These were created from the \digitalelevationmodel.gdb\DigitalElevationModel with the included Create 100m Contours tool.

Creating Server Connections

  1. Select Add ArcGIS Server under GIS Servers in ArcCatalog. Add ArcGIS Server dialog opens.
  2. Select Publish GIS services and click Next.
  3. Type the Server URL.
  4. Set the User Name and Password, if needed.
  5. Click Finish.

Set up a user connection to the same server.

  1. Select Add ArcGIS Server under GIS Servers in ArcCatalog. Add ArcGIS Server dialog opens.
  2. Select Use GIS services and click Next.
  3. Type the Server URL.
  4. Set the User Name and Password, if needed.
  5. Click Finish.

Publish Sample Data As Services

Some of the Military Aspects of Terrain tools use inputs as services for common datasets, such as elevation and slope data. The following steps are a basic overview of sharing elevation and slope mosaic data. The topic of sharing data as services can be very complex and is beyond the scope of this exercise, so for the purpose of this template only the most basic example is shown.

  1. In ArcCatalog, expand Operational_Environment\Data\Elevation\digitalelevationmodel.gdb.
  2. Right-click DigitalElevationModel and select Share As Image Service.
  3. Select Publish a service and click Next.
  4. Select your Server Publisher connection from Choose a connection and click Next.
  5. Select an existing folder or create a new one and click Continue.
  6. In Service Editor dialog, click Analyze, and resolve any Errors. Warnings may be ignored (but may cause problems later).
  7. After resolving the errors, click Publish.
  8. Repeat steps 2 through 7 for the slope dataset in Operational_Environment\Data\Elevation\digitalelevationmodel.gdb. This will be the Slope service used in the following exercises.
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