Using globe services on ArcGIS 10.0

If you want to use the USA Elevation and/or World Elevation globe services, make sure you have added these services and started them. Then users of desktop client applications, such as ArcGlobe and ArcGIS Explorer, can consume the globe services by connecting to the GIS server and adding the services as data in their documents. Globe services are also available through SOAP and REST.

For information on how to use globe services with ArcGIS, see Globe service usage in Desktop Help 10.0 for ArcGIS under Professional Library > ArcGIS Server > Publishing services > Types of services > Globe services.

ArcGIS for Desktop

ArcGlobe allows for seamless visualization of both raster and feature data in 3D. For more information on using ArcGlobe, see The ArcGlobe user interface in Desktop Help 10.0 for ArcGIS under Professional Library > Extensions > 3D Analyst > Visualizing data in 3D > Using ArcGlobe.

From ArcCatalog you can preview the services and drag them into ArcGlobe. For more information on connecting to the Data Appliance services using ArcCatalog, see Connecting to GIS servers in Desktop Help 10.0 for ArcGIS under Professional Library > Data management > Using ArcCatalog > Working with ArcGIS servers.

ArcGIS Explorer

ArcGIS Explorer can be used to view three-dimensional maps. It is the recommended application for viewing globe services in a lightweight client. For information on how to use globe services in ArcGIS Explorer, see Add GIS services in ArcGIS Explorer Help under Adding and working with data sources > Adding data sources.