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CompositeTerrainProvider Methods

The CompositeTerrainProvider type exposes the following members.

Methods
  NameDescription
Public methodAdd
Adds an item.
Public methodClear
Removes all of the items
Public methodContains
Determines whether an item is in the CompositeTerrainProvider list.
Public methodCopyTo
Copies all of the elements of current array to a specified array starting at a given destination index.
Public methodEquals
Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.
(Inherited from Object.)
Public methodGetEnumerator
Gets the enumerator.
Public methodGetFirstPartials
Get the partial derivatives of height with respect to the specified longitude and latitude relative to the provider's Shape.
(Overrides TerrainProviderGetFirstPartials(Double, Double).)
Public methodGetGradient

Get the interpolated gradient of height with respect to the terrain at the specified longitude and latitude relative to the provider's Shape. This method produces a vector representing the gradient of height in the ShapeFixedFrame.

Note: The direction for the gradient is defined for use as the outward facing surface normal direction. To obtain the directional derivative for the height (rate of change of height with respect to time), take the negative gradient and dot it with a unit vector along the desired azimuth (change in height with respect to distance), times the speed along that direction in meters/second.

The gradient, as defined above, is parallel to the upward facing terrain surface normal, but its magnitude indicates the rate of change in the height at that location.

(Inherited from TerrainProvider.)
Public methodGetHashCode
Serves as the default hash function.
(Inherited from Object.)
Public methodGetHeight(Double, Double)
Gets the interpolated height of the terrain at the specified longitude and latitude using the default interpolator for this terrain provider.
(Overrides TerrainProviderGetHeight(Double, Double).)
Public methodGetHeight(Double, Double, RasterTerrainInterpolator)
Gets the interpolated height of the terrain at the specified longitude and latitude using the given interpolator.
Public methodGetHeightNativeUnits(Double, Double)
Gets the interpolated height of the terrain at the specified longitude and latitude.
(Overrides TerrainProviderGetHeightNativeUnits(Double, Double).)
Public methodGetHeightNativeUnits(Double, Double, RasterTerrainInterpolator)
Gets the interpolated height of the terrain at the specified longitude and latitude.
Public methodGetHeightRelativeToShape
Gets the interpolated height of the terrain at the specified longitude and latitude relative to the provider's Shape. This method takes into account the heights of any reference surfaces.
(Inherited from TerrainProvider.)
Public methodGetHessian

Get the interpolated hessian matrix based on the function of height with respect to the specified longitude and latitude relative to the provider's Shape. This method produces a matrix representing the mixed second order partial derivatives of height in the ShapeFixedFrame.

Note: The direction for the gradient and hessian is defined for use with the directional derivative on the surface. The gradient is defined to be orthogonal to the terrain surface with its surface projection in the direction of the greatest increase in the height. To obtain the second directional derivative for the height (acceleration of height along a particular azimuth), take the negative of the hessian then pre and post multiply it by the velocity vector along the desired azimuth. Then add the negative gradient dotted with the derivative of the velocity vector along the surface.

(Inherited from TerrainProvider.)
Public methodGetLocalMinimumSampleSpacing
Gets the smallest distance between the successive height samples of the terrain data, in radians, at the specified coordinates. If the return value is 0.0, then the minimum sample spacing is unknown.
(Overrides TerrainProviderGetLocalMinimumSampleSpacing(Double, Double).)
Public methodGetNormal
Get the normal vector to the terrain surface at the specified location.
(Inherited from TerrainProvider.)
Public methodGetSecondPartials
Get the second order (mixed) partial derivatives of height with respect to the specified longitude and latitude relative to the provider's Shape.
(Overrides TerrainProviderGetSecondPartials(Double, Double).)
Public methodGetType
Gets the Type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Object.)
Public methodIndexOf
Returns the index of the provided item.
Public methodInsert
Inserts an element into the CompositeTerrainProvider at the given index.
Public methodPreloadExtent
Loads the terrain data in a given CartographicExtent into the terrain cache. This method does not return until the terrain data is fully loaded. All terrain data within the extent is loaded into memory, even if doing so would exceed the TerrainCacheGroup'sMaximumSize. Furthermore, the loaded terrain data is locked in memory (meaning it will not be unloaded) until the user calls UnloadExtent(CartographicExtent). This method is safe to call from any thread.
(Overrides TerrainProviderPreloadExtent(CartographicExtent).)
Public methodRemove
Removes the specified item.
Public methodRemoveAt
Removes the element at the given index of the CompositeTerrainProvider.
Public methodToString
Returns a string that represents the current object.
(Inherited from Object.)
Public methodUnloadExtent
Unloads the cached terrain data for a given CartographicExtent. This method unloads all cached regions where any part of the region falls within the extent. It does not return until the regions have been unloaded. However, if a region within the extent is being used in another thread while this method is executing, the region may be reloaded immediately after this method unloads it. This method is safe to call from any thread.
(Overrides TerrainProviderUnloadExtent(CartographicExtent).)
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