3D Views of Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve


An overlooking view of the Pilot Knob SNP area

A view of the Pilot Knob SNP Overlook Trail

Elevation profile of the Overlook Trail
Trail stats: The entire Pilot Knob Trail (Sage Point and Overlook) is a combined 3.2 miles in length, with an average slope of of approximately 9°. The highest slope is 40°. The elevation relief is approximately 650 feet.

A 3D animation of the Pilot Knob area
Mapping Project Information

LA 355 students visited the Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve on September 21, 2016 and used mobile devices to collect GPS data for the existing trail network. We mapped approximately 3.2 miles of trail then used ArcGIS and CARTO software to measure the trails and create both a 2D and 3D representation of the nature preserve.

NRE 355 Fall 2016 _IMG8353-HDR-Pano.jpg Sunset

Geospatial PDF showing scenic index and hiking trails

Our method for creating the Scenic Index was to use ArcGIS's Raster Calculator function to find areas without tree canopy of which are illuminated by a setting and/or rising sun.The index uses three layers : an NDVI raster from 2016 NAIP aerial photography and two Hillshade 10-meter DEM rasters showing areas of sunlight during sunrise and sunset.

Find the students' pages here: http://sweb.uky.edu/~blshea1/nre355/pksnp/

Mapping Project Information Page created by Marlin McGinnis, November 14, 2016, for LA 355, at the University of Kentucky CAFE Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences program. We visited the nature preserve on September 21, 2016 and used mobile devices to collect GPS data for the trail network, mapping approximately 3.2 miles of trail and used ArcGIS to create a 2D map and 3D visualization of the nature preserve.