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Terrain Operations

  

 

TNTmips provides a number of tools for analyzing and processing digital elevation model (DEM) raster objects. The Topographic Properties process computes general terrain characteristics such as slope, aspect, shading, and curvature for each elevation cell. The Viewshed process indentifies terrain areas that are visible from input points on or above the surface. The Cut and Fill Analysis process compares two DEMs of the same area and identifies locations where their elevation values differ. The Watershed Process models the movement of water over the land surface. The Surface Modeling process provides transformations between different elevation representations: DEMs, contours, and triangulated irregular networks (TINs).


Viewshed (orange) computed for a 50-meter tower (stalked 
green point) for a LIDAR DEM with 2.5-meter resolution.

TNT Terrain Operations Highlights:

  • Work with large-size DEMs at any resolution (detailed local LIDAR DEMs to continent-sized 90-meter SRTM data)

  • Automatically determine illumination parameters for relief shading to match a particular location, date, and time of day

  • Compute slope in decimal or integer degrees or as percent slope

  • Compute slope direction (aspect) in decimal or integer degrees clockwise from north

  • Compute profile (vertical) and plan(horizontal) curvature in radians per meter or radians per 100 meters 

  • Choose from several methods for determining the local surface shape when computing slope, aspect, shading, and curvature 

  • Determine viewshed from points placed manually or loaded from any geometric object (vector, CAD, or shape) 

  • Adjust height above surface indepently for each viewpoint

  • Adjust field of view independently for each viewpoint by entering values or using on-screen graphics 

  • Determine changes in elevation through time due to erosion, landsliding, or human activities

  • Derive stream networks, watersheds, and subwatersheds along with many geomorphic and hydrographic attributes

  • Perform contouring, surface fitting, and triangulation operations 

Just One Feature
is just one of many features and processes in TNTmips

GIS
Surface Modeling
Hyperspectral Analysis
Network Analysis
Image Processing
Watershed Analysis
Map Design
Terrain Operations
Thematic Mapping
Combining Local/Web Maps
Online Atlases
Geospatial Analysis
Image Classification
Viewing Geodata
3D Visualization
Feature Mapping
Spatial Databases
Google GIS Mashups
Custom Geospatial Analysis
Publishing Geodata

Tech Guides on Terrain Operations

Analyzing Terrain and Surfaces tutorial ...

 
25 March 2009  

page update: 15 Aug 12


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