Tool Name	Geomorphons
Tool ID	8
Library ID	ta_lighting
Version	1.0
Author(s)	O.Conrad (c) 2019

Description

This tool derives so called geomorphons, which represent categories of terrain forms, from a digital elevation model using a machine vision approach.

References

Jasiewicz, J., Stepinski, T.F. (2013): Geomorphons - a pattern recognition approach to classification and mapping of landforms. Geomorphology, 182, 147-156. doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.11.005

Parameters

Name	Type	Identifier	Description	Constraints
Input
Elevation	grid, input	DEM
Output
Geomorphons	grid, output	GEOMORPHONS
Options
Threshold Angle	floating point number	THRESHOLD	Flatness threshold angle (degrees).	Minimum: 0.000000 Default: 1.000000
Radial Limit	floating point number	RADIUS	The radial limit (search radius) [map units].	Minimum: 0.000000 Default: 10000.000000
Method	choice	METHOD		Available Choices: [0] multi scale [1] line tracing Default: 1
Multi Scale Factor	floating point number	DLEVEL		Minimum: 1.250000 Default: 3.000000