SAGA-GIS Tool Library Documentation (v6.1.0)

Tool Grid Cell Area Covered by Polygons

This tool calculates for each grid cell of the selected grid system the area that is covered by the input polygons layer.

Parameters

 NameTypeIdentifierDescriptionConstraints
InputPolygonsShapes (input)POLYGONS--
OutputArea of CoverageGrid (output)AREA--
OptionsGrid systemGrid systemPARAMETERS_GRID_SYSTEM--
MethodChoiceMETHODChoose cell wise, if you have not many polygons. Polygon wise will show much better performance, if you have many (small) polygons.Available Choices:
[0] cell wise
[1] polygon wise
Default: 1
OutputChoiceOUTPUT-Available Choices:
[0] area
[1] percentage
Default: 1
Only Selected PolygonsBooleanSELECTION-Default: 1

Command-line

Usage: saga_cmd grid_gridding 8 [-POLYGONS <str>] [-AREA <str>] [-METHOD <str>] [-OUTPUT <str>] [-SELECTION <str>]
  -POLYGONS:<str> 	Polygons
	Shapes (input)
  -AREA:<str>     	Area of Coverage
	Grid (output)
  -METHOD:<str>   	Method
	Choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] cell wise
	[1] polygon wise
	Default: 1
  -OUTPUT:<str>   	Output
	Choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] area
	[1] percentage
	Default: 1
  -SELECTION:<str>	Only Selected Polygons
	Boolean
	Default: 1