Tool Cross Profiles

Create cross profiles from a grid based DEM for given lines.

Author: O.Conrad (c) 2006
Menu: Terrain Analysis|Profiles

Parameters

	Name	Type	Identifier	Description	Constraints
Input	Elevation	Grid, input	`DEM`	-	-
Input	Lines	Shapes, input	`LINES`	-	-
Output	Cross Profiles	Shapes, output	`PROFILES`	-	-
Options	Grid System	Grid system	`PARAMETERS_GRID_SYSTEM`	-	-
	Profile Distance	Floating point	`DIST_LINE`	The distance of each cross profile along the lines.	Minimum: 0.000000 Default: 10.000000
	Profile Length	Floating point	`DIST_PROFILE`	The length of each cross profile.	Minimum: 0.000000 Default: 10.000000
	Profile Samples	Integer	`NUM_PROFILE`	The number of profile points per cross profile.	Minimum: 3 Default: 11
	Interpolation	Choice	`INTERPOLATION`	-	Available Choices: [0] Nearest Neighbour [1] Bilinear Interpolation [2] Bicubic Spline Interpolation [3] B-Spline Interpolation Default: 3
	Output	Choice	`OUTPUT`	-	Available Choices: [0] vertices [1] attributes [2] vertices and attributes Default: 2

Command-line

Usage: saga_cmd ta_profiles 3 [-DEM <str>] [-LINES <str>] [-PROFILES <str>] [-DIST_LINE <double>] [-DIST_PROFILE <double>] [-NUM_PROFILE <num>] [-INTERPOLATION <str>] [-OUTPUT <str>]
  -DEM:<str>            	Elevation
	Grid, input
  -LINES:<str>          	Lines
	Shapes, input
  -PROFILES:<str>       	Cross Profiles
	Shapes, output
  -DIST_LINE:<double>   	Profile Distance
	Floating point
	Minimum: 0.000000
	Default: 10.000000
  -DIST_PROFILE:<double>	Profile Length
	Floating point
	Minimum: 0.000000
	Default: 10.000000
  -NUM_PROFILE:<num>    	Profile Samples
	Integer
	Minimum: 3
	Default: 11
  -INTERPOLATION:<str>  	Interpolation
	Choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] Nearest Neighbour
	[1] Bilinear Interpolation
	[2] Bicubic Spline Interpolation
	[3] B-Spline Interpolation
	Default: 3
  -OUTPUT:<str>         	Output
	Choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] vertices
	[1] attributes
	[2] vertices and attributes
	Default: 2