Cross Profiles

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

Description

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

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 number	`DIST_LINE`	The distance of each cross profile along the lines.	Minimum: 0.000000 Default: 10.000000
	Profile Length	floating point number	`DIST_PROFILE`	The length of each cross profile.	Minimum: 0.000000 Default: 10.000000
	Profile Samples	integer number	`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 ] [-LINES ] [-PROFILES ] [-DIST_LINE ] [-DIST_PROFILE ] [-NUM_PROFILE ] [-INTERPOLATION ] [-OUTPUT ]
  -DEM:            	Elevation
	grid, input
  -LINES:          	Lines
	shapes, input
  -PROFILES:       	Cross Profiles
	shapes, output
  -DIST_LINE:   	Profile Distance
	floating point number
	Minimum: 0.000000
	Default: 10.000000
  -DIST_PROFILE:	Profile Length
	floating point number
	Minimum: 0.000000
	Default: 10.000000
  -NUM_PROFILE:    	Profile Samples
	integer number
	Minimum: 3
	Default: 11
  -INTERPOLATION:  	Interpolation
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] Nearest Neighbour
	[1] Bilinear Interpolation
	[2] Bicubic Spline Interpolation
	[3] B-Spline Interpolation
	Default: 3
  -OUTPUT:         	Output
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] vertices
	[1] attributes
	[2] vertices and attributes
	Default: 2