Surface Specific Points
- Author: (c) 2001 by O.Conrad
- Menu: Terrain Analysis | Terrain Classification
Description
References:
Peucker, T.K. and Douglas, D.H., 1975:
'Detection of surface-specific points by local parallel processing of discrete terrain elevation data',
Computer Graphics and Image Processing, 4, 375-387
Parameters
|  | Name | Type | Identifier | Description | Constraints | 
|---|
| Input | Elevation | grid, input | ELEVATION | - | - | 
| Output | Result | grid, output | RESULT | - | - | 
| Options | Grid System | grid system | PARAMETERS_GRID_SYSTEM | - | - | 
| Method | choice | METHOD | Algorithm for the detection of Surface Specific Points | Available Choices:
[0] Mark Highest Neighbour
[1] Opposite Neighbours
[2] Flow Direction
[3] Flow Direction (up and down)
[4] Peucker & Douglas
Default: 1 | 
| Threshold | floating point number | THRESHOLD | Threshold for Peucker & Douglas Algorithm | Default: 2.000000 | 
Command Line
Usage: saga_cmd ta_morphometry 3 [-ELEVATION ] [-RESULT ] [-METHOD ] [-THRESHOLD ]
  -ELEVATION:   	Elevation
	grid, input
  -RESULT:      	Result
	grid, output
  -METHOD:      	Method
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] Mark Highest Neighbour
	[1] Opposite Neighbours
	[2] Flow Direction
	[3] Flow Direction (up and down)
	[4] Peucker & Douglas
	Default: 1
  -THRESHOLD:	Threshold
	floating point number
	Default: 2.000000