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 | - | - | 
| 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