Questions tagged [surface]
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Generating TIN from features in ArcGIS Desktop?
I am changing surface in some parts of area I use for project. To do that I draw polygons and add elevation to vertices using "Interpolate shape". Then I create TIN for edited parts of terrain. Next, ...
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Creating catchment area with friction surface using ArcGIS Desktop?
I am using ArcGIS desktop 10.4. I have a shapefile of 494 points. I also have a cost surface/friction surface raster. I want to create a polygon of 13.4 hectares around each point based on the ...
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SurfaceVolume 3D Unit
In ArcMap 10.3 I calculated the volume of a valley below a sepcified height.
Therefore I try to figure out in what unit the volume is calculated in the SurfaceVolume-Tool.
I like to know, if the ...
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Set multiple values to nodata - Erdas Imagine 2015
I am having trouble with the data ranges in the Landsat 8 surface reflectance product which I downloaded from USGS. The Lansat 8 surface reflectance handbook says the valid range is 0 - 10,000 range ...
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How to detect sediment plume from glacier via thresholding?
I am trying to figure out how to detect sediment plumes from glaciers on Erdas Imagine 2015 by thresholding Landsat 8 level-2 surface reflectance rasters. I was hoping to use the NIR and red surface ...
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Is it possible to use the L8 OLI/TIRS COLLECTIONS LAND SURFACE REFLECTANCE Landsat8 product for calculation of the surface temperature?
Is it possible to use the L8 OLI/TIRS COLLECTIONS LAND SURFACE REFLECTANCE Landsat8 product for calculation of the temperature of the Earth surface?
I examined the following sources about this ...
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Geotools creating polyhedral surfaces from polygons
I have polygon geometries that represent building footprints in a shapefile and I want to extrude them according to an attribute "height" and turn them 3B objects as polyhedral surfaces via extrusion. ...
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Landsat8 surface reflectance rescaling pixel
Sorry for this basic question, but I am using Landsat8 images with "surface reflectance" treatment from Landsat8.
I am having some trouble with the data from some bands. Most of pixel are beyond 10k.
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Interpreting results in legend, SAGA GIS or QGIS? [closed]
Can somebody explain to me what units of measurement do I get in the results of analysis, ground morphometry in SAGA GIS software or through a plugin in QGIS?
for example:
Terrain ruggedness index (...
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Error WFS (2.0.0) GetFeature spatial query with multi-surface geometries in ArcGIS Server 10.6
In the new version of ArcGIS Server 10.6 it is not possible to request GetFeature WFS with spatial filters with multi-surface geometry. The following is an example of the query:
GML3 geometry would ...
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angle of incidence calculation
I am calculating angle of incidence by the following formula!
cos(aoi) = cos(slp) cos(zn) + sin(slp) sin(zn) cos(azm_s - azm )
aoi: angle of incidence slp: slope zn: zenith angle azm_s: solar
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Client-side 3D surface generation in ArcGIS JS API
Is there any way to create some sort of 3D surface (mesh, TIN, elevationLayer) from contour lines on the client side with ArcGIS JS API? Or alternatively edit a hosted 3D surface (any format)? In our ...
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Download AVHRR 1 km SST data
How to download NOAA AVHRR 1 km resolution sea surface temperature data?
I need a SST 1 km image of the coast of Netherlands with at least 20 % valid pixels.
After searching and searching I find the ...
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What is the distinction and unit of the number written in the slope field [closed]
I added a line shapefile to a surface using the Arc map 10.3
In order to calculate the 3D length and slope of each feature line
The result was as in the picture.
What is the distinction or the unit ...
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Any way to create polygons with brush-like tool?
I’m making a hiking map for a small range of mountains. I’d like to show surface coverage, including a few broad categories of vegetation type, rock, sand, etc. I’d like to do this as vector data.
I ...
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Surface analysis with R - Shape recognition
I am trying to analyse a geological surface with R & Python and I would like to know if there are some ways to distinguish, divide and quantify repetitive structures such as advertised by a ...
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Landsat 7 - 8 surface reflectance bands from ESPA (LEDAPS)
I have downloaded some Level 1 and higher level imagery data including surface reflectance as well.
I should process these data in Idrisi (Selva) package.
The Level 1 images' pixel values are between ...
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Calculating Albedo for Landsat 8 using QGIS with GRASS?
I am trying to estimate albedo for Landsat 8 OLI. The idea was to use the GRASS function i.albedo within the processing toolbox of QGIS. However, the option for Landsat 8 OLI is not available, ...
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Calculating normal vector distance between two surfaces using ArcGIS Desktop?
I have two surfaces mapped out from seismic data, imported as x,y,z datasets in ArcMap and then converted to rasters using the point to raster tool. These surfaces are rugose (seafloor and an ...
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ArcGIS Surface Volume - multiple results in one table
I'm calculating volumes and surfaces using Surface Volume tool. According to the help page:
http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/3d-analyst/surface-volume.htm
it should be possible to ...
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How to drap a texture over a surface with python and mayavi?
I want to add a picture over a surface that I made with mayavi and gdal.
I found a website (http://geoexamples.blogspot.ch/2014/02/3d-terrain-visualization-with-python.html) which explains how to do ...
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How to drape image on surface using open source software?
I have a image with a known projection - say an aerial photo. I also have a raster surface grid with the same projection - say a DEM. Both are in the same projection. Both have the same extent.
How ...
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How to create a layer over a surface with mayavi?
I made a program with python which displays an animation of the propagation of a fire spreading in a forest in 2D (the forest is an array):
no tree = 0.0
a tree = 1.0
a tree in fire = 2.0
Here is an ...
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How to create multi criteria cost surface - Slope reclassification? [closed]
I´m working on thesis aimed at investigating of possible routes and paths between Mayans cities in Guatemala. My thesis should help archaeologist to locate and reveal old paths in jungle and speed ...
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Automatic conversion to surface reflectance (SCP)
I am practicing for SCP part by using Qgis 2.10.1.
I already download desired LANDSAT image from SCP>Download Landsat.
However, in Pre-processing part, after click Select directory button, the ...
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Half of Earth with most landmass [closed]
About 71% of the Earth's surface is covered with water and the remaining 29% is landmass*. If you could theoretically cut the planet in half, with the objective of producing a half with the most ...
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Surface attribute only calculated for actual points and not interpolated
When I run the surface hillshade, slope and aspect in the Arc Toolbox using my raster surface it appears to be calculating the attribute only for the data points and not for the interpolated areas ...
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Change point symbol to surface, Arcgis 10.2.2 [closed]
i would like to ask how can i change a point symbol to a surface. I have the capital city (point symbol) and i want to make it surface, for better cartographic reprepsentation. Im using ArcGis 10.2.2.
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Calculation surface of building external walls from shapefile [duplicate]
I have two datasets (attached):
1) A shapefile of buildings containing the height of each building.
2) A parcel shapefile. Several buildings are assigned to a single parcel.
I am interested in ...
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Getting exact maximum daily temperature using remote sensing?
I have a problem I want to find the land surface temperature of Bangkok using landsat8.
I have everything to get it but the problem is landsat images are obtained during morning time but the maximum ...
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Easier calculation of a surface using QGIS
I'm looking for an easier way to calculate the surface on QGIS:
My project CRS is in Lambert93.
Currently, when I'm calculating a surface using QGIS, when the surface seems wrong, I always have to:
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Creating surface area regions of minimum size from raster file using ArcGIS for Desktop?
I have these in a raster of Ontario province in Canada (both tiled and mosaiced versions) in ArcGIS
Also I have a list of dam sites. I created buffer zones around these sites, now I want to generate ...
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surface area in a basin with reference to incremental height of DAM [closed]
I want to calculate "surface area in a basin with reference to incremental height of DAM"
i tried this:
step_size = 10 # metres; reduce this if you want finer resolution
num_steps = 20 # increase ...
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QGIS calculate the 3D surface area of a region?
I would like to calculate the true surface area of a region from DEM (2D elevation data).
Is it possible to do this with QGIS?
And if yes, how?
I managed to obtain a 3D visualization of the ...
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Determining surface that reflectance curve matches?
I was wondering to what surface that reflectance curve belongs?
It is definetely no water or snow since their reflectance drops at a much smaller wavelength.
I was thinking about a dense cloud but ...
