Tag: POV-Ray

GDAL, Gorillas, Karisoke, Optics, POV-Ray, QGIS, R

Gorilla research in Musanze, Rwanda: Hillshades continued

I’ve been working on base cartography for the research area in Rwanda. Unlike here in Cleveland, we have some great topography to work with, so we can leverage that for basemaps. But, it’s such a beautiful landscape, I didn’t want to sell these hillshades short by doing a halfway job, so I’ve been diving deep. Background First, some legacy. I read three great blog posts … Continue reading Gorilla research in Musanze, Rwanda: Hillshades continued

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Gorilla research in Musanze, Rwanda: Hillshades!

In previous posts here1, here2, and here3 discussed a then and future trip to Rwanda to help with GIS and gorilla research. No more in depth write up yet, but I’ve been working on some of the cartographic products to show in the background of maps. Since Rwanda is so beautifully hilly (read: mountainous) and the research is focused on the Virunga Mountains (volcanoes) themselves, … Continue reading Gorilla research in Musanze, Rwanda: Hillshades!

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Analysis, Optics, Other, POV-Ray

Fast Calculation of Voronoi Polygons in PovRay

Yet further abuse to follow in the application of PovRay for spatial analyses– be forwarned… . Calculating Voronoi polygons is a useful tool for calculating the initial approximation of a medial axis. We densify the vertices on the polygon for which we want a medial axis, and then calculate Voronoi polygons on said vertices. I’ll confess– I’ve been using ArcGIS for this step. There. I … Continue reading Fast Calculation of Voronoi Polygons in PovRay

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Analysis, Ecology, Landscape Position, Other, POV-Ray

Landscape Position: Conclusion? (part 2)

From earlier post: “I’ve managed to pilot most of a fast high resolution landscape position workflow with PovRay as my magic tool. The final steps I hope to pipe through PostGIS Raster. In the meantime a screenshot and description: blues are riparian, raw ocre, etc upland categories, grey is mostly flat lake plain and mid slopes, all derived from just a high res DEM input … Continue reading Landscape Position: Conclusion? (part 2)

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Landscape Position: Conclusion?

I’ve managed to pilot most of a fast high resolution landscape position workflow with PovRay as my magic tool. The final steps I hope to pipe through PostGIS Raster. In the meantime a screenshot and description: blues are riparian, raw ocre, etc upland categories, grey is mostly flat lake plain and mid slopes, all derived from just a high res DEM input (no hydro lines … Continue reading Landscape Position: Conclusion?

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Ecology, Landscape Position, POV-Ray

Landscape Position and McNab Indices (cont.)

I typed that last one too quickly– too many typos, but my wife says I’m not supposed to revise blogs, but move on… . So, for clarity, let’s talk a little more about McNab indices.  Field-derived McNab indices are a measure of average angle from the observer to the horizon (mesoscale landform index), or from the observer to another field person a set distance away, … Continue reading Landscape Position and McNab Indices (cont.)

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Landscape Position

Landscape Position and McNab Indices

Just a quick teaser post for our forestry/ecology readers out there.  I have a methodology developed for calculating McNab indices that directly corresponds with the field technique (unlike, as far as I know, any previous GIS-based techniques– which are probably adequate proxies). What is a McNab index?  Well there are two kinds, the minor landforms and mesoscale landforms that are field-measured topographic position or terrain … Continue reading Landscape Position and McNab Indices

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