Exploring a subset of SAGA's Terrain Analysis tools

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Purpose

This tutorial focuses on the use of terrain analysis tools found in SAGA. Importing data into SAGA and visualizing the data will be described, and the terrain analysis, specifically plan curvature will be performed within SAGA`s basic terrain analysis toolset. The results of the tool will then be analyzed and explained.

This tutorial will cover the steps to extract plan view curvature values from elevation data within SAGA.

Introduction

Software

SAGA is a free and open source program which can be downloaded here: http://www.saga-gis.org/en/index.html

It will run on Windows operating system, and within a virtual machine if one wanted to run it on another operating system.

Data

Tutorial

Importing data

Data visualization

Analytical Hillshading

Basic Terrain Analysis

Plan Curvature

Results

Reference

SAGA software: http://www.saga-gis.org/en/index.html