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Terrain Data Analysis

Digital terrain and elevation model analysis functions, including profile, gradient, line-of-sight, and viewshed calculations

Functions

gradientm Gradient, slope, and aspect of data grid
los2 Line-of-sight visibility between two points in terrain
viewshed Areas visible from point on terrain elevation grid

Topics

Determine and Visualize Visibility Across Terrain

You can use regular data grids of elevation data to answer questions about the mutual visibility of locations on a surface (intervisibility).