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@@ -20,8 +20,17 @@ The <b>aspect</b> output raster map indicates the direction that slopes are
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facing. The aspect categories represent the number degrees of east. Category
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and color table files are also generated for the aspect raster map. The aspect
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categories represent the number degrees of east and they increase
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-counterclockwise: 90deg is North, 180 is West, 270 is South 360 is East. The
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-aspect value 0 is used to indicate undefined aspect in flat areas with slope=0.
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+counterclockwise: 90 degrees is North, 180 is West, 270 is South 360 is East.
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+
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+<p>
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+The aspect is not defined for slope equal to zero.
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+Thus, most cells with a very small slope end up having category 0,
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+45, ..., 360 in <b>aspect</b> output.
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+It is possible to reduce the bias in these directions
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+by filtering out the aspect in areas where the terrain is almost flat.
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+A option <b>min_slp_allowed</b> can be used to specify the minimum slope
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+for which aspect is computed. The aspect for all cells with
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+slope < <b>min_slp_allowed</b> is set to <i>null</i> (no-data).
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<center>
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<img src="aspect_diagram.png" border="0">
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@@ -149,14 +158,6 @@ Only when using integer elevation models, the aspect is biased in 0,
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of aspect categories is very uneven, with peaks at 0, 45,..., 360 categories.
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When working with floating point elevation models, no such aspect bias occurs.
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-<p>
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-Because most cells with a very small slope end up having category 0,
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-45, ..., 360, it is sometimes possible to reduce the bias in these directions
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-by filtering out the aspect in areas where the terrain is almost flat. A new
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-option <b>min_slp_allowed</b> was added to specify the minimum slope for which
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-aspect is computed. The aspect for all cells with slope <
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-<b>min_slp_allowed</b> is set to <i>null</i> (no-data).
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-
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<h2>REFERENCE</h2>
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