Geomorphometric landscape analysis using a semi-automated GIS-approach

This paper presents LANDFORM, a customized GIS application for semi-automated classification of landform elements, based on topographic attributes like curvature or elevation percentile. These parameters are derived from a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and used as thresholds for the classification o...

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Published in:Environmental modelling & software : with environment data news 2008, Vol.23 (1), p.109-121
Main Authors: Klingseisen, Bernhard, Metternicht, Graciela, Paulus, Gernot
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Geomorphometry
GIS
Landform
Landscape analysis
Spatial modelling
Terrain analysis
Terrain attributes
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Summary:This paper presents LANDFORM, a customized GIS application for semi-automated classification of landform elements, based on topographic attributes like curvature or elevation percentile. These parameters are derived from a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and used as thresholds for the classification of landform elements like crests, flats, depressions and slopes. With a new method, slopes were further subdivided into upper, mid and lower slopes at significant breakpoints along slope profiles. The paper discusses the results of a fuzzy set algorithm used to compare the similarity between the map generated by LANDFORM and the visual photo-interpretation conducted by a soil expert over the same area. The classification results can be used in applications related to precision agriculture, land degradation studies, and spatial modelling applications where landscape morphometry is identified as an influential factor in the processes under study.
ISSN:1364-8152
DOI:10.1016/j.envsoft.2007.05.007