Create Multiscale Topographic Position Image

This tool will create a colour composite image by combining three rasters created using the Maximum Elevation Devation (Multiscale) tool. Lindsay et al. (2015) demonstrated that these multiscale topographic position images can be very effective for visualizing the topographic character of a landscape across a wide range of spatial scales. Examples of MSTP images can be found here.


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Scripting:

The following is an example of a Python script using this tool:

wd = pluginHost.getWorkingDirectory()
localScaleFile = wd + "local.dep"
mesoScaleFile = wd + "meso.dep"
broadScaleFile = wd + "broad.dep"
outputFile = wd + "output.dep"
outputScaleFile = wd + "outputScale.dep"
imageLightness = "1.2"
args = [localScaleFile, mesoScaleFile, broadScaleFile, outputFile, imageLightness]
pluginHost.runPlugin("CreateMultiscaleTopographicPositionImage", args, False)

This is a Groovy script also using this tool:

def wd = pluginHost.getWorkingDirectory()
def localScaleFile = wd + "local.dep"
def mesoScaleFile = wd + "meso.dep"
def broadScaleFile = wd + "broad.dep"
def outputFile = wd + "output.dep"
def imageLightness = "1.2"
String[] args = [localScaleFile, mesoScaleFile, broadScaleFile, outputFile, imageLightness]

pluginHost.runPlugin("CreateMultiscaleTopographicPositionImage", args, false)


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