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Topic: viewshed

Tool Description
r.viewshed Computes the viewshed of a point on an elevation raster map. Default format: NULL (invisible), vertical angle wrt viewpoint (visible).

See also the corresponding keyword for additional references:

viewshed

  • r.skyline - Compute the skyline index and / or find the horizon cells in a raster viewshed.
  • r.viewshed.cva - Undertakes a "cumulative viewshed analysis" using a vector points map as input "viewing" locations, using r.viewshed to calculate the individual viewsheds.
  • r.viewshed.exposure - Visual exposure to defined exposure source. Computes visual exposure to defined exposure source using weighted parametrised cumulative viewshed analysis.