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Water surface

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Water surface

Water surface routine classifies water surface points from bathymetric data. The routine suits for cleaning water surface points to a separate class, to avoid interference in water bottom classification. The routine expects open sky above the water surface, and points appearing below the water surface.

classify_water_surface

SETTING

EFFECT

From class

Source class(es). The source classes must contain the water surface and the bottom.

_select_classes

Opens the Select classes dialog which contains the list of active classes in TerraScan. You can select multiple source classes from the list that are then used in the Ground, Roof or Vegetation fields.

To class

Target class.

Water level

Complexity of the water surface:

Constant - the water level does not change across the area.

Vary by group - the water level varies by location, for example, due to heavy current.

Tolerance

Offset from the main surface allowed in surface detection. Should correspond to the measurement noise from the water surface.

Variation

Variation of the water surface elevation. Use higher value on environments with changing surface level, like rivers.

Require count

Minimum point count that is needed to define a water body.

Inside fence only

If on, points inside a fence or selected polygon(s) are classified.

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