QGIS minimum version = 3.16
QGIS maximum version = 3.99
Author = PANOimagen S.L.
e-mail = info@panoimagen.com
Plugin to generate a three light exposure hillshade (shaded relief by combining three light exposures)
This plugin generates a three light exposure hillshade (shaded relief by combining three light exposures) using as input LiDAR classified data (ASPRS classification / *.laz, *.las formats) or a Digital Terrain Model (DTM) in raster format (GEOTiff / ASCII). The output file (three light exposure hillshade) is generated in GEOTiff format and users can save the intermediate processing results. This plugin allows users to process more than one file in the same process.
From version 2.3.0 user can generates a terrain hillshade and a surfaces hillshade (only with LasPy processing mode). The surfaces hillshade is generated using only the first LiDAR returns.
The three light exposures combining method is based in Gantenbein (2012).
Ref.: Gantenbein, C. (2012): "Creating Shaded Relief for Geologic Mapping using Multiple Light Sources". U.S. From "Digital Mapping Techniques'10--Workshop Proceedings". Geological Survey Open-File Report 1171
(https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1171/pdf/usgs_of2012-1171-Gantenbein_p101-106.pdf) (Consult date-time: 2017/10/24 - 18:25 p.m.)
The following image shows the results of a terrain hillshade (left) and a surfaces hillshade (right). Results generated with LasPy Library
For processing LiDAR data (allways in ASPRS format *.laz, and *.las) you must to install some external dependecies:
You can use LasPy Library (BSD License) to generate a three exposure hillshade from *.las ASPRS format:
By default OSGeo console runs with Python 2, you need to configure the console to run with Python 3, so launch, from QGIS installation folder (Windows):
bin\py3_env.bat
bin\qt5_env.bat
python -m pip install numpy
python -m pip install scipy
python -m pip install laspy
LasPy documentation is avaible at: https://github.com/laspy/laspy
If the process option with the LasPy library is not activated once it has been installed, you must restart QGIS.
If you need to process compressed LiDAR data (*.laz format), you can try with LasZip Library: LasZip is LGPL License and you can found it at: https://www.laszip.org/
KeyWords = Shaded Relief, Hillshade, Digital Terrain Model, DTM, LiDAR, Batch Hillshade Processing, Three Exposure Hillshade, Digital Surfaces Model, MDS, Digital Elevation Model, MDE
Batch Hillshader license:
Copyright (C) 2017 by PANOimagen S.L.
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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