Hillshade

Version 1.0.0.0 (1.51 KB) by Felix Hebeler
calculates a hillshade for a DEM (matrix)
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Updated 7 May 2007

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Function to calculate hillshade for a digital elevation model. Derives slope and aspect in radias to calculate shading value between 0 and 255 using a given lighting angle and altitude.

Altitude (angle above ground) and angle (direction/aspect) of lightsource can be given via args.

Derived using ESRIs hillshade algorithm, but uses simple GRADIENT function instead of Horns algorithm for slope calculation - factor 30 more efficient & no need for IP TB. (Thanks to Andrew Stevens)

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Cite As

Felix Hebeler (2024). Hillshade (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/14863-hillshade), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2006b
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
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Acknowledgements

Inspired: shadem, demViewer

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Version Published Release Notes
1.0.0.0

fixed small bug in the options parsing, clearified help.