wbt_hillshade {whitebox}R Documentation

Hillshade

Description

Calculates a hillshade raster from an input DEM.

Usage

wbt_hillshade(
  dem,
  output,
  azimuth = 315,
  altitude = 30,
  zfactor = NULL,
  wd = NULL,
  verbose_mode = FALSE
)

Arguments

dem

Input raster DEM file.

output

Output raster file.

azimuth

Illumination source azimuth in degrees.

altitude

Illumination source altitude in degrees.

zfactor

Optional multiplier for when the vertical and horizontal units are not the same.

wd

Changes the working directory.

verbose_mode

Sets verbose mode. If verbose mode is False, tools will not print output messages.

Value

Returns the tool text outputs.


[Package whitebox version 1.4.0 Index]