Positive Openness for North Carolina by HUC8
Rasters of positive openness for the 53 hydrologic unit code (HUC) 8 watersheds in the state of North Carolina. Positive openness uses a line-of-sight approach to measure the surrounding eight zenith angles viewed above the landscape surface out to a specified distance. The central cells gets and average of the eight angles. An angle of 90 degrees would indicate a flat surface, while angles less than 90 degrees indicate a concave surface. Positive openness was calculated with the Relief Visualization Toolbox (https://iaps.zrc-sazu.si/en/rvt#v, Kokalji et al., 2011; Zakšek et al., 2011) using light detection and ranging (lidar) derived digital elevation models (DEM) with a resolution of 10 ft. (~3m). A length scale of 60 ft.(6 pixels) was used to search surrounding terrain elevations in the eight cardinal directions.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "010:12" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Taylor Rowley", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:trowley@usgs.gov" } |
| description | Rasters of positive openness for the 53 hydrologic unit code (HUC) 8 watersheds in the state of North Carolina. Positive openness uses a line-of-sight approach to measure the surrounding eight zenith angles viewed above the landscape surface out to a specified distance. The central cells gets and average of the eight angles. An angle of 90 degrees would indicate a flat surface, while angles less than 90 degrees indicate a concave surface. Positive openness was calculated with the Relief Visualization Toolbox (https://iaps.zrc-sazu.si/en/rvt#v, Kokalji et al., 2011; Zakšek et al., 2011) using light detection and ranging (lidar) derived digital elevation models (DEM) with a resolution of 10 ft. (~3m). A length scale of 60 ft.(6 pixels) was used to search surrounding terrain elevations in the eight cardinal directions. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_5b72fcf1e4b0f5d5787c5830 |
| keyword |
[ "USGS:5b72fcf1e4b0f5d5787c5830", "geomorphology", "incision", "positive openness", "terrain analysis" ] |
| modified | 2024-02-08T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -84.4222, 33.7169, -75.4074, 36.6171 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | Positive Openness for North Carolina by HUC8 |
