[GRASSLIST:1542] Re: r.los for Lat/Lon Projection?

Hamish hamish_nospam at yahoo.com
Thu Oct 23 04:53:48 EDT 2003


> I am using grass5.0.2, and have maps in Lat/Long projection.
> 
> What can I do to perform a Line of Sight Analysis, 
> as r.los doesn't work for lat/lon projection?


Convert your DEM to UTM projection & work in that?
Figure out your zone here:
  http://www.dmap.co.uk/utmworld.htm
(create new UTM location then r.proj in from LatLon)


have you looked at r.cva?
  http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~tcrnmar/GIS/r.cva.html

maybe it's better. r.los isn't the greatest..


Hamish




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