[GRASS-user] r.horizon distance units

Tyler Smith tyler at plantarum.ca
Tue Aug 12 06:10:08 PDT 2014


On Tue, Aug 12, 2014, at 01:48 AM, Nikos Alexandris wrote:
> 
> In all 6.x series as well as in GRASS ver. 7.0, the manual for 
> r.horizon notes:
> 
> --%<---
> At the moment the elevation and maximum distance must be measured in 
> meters, even if you use geographical coordinates (longitude/latitude). 
> If your projection is based on distance (easting and northing), these 
> too must be in meters. The buffer parameters must be in the same units 
> as the raster coordinates.
> --->%--
> 

Thank you Nikos.

I read that passage many times, I don't know how I missed the info
hiding there in plain sight. I guess I need more sleep!

Best,

Tyler


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