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Notice to YSPilots/YSFLIGHT
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Skippy

Sunday 12 March 2017

QGIS TPI Based Landform Classification Style

In SAGA GIS (and by extension - QGIS) there is a tool called Topographic Position Index.
It is a tool that assigns an index value based upon the land form feature - ridges and peaks are assigned positive values, and valleys are assigned negative values.

In addition to this tool - there is a TPI based landform classification - which takes that Position index, and classifies the landscape into different land forms, such as:

  • Canyons, deeply incised streams,
  • Mid-slope drainage, shallow valleys
  • Upland drainage, headwaters
  • U-shaped valleys
  • Plains
  • Open slopes
  • upper slopes/messas
  • local ridges/hills in valleys
  • midslope ridges, small hills in plains
  • Mountain tops and high ridges

Basically, I've created a QGIS style based upon the map used in the poster by A. Weiss.
3D plot over OS Terrain 50
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Map view of TPI Landform Classification based on OS Terrain 50

The TPI Based Landform Classification is useful for determining the landform characteristics for a given area - and by classifying them into set categories, one can compare landforms in different areas. 

To use the tool you need a DEM, and QGIS. 
The tool is located in the Processing Toolbox under SAGA>Terrain Analysis - Morphology > TPI based landform classification