The surface import modal is the tool to import surfaces to the 2D map view of Glex. The surface is converted to a flat representation of the actual surface and includes hill-shading, contour lines and color gradient choices.
Currently, the following formats are supported:
.zmap [TO DO]
.xyz (only when gridded)
.tiff (geotiff)
There are currently some limitations to these files:
Files can be no larger than 100mb.
The CRS of the file has to use ED50 as its datum. (lat-long is not supported)
Using the surface settings it is possible to customize the surface.
Contour lines: select the interval of the contour lines. [TO DO]
Color selection: select the color gradient for your surface
Hill shading: select the orientation and intensity of the hill shading effect [TO DO]
Intensity: Determines how strong the shadows are.
Direction: Determines the cardinal direction of the light
Angle: Determines how far above the light is projected from
Custom depth range: set the depth range you wish to visualize in more detail
TO DO
support .zmap
enable contours (opencv)
create an info panel
add links to the surface settings through the info panel
Settings looks like panel but acts like modal
the style fixes drawn by Anna
enable legend
hill shading effect dials
fix “turn on/off hill shading”