Foliage result type (Shadow Overlay)

Foliage result type overlay (Wageningen)

Icon	Result type	Unit	Mode	Description
	FOLIAGE	fraction	Start	The initial and optional calculated foliage height, depending on the source of the foliage height.

Notes

• Foliage can be supplied in three ways:
  • As a Grid Overlay containing a tree height for each cell, configured as a prequel.
  • As Areas containing a FOLIAGE_HEIGHT attribute representing the tree height for the whole area.
  • As Functions containing a CROWN_FACTOR. An additional calculation is performed to generate the foliage heights.

How-to's

• How to adjust the foliage height and crown factor
• How to import foliage height areas
• How to import a foliage height GeoTIFF
• Trees and foliage tutorial

See also

• Foliage height calculation model (Shadow Overlay)
• Foliage crown factor (Shadow Overlay)
• Foliage height prequel (Shadow Overlay)
• Foliage areas (Shadow Overlay)

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Shadow Overlay

Model attributes

Dates • Max foliage radius • Max shadow distance • Sun altitude • Sun azimuth

Shadow features

Foliage Area • Foliage crown factor • Foliage height

Prequels

Building elevation • Foliage height • Terrain elevation

Calculation models

Foliage height • Shade

Result types

Shade • Foliage