Hierarchical geomorphological mapping in mountainous areas
Published April 23, 2021 | Version v1
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Geomorphology model (ArcMap version), input datasets and legend symbology files

Creators

  • 1. Surface and Subsurface Resources, Research Foundation for Alpine and Subalpine Environments (RFASE)
  • 2. Environmental Research Institute, University of the Highlands and Islands
  • 3. Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED), University of Amsterdam

Description

Original model developed in 2016-17 in ArcGIS by Henk Pieter Sterk (www.rfase.org), with minor updates in 2021 by Stacy Shinneman and Henk Pieter Sterk. Model used to generate publication results:

Hierarchical geomorphological mapping in mountainous areas. 2021. Matheus G.G. De Jong, Henk Pieter Sterk, Stacy Shinneman & Arie C. Seijmonsbergen. Journal of Maps

This model creates tiers (columns) of geomorphological features (Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3) in the landscape of Vorarlberg, Austria, each with an increasing level of detail. The input dataset needed to create this 'three-tier-legend' is a geomorphological map of Vorarlberg with a Tier 3 category (e.g. 1111, for glacially eroded bedrock). The model then automatically adds Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 categories based on the Tier 3 code in the 'Geomorph' field. The model replaces the input file with an updated shapefile of the geomorphology of Vorarlberg, now including three tiers of geomorphological features. Python script files and .lyr symbology files are also provided here.

Notes

We also created an online storymap (https://arcg.is/Xjvy4) of all three tiers for both areas, which scales automatically as the user zooms in and out between scales to show how the data are dynamically visualized in a GIS.

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Related works

Is supplement to
Journal article: 10.1080/17445647.2021.1897047 (DOI)