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[[File:Api_current_situation_geography.png|thumb|right|400px|[[Terrain]]s in relation to [[Terrain Type]]s and [[Height sector]]s.]]
The composition of the surface (above-ground) and sub-surface (underground) in the [[Project]] is defined using Terrains. A Terrain has a polygons indicating its boundaries and a [[Terrain Type]] indicating its type. For every location in the project, two terrains will be present: one [[layer|surface layer]] Terrain and one [[layer|underground]] Terrain.


{{learned|what land is|what the relationship is between land and terrain in the {{software}}|which types of land type are present in the {{software}}|how to edit the land of a selected area}}
===Terrain Type===
{{main|Terrain Type}}
The Terrain polygons each have an associated [[Terrain Type]], which holds the actual data of what the Terrain polygon represents. Only the [[Terrain Type]] holds any [[Attribute]]s to define the Terrain's behavior.


==What is Terrain?==
===Terrain elevation===
Terrain in the {{software}}, describes the surface, subsurface and elevation of your project. Terrain excludes everything which is build-up on the terrain, which is described in buildings. Terrain can be edited via GEO DATA -> Terrain.
{{main|Elevation model}}
Although conceptually related, the [[elevation model|height of the Terrain]] is explicitly not part of the Terrain itself or of the [[Terrain Type]]s. Instead, based on the presence or selection of specific [[Terrain Type]]s, modifications to the [[elevation model]] are made. For example, replacing a terrain with a type of [[water (Terrain Attribute)|water]] will cause a change for the [[elevation model]], but that change can be suppressed.


==Surface==
Terrains define what [[Terrain Type]] is present for any given location, and thus how the ground behaves. The [[elevation model]] defines the height of the ground for any given location.
In the {{software}} there are different terrain types are available. Each land type has different predefined attributes that affect [[indicators]] and [[Overlay|overlays]] such as [[Green (Indicator)|green]], [[Livability (Indicator)|livability]] and the [[Rainfall_(Overlay)|rainfall flooding]]. All types are described in the table below.


{| class="wikitable"
{{article end
! EN
|notes=* When creating a new project in the Netherlands, the default Terrains and their [[Terrain Type]]s are based on data from the [[Project_Sources#BRO|BRO]].
! NL
* Terrains are never edited directly. Instead, users draw or import geometries for alternative Terrain Types.
! Description
|howtos=* [[How to manually change the Terrain]]
|-
* [[How to import a GeoJSON of waterways]]
|Concrete
* [[How to import a GeoTIFF of waterway depths]]
|Beton
|seealso=* [[Terrain Type]]
|This land type can mostly be found in urban and industrial areas
* [[Terrain Attributes]]
|-
* [[Elevation model]]
|River Water
* [[Height map]]
|Boezemwater
* [[Underground Overlay]]
|Larger water bodies, navigable for (small) boats
}}
|-
|Dike
|Dijk
|Dike is a land type that usually lays between water and constructions, or other areas which need to be protected. Dikes are constructed phenomenon, offering protection from floods and high tides
|-
|Dunes
|Duinen
|Dunes is a land type that usually lays between the beach and the rest of the land mass. Dunes are a natural phenomenon, a row of wind shaped sandy hills, protecting the inland from floods and high tides. Sometimes, due to erosion, dunes also occur inland and can eventually develop into a large arid region - the Sahara sand dunes.
|-
|Golf brekers
|Breakwater
|Breakwater is land type designated to protect the actual coast line from waves, floods and tidal erosion.
|-
|Grasland
|Grassland
|All that is grass
|-
|Open land
|Open land
|This is the default land type for land in the {{software}}. If an empty world is generated, all land will have this land type
|-
|Water
|Water
|Small water bodies
|-
|Sand
|Zand
|All that is sand
|}


Each surface terrain-type has the following attributes:
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{| class="wikitable"
[[Category:Items]][[Category:Terrain]]
! Attribute
! Unit
! Description
|-
|BUILDABLE
|
|Indication if a terrain can be built upon or not.
|-
|GROUND_INFILTRATION_MD
|meter per day
|Limitation in capacity of ground infiltration from the surface into the sub-soil, used in the [[Rainfall_(Overlay)|Rainfall Overlay]]
|-
|HEAT_EFFECT
|degrees celsius
|Impact of terrain on the [[Heat_(Overlay)|heat stress overlay]]
|-
|LIVABILITY_EFFECT
|
|Impact of terrain on the [[Livability_(Overlay)|livability overlay]]
|-
|POLDER_WATER
|
|
|-
|SAFETY
|
|
|-
|TERRAIN_MIX
|
|
|-
|TEXTURE_TYPE
|
|
|-
|WATER
|
|Whether this is a water-type terrain. This means constructions that can only be built on land cannot be built on this terrain. In addition, it also counts as a water terrain for overlay calculations. If 1, cells of this type will average the waterlevel, if 0, surface flow will be computed (see [[Rainfall_(Overlay)|Rainfall Overlay]])
|-
|WATER_DEPTH_M
|m
|When the [[Wizard|new project wizard]] creates a new project, and this is water-type terrain, this is the maximum depth of that water body.
|-
|WATER_EVAPORATION_FACTOR
|
|Factor by which the reference evaporation (see [[Rainfall_(Overlay)|Rainfall Overlay]]) is multiplied
|-
|WATER_MANNING
|s/[m<sup>1/3</sup>]
|Roughness of the surface, used in the surface flow computation of the [[Rainfall_(Overlay)|Rainfall Overlay]].
|}
 
==Subsurface==
In the {{software}} there are different subsurface types available. Subsurface terrain data is acquired from [[GEO_Data|FGR]]. Note: as of Tygron Platform version 2019.0.0 this has become [[GEO_Data|BRO]]. The [[Underground_(Overlay)|Subsurface Overlay]] shows the different soil types composing the subsurface, each having distinctive predefined attributes.<!-- that affect the [[Water_Overlays|Water Overlays]].--> The table below shows a division into the different terrain categories, which, in turn, have their own subdivisions into multiple subsurface soil types.
 
{| class="wikitable"
! EN
! NL
! Description
|-
|Gravel
|Grind
|Terrain with a gravel underground layer
|-
|Clay
|Klei
|Terrain with a clay underground layer
|-
|Chalk
|Krijt
|Terrain with a chalk underground layer
|-
|Loam
|Leem
|Terrain with a loam underground layer
|-
|Loess
|Löss
|Terrain with a loess underground layer
|-
|Unknown
|Onbekend
|Default underground if no data is available for your project
|-
|Silt
|Silt
|Terrain with a silt underground layer
|-
|Peat
|Veen
|Terrain with a peat underground layer
|-
|Sand
|Zand
|Terrain with a sand underground layer
|-
|Marine clay
|Zeeklei
|Terrain with a marine clay underground layer
|}
 
 
Each underground terrain type has the following attributes:
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Attribute
! Unit
! Description
|-
|ANGLE_OF_REPOSE
|Degrees
|When the [[Wizard|new project wizard]] creates a new project, and this is water-type terrain, this is the maximum steepness of the sloop at the edges of the water (taludhoek).
|-
|BUILDABLE
|
|Attribute that determines if a Construction can be built there (0=no, 1=yes)
|-
|GROUND_INFILTRATION_MD
|meter per day
|Limitation in capacity of ground infiltration from the surface into the sub-soil, used in the [[Rainfall_(Overlay)|Rainfall Overlay]]
|-
|PEAT_FRACTION
|
|
|-
|TOPLAYER_THICKNESS
|
|
|-
|WATER_STORAGE_PERCENTAGE
|
|Volume of water that can be stored per volume of soil, usually expressed as the saturated minus residual water content properties of soil
|}
 
==Elevation==
In the terrain menu, the user can change the elevation-model in the project or import/select an elevation model Geotiff. More info on elevation can be found on the [[Terrain_height|terrain height page]]

Latest revision as of 14:32, 29 February 2024

The composition of the surface (above-ground) and sub-surface (underground) in the Project is defined using Terrains. A Terrain has a polygons indicating its boundaries and a Terrain Type indicating its type. For every location in the project, two terrains will be present: one surface layer Terrain and one underground Terrain.

Terrain Type

Main article: Terrain Type

The Terrain polygons each have an associated Terrain Type, which holds the actual data of what the Terrain polygon represents. Only the Terrain Type holds any Attributes to define the Terrain's behavior.

Terrain elevation

Main article: Elevation model

Although conceptually related, the height of the Terrain is explicitly not part of the Terrain itself or of the Terrain Types. Instead, based on the presence or selection of specific Terrain Types, modifications to the elevation model are made. For example, replacing a terrain with a type of water will cause a change for the elevation model, but that change can be suppressed.

Terrains define what Terrain Type is present for any given location, and thus how the ground behaves. The elevation model defines the height of the ground for any given location.

Notes

  • When creating a new project in the Netherlands, the default Terrains and their Terrain Types are based on data from the BRO.
  • Terrains are never edited directly. Instead, users draw or import geometries for alternative Terrain Types.

How-to's

See also