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SAGA First Steps

SAGA
First Steps
Setup, data import, visualization and
basic terrain analysis

Volker Wichmann

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SAGA | Setup on Windows

Download of SAGA 2.0.8 binaries

(1) www.saga-gis.org
(2) >> Downloads (@ SourceForge)

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SAGA | Setup on Windows

(3) >> SAGA - 2.0
(4) >> SAGA 2.0.8

64bit

32bit

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SAGA | Setup on Windows

(5) Extract zip file:

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SAGA | Setup on Linux, FreeBSD

Binary packages, see

https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/saga-gis/wiki/Binary%20Packages

Compiling from source, see

https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/saga-gis/wiki/
Compiling%20a%20Linux%20Unicode%20version
https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/saga-gis/wiki/
Compiling%20SAGA%20on%20FreeBSD

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SAGA | Data Import

Native Formats

Tables (tab-delimited *.txt, *.dbf)

Shapes (ESRI Shapefiles, *.shp)

Grids (SAGA grids, *.sgrd)

Point Clouds (SAGA pointcloud, *.spc)

Other Formats
10 Import/Export module libraries with almost 70 modules including

GDAL/OGR (includes a SAGA grid driver since version 1.7.1)

libLAS

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SAGA | Data Import

Import From GeoTIFF

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Grids get sorted by Grid System:

Cellsize

Colums / Rows

Lower left coordinate

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SAGA | Data Visualization Map View

Visualization in a Map View

A double left-click on the dataset in the Data tab opens a new Map View

Explore the Object Properties window: Settings, Description, Legend and History

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SAGA | Data Visualization Map View

Visualization in a Map View

Change the color palette from greyscale to SAGA's default

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SAGA | Data Visualization Map View

Visualization in a Map View

Change the color palette from greyscale to SAGA's default

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SAGA | Data Visualization

Analytical Hillshading
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double left-click
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SAGA | Data Visualization

Analytical Hillshading

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SAGA | Data Visualization 3D View

Visualization in a 3D View

Every Map View can be visualized in 3D

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SAGA | Data Visualization 3D View

Visualization in a 3D View

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SAGA | Terrain Analysis

Basic Terrain Analysis

A selection of basic parameters and objects to be derived from a Digital Terrain Model
using standard settings.
The meta-module is coupling the following modules:
Terrain Analysis Preprocessing:
Terrain Analysis Lighting, Visibility:
Terrain Analysis Morphometry:
Grid Filter:
Terrain Analysis Morphometry:
Terrain Analysis Morphometry:
Terrain Analysis Hydrology:
Terrain Analysis Hydrology:
Terrain Analysis Hydrology:
Terrain Analysis Hydrology:
Terrain Analysis Channels:
Terrain Analysis Channels:

Sink Removal -> hydrological sound DTM

Analytical Hillshading
Slope, Aspect, Curvature -> slope, aspect
Simple Filter -> smooth DTM
Slope, Aspect, Curvature -> profile and
plan curvature
Convergence Index
Catchment Area (Parallel)
Flow Width and Specific Catchment Area
Topographic Wetness Index (TWI)
LS Factor
Channel Network and Drainage Basins
Vertical Distance to Channel Network
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SAGA | Terrain Analysis

Basic Terrain Analysis

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SAGA | Terrain Analysis

Basic Terrain Analysis

Analytical Hillshading

Slope

Aspect

Plan Curvature

Profile Curvature

Convergence Index

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Basic Terrain Analysis

Catchment Area

Wetness Index

LS Factor

Altitude above Ch. Network Ch. Network Base Level Ch. and Drainage Basins

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