raster_tools.surface.northing

raster_tools.surface.northing(raster, is_aspect=False)

Calculates the nothing component of each raster cell for each band.

Parameters

• raster (Raster or path str) – The raster to perform the calculation on (typically an aspect or elevation surface).

• is_aspect (bool, optional) – Indicates if raster is an aspect raster or an elevation raster. The default is false and assumes that an elevation raster is used.

Returns

The resulting raster of northing (-1 to 1). The bands will have the same shape as the original Raster.

Return type

Raster