TerrainWorks (NetMap) "digital landscape" is based on a geospatial data structure used within geographical information system (GIS) software (and web browser displays) where all land and stream surfaces are referenced to all others, allowing landforms and ecological processes to be placed in spatial context with resource use activities and infrastructure. The virtual landscape is generated from digital elevation models (NED) and other data, including PRISM climate, NHD hydrography, and other pertinent datasets including downscaled climate change predictions; the spatial grain of the digital landscape is set by the resolution of the DEM.
NetMap’s digital landscape includes a set of decision support tools are designed to work within current ArcGIS software (ArcMap 10.x). Add-In modules include: 1) Basic Tools, 2) Fluvial Morphology, 3) Aquatic Habitats, 4) Erosion, 5) Transportation/Energy, and 6) Vegetation/Fire/Climate. New tool packages are planned. For additional details, go here.
