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Walking time in rugged terrain


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Authors

Rees, William 

Description

Calculates the minimum time taken to walk from a given location within a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) to all other locations within the DEM. It assumes that walking speed depends only on the gradient of the terrain, using a simple model (Rees 2004a), and implements Dijkstra’s least-cost algorithm (Rees 2004b). It assumes that all areas within the DEM are equally navigable, so it will happily cross bodies of water, fences etc.

Version

1.0

Software / Usage instructions

The routine is written for the GNU Octave programming language and should therefore also work in MATLAB. It requires a Digital Elevation Model in ascii text format.

Keywords

Digital Elevation Model, Dijkstra algorithm, Footpaths, Least-cost path, Physiology

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