Simple Contour Mapping

Generates a simple contour map from a file of space delimited XYZ data.
The methodology used is inverse distance weighting, with a smoothing parameter.
The model returns a contour map (as a PDF) and the gridded results (as a file).


Generates a simple contour map from a file of space delimited XYZ data.
The methodology used is inverse distance weighting, with a smoothing parameter.
The model returns a contour map (as a PDF) and the gridded results (as a file).

User supplies a file of XYZ data, and sets some gridding parameters.
The exponent is a value used in an inverse distance weighting,make it
large (~19) and algorithm approximates nearest neighbor. Make it small (~0.5)
and map is smoothed a lot.

The smoothing parameter impacts the search distance -- large values approach make
the map approach a mean value for all the supplied data.



Step 1: Generate an XYZ file, space (tab) delimited, on your computer.
Put it somewhere you can easily find the file for the upload step.



Step 2: Upload the XYZ file (Skip this step if the file is already uploaded)

Enter your username:

Enter your password:

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Step 3: Supply Gridding and Mapping Parameters Below

Gridding Parameters Mapping Parameters
Weighting Exponent: (1 to 3 are typical)

Map Title (Appears at Top of Map):

Smoothing Parameter:

Map Horizontal (X-Axis) Label :

Number of Output Grid Columns :

Map Vertical (Y-Axis) Label :

Number of Output Grid Rows :

XYZ Input File (must exist) :



Step 4: Build the Map