Slope and aspect baselayers

Learn more about and see a legend for the slope and aspect baselayers in your report.

Slope and aspect maps are provided as two of the base layers in Transect Reports.

To view them, navigate to the base layer dropdown in the top left-hand corner of the Report map, and select which layer you would like to view.

Slope is the maximum rate of change in elevation over a distance.
*The slope calculation for the buildable area is calculated at 30mx30m granularity.

Aspect is the direction the plane faces.

Source: USGS 3D Elevation Program.

Legend

The slope baselayer is represented by a colormap that represents flat surfaces as gray, shallow slopes as light yellow, moderate slopes as light orange, and steep slopes as red-brown:

The slope calculation for the buildable area is calculated at 30mx30m granularity.

Source: ESRI

The aspect baselayer how the aspect (direction) and degree (steepness) of slope for a terrain (or other continuous surfaces). Aspect categories are symbolized using hues (e.g., red, orange, yellow, etc.) and the degree of slope classes are mapped with saturation (or brilliance of color) so that the steeper slopes are brighter:

Source: ESRI