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Ground Footprint

What does this tool do?

Ground Footprint creates footprint polygons for each input line using a fixed-width buffer, based on the measured width of the line features. This is useful for mapping corridors or buffered areas around lines (like roads or rivers) using a consistent width or percentile-based width.

How do I use it?

Quick Start

  1. Prepare your input files: a centerline vector file (GeoPackage or Shapefile) and any type of canopy polygon footprint file.
  2. Run the tool from GUI:

Ground Foorprint

What options can I set?

  • Centerline: Path to your input line file
  • Input Footprint: Path to your input absolute or relative canopy footprint polygon file
  • Output Footprint: Path for the output ground footprint file

Tips

  • Use max_width=True to buffer using the maximum measured width (plus 20%).
  • Default is to use the 75th percentile width for more