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Raster_BufferService

This service provides a operation to create buffer zones of input raster map.

Operation:

buffer - Creates a raster map layer showing buffer zones surrounding cells that contain non-NULL category values.

Request Parameters:

sourceURL
URL of input raster map
Default format: GeoTIFF
distances
Distance zone(s)
Parameter format: float[,float,...]
units
Units of distance
Parameter format: string
Options: meters, kilometers, feet, miles, nautmiles
Default: meters
outputGeoTiffType
Type of output GeoTIFF file. The output Format Type is specified as GeoTIFF
Parameter format: string
Options: Byte, Int16, UInt16, UInt32, Int32, Float32, Float64, CInt16, CInt32, CFloat32, CFloat64

Response Parameters:

returnURL
URL of output raster map
returnFormat
Format of output raster map
Default: GeoTIFF

For further informations

ServiceLocation
WSDL
JavaInterface

See also GRASS command

r.buffer


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