[GRASS-dev] default for r.walk

2008-10-09 Thread Michael Barton
In the module r.walk, it seems that the default value for lambda should be 0. Is this correct? If so, can it be set as the default so that new users wouldn't constantly need to look it up and put 0 in this field? Michael ___ grass-dev mailing lis

Re: [GRASS-dev] default for r.walk

2008-10-10 Thread Michael Barton
I've been emailing with Helena to try to understand exactly how lambda and a friction surface interacts with information about topography (extracted from a DEM) in r.walk. It seems a good idea to put this back on the list. Perhaps I'm the only one a little in the dark, but maybe it can help

Re: [GRASS-dev] default for r.walk

2008-10-10 Thread Helena Mitasova
I opened the code and it has it right in header: TOTAL COST = [(WALKING ENERGY ) + (LAMBDA*FRICTION)] maybe this is how it should go into the man page Helena On Oct 10, 2008, at 2:21 PM, Michael Barton wrote: I've been emailing with Helena to try to understand exactly how lambda and a fr

Re: [GRASS-dev] default for r.walk

2008-10-10 Thread Michael Barton
On Oct 10, 2008, at 11:32 AM, Helena Mitasova wrote: I opened the code and it has it right in header: TOTAL COST = [(WALKING ENERGY ) + (LAMBDA*FRICTION)] maybe this is how it should go into the man page That seems like a good idea. This suggests that friction and lambda should be in som

Re: [GRASS-dev] default for r.walk

2008-10-10 Thread Helena Mitasova
On Oct 10, 2008, at 7:39 PM, Michael Barton wrote: On Oct 10, 2008, at 11:32 AM, Helena Mitasova wrote: I opened the code and it has it right in header: TOTAL COST = [(WALKING ENERGY ) + (LAMBDA*FRICTION)] maybe this is how it should go into the man page That seems like a good idea. T

Re: [GRASS-dev] default for r.walk

2008-10-10 Thread Michael Barton
Thanks very much for this thorough explanation Helena. It is quite helpful. I hope that Roberto can verify (or correct) this. I'm copying some folks who have been working with r.walk recently. Our lab discussions on this caused me to raise these questions. On the issue I first asked about,

Re: [GRASS-dev] default for r.walk

2008-10-10 Thread Hamish
I join Michael in this request: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.grass.devel/23787 (in our case, it was looking at energy penguins expended to reach their nests) Hamish ___ grass-dev mailing list grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osg