Terrain Type

Terrain Types in relation to Terrains and Terrain Type Overrides.

Terrain types are definitions of how the ground behaves. Oftentimes, the (sub)soil consists of a mixture of various types of material. Each individual material can be considered a type of terrain, the combination of materials can be considered a type of terrain as well.

Terrain Types in the Tygron Platform are abstract definitions of either a surface or ground composition of the Terrain. In other words, every Terrain Type belongs either to the surface layer or the underground layer. Each Terrain Type has a series of Attributes defining its exact properties and behavior, both for functionalities such as the generation of the default elevation model, as well as for calculation models ranging from the Average Overlay to the Water Overlay.

Terrain types do not contains spatial information. Instead they form an integral part of Terrains, which themselves do contain spatial information. Every Terrain item links to one Terrain Type, which in turn determines in what layer the Terrain is situated.

Surface

Surface Terrain Types represent the soil as as it lies on the very top of the Terrain. It is often a single layer such as Grassland, Concrete, or a Waterway. In most cases, the surface Terrain Type also affects the visualization of the height-map in the 3D Visualization. Water is most obvious, as water will be drawn on top of the existing Terrain. However, all Terrain Types have a set texture which will be shown in any location where the Terrain is changed for a different Terrain Type. (Otherwise the default satellite map will be visible.)

The following Terrain Types exist for the surface:

Terrain type	Dutch name	Layer	Description
Breakwater	Golfbreker	Surface	A Building designed to protect the coastline from wave action.
Concrete	Beton	Surface	Commonly found in urban and industrial areas.
Dunes	Duinen	Surface	A naturally occurring landscape feature forming the division between the beach and the hinterland.
Grassland	Grasland	Surface	An area dominated by grass vegetation.
Open land	Open land	Surface	Open land is the default Terrain Type of surface layer Terrains placed in a new project.
Levee	Dijk	Surface	A levee usually built between a water body and low-lying land (polder) offering protection from flooding.
Sand	Zand	Surface	Area largely consisting of sandy sediment.
Sea	Zee	Surface	Water that is part of a sea or an ocean.
Waterbody	Watervlakte	Surface	A waterbody which is often not part of a 'managed' water system.
Waterway	Waterloop	Surface	A waterway water which is part of a (regulated) water system, such as a canal or a river.

Each surface Terrain Type contains the following attributes:

Attribute	Unit	Layer	Description
BUILDABLE	boolean	Both	Whether it is permitted to place Buildings here
GROUND_INFILTRATION_MD	m/day	Both	Infiltration capacity of the surface soil into the subsoil. This attribute is used in calculations of the Water Overlay.
HEAT_EFFECT	°C	Surface	Measure of impact on the Heat Overlay
LIVABILITY_EFFECT		Surface	Measure of impact on the Livability Overlay.
POLDER_WATER	boolean	Surface	Whether it is possible to build on or near this water.
SAFETY		Surface
TERRAIN_MIX		Surface
TEXTURE TYPE		Surface
VEGETATION_FRACTION	fraction	Surface	The amount of green which this Terrain Type provides per m².
WATER	nominal	Surface	Whether this Terrain Type represents a form of water (and what type).
WATER_DEPTH_M	m	Surface	The default depth of this water Terrain Type, relative to the surrounding elevation.
WATER_EVAPORATION_FACTOR		Surface	Multiplication factor of the reference evaporation (see Rainfall Overlay).
WATER_MANNING	s/m^1/3	Surface	Measure of surface roughness, used in the surface flow computation of the Water Overlay.

Underground

Underground Terrain Types represent the subsoil; everything beneath the surface. The underground Terrain Type is still considered present as much as the surface Terrain Type in the same location, but is not displayed directly in the 3D Visualization. The layout of the underground can be seen using the Underground Overlay.

The following Terrain Types exist for the surface:

Terrain type	Dutch name	Layer	Description
Gravel	Grind	Underground
Clay	Klei	Underground
Chalk	Krijt	Underground
Loam	Leem	Underground
Loess	Löss	Underground
Unknown	Onbekend	Underground	This is the default underground Terrain Type when no subsurface data is available.
Silt	Silt	Underground
Peat	Veen	Underground
Sand (subsurface)	Zand (ondergronds)	Underground
Marine clay	Zeeklei	Underground

Each underground Terrain Type contains the following attributes:

Attribute	Unit	Layer	Description
ANGLE_OF_REPOSE	angle (0-90°)	Underground	The different subsurface types each attain a value for the maximum slope (Dutch: talud). This value is used for creating the water edge steepness and indirect for the water depth.
BUILDABLE	boolean	Both	Whether it is permitted to place Buildings here
GROUND_INFILTRATION_MD	m/day	Both	Infiltration capacity of the surface soil into the subsoil. This attribute is used in calculations of the Water Overlay.
PEAT_FRACTION	fraction	Underground	The fraction of the subsurface which will be considered to be peat by the Subsidence Overlay.
TOPLAYER_THICKNESS	m	Underground	The depth of the clay soil layer, as considered by the Subsidence Overlay.
WATER_STORAGE_PERCENTAGE	fraction	Underground	Fraction of the volume of water that can be stored per volume of soil, usually expressed as the saturated minus residual water-content properties of the soil.

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