The spacing calculator software - A Visual Basic program to calculate spatial properties of lineaments

dc.contributor.authorEkneligoda, TC
dc.contributor.authorHenkel, H
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-01T06:12:05Z
dc.date.available2023-02-01T06:12:05Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractA software tool is presented which calculates the spatial properties azimuth, length, spacing, and frequency of lineaments that are defined by their starting and ending co-ordinates in a two-dimensional (2-D) planar co-ordinate system. A simple graphical interface with five display windows creates a user-friendly interactive environment. All lineaments are considered in the calculations, and no secondary sampling grid is needed for the elaboration of the spatial properties. Several rulebased decisions are made to determine the nearest lineament in the spacing calculation. As a default procedure, the programme defines a window that depends on the mode value of the length distribution of the lineaments in a study area. This makes the results more consistent, compared to the manual method of spacing calculation. Histograms are provided to illustrate and elaborate the distribution of the azimuth, length and spacing. The core of the tool is the spacing calculation between neighbouring parallel lineaments, which gives direct information about the variation of block sizes in a given category of structures. The 2-D lineament frequency is calculated for the actual area that is occupied by the lineamentsen_US
dc.identifier.citationEkneligoda, T. C., & Henkel, H. (2006). The spacing calculator software—A Visual Basic program to calculate spatial properties of lineaments. Computers & Geosciences, 32(4), 542–553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2005.08.007en_US
dc.identifier.databaseScience Direct
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2005.08.007en_US
dc.identifier.journalComputers & Geosciencesen_US
dc.identifier.pgnos542–553en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/20343
dc.identifier.volume32en_US
dc.identifier.year2006en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectLineamentsen_US
dc.subjectFrequencyen_US
dc.subjectSpacingen_US
dc.subjectLengthen_US
dc.subjectAzimuthen_US
dc.titleThe spacing calculator software - A Visual Basic program to calculate spatial properties of lineamentsen_US
dc.typeArticle-Full-texten_US

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