Extract Longest Flow Path

Feature Description

This function traces the longest flow path by inputting an eight-direction flow direction raster dataset and an area surface dataset, obtaining the longest river path within each region.

Parameter description

Parameter Name Default Value parameter interpretation parameter type
flow direction data   Select the datasource and dataset containing the flow direction raster DatasetGrid
Area Surface Data   The specified area surface dataset. DatasetVector
Area ID field   The area surface ID field name, which is the unique identifier for the area surface. It can be set to SmID. String
target datasource   The datasource where the result dataset will be stored Datasource
the name of the resulting dataset   The specified name for the resulting dataset String

Output Result

Parameter Name parameter interpretation parameter type
Result River Line Dataset Result river line dataset DatasetVector
  • A "CatchmentID" field will be created in the line dataset, establishing a one-to-one correspondence between the river line and the area surface object.