From now on, all sliders, info boxes and computation tasks will appear in the new sidebar. The sidebar can be collapsed to enlarge the map, or expanded to get an overview of sliders and query results.
Test it out:

1. Turn on one of the analyses in the left menu
2. Use one on the query tools in the top bar

Check out the video below for a quick introduction to the new sidebar.

You can read more about the sidebar in the documentation.

Not so long ago we released beautiful and detailed nationwide contour maps with intervals of 50 cm and 2.5 m. Now we introduce a whole new contour map that allows you to select the contour interval that suits your purpose and scale. This powerful tool will make it easier to adjust the view to your desired level of detail. 

For more information, please see the accompanying blog post.

Spännande nytt i SCALGO Live! 🤩 Vi har utvecklat en helt ny skyfallskarta som tar hänsyn til infiltration för olika jordarter samt avdrag för ledningsnät. Dessutom har vi lanserat en ny högupplöst marktäckekarta med ännu fler klasser.

Se en kort introduktion

Webinar om den nya releasen

Se inspelningen här.

Läs mera om denna lansering i bloggen

Blogginlägg om marktäckekartan: Ny marktäckekarta med ännu flera klasser

Blogginlägg om skyfallsanalysen: Skyfallskarta med infiltration och avdrag för ledningsnät

We are happy to announce that SCALGO Live in Finland has been updated with a new land cover map covering the entire country. The land cover map is produced using a machine learning model developed by SCALGO, in close collaboration with SYKE (The Finnish Environment Institute).

The new map is based on a powerful machine learning model that allows us to classify each pixel into the following categories: impervious, shallow vegetation, dense vegetation and bare land. These four land cover classes are supplemented with auxiliary data from DigiRoad and Maastotietokanta, to create a map with 10 unique classes.

The map is fully integrated into SCALGO Live and is, for instance, used to show aggregate land cover information for watershed queries. For more information please read the accompanying blog post.

Now you can work with depths in the depression map.

Recently, we added a new feature to the Depression map based on requests from users. This latest update is, for example, useful when designing ponds and wetlands with focus on biodiversity.

Read the blog to see how to get more out of the depression map in your projects.

We have released a major upgrade to our nationwide Danish land cover map. The previous map was based on a machine learning model that could distinguish between pervious and impervious areas, on top of this we added data from GeoDanmark to enrich the map with forest, building and surface water (lakes) classes.

The new map is based on a much more powerful machine learning model that allows us to classify each pixel into the following categories: impervious, shallow vegetation, dense vegetation and bare land. On top of this we have added an expanded set of GeoDanmark classes to mark buildings, agricultural fields, surface water (now also from streams) as well as paved and unpaved roads. The result is a high-resolution national land cover map with 9 classes, as summarised in the below graphic.

We have also upgraded the Flash Flood Map to use the new classes, and in particular we are excited about the dense vegetation class that replaces the forest polygons, providing a much better mapping of those high-infiltration areas.

For more information please read the accompanying blog post (in Danish).

Today we announce the availability of a nationwide high-resolution mapping of impervious surfaces for SCALGO Live in Sweden. The map, produced by SCALGO, is based on machine learning techniques and has a resolution of 25cm.

It is available as a standalone layer in the Imperviousness category in the library.

The new imperviousness map is fully integrated into the watershed query tool, allowing you to easily get the total area of impervious surfaces in the watershed and is included, and editable, in newly created workspaces.

For more information, please see the complete release announcement.

The Watershed tool now supports an expanded set of catchment characteristics that enable you to gain an even deeper understanding of your watershed. When you query a point with the Watershed tool you can now choose to see the longest upstream flow path to that point including both the flow path length and the average slope along the flow path.
If the longest flow path is not enough, we give you the Length/area histogram. This histogram describes how the area of the watershed is distributed across flow path lengths. Why is this useful? Because all watersheds are unique and have very different shapes (even if they have the same longest flow path length), and this ultimately affects runoff behaviour.

You can read more about this updated version of the Watershed Tool in our blog.

We have just released a new variant of the Flash Flood Map for our users in Denmark. This variant accounts for infiltration and drainage to sewer systems. This is a big step towards providing more realistic run-off and flood extents in SCALGO Live especially for small rain events.

You can read more about the new variant of the Flash Flood Map in our blog post (in Danish).

Not in Denmark? Do not despair! We are working hard to bring this powerful, yet simple, version of the Flash Flood Map to other countries.

Do you have some externally hosted data you would like to see in SCALGO Live? It's now possible for you to add WMS layers - an open standard for sharing maps on the internet - through the account dashboard. You can read more about how this works in the documentation.

WMS Layers show up in the "Personal Layers" category in the dock. Not seeing it? Look in the library and see if you can find it there. If your WMS layer has a legend, this legend is also shown inside SCALGO Live. You can also include these layers in the maps you export from inside SCALGO Live.

Want to share your favorite WMS layer with a colleague? You can easily do this through your account dashboard as well:

Interested in going the other way? Remember that you can easily integrate your SCALGO Live layers into GIS, or other software that supports the so-called WMTS standard, by creating a ticket and using our WMTS service.

If you have any questions or issues with WMS layers, don't hesitate to contact us.

Easier access to source layers

We've assembled many of the elevation models and orthophotos in SCALGO Live from a variety of different spatial data sources with different resolution, source and acquisition time. For many of these we generate a sources layer that allows you to explore this information. Previously, this source data was available in a layer you had to find in the Library, which was not very discoverable. You can now find source information, for the layers that support it, on the gear-menu for the layer in question. This will make it easier to find and access source information in the future.