New release: Depressions with detailed water depths
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Recently, we added a new feature to the Depression map based on requests from users. Now you can easily work with depths in depressions.
This latest update is, for example, useful when designing ponds and wetlands with focus on biodiversity. To attract different types of species, it is important to create terrains with variations in water depths, slopes and more.
![](https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/wetland.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=500&q=80&w=750&s=28aec06e5385d97a564153d40bf5e570 750w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/wetland.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=667&q=80&w=1000&s=f0ec7d11fd452cc5cba3ff682b7d6e0a 1000w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/wetland.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=833&q=80&w=1250&s=c198cb477b5173030fd570f551ad20f1 1250w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/wetland.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1000&q=80&w=1500&s=3437fa9eecb755e277746db20d8e3984 1500w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/wetland.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1167&q=80&w=1750&s=6c8dc675e25d6479f4e8f78a1b62abe5 1750w)
Figure 1. Wetlands and ponds get more biodiversity when there are variations in water depths, slopes, flows etc. Use the depression map to create and describe terrains that attract different types of species.
Have a look at the new possibilities in the depression map!
Easy visualisation of depths
We’ve added the banded style some time ago to help visualize volumes and areas in depressions. Now depressions can also be styled based on depth. In figure 2, all green areas have a maximum depth of 0.5 m, yellow represent 0.5- 1.5 m, and red areas have a depth larger than 1.5 m.
With this new styling you can easily describe variations in depths in flooded areas, wetlands, basins etc.
![](https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/figure1.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=422&q=80&w=750&s=32a0ffcbe39a9aeadda3f633bbddb3b4 750w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/figure1.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=563&q=80&w=1000&s=ba1f29db394a4b22517657ddaefd8090 1000w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/figure1.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=703&q=80&w=1250&s=217d1b166beb9c716c58a4c748138def 1250w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/figure1.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=844&q=80&w=1500&s=c61960e02784258f0a4035aab3af6861 1500w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/figure1.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=900&q=80&w=1600&s=5fbc6b5962911f7c2014d5a7838c3a85 1600w)
Figure 2. Use the banded style and choose depths. Easily change the ranges using the coloured slider.
Also, if you click on a depression with the point query tool, we now tell you the depth in that precise point, together with volume and area information. See figure 3 for an example.
![](https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/figure-2.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=422&q=80&w=750&s=0d653e9a964492e29e434eff6c3c4277 750w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/figure-2.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=563&q=80&w=1000&s=ced0e81802bfe1a7a06c9e1f88409c2f 1000w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/figure-2.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=703&q=80&w=1250&s=512da4981b4717f3b9d7f9ef4467ce64 1250w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/figure-2.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=844&q=80&w=1500&s=0fcaa658e9ceb8f6f019ce0f295bdb28 1500w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/figure-2.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=900&q=80&w=1600&s=d6af33cb022806c2f07408fafd7f9e2c 1600w)
Figure 3. Click on a depression to query precise depths together with areas and volumes.
Describe depths in your terrains and landscapes
Remember to also use the depression map when you work with terrain editing.
Use different terrain editing tools to change the shape of a terrain, as shown in figure 4. With the depression map you can describe depths in the terrain you’ve created.
![](https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/figure-3.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=422&q=80&w=750&s=3bbe6b56f3eaa2c4561506a3c1902bef 750w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/figure-3.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=563&q=80&w=1000&s=586371fa761c1c41d4ef5e70c7d5dc96 1000w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/figure-3.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=703&q=80&w=1250&s=be0d16eb8165264f7482f306a8500386 1250w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/figure-3.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=844&q=80&w=1500&s=b72c4398084e8caa887c2dc5fee51d6f 1500w, https://scalgo-web.imgix.net/images/figure-3.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&cs=srgb&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=900&q=80&w=1600&s=e89f52248d8671e218458ab63134db5a 1600w)
Figure 4. Change terrain and describe depths with the banded style.
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