River Bathymetry Toolkit (RBT)

General Information

Tool Type
Software Suite
Description
The (RBT) is available for free and is under active development. Tools exist for cutting cross sections and longitudinal profiles into high resolution DEMs to extract hydrologic parameters such as wetted area, bankfull width, hydraulic radius, gradient and sinuosity. It is possible to save the cross section properties as a ShapeFile and then add them to a map. Using an automated detrending algorithm we are able to remove the overall valley slope. Tools are being created that use the detrended raster to investigate flooding outside a main channel at any prescribed discharge or flow stage.
Keywords
LiDAR, bathymetry, river, raster, detrending, water, RBT
Licensing
Free to use/Unspecified
Cost
Free
Current Version
N/A
Download URL
Project URL

Technical Information

Operate System
Windows
Code Type
Software application
Language
.NET
Dependencies
ArcGIS Desktop (currently Arc9 - Arc10 available soon).

Other Information

Citation
McKean, J., Nagel, D., Tonina, D., Bailey, P., Wright, C.W., Bohn, C., Nayegandhi, A., 2009. Remote sensing of channels and riparian zones with a narrow-beam aquatic-terrestrial lidar. Remote Sensing, 1, 1065-1096; doi:10.3390/rs1041065
Help & Tutorial Info.
N/A
Support Contact Info.
Please contact rbt@essa.com with any questions or comments.
Additional Information
Version 2.2.0 of the RBT currently works with ArcGIS 9. A new version with ArcGIS 10 support and additional tools is coming soon.
Submission Date
18 Mar 2011
Last Updated
31 Mar 2017

Contributors

Main Contributor
Organization
U.S. Forest Service
Role
Contributor
Additional Contributors
Organization
Bonneville Power Administration
Role
Contributor

Organization
ESSA Technologies Inc.
Role
Contributor

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