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Topic: cost surface

Tool Description
r.cost Creates a raster map showing the cumulative cost of moving between different geographic locations on an input raster map whose cell category values represent cost.
r.walk Creates a raster map showing the anisotropic cumulative cost of moving between different geographic locations on an input raster map whose cell category values represent cost.

See also the corresponding keyword for additional references:

cost surface

  • r.cost - Creates a raster map showing the cumulative cost of moving between different geographic locations on an input raster map whose cell category values represent cost.
  • r.drain - Traces a flow through an elevation model or cost surface on a raster map.
  • r.path - Traces paths from starting points following input directions.
  • r.walk - Creates a raster map showing the anisotropic cumulative cost of moving between different geographic locations on an input raster map whose cell category values represent cost.