Digital Elevation Model of the Altai Mountains, Kuraiskaya intermontane depression (Optimus / Power Red / SWW / Warm Color / Hard Color / Color Class / SAT...)

The presented image is a visualization of a digital elevation model (DEM) of the Altai Mountains and vicinity (Big Altai Mountains, Altai Mts). This is the result of the interpretation of the land surface radar mapping data (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, SRTM Version 4, 2008) and its subsequent processing using the ArcGIS Desktop v10.3.0. Esri Inc., application tools and also using a graphical editor.
	
	Cartographic image: accent / fragment
PMM: ArcGIS Desktop v10.3.0. Esri Inc., graphical editor.
Thematic layers: high-rise model of the land surface, shadow relief shading
Hillshade based on Cluster method modified for slope - Cluster Hillshade (Slope), World Hillshade Dark (Esri, Airbus DS, USGS, NGA, NASA, CGIAR, N Robinson, NCEAS, NLS, OS, NMA, Geodatastyrelsen, Rijkswaterstaat, GSA, Geoland, FEMA, Intermap and the GIS user community), gradient elevation coloring, map design elements.
	
	Comment
1. The Kuraiskaya depression (Kurai basin) is a large intermontane basin in the middle reaches of the river. Chuya, river basin. Katun, located at heights of 1500-1600 m, 25 km long and 5-15 km wide. A complex-shaped depression is located between the North Chuisky, Kuraisky and Aigulak ranges. In the southeastern half, the bottom of the depression has a flat-concave shape; in the northern, northwestern, and southern parts of the depression, the bottom surface is complicated by ridges and hills. The territory is dissected by the valley of the Chuya River, which runs in the meridional direction, and its lateral tributaries.
2. Compiled from a variety of sources, including contributions from the GIS User Community, the World Hillshade (Dark) map provides a multi-directional terrain hillshade rendering of 24-meter elevation data globally and 10-meter or better in many parts of the world. Inspired by the legendary Swiss artist, Eduard Imhof, multi-directional hillshade maps present unparalleled views of the world’s mountains, plateaus, valleys and canyons by using an algorithm that computes light source from six different directions (as opposed to one direction in a default hillshade). The result is a stunning visualization in both high slope and expressionless areas. This Dark version of our World Hillshade is especially useful in building maps that provide terrain context while highlighting feature layers and labels.
3. Design versions when using methods of light shade analytical washing in combination with different types of hypsometric scales. GIS application tools provide researchers with ample opportunities for their interpretation, visualization, creating a more realistic image of the landscape and maps. 

	Data source:
ArcGIS Online Viewer, Esri Inc. https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html 
ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, Esri Inc. https://livingatlas.arcgis.com/en/ 
Consortium for Spatial Information of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR-CSI). http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org
Global Mapper Software LLC. http://www.bluemarblegeo.com/products/global-mapper.php
U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation & Science Center (EROS). https://landsatlook.usgs.gov/viewer.html
 

Spheroid: WGS, 1984
Geographic Coordinate System (GCS Datum): World Geodetic System, WGS 1984 (EPSG: 4326)
Projection: World Equidistant Conic
Prime Meridian: Greenwich
Central Meridian: 90,0
Scale 1:55,000-1:25,000

Cartographer & Designer: Abdulmyanov S.N.
		
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