Computes a simple hillshade from a DEM.
| Usage | Returns | ee.Terrain.hillshade(input, azimuth, elevation) | Image |
| Argument | Type | Details | input | Image | An elevation image, in meters. |
azimuth | Float, default: 270 | The illumination azimuth in degrees from north. |
elevation | Float, default: 45 | The illumination elevation in degrees. |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
var elevation = ee.Image('NOAA/NGDC/ETOPO1').select('bedrock');
var exaggeration = 20;
var hillshade = ee.Terrain.hillshade(elevation.multiply(exaggeration));
Map.addLayer(hillshade, null, 'ETOPO1 Hillshade');
Python setup
See the
Python Environment page for information on the Python API and using
geemap for interactive development.
import ee
import geemap.core as geemap
Colab (Python)
elevation = ee.Image('NOAA/NGDC/ETOPO1').select('bedrock')
exaggeration = 20
hillshade = ee.Terrain.hillshade(elevation.multiply(exaggeration))
m = geemap.Map()
m.add_layer(hillshade, None, 'ETOPO1 Hillshade')
m