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Table 15 Details of visibility analyses

From: A multiscalar methodology for holistic analysis of prehistoric rock carvings in Scotland

Type of analysis

Number of case studies

Software

Tool

DTM

Observer height

Target height

Radius

Individual viewshed

16

ESRI ArcGIS Desktop 10.6

Viewshed (Spatial Analyst)

5 m

1.6 m

None

No limit

Cumulative viewshed

16

ESRI ArcGIS Desktop 10.6

Viewshed (Spatial Analyst)

5 m

1.6 m

None

No limit

Intervisibility

11

QGIS Version 3.4.5-Madeira

Visibility Analysis plugin Version 1.4

5 m

1.6 m

None

50 m, 100 m, 500 m and 1 km

Reverse viewsheds

16

QGIS Version 3.4.5-Madeira

Visibility Analysis plugin Version 1.4

5 m

Height of panel

1.6m

100 m, 500 m and 1 km

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