"""Triangulated-surface volume computation for earthworks quantities.
Replaces ``arcpy.SurfaceVolume_3d`` (3D Analyst) with an equivalent, licence-free
implementation.
Why triangulated and not a cell sum
-----------------------------------
Summing ``z * cell_area`` treats every cell as a vertical prism, which over- or
underestimates by a boundary term proportional to the perimeter of the surface. On a flat
10 x 10 m test surface the prism sum overestimates by 21 %, and for surfaces truncated at
their edge that error does not vanish under grid refinement. ``SurfaceVolume_3d`` instead
integrates under the *triangulated* surface through the cell centres. River Architect
reports earthworks quantities as a deliverable, so the triangulated result is authoritative.
The surface is built exactly as a TIN over the raster cell centres: every 2x2 block of
neighbouring centres forms a quad that is split into two triangles. Over each triangle the
elevation varies linearly, and the volume between the triangle and a horizontal reference
plane is integrated in closed form, clipping the triangle where it crosses the plane.
This module is pure numpy: no arcpy, no GDAL, testable anywhere.
"""
import numpy as np
__all__ = ["surface_volume"]
def _triangle_volume_above(z1, z2, z3, area):
"""Volume between a planar triangle and the z = 0 plane, counting only z > 0.
For a linear function over a triangle, the integral of z is area * mean(z). The integral
of max(z, 0) is obtained by subtracting the integral over the sub-region where z < 0,
which is itself a triangle similar to the original whenever exactly one vertex is
negative (and the complement of one when exactly one vertex is positive).
All arguments are arrays of equal shape; the computation is fully vectorised.
"""
z = np.stack([z1, z2, z3])
n_pos = (z > 0).sum(axis=0)
volume = np.zeros(z1.shape, dtype="float64")
# --- all three vertices above the plane: plain mean-height prism ---------------
all_pos = n_pos == 3
if all_pos.any():
volume[all_pos] = area * z[:, all_pos].mean(axis=0)
# --- exactly one vertex above the plane ---------------------------------------
# The positive region is a triangle similar to the original, sharing the positive
# vertex P. Its edges are cut where z = 0, at parameters s_i = z_P / (z_P - z_Ni).
# Similar triangle => area_pos = area * s_1 * s_2, and the linear function over it
# runs from z_P down to 0 at both cut points, so the integral is area_pos * z_P / 3.
one_pos = n_pos == 1
if one_pos.any():
zs = z[:, one_pos]
pos_idx = np.argmax(zs > 0, axis=0)
cols = np.arange(zs.shape[1])
z_p = zs[pos_idx, cols]
neg = np.stack([zs[(pos_idx + 1) % 3, cols], zs[(pos_idx + 2) % 3, cols]])
s = z_p / (z_p - neg) # both denominators are > 0 here
volume[one_pos] = area * s[0] * s[1] * z_p / 3.0
# --- exactly two vertices above the plane -------------------------------------
# Integral of max(z, 0) = integral(z) over the whole triangle minus integral(z) over
# the negative corner triangle (which is negative, hence the subtraction adds back).
two_pos = n_pos == 2
if two_pos.any():
zs = z[:, two_pos]
neg_idx = np.argmin(zs > 0, axis=0)
cols = np.arange(zs.shape[1])
z_n = zs[neg_idx, cols]
pos = np.stack([zs[(neg_idx + 1) % 3, cols], zs[(neg_idx + 2) % 3, cols]])
t = -z_n / (pos - z_n) # both denominators are > 0 here
area_neg = area * t[0] * t[1]
volume[two_pos] = area * zs.mean(axis=0) - area_neg * z_n / 3.0
# n_pos == 0 leaves volume at 0, which is correct for "above".
return volume
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def surface_volume(z, dx, dy, plane=0.0, reference="ABOVE"):
"""Volume between a raster surface and a horizontal reference plane.
Equivalent to arcpy.SurfaceVolume_3d(in_surface, "", reference, plane, 1.0).
Args:
z (np.ndarray): 2-D elevation array. NoData cells must be np.nan.
dx (float): cell size in x (map units).
dy (float): cell size in y (map units).
plane (float): reference plane elevation.
reference (str): "ABOVE" for the volume between the plane and the surface where the
surface lies above it, "BELOW" for the volume where it lies below.
Returns:
dict: {"volume": float, "area_2d": float, "area_3d": float}
volume - cubic map units
area_2d - planimetric area contributing to the volume
area_3d - surface (draped) area contributing to the volume
Triangles touching a NoData cell are omitted, matching arcpy's behaviour of building the
TIN only over cells that carry data.
"""
z = np.asarray(z, dtype="float64")
if z.ndim != 2:
raise ValueError("surface_volume expects a 2-D array, got shape %s" % (z.shape,))
if z.shape[0] < 2 or z.shape[1] < 2:
return {"volume": 0.0, "area_2d": 0.0, "area_3d": 0.0}
h = z - float(plane)
if str(reference).upper() == "BELOW":
h = -h
elif str(reference).upper() != "ABOVE":
raise ValueError("reference must be 'ABOVE' or 'BELOW', got %r" % reference)
# Corners of every quad spanned by four neighbouring cell centres.
ul, ur = h[:-1, :-1], h[:-1, 1:]
ll, lr = h[1:, :-1], h[1:, 1:]
tri_area = 0.5 * abs(dx) * abs(dy)
volume = 0.0
area_2d = 0.0
area_3d = 0.0
# Split each quad along the upper-left / lower-right diagonal, as a TIN would.
for a, b, c in ((ul, ur, ll), (ur, lr, ll)):
valid = np.isfinite(a) & np.isfinite(b) & np.isfinite(c)
if not valid.any():
continue
za, zb, zc = a[valid], b[valid], c[valid]
volume += float(_triangle_volume_above(za, zb, zc, tri_area).sum())
# Planimetric and draped area of the part of the triangle above the plane.
frac = _fraction_above(za, zb, zc)
area_2d += float((frac * tri_area).sum())
area_3d += float((frac * _triangle_slope_area(za, zb, zc, dx, dy)).sum())
return {"volume": volume, "area_2d": area_2d, "area_3d": area_3d}
def _fraction_above(z1, z2, z3):
"""Fraction of a triangle's planimetric area on which the linear surface is above 0."""
z = np.stack([z1, z2, z3])
n_pos = (z > 0).sum(axis=0)
frac = np.zeros(z1.shape, dtype="float64")
frac[n_pos == 3] = 1.0
one_pos = n_pos == 1
if one_pos.any():
zs = z[:, one_pos]
pos_idx = np.argmax(zs > 0, axis=0)
cols = np.arange(zs.shape[1])
z_p = zs[pos_idx, cols]
neg = np.stack([zs[(pos_idx + 1) % 3, cols], zs[(pos_idx + 2) % 3, cols]])
s = z_p / (z_p - neg)
frac[one_pos] = s[0] * s[1]
two_pos = n_pos == 2
if two_pos.any():
zs = z[:, two_pos]
neg_idx = np.argmin(zs > 0, axis=0)
cols = np.arange(zs.shape[1])
z_n = zs[neg_idx, cols]
pos = np.stack([zs[(neg_idx + 1) % 3, cols], zs[(neg_idx + 2) % 3, cols]])
t = -z_n / (pos - z_n)
frac[two_pos] = 1.0 - t[0] * t[1]
return frac
def _triangle_slope_area(z1, z2, z3, dx, dy):
"""True (draped) area of a right triangle whose legs are dx and dy in plan view."""
# Gradient of the linear surface over the triangle: the two legs meet at vertex 1.
gx = (z2 - z1) / abs(dx)
gy = (z3 - z1) / abs(dy)
return 0.5 * abs(dx) * abs(dy) * np.sqrt(1.0 + gx ** 2 + gy ** 2)