Terrain analysis software for building sites
Before a survey arrives, TOPOLUMA shows how a site falls: contours, slope and aspect, the height difference across the plot, and sections through the ground.
What you get
- Contours
- Any interval from 0.25 m to 100 m, index contours and labels, with a suggested interval for the relief.
- Slope and aspect
- Elevation, slope and aspect diagrams in the Analysis tab.
- Across the plot
- Height difference and average slope of a parcel once the preview is generated.
- Sections
- Ground profiles with vertical exaggeration, buildings cut on the line and trees behind.
How to do it
- Draw the area.
- Set the contour interval and generate.
- Draw the parcel in the Parcel tab for its height difference and slope.
- Cut sections where the ground matters.
Limits to know
The elevation data is about 30 m in most of the world (SRTM and similar), finer where national data exists. It shows the shape of the land, not retaining walls or small earthworks, and it is not a substitute for a survey. More on the data and accuracy page.