Environmental Data: Sliding Deadwood Geometry Generator

Keywords:
DEADWOOD
FOREST MANAGEMENT
MASS MOVEMENTS
NATURAL HAZARDS
PROTECTION FOREST
Keywords:
DEADWOOD
FOREST MANAGEMENT
MASS MOVEMENTS
NATURAL HAZARDS
PROTECTION FOREST

Description

This dataset contains a python code to create deadwood log geometries as well as sample data used for simulations of sliding deadwood with RAMMS::Rockfall.

Citation

Borner, J., Bührle, L., Ringenbach, A., Bebi, P. (2026). Sliding Deadwood Geometry Generator. EnviDat. https://www.doi.org/10.16904/envidat.770.

Resources

  • Sliding deadwood geometry generator

    Python code to create deadwood logs as input for RAMMS::Rockfall. This version was used for the linked publication. The most recent version and the full documentation can be found in the [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/joelborner/sliding_deadwood_geometry)

    Sliding deadwood geometry generator

  • Sample Data

    Contains all necessary data to do a sample simulation of sliding deadwood: - Deadwood log geometries (*.pts) - Release points of the logs (*.shp) - Treefiles (*.txt), containing the locations, heights, BHD and energy absorption capacities of the standing trees The data is from the two case studies Gruobenwald and Rhäzüns presented in the linked publication. The DEM for these case studies can be downloaded from swisstopo (swissALTI3D dataset)

    Sample Data