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💖 Topic: gradient 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the gradient corner of the GRASS GIS manual ✨ this is where the slope-y, change-y, "how fast is this thing changing" modules live, and honestly? iconic behavior.

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🦋 the lineup

• r3.gradient — computes gradient of a 3D raster map and outputs gradient components as three 3D raster maps. yes really, three maps. she's generous like that 💅

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👀 also peep this

See also the corresponding keyword gradient for additional references.

fr fr, if you want more gradient content, that keyword is your girl. iykyk 🫶

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🎀 where to go next

• Main index
• Topics index
• Keywords index
• Graphical index
• Full index

all the navigation vibes, no cap 🌸

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lowkey important: this page is part of the GRASS GIS User's Manual, so if you're lost in the docs, you're in the right place, bestie 💜

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that's the whole vibe check, and we ate 🍓

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