shadem
Easily turn flat pcolor, pcolorm, surf, or surfm data into a hillshade-style shaded relief map.
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Cite As
Chad Greene (2026). shadem (https://se.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/49065-shadem), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
Acknowledgements
Inspired by: Hillshade, imshade, esri hillshade algorithm, DEM: Shaded relief image plot (digital elevation model)
Inspired: How to drape Landsat images over Bedmap2 topography
General Information
- Version 1.7.0 (2.7 MB)
MATLAB Release Compatibility
- Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
| Version | Published | Release Notes | Action |
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| 1.7.0 | Version 6: Sunlight color may now be toggled via the user interface. |
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| 1.6.0 | Version 5: Added 'sun' option to mimic the color of sunlight as it changes throughout the day. |
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| 1.5.0 | Minor documentation edits. |
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| 1.4.0 | Fixed a typo in the documentation. |
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| 1.3.0 | Fixed a typo in the documentation. |
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| 1.2.0 | Name change from hillshader to shadem. Minor edits to documentation. |
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| 1.1.0 | Version 2: added a 'reset' option and edited documentation. |
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| 1.0.0 |
