What is it?
CLaRiNet is a library for geomorphological analysis using raster datasets. It has been developed with the intent of providing low-level functions for batch analyses; as such, it does not compete with more user friendly, graphically interfaced packages that come with popular GIS softwares (e.g. Hydrology tools within ArcGis' Spatial Analyst).
In contrast, the functions provided by CLaRiNet are designed to be interfaced within a more general programming environment, in order to perform advanced analyses of geomorphological variables sampled at numerous locations in the geographical space.
Currently, CLaRiNet is distributed in the form of a main library (written in C++ and Fortran) and a Scilab gateway written in C, even though the main library could be interfaced with any software. The choice of Scilab as the host environment has been motivated by the fact that is a very general, open-source, high-level, numerically oriented programming language. It provides an interpreted programming environment, with matrices as the main data type. This allows users to rapidly construct models for a wide range of mathematical problems.
