r.earthworks

An add-on tool for computational terrain modeling in GRASS

https://github.com/baharmon/r.earthworks

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earthworks grass-gis terrain
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An add-on tool for computational terrain modeling in GRASS

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earthworks grass-gis terrain
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License: GPL v3 DOI

r.earthworks

An add-on tool for computational terrain modeling in GRASS. This is the repository for development version. The stable release is in the GRASS Addons Repository. To learn more see the paper, documentation, and tutorials.

Installation

Install the stable release: bash g.extension extension=r.earthworks

Install the development version: bash g.extension extension=r.earthworks url=https://github.com/baharmon/r.earthworks

Example

To grade a road crossing over a valley in the North Carolina sample dataset, run:

bash g.region n=217700 s=216200 w=639200 e=640700 res=10 r.earthworks elevation=elevation earthworks=earthworks lines=roadsmajor z=95 function=linear linear=0.25 operation=fill flat=25 r.contour input=earthworks output=contours step=2

| Elevation | Earthworks | | --------- | ---------- | | Elevation | Earthworks |

Owner

  • Name: Brendan Harmon
  • Login: baharmon
  • Kind: user
  • Location: United States

JOSS Publication

r.earthworks: a GRASS tool for terrain modeling
Published
February 13, 2026
Volume 11, Issue 118, Page 9270
Authors
Brendan A. Harmon ORCID
Louisiana State University, United States
Anna Petrasova ORCID
North Carolina State University, United States
Vaclav Petras ORCID
North Carolina State University, United States
Editor
Mengqi Zhao ORCID
Tags
terrain modeling earthworks grading

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cff-version: 1.2.0
message: "If you use this software, please cite it as below."
authors:
- family-names: "Harmon"
  given-names: "Brendan"
  orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6218-9318"
title: "r.earthworks"
version: 2.0.0
doi: 10.5281/zenodo.15507391
date-released: 2025-08-13
url: "https://github.com/baharmon/r.earthworks"

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