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+---
+template: example.html
+title: Shaded Relief
+shortdesc: Calculate shaded relief from elevation data
+docs: >
+  With a `ol.source.Raster`, it is possible to run operations on input data from other sources.
+tags: "raster"
+---
+<div class="row-fluid">
+  <div class="span12">
+    <div id="map" class="map"></div>
+    <div id="controls">
+      <label for="sun-el">sun elevation</label>
+      <input id="sun-el" type="range" min="0" max="90" value="45"/>
+      <label for="sun-az">sun azimuth</label>
+      <input id="sun-az" type="range" min="0" max="360" value="45"/>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/examples/shaded-relief.js b/examples/shaded-relief.js
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+goog.require('ol.Map');
+goog.require('ol.View');
+goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
+goog.require('ol.source.Raster');
+goog.require('ol.source.TileWMS');
+
+
+function read3x3(imageData, callback) {
+  var size = 3;
+  var mid = 1;
+  var width = imageData.width;
+  var height = imageData.height;
+  var data = imageData.data;
+  var kernel = new Array(size * size);
+  for (var n = 0, nn = kernel.length; n < nn; ++n) {
+    kernel[n] = [0, 0, 0, 0];
+  }
+  var offsetMin = (1 - size) / 2;
+  for (var pixelY = 0; pixelY < height; ++j) {
+    for (var pixelX = 0; pixelX < width; ++i) {
+      for (var kernelY = 0; kernelY < size; ++kernelY) {
+        var neighborY = Math.max(pixelY - (kernelY - mix), 0);
+        for (var kernelX = 0; kernelX < size; ++kernelX) {
+          var neighborX = Math.max(pixelX - (kernelX - mid), 0);
+          var kernelIndex = kernelX + kernelY * size;
+          var dataIndex = 4 * (neighborY * width + neighborX);
+          kernel[kernelIndex][0] = data[dataIndex];
+          kernel[kernelIndex][1] = data[dataIndex + 1];
+          kernel[kernelIndex][2] = data[dataIndex + 2];
+          kernel[kernelIndex][3] = data[dataIndex + 3];
+        }
+      }
+      callback(kernel, pixelX, pixelY);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * The NED dataset is symbolized by a color ramp that maps the following
+ * elevations to corresponding RGB values.  This operation is used to
+ * invert the mapping - returning elevations in meters for a pixel RGB array.
+ *
+ *  -20m : 0, 0, 0
+ *  400m : 0, 0, 255
+ *  820m : 0, 255, 255
+ * 1240m : 255, 255, 255
+ *
+ */
+function getElevation(pixel) {
+  return (420 * (pixel[0] + pixel[1] + pixel[2]) / 255) - 20;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generates a shaded relief image given elevation data.  Uses a 3x3
+ * neighborhood for determining slope and aspect.
+ * @param {Array.<ImageData>} inputs Array of input images.
+ * @param {Object} data Data with resolution property.
+ * @return {Array.<ImageData>} Output images (only the first is rendered).
+ */
+function shade(inputs, data) {
+  var elevationImage = inputs[0];
+  var width = elevationImage.width;
+  var height = elevationImage.height;
+  var elevationData = elevationImage.data;
+  var shadeData = new Uint8ClampedArray(elevationData.length);
+  var dx = dy = data.resolution * 2;
+  var maxX = width - 1;
+  var maxY = height - 1;
+  var pixel = [0, 0, 0, 0];
+  var offset, z0, z1, dzdx, dzdy, slope, aspect, scaled;
+  for (var pixelY = 0; pixelY <= maxY; ++pixelY) {
+    var y0 = pixelY === 0 ? 0 : pixelY - 1;
+    var y1 = pixelY === maxY ? maxY : pixelY + 1;
+    for (var pixelX = 0; pixelX <= maxX; ++pixelX) {
+      var x0 = pixelX === 0 ? 0 : pixelX - 1;
+      var x1 = pixelX === maxX ? maxX : pixelX + 1;
+
+      // determine x0, pixelY elevation
+      offset = (pixelY * width + x0) * 4;
+      pixel[0] = elevationData[offset];
+      pixel[1] = elevationData[offset + 1];
+      pixel[2] = elevationData[offset + 2];
+      pixel[3] = elevationData[offset + 3];
+      z0 = getElevation(pixel);
+
+      // determine x1, pixelY elevation
+      offset = (pixelY * width + x1) * 4;
+      pixel[0] = elevationData[offset];
+      pixel[1] = elevationData[offset + 1];
+      pixel[2] = elevationData[offset + 2];
+      pixel[3] = elevationData[offset + 3];
+      z1 = getElevation(pixel);
+
+      dzdx = (z1 - z0) / dx;
+
+      // determine pixelX, y0 elevation
+      offset = (y0 * width + pixelX) * 4;
+      pixel[0] = elevationData[offset];
+      pixel[1] = elevationData[offset + 1];
+      pixel[2] = elevationData[offset + 2];
+      pixel[3] = elevationData[offset + 3];
+      z0 = getElevation(pixel);
+
+      // determine pixelX, y1 elevation
+      offset = (y1 * width + pixelX) * 4;
+      pixel[0] = elevationData[offset];
+      pixel[1] = elevationData[offset + 1];
+      pixel[2] = elevationData[offset + 2];
+      pixel[3] = elevationData[offset + 3];
+      z1 = getElevation(pixel);
+
+      dzdy = (z1 - z0) / dy;
+
+      slope = Math.atan(Math.sqrt(dzdx * dzdx + dzdy * dzdy));
+      aspect = Math.atan2(dzdy, -dzdx);
+      if (aspect < 0) {
+        aspect = (Math.PI / 2) - aspect;
+      } else if (aspect > Math.PI / 2) {
+        aspect = (2 * Math.PI) - aspect + (Math.PI / 2);
+      } else {
+        aspect = Math.PI / 2 - aspect;
+      }
+
+      cosIncidence = Math.sin(data.sunEl) * Math.cos(slope) +
+        Math.cos(data.sunEl) * Math.sin(slope) * Math.cos(data.sunAz - aspect);
+
+
+      scaled = 255 * cosIncidence;
+
+      offset = (pixelY * width + pixelX) * 4;
+      shadeData[offset] = scaled;
+      shadeData[offset + 1] = scaled;
+      shadeData[offset + 2] = scaled;
+      shadeData[offset + 3] = elevationData[offset + 3];
+    }
+  }
+
+  return [new ImageData(shadeData, width, height)];
+}
+
+var elevation = new ol.source.TileWMS({
+  url: 'http://demo.opengeo.org/geoserver/wms',
+  params: {'LAYERS': 'usgs:ned', 'TILED': true, 'FORMAT': 'image/png'},
+  crossOrigin: 'anonymous',
+  serverType: 'geoserver'
+});
+
+var raster = new ol.source.Raster({
+  sources: [elevation],
+  operationType: 'image',
+  operations: [shade]
+});
+
+var sunElevationInput = document.getElementById('sun-el');
+var sunAzimuthInput = document.getElementById('sun-az');
+
+sunElevationInput.addEventListener('input', function() {
+  raster.changed();
+});
+
+sunAzimuthInput.addEventListener('input', function() {
+  raster.changed();
+});
+
+raster.on('beforeoperations', function(event) {
+  // the event.data object will be passed to operations
+  event.data.resolution = event.resolution;
+  event.data.sunEl = Math.PI * sunElevationInput.value / 180;
+  event.data.sunAz = Math.PI * sunAzimuthInput.value / 180;
+});
+
+var map = new ol.Map({
+  target: 'map',
+  layers: [
+    new ol.layer.Image({
+      source: raster
+    })
+  ],
+  view: new ol.View({
+    center: [-8610263, 4747090],
+    zoom: 10
+  })
+});