It would be beneficial to add a {slice_type} option to arcpy.sa.ShadedRelief and arcpy.ia.ShadedRelief.
The option {slice_type} available in the Slice Tool are: EQUAL_AREA, EQUAL_INTERVAL, NATURAL_BREAKS,GEOMETRIC_INTERVAL, STANDARD_DEVIATION_MEAN_CENTERED,STANDARD_DEVIATION_MEAN_BREAK, or DEFINED_INTERVAL
I created a ShadedRelief map using the EQAREA option of the Arc/Info Grid Slice tool and AML:
I created a shaded relief map using the arcpy.ia.ShadedRelief function in ArcGIS Pro:
color_ramp = 'Spectrum By Wavelength-Full Bright'
relief = arcpy.ia.ShadedRelief(dem_raster,315,75,1,color_ramp,'Degree')
The {slice_type} option is not availble for both arcpy.sa.ShadedRelief and arcpy.ia.ShadedRelief tools.
Please tell me, which one is your favorite?
Thanks in advance.
Wentao Che