There are 3**8 = 6561 possible ternary patterns (8-tuples). However by eliminating all patterns that are results of either rotation or reflection -of other patterns wa set of 498 patterns remain referred as geomorphons. +of other patterns we get a set of 498 patterns remain referred as geomorphons. This is a comprehensive and exhaustive set of idealized landforms that are independent of the size, relief, and orientation of the actual landform.