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Digital Terrain Modeling: Principles and Methodology

Published 29 November 2004
Zhilin Li, Christopher Zhu, Chris Gold
Citations488

TL;DR

Multi-Scale Representation of Digital Elevation Models and DTM-Based Terrain Analysis (DTM Interpretation).

Abstract

Digital terrain representation. Data Acquisition Methodology. Terrain Surface Modeling (Reconstruction). Algorithms for Triangular Irregular Network Formation. Interpolation Methods. Data Quality Control. Mathematical Models for DTM Accuracy.Multi-Scale Representation of Digital Elevation Models. DTM Data Management. Contouring from DTM. DTM-Based Terrain Analysis (DTM Interpretation). Visualization of DTM Surface. Applications. Integration with GIS. Index.

Keywords

Computer ScienceEarth and Planetary SciencesEngineering