Constrained Regularization of Digital Terrain Elevation Data

Comparing a Ballistic Trajectory to Terrain using Digital Elevation Data

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Digital Elevation Model Error in Terrain Analysis

Terrain Elevation Data Structure Operations

We describe several programs working with 1201x1201 gridded (array) terrain elevation data: determining the viewshed of an observer, and the visibility indices of all points, converting from a grid to a TIN, losslessly and lossily compressing a grid, and interpolating from contours to a grid. The intent is to integrate these, and new, programs, into a test suite the better to understand hypsogr...

Automatic Extraction of Terrain Skeleton Lines from Digital Elevation Models

Terrain skeleton lines, among the most significant elements of topographical maps, are the valley lines that connect the deepest points of valleys, and the ridge lines that connect the highest points of ridges. In order to obtain correct and enough information about land forms from a topographical map, skeleton lines have to be considered and portrayed together with contours. Their extraction h...

Digital Terrain Model Data Structures

This paper describes pertinent digital terrain model data structures, namely, grid/raster, quadtree, and triangular irregular network. A basic concept of DIM data structure is also explained. The aspects of TIN storage, TIN data structure conversion, advantages and disadvantages of each structure are discussed. A complete data structure conversion program is also presented. n. 1.0 INTRODUCTION ...