Building a digital terrain model (DTM) from LiDAR data can successfully be performed using a few techniques, but the quality of the resulted model and the way the terrain information is handled during the processing phase remain a challenge. A new framework for creating a DTM from LiDAR data within ArcGIS ® utilizes the new ESRI data structure known as Terrain Data Set (TDS). This article prese...

Accurate terrain models are a crucial component of studies of river channel evolution. In this paper we describe a new methodology for creating high-resolution seamless digital terrain models (DTM) of river channels and their floodplains. We combine mobile laser scanning and low-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) photography-based methods for creating both a digital bathymetric model of the...

This paper describes an algorithm which aims at deriving digital terrain models (DTM) from dense digital elevation models (DEM). This algorithm takes place in a processing chain for building detection and modelling in urban areas from high resolution aerial imagery. DEM either come from stereophotogrammetry, or from direct measures such as airborne laser data. DTM are computed as low order freq...

Detailed high-resolution digital terrain models (DTM) can be obtained using airborne laser scanner data. This paper evaluates the accuracy of DTM derived from first return of laser scanner data for forest studies. Study area is located in a boreal forest zone. The data were acquired with TopoSys-1 under leaf-on condition. The study shows that the use of first pulse data for DTM generation in bo...

In the paper is described the process of creating digital terrain models (DTM) using different interpolation methods. The analyses show the accuracy of the DTM obtained from topographic maps at different scales and using different interpolation methods. The quality and accuracy of DTM depends on the complexity of the terrain, data sources, and methods of height interpolation. The basic idea is ...

In the analysis of terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data the digital terrain model (DTM) is one of important elements. To evaluate the DTM or to find the DTM by way of optimization it is necessary to formulate the measure of DTM quality. Three parameterized measures are proposed and tested against a comparative model for a series of TLS data. The measure equal to the number of points inside a l...

Modern digital terrain models (DTM) are widely used in the exploration of water areas. The models are often based on bathymetric data from a multibeam echosounder. DTM creators should properly select model parameters, firstly the grid resolution. High grid resolution enables creating very accurate models, however, they require high computing power and the data gathered in the grid occupy much m...

Thanks to the evolution of new sensors and the development of efficient algorithms, the automatic production of DSM (Digital Surface Models) and DTM (Digital Terrain Models) in urban areas has become possible. At SIRADEL, we have been interested in a new approach using external 3D vectors and a pair of aerial stereo images. In this paper, our method for computing DSM and DTM is briefly presente...

This paper proposes a new approach for constructing digital terrain models (DTM) from the point-clouds generated from airborne stereo-pair images. The method uses data decomposition based on the differential attribute profiles and Θ-mapping for the extraction of the most-contrasted connected-components. Their filtering is achieved based on multicriterion threshold function. The method is evalua...