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Digital terrain models (structure, use, derived information) |
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| Authors: |
Chalkias, Christos |
| Reviewer: |
Pappas, Vasilis |
| Subject: | NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > EARTH SCIENCES > GEOGRAPHY NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > EARTH SCIENCES > GEOGRAPHY |
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| Abstract: |
This chapter introduces digital elevation models (DEMs). It starts with an introduction to the topic, provides basic definitions and discusses the main data sources for creating a DEM. It then introduces the two main types of digital terrain models: the Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN) and the Digital Elevation Model (DEM). The chapter deals with the data resulting from DEM analysis and alternative ways of visualizing elevation data. It also examines the creation, display and use of DEMs in GIS software. Finally, the chapter concludes with an example application of surface analysis in a GIS environment.
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| Linguistic Editors: |
Gkousia, Maria |
| Technical Editors: |
Chalkias, Georgios |
| Type: |
Chapter |
| Creation Date: | 2015 |
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| License: |
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) |
| Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/4550 |
| Bibliographic Reference: | Chalkias, C. (2015). Digital terrain models (structure, use, derived information) [Chapter]. In Chalkias, C. 2015. Geographical Analysis using Geoinformatics [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/4550 |
| Language: |
Greek |
| Is Part of: |
Geographical Analysis using Geoinformatics |
| Number of pages |
30 |
| Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |