Talk:Digital elevation model
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From Liu & Mason 2010 [1] DGM's are a subgroup of Surface models (should there be an own category?) and can be obtained by
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- DEM stands for Digital elevation model. It can be represented as a regular grid of points or as a Triangular irregular network of points. DEMs are the basis for digitally produced relief maps.
Digital elevation models are sets of data representing the estimated height of a surface above a certain level, i.e. a Geodetic datum. It may represent the elevation of the bare earth, or include objects as buildings or tree canopies [1].
DEMs in forestry
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Liu, J. G. & Mason, P. Essential Image Processing and GIS for Remote Sensing. (John Wiley & Sons, 2010).
