Adaptive tessellation method for creating tins from GIS data

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 2-9

  Nelson, E James ^a   Jones, Norman L ^a   Berrett, Russell J ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; DRAINAGE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MAPPING;

TRIANGULAR IRREGULAR NETWORKS;

WATERSHEDS;

ALGORITHM; BOUNDARY DELIMITATION; DRAINAGE NETWORK; GIS; WATERSHED;

EID: 0032902893     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(1999)4:1(2)     Document Type: Article

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