Study on accuracy of 1-degree DEM versus topographic complexity using GIS zonal analysis

Journal of Surveying Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 85-89

  Shan, Jie ^a   Zaheer, Muhammad ^a   Hussain, Ejaz ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital techniques; Geographic information systems; Terrain; Topographic surveys

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; ERROR CORRECTION; FUNCTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL (DEM);

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GIS; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

EID: 0038742864     PISSN: 07339453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9453(2003)129:2(85)     Document Type: Article

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