LIDAR density and linear interpolator effects on elevation estimates

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 26, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 3889-3900

  Anderson, E S ^a   Thompson, James A ^b   Austin, R E ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERPOLATION; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL RADAR; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS; LINEAR INTERPOLATION; SPOT ELEVATION DATA DENSITY;

REMOTE SENSING;

COASTAL ZONE; DATA INTERPRETATION; ELEVATION; LIDAR; REMOTE SENSING;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27744584549     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500181671     Document Type: Review

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