The accuracy of grid digital elevation models linearly constructed from scattered sample data

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-192

  Aguilar, Fernando J ^a   Aguilar, Manuel A ^a   Agüera, Francisco ^a   Sánchez, Jaime ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model accuracy; Grid digital elevation models; Interpolation; Modelling; Quality assessment of spatial data

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; INTERPOLATION; SPATIAL DATA;

EID: 31744441884     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658810500399670     Document Type: Article

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