Investigation of elevation bias of the SRTM C-and X-band digital elevation models

International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives

Volumn 37, Issue , 2008, Pages 105-110

  Becek, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

DEM DTM; Land cover; Multifrequency; Remote sensing; Retrieval; SAR; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

REMOTE SENSING; SPACE OPTICS; SPACE SHUTTLES; VEGETATION;

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DEM/DTM; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; LAND COVER; MULTI FREQUENCY; RETRIEVAL; STATISTICAL MODELING;

SURVEYING;

EID: 84855666062     PISSN: 16821750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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