Accuracy assessment of airborne photogrammetrically derived high-resolution digital elevation models in a high mountain environment

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Volumn 98, Issue , 2014, Pages 58-69

  Müller, Johann ^a   Gärtner Roer, Isabelle ^a   Thee, Patrick ^b   Ginzler, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accuracy assessment of DEM; High mountain environment; High resolution airborne photogrammetry; High resolution DEM; Photogrammetry

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; STEREO IMAGE PROCESSING; SURVEYING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GROUND SAMPLING DISTANCES; HIGH MOUNTAINS; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH RESOLUTION STEREO CAMERA; HIGH-RESOLUTION DEM; NON-GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION;

GEOMORPHOLOGY;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIRBORNE SENSING; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GEODESY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; TERRAIN;

SWITZERLAND; VALAIS;

EID: 84908611846     PISSN: 09242716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2014.09.015     Document Type: Article

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