The importance of understanding error in lidar digital elevation models

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

Volumn 35, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Smith, S L ^a   Holland, D A ^a   Longley, P A ^b  

^a ORDNANCE SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; DEM DTM; Error; Laser Scanning; Urban

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; ERRORS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LASER APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL RADAR; SURFACE ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY; ACCURACY ANALYSIS; DEM/DTM; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DIGITAL SURFACE MODELS; ELEVATION MODELS; LASER SCANNING; URBAN;

SURVEYING;

EID: 85015550805     PISSN: 16821750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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