Artefact detection in global digital elevation models (DEMs): The Maximum Slope Approach and its application for complete screening of the SRTM v4.1 and MERIT DEMs

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 207, Issue , 2018, Pages 27-41

  Hirt, Christian ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artefact; Data screening; Digital elevation model; Digital terrain model; Maximum Slope Approach; MERIT DEM; Outlier; Quality; SRTM v2.1; SRTM v4.1; Void filling

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; FILLING; FORESTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IMAGE QUALITY; LANDFORMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TRACKING RADAR;

ARTEFACT; DATA SCREENING; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; MAXIMUM SLOPE APPROACH; MERIT-DEM; OUTLIER; SRTM V2.1; SRTM V4.1; VOID FILLING;

SURVEYING;

EID: 85041461643     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2017.12.037     Document Type: Article

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