digital elevation model
1Digital elevation model — 3D rendering of a DEM of Tithonium Chasma on Mars A digital elevation model is a digital model or 3 D representation of a terrain s surface commonly for a planet (including Earth), moon, or asteroid created from terrain elevation data. There is… …
2Digital Elevation Model — Digitales Geländemodell der Tithonium Chasma auf dem Mars Ein Digitales Geländemodell (DGM) bzw. Digitales Höhenmodell (DHM) ist ein digitales, numerisches Modell der Geländehöhen und formen. Oft werden auch die englischen Begriffe Digital… …
3Digital Elevation Model — Modèle numérique de terrain Pour les articles homonymes, voir MNT. Rendu en 3D d un MNT de Tithonium Chasma dans la partie ouest de Valles Marineris, sur …
4Digital soil mapping — (DSM) in soil science, or predictive soil mapping , is the computer assisted production of digital maps of soil type and soil properties. Digital Soil Mapping involves the creation and population of spatial soil information by the use of field… …
5Elevation — The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, often the mean sea level. Elevation, or geometric height, is mainly used when referring to points on the Earth s surface, while altitude or geopotential height is …
6Digital Chart of the World — The Digital Chart of the World (DCW) is a comprehensive digital map of Earth. It is the most comprehensive geographical information system (GIS) global database that is freely available as of 2006, although it has not been updated since 1992.… …
7Data model (GIS) — A data model in geographic information systems is a mathematical construct for representing geographic objects or surfaces as data. For example, the vector data model represents geography as collections of points, lines, and polygons; the raster… …
8Geographic information system — GIS redirects here. For other uses, see GIS (disambiguation). A geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present… …
9Digitales Höhenmodell — Es gibt in der wissenschaftlichen Literatur keine allgemeingültige Definition der Begriffe Digitales Höhenmodell (DHM) und Digitales Geländemodell (DGM). Der Begriff Digitales Oberflächenmodell (DOM) (engl. Digital Surface Model) ist recht… …
10Topography — ( topo , place , and graphia , writing ) is the study of Earth s surface features or those of planets, moons, and asteroids. In a broader sense, topography is concerned with local detail in general, including not only relief but also vegetative… …
