Digital elevation model validation with no ground control: application to the topodata dem in Brazil

Digital Elevation Model (DEM) validation is often carried out by comparing the data with a set of ground control points. However, the quality of a DEM can also be considered in terms of shape realism. Beyond visual analysis, it can be verified that physical and statistical properties of the terrestr...

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Main Author: Polidori,Laurent (author)
Other Authors: El Hage,Mhamad (author), Valeriano,Márcio De Morisson (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1982-21702014000200014
Country:Brazil
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