Advances in Digital Terrain Analysis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Zhou, Qiming (Editor), Lees, Brian (Editor), Tang, Guo-an (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography,
• Subjects: Geography.; Earth sciences.; Geographical information systems.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Earth Sciences, general.
• Physical Description: XIV, 462 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540778004
• ISSN: 1863-2246

Terrain analysis has been an active study field for years and attracted research studies from geographers, surveyors, engineers and computer scientists. With the rapid growth of Geographical Information System (GIS) technology, particularly the establishment of high resolution Digital Elevation Models (DEM) at national level, the challenge is now focused on delivering justifiable socio-economical and environmental benefits. The contributions in this book represent the state of the art of terrain analysis methods and techniques in areas of digital representation, morphological and hydrological models, uncertainty and applications of terrain analysis.