Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Post 26: Digital Elevation Model (DEM)


As following with the pattern of the previous posts, this is a digital representation of a land surface. It is also know as Digital Terrain Model (DTM), and are usually created through remote sensing techniques. The example shown above is a 7.5 minute image of Sturgis, South Dakota.

Where example was found: http://eros.usgs.gov/products/elevation/dem.php

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