Extraction of Terrain Feature Lines from Elevation Contours Using a Directed Adjacent Relation Tree

The extraction of terrain feature lines is an important yet challenging problem in the processing and usage of contour lines. Most research has focused on identifying terrain feature points by using methods such as the Douglas–Peucker (D–P) algorithm and on determining contour ad...

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Main Authors: Chengming Li, Peipei Guo, Pengda Wu, Xiaoli Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/7/5/163