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 Authors: Laurent Polidori, Mhamad El Hage, Márcio De Morisson Valeriano
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná
Series:Boletim de Ciências Geodésicas
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1982-21702014000200014&lng=en&tlng=en