The elevation pyramid: a method for compressing elevation data

A quadtree-like representation for storing gridded elevation data is described. In its simplest form, the data structure is a pyramid with each node containing a two bit code. The root of the pyramid has associated with it the minimum elevation for the grid and the range (the greatest power of 2 les...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boldery, Dave B.
Other Authors: Computer Science and Applications
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45405
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11012008-063438/