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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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/ |