Monday, April 14, 2014

Digital Elevation Models (DEM)

http://fmepedia.safe.com/articles/Samples_and_Demos/3D-Textured-Examples

A digital elevation model (DEM) consists of terrain elevations for ground positions at regularly spaced horizontal intervals. DEMs use the raster format, meaning the geographical information is coded in pixels. This is a digital elevation model of the Earth. The elevations and depths can be observed. The white patch in Asia is the Himalayas.

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