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Digital Elevation Models : A Guidance Note on How Digital Elevation Models are Created and Used - Includes Key Definitions, Sample Terms of Reference, and How Best to Plan a DEM-Mission

Digital elevation models (DEMs) represents the elevation of the earth’s surface in the form of a digital image where each pixel contains an elevation value of the center point of the pixel. DEMs are a primary input to any modeling or process quanti...

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Main Authors: Croneborg, Louise, Saito, Keiko, Matera, Michel, McKeown, Don, van Aardt, Jan
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
FLOOD RISK
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
MAPPING
SURFACE DATA
COMMERCIAL FORESTRY
EARTHQUAKE RISK
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/667961599807477538/Digital-Elevation-Models-A-Guidance-Note-on-How-Digital-Elevation-Models-are-Created-and-Used-Includes-Key-Definitions-Sample-Terms-of-Reference-and-How-Best-to-Plan-a-DEM-Mission
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34445

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