Digital terrain modeling: acquisition, manipulation and applications

Here's the first truly comprehensive guide to digital terrain modeling that provides you with a thorough, mathematically rigorous treatment of DTM generation, manipulation, and analysis techniques and applications in a single volume. It describes photogrammetric data capture, direct georeferencing systems, LIDAR, IFSAR and other data acquisition techniques, and explains how to determine the most appropriate DTM generation technique for any given project. You find a detailed treatment of DTM data structures, including storage and compression techniques for gridded data, as well as data filtering and smoothing procedures. Various data interpolation methods are covered, including Kriging analysis techniques. The mathematical theory behind DTM construction is developed to the extent that it has general applications to all surfaces. Emphasis on quality control helps you gain essential insight into the kind of problems and errors to expect in elevation. Moreover, this unique reference features a full range of highly illustrative examples and covers real-world applications that give you a clear understanding of DTM's current capabilities and limitations in environmental modeling, mapping, and engineering activities. Supported by over 100 illustrations, it puts today's cutting-edge DTM techniques and applications at your fingertips.