Dual aspects of a multi-resolution grid-based terrain data model with supplementary irregular data points
Fredrik Lantz, Erland Jungert · 2000
Digital terrain data models in high resolution are required in applications for visualization but also, e.g. for identification of various types of terrain features. These two aspects are in a way contradictory since the former application require a large number of data points to represent the high resolution, while the latter cannot deal with such a large number of data points without high demands for heavy computational powers. A solution to this problem is a structure that includes quantitative characteristics for visualization and a qualitative representation for feature analysis. A digital terrain data model characterized with these dual aspects has been designed and is presented in this work.