EVALUATION OF MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES USED FOR PRODUCING DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL (DEM)

The Digital Elevation Model (DEM) considered a common tool in producing topographic maps, orthophotos and civil engineering projects besides other different engineering applications. As a result many software packages were developed and used to produce DEM from different sources like field surveys,...

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Main Authors: Hussain Z. Ali, Bashar S. Abbas, Miss. Afrah M. Daham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Baghdad 2008-06-01
Series:Journal of Engineering
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Online Access:https://joe.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/main/article/view/2333
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author Hussain Z. Ali
Bashar S. Abbas
Miss. Afrah M. Daham
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description The Digital Elevation Model (DEM) considered a common tool in producing topographic maps, orthophotos and civil engineering projects besides other different engineering applications. As a result many software packages were developed and used to produce DEM from different sources like field surveys, scanned topographic maps and stereo photos exposed from air or space. This paper is devoted to evaluate the most suitable and accurate interpolation method in producing digital elevation model for the data gathered from existed topographic maps which are also compared with data gathered from field survey. Map scale (1:25000) with contour interval (50m) were chosen in the tests. The accuracy tests based on the National Mapping Accuracy Standards (NMAS) by comparing the result of Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) in elevations with the typical standard deviation (σz) proposed by (NMAS) which depends on the scale of maps and contour intervals. From testing four interpolation techniques ((Kriging, Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN), Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW) and Polynomial)) it was found that kriging is the best method followed by TIN method while IDW method failed in some tests, and the polynomial model failed in all tests
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spelling doaj.art-d1975d41241140ba80a0231e207461242024-02-25T09:49:57ZengUniversity of BaghdadJournal of Engineering1726-40732520-33392008-06-01140210.31026/j.eng.2008.02.10EVALUATION OF MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES USED FOR PRODUCING DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL (DEM)Hussain Z. AliBashar S. AbbasMiss. Afrah M. Daham The Digital Elevation Model (DEM) considered a common tool in producing topographic maps, orthophotos and civil engineering projects besides other different engineering applications. As a result many software packages were developed and used to produce DEM from different sources like field surveys, scanned topographic maps and stereo photos exposed from air or space. This paper is devoted to evaluate the most suitable and accurate interpolation method in producing digital elevation model for the data gathered from existed topographic maps which are also compared with data gathered from field survey. Map scale (1:25000) with contour interval (50m) were chosen in the tests. The accuracy tests based on the National Mapping Accuracy Standards (NMAS) by comparing the result of Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) in elevations with the typical standard deviation (σz) proposed by (NMAS) which depends on the scale of maps and contour intervals. From testing four interpolation techniques ((Kriging, Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN), Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW) and Polynomial)) it was found that kriging is the best method followed by TIN method while IDW method failed in some tests, and the polynomial model failed in all tests https://joe.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/main/article/view/2333Digital Elevation Model (DEM), Applications, Interpolation Techniques, Evaluation of Interpolation Techniques.
spellingShingle Hussain Z. Ali
Bashar S. Abbas
Miss. Afrah M. Daham
EVALUATION OF MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES USED FOR PRODUCING DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL (DEM)
Journal of Engineering
Digital Elevation Model (DEM), Applications, Interpolation Techniques, Evaluation of Interpolation Techniques.
title EVALUATION OF MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES USED FOR PRODUCING DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL (DEM)
title_full EVALUATION OF MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES USED FOR PRODUCING DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL (DEM)
title_fullStr EVALUATION OF MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES USED FOR PRODUCING DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL (DEM)
title_full_unstemmed EVALUATION OF MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES USED FOR PRODUCING DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL (DEM)
title_short EVALUATION OF MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES USED FOR PRODUCING DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL (DEM)
title_sort evaluation of mathematical techniques used for producing digital elevation model dem
topic Digital Elevation Model (DEM), Applications, Interpolation Techniques, Evaluation of Interpolation Techniques.
url https://joe.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/main/article/view/2333
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