Digital Terrain Model Data Structures

This paper describes pertinent digital terrain model data structures, namely, grid/raster, quadtree, and triangular irregular network. A basic concept of DIM data structure is also explained. The aspects of TIN storage, TIN data structure conversion, advantages and disadvantages of each structure ar...

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Main Author: Abdul Rahman, Alias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fakulti Ukur dan Harta Tanah 1994
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/4977/
http://eprints.utm.my/4977/1/Digital.pdf
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Summary:This paper describes pertinent digital terrain model data structures, namely, grid/raster, quadtree, and triangular irregular network. A basic concept of DIM data structure is also explained. The aspects of TIN storage, TIN data structure conversion, advantages and disadvantages of each structure are discussed. A complete data structure conversion program is also presented.