Digital Terrain Modelling : Development and Applications in a Policy Support Environment

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ISBN 10: 3540367306 / ISBN 13: 9783540367307

Editore: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007

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Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 332 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher.

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• Titolo: Digital Terrain Modelling : Development and Applications in a Policy Support Environment
• Editore: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3540367306
• ISBN 13: 9783540367307
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Condizione: Sehr gut
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Riassunto

This publication is the first book on the development and application of digital terrain modeling for regional planning and policy support. It is a compilation of research results by international research groups at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, providing scientific support to the development and implementation of EU environmental policy. This practice-oriented book is recommended reading for practising environmental modelers and GIS experts working on regional planning and policy support applications.

Contenuti

Digital Terrain Analysis in a GIS Environment. Concepts and Development.- From Mathematical Morphology to Morphological Terrain Features.- Optimisation of Interpolation Parameters Using Cross-validation.- Scale-Dependent Effect of Input Data Design on DEM Accuracy.- SRTM as a Possible Source of Elevation Information for Soil-landscape Modelling.- Development of a pan-European River and Catchment Database.- Decision Supporting Hydrological Model for River Basin Flood Control.- Potential Flood Hazard and Risk Mapping at Pan-European Scale.- High-Resolution DEM for Design of Flood Emergency Reservoirs.- A Quantitative Procedure for Building Physiographic Units for the European SOTER Database.- Solar Resource Modelling for Energy Applications.- GRASS and R — Advanced GIS and Statistical Tools for DEM Analysis.- Calculation of Potential Drainage Density Index (PDD).