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Monday, August 4, 2008

DEM or Digital Elevation Model


http://hawaii.wr.usgs.gov/maui/image/map/maui_map.gif

Above is a DEM of Maui and color-coded oblique view looking northwestward.

DEM or Digital Elevation Model is digital representation of ground surface topography or terain.
Posted by Captain Cook's Navigator at 9:57 PM

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      • Star plots
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