Digital Elevation Models : A Guidance Note on How Digital Elevation Models are Created and Used - Includes Key Definitions, Sample Terms of Reference, and How Best to Plan a DEM-Mission
Digital elevation models (DEMs) represents the elevation of the earth’s surface in the form of a digital image where each pixel contains an elevation value of the center point of the pixel. DEMs are a primary input to any modeling or process quanti...
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okr-10986-344452021-05-25T09:50:48Z Digital Elevation Models : A Guidance Note on How Digital Elevation Models are Created and Used - Includes Key Definitions, Sample Terms of Reference, and How Best to Plan a DEM-Mission Croneborg, Louise Saito, Keiko Matera, Michel McKeown, Don van Aardt, Jan FLOOD RISK WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT MAPPING SURFACE DATA COMMERCIAL FORESTRY EARTHQUAKE RISK URBAN DEVELOPMENT Digital elevation models (DEMs) represents the elevation of the earth’s surface in the form of a digital image where each pixel contains an elevation value of the center point of the pixel. DEMs are a primary input to any modeling or process quantification involving the earth’s topography and are used across several areas of development. Access to elevation, and slope maps enable responders to assess where floods will infill the landscape, create inaccessible areas, or create health risks, example, cholera. DEMs are also used prominently in infrastructure planning and mapping; road design and construction for transportation; urban environmental planning to assess construction, drainage, and green landscaping; agriculture planting and irrigation strategies; ecological modeling to assess ecosystem flora and fauna; and geological applications such as seismic and coastal monitoring. Accurate elevation information is therefore key for a wide range of development projects related to poverty reduction, urban development, water management, and other concerns. Thus, the ability to design and commission or acquire DEMs is increasing in relevance across the globe. This DEMs guidance note aims to: (a) provide sufficient information to understand the overall processes involved in the acquisition of DEMs and their uses, and (b) inform and guide the decision-making criteria; different design and implementation strategies; and options and costs that exist when acquiring DEMs. 2020-09-15T19:41:18Z 2020-09-15T19:41:18Z 2020-09-11 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/667961599807477538/Digital-Elevation-Models-A-Guidance-Note-on-How-Digital-Elevation-Models-are-Created-and-Used-Includes-Key-Definitions-Sample-Terms-of-Reference-and-How-Best-to-Plan-a-DEM-Mission http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34445 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Haiti Mozambique |
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FLOOD RISK WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT MAPPING SURFACE DATA COMMERCIAL FORESTRY EARTHQUAKE RISK URBAN DEVELOPMENT Croneborg, Louise Saito, Keiko Matera, Michel McKeown, Don van Aardt, Jan Digital Elevation Models : A Guidance Note on How Digital Elevation Models are Created and Used - Includes Key Definitions, Sample Terms of Reference, and How Best to Plan a DEM-Mission |
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Digital elevation models (DEMs)
represents the elevation of the earth’s surface in the form
of a digital image where each pixel contains an elevation
value of the center point of the pixel. DEMs are a primary
input to any modeling or process quantification involving
the earth’s topography and are used across several areas of
development. Access to elevation, and slope maps enable
responders to assess where floods will infill the landscape,
create inaccessible areas, or create health risks, example,
cholera. DEMs are also used prominently in infrastructure
planning and mapping; road design and construction for
transportation; urban environmental planning to assess
construction, drainage, and green landscaping; agriculture
planting and irrigation strategies; ecological modeling to
assess ecosystem flora and fauna; and geological
applications such as seismic and coastal monitoring.
Accurate elevation information is therefore key for a wide
range of development projects related to poverty reduction,
urban development, water management, and other concerns.
Thus, the ability to design and commission or acquire DEMs
is increasing in relevance across the globe. This DEMs
guidance note aims to: (a) provide sufficient information to
understand the overall processes involved in the acquisition
of DEMs and their uses, and (b) inform and guide the
decision-making criteria; different design and
implementation strategies; and options and costs that exist
when acquiring DEMs. |
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Croneborg, Louise Saito, Keiko Matera, Michel McKeown, Don van Aardt, Jan |
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Croneborg, Louise Saito, Keiko Matera, Michel McKeown, Don van Aardt, Jan |
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Croneborg, Louise |
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Digital Elevation Models : A Guidance Note on How Digital Elevation Models are Created and Used - Includes Key Definitions, Sample Terms of Reference, and How Best to Plan a DEM-Mission |
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Digital Elevation Models : A Guidance Note on How Digital Elevation Models are Created and Used - Includes Key Definitions, Sample Terms of Reference, and How Best to Plan a DEM-Mission |
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Digital Elevation Models : A Guidance Note on How Digital Elevation Models are Created and Used - Includes Key Definitions, Sample Terms of Reference, and How Best to Plan a DEM-Mission |
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Digital Elevation Models : A Guidance Note on How Digital Elevation Models are Created and Used - Includes Key Definitions, Sample Terms of Reference, and How Best to Plan a DEM-Mission |
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Digital Elevation Models : A Guidance Note on How Digital Elevation Models are Created and Used - Includes Key Definitions, Sample Terms of Reference, and How Best to Plan a DEM-Mission |
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digital elevation models : a guidance note on how digital elevation models are created and used - includes key definitions, sample terms of reference, and how best to plan a dem-mission |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/667961599807477538/Digital-Elevation-Models-A-Guidance-Note-on-How-Digital-Elevation-Models-are-Created-and-Used-Includes-Key-Definitions-Sample-Terms-of-Reference-and-How-Best-to-Plan-a-DEM-Mission http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34445 |
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