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Terminated in academic year 2016/2017

Modeling of Terrain and Landscape

Type of study MasterBachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 548-0012/01
Abbreviation DMT
Course title Modeling of Terrain and Landscape
Credits 2
Coordinating department Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator Ing. Kateřina Růžičková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction
2. Features of ground
3. Types of DMT
4. Data models for DMT
5. Data for DMT creation
6. Methods to DMT creation
7. Interpolation, triangulation
8. DMT verification
9. DMT visualization and presentation
10. DMT analyses

Literature

FLORINSKY, I. V. Digital Terrain Analysis in Soil Science and Geology. 2016 Elsevier. 506 p. ISBN 978-0-12-804632-6 .
LI, Z., ZHU, Q., GOLD, Ch. Digital Terrain Modeling. Principles and Applications. CRC Press, 2005. 323 p. 0-415-32462-9. [Available Online].
WEIBEL, R. and HELLER, M. Digital Terrain Modelling. In Longley, A. P., Goodchild, M. F., Maguire. J. D., Rhind, D. V. Geographic Information Systems. Wiley. 1991, p. 269-297. [Available Online].
WILSON, J. P., GALLANT, J. C. Terrain Analysis. Principles and Applications. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000. 479 p.

Advised literature

IMHOF, E. Cartographic Relief Presentation. ESRI Press. 2007. 379 p.
CHANG, K. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. 2018. ISBN 978-1-259-92964-9 
KWAST, H., MENKE, K. QGIS for Hydrological Applications: Recipes for Catchment Hydrology and Water Management. Locate Press 2019. 168 p. ISBN-13: 978-0998547787.
XIONG L., TANG, G., YANG, X., LI, F. Geomorphology-oriented digital terrain analysis: Progress and perspectives. Journal of Geographical Science. Science Press Springer-Verlag, 2021, 31(3): 456-476. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11442-021-1853-9 [Available Online].


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