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Digital Terrain Models

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Course Unit Code548-0071/04
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
RUZ02Ing. Kateřina Růžičková, Ph.D.
Summary
The aim of the subject is DMT creation, quality assessment and visualisation. It also present basic DMT analysis.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Define DMR
- Distinguish between individual DMR types
- Create DMR - choose suitable data, data model and method for DMR creation
- Evaluate DMR quality
- Specify and describe basic DMR analysis
- Apply most of the basic DMR analysis

Course Contents
1. Introduction
2. Features of ground
3. Types of DMT
4. Data sources for DMT creation
5. Data acquisition methods for DMT creation
6. Data models for DMT
7. Process of DMT creation
8. Interpolation
9. Triangulation
10. DMT verification
11. DMT visualization
12. DMT analyses (slope, orientation, curvature and roughness of DTM; landforms classification)
13. Analyses over DMT (hydrological and volume analyses; visibility analyses)
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
LI, Z., ZHU, Q., GOLD, Ch. Digital Terrain Modeling. Principles and Applications. CRC Press, 2005. 323 p.
MAUNE, D. F., NAYEGANDHI, A. Digital Elevation Model Technologies and Applications: The DEM Users Manual, 3rd Edition. ASPRS, 2018. 544 p. ISBN 1-57083-102-5
WILSON, J. P., GALLANT, J. C. Terrain Analysis. Principles and Applications. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000. 479 p.
EL-SHEIMY, N., VALEO, C., HABIB, A. Digital Terrain Modeling. Acquisition, Manipulation, and Applications. Artech House, Inc., 2005. 257 p. ISBN 1-58053-921-1
KLIMÁNEK, M. Digitální modely terénu. Brno: Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2006. 85 s. ISBN 80-7157-982-3
LI, Z., ZHU, Q., GOLD, Ch. Digital Terrain Modeling. Principles and Applications. CRC Press, 2005. 323 p.
PACINA, J. a kol. Digitální modely reliéfu. Ústí nad Labem: UJEP. 2014.
RŮŽIČKOVÁ, K. Digitální modely reliéfu. Studijní opory VŠB-TUO, 2018. Dostupné v lms.vsb.cz
Recommended Reading:
FLORINSKY, I. V. Digital Terrain Analysis in Soil Science and Geology. 2016 Elsevier. 506 p. ISBN 978-0-12-804632-6
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

IMHOF, E. Cartographic Relief Presentation. ESRI Press. 2007. 379 p.
CHANG, K. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. 2018. ISBN 978-1-259-92964-9
RAPANT, P. Geoinformatika a geoinformační technologie. VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2006. 500 str. ISBN 80-248-1264-9.
WILSON, J. P., GALLANT, J. C. Terrain Analysis. Principles and Applications. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000. 479 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 (33)17
                TestsWritten test26 14
                Exercise attendanceLaboratory work7 4
        ExaminationExamination67 (67)35
                Writen examWritten examination50 25
                DiscussionOral examination17 5