Publication Date:
2019
Description:
〈b〉Determining the Optimal Grid Resolution for Topographic Analysis on an Airborne Lidar Dataset〈/b〉〈br〉
Taylor Smith, Aljoscha Rheinwalt, and Bodo Bookhagen〈br〉
Earth Surf. Dynam. Discuss., https//doi.org/10.5194/esurf-2018-96,2019〈br〉
〈b〉Manuscript under review for ESurf〈/b〉 (discussion: open, 1 comment)〈br〉
Representing the surface of the earth on an equally spaced grid leads to errors and uncertainties in derived slope and aspect. Using synthetic data, we develop a quality metric that can be used to compare the uncertainties in different datasets. We then apply this method to a real-world lidar dataset, and find that one-meter data has larger error bounds than lower resolution data. The highest data resolution is not always the best choice – it is important to consider the quality of the data.
Electronic ISSN:
2196-6338
Topics:
Geosciences