Improvements to DEM Merging with r.mblend

Luís Moreira de Sousa, João Paulo Leitão

2018

Abstract

r.mblend is an implementation of the MBlend method for merging Digital Elevation Models (DEMs). This method produces smooth transitions between contiguous DEMs of different spatial resolution, for instance, when acquired by different sensors. r.mblend is coded on the Python API provided by the Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS), being fully integrated in that GIS software. It introduces improvements to the original method and provides the user with various parameters to fine tune the merging procedure. This article showcases the main differences between r.mblend and two conventional DEM merge methods: Cover and Average.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

de Sousa L. and Leitão J. (2018). Improvements to DEM Merging with r.mblend.In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management - Volume 1: GISTAM, ISBN 978-989-758-294-3, pages 42-49. DOI: 10.5220/0006672500420049

in Bibtex Style

@conference{gistam18,
author={Luís Moreira de Sousa and João Paulo Leitão},
title={Improvements to DEM Merging with r.mblend},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management - Volume 1: GISTAM,},
year={2018},
pages={42-49},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006672500420049},
isbn={978-989-758-294-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management - Volume 1: GISTAM,
TI - Improvements to DEM Merging with r.mblend
SN - 978-989-758-294-3
AU - de Sousa L.
AU - Leitão J.
PY - 2018
SP - 42
EP - 49
DO - 10.5220/0006672500420049