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  2. Digital elevation model - Wikipedia

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    A digital elevation model ( DEM) or digital surface model ( DSM) is a 3D computer graphics representation of elevation data to represent terrain or overlaying objects, commonly of a planet, moon, or asteroid. A "global DEM" refers to a discrete global grid. DEMs are used often in geographic information systems (GIS), and are the most common ...

  3. USGS DEM - Wikipedia

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    USGS DEM. The USGS DEM standard is a geospatial file format developed by the United States Geological Survey for storing a raster -based digital elevation model. It is an open standard, and is used throughout the world. It has been superseded by the USGS's own SDTS format but the format remains popular due to large numbers of legacy files, self ...

  4. Lift slab construction - Wikipedia

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    Lift slab construction (also called the Youtz-Slick Method) is a method of constructing concrete buildings by casting the floor or roof slab on top of the previous slab and then raising (jacking) the slab up with hydraulic jacks. This method of construction allows for a large portion of the work to be completed at ground level, negating the ...

  5. Architectural drawing - Wikipedia

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    An architectural drawing or architect's drawing is a technical drawing of a building (or building project) that falls within the definition of architecture.Architectural drawings are used by architects and others for a number of purposes: to develop a design idea into a coherent proposal, to communicate ideas and concepts, to convince clients of the merits of a design, to assist a building ...

  6. DTED - Wikipedia

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    DTED (or Digital Terrain Elevation Data) is a standard of digital datasets which consists of a matrix of terrain elevation values, i.e., a Digital Elevation Model. This standard was originally developed in the 1970s to support aircraft radar simulation and prediction. Terrain elevations are described as the height above the Earth Gravitational ...

  7. Interferometric synthetic-aperture radar - Wikipedia

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    Interferometric synthetic aperture radar, abbreviated InSAR (or deprecated IfSAR), is a radar technique used in geodesy and remote sensing.This geodetic method uses two or more synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images to generate maps of surface deformation or digital elevation, using differences in the phase of the waves returning to the satellite or aircraft.

  8. Plan (drawing) - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Plans are a set of drawings or two-dimensional diagrams used to describe a place or object, or to communicate building or fabrication instructions. Usually plans are drawn or printed on paper, but they can take the form of a digital file. Plans are used in a range of fields: architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture, mechanical ...

  9. GTOPO30 - Wikipedia

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    GTOPO30. GTOPO30 is a digital elevation model for the world, developed by United States Geological Survey (USGS). It has a 30- arc second resolution (approximately 1 km), [1] and is split into 33 tiles stored in the USGS DEM file format . According to DTED and USGS DEM the absolute vertical accuracy of GTOP30 varies from ±30 meters.