Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) are computer-generated representations of the earth's surface. These surfaces can be used to predicted Line-of-Sight (LOS) radio propagation. DEM resolution can affect the results of this prediction. This study examines the effect of DEM resolution on accuracy by comparing varied resolution terrain data for a portion of Blacksburg, Virginia using the prediction of ESRI's ArcView® viewshed algorithm. Results show that resolutions between one-meter and thirty-meters have little effect on the aggregate accuracy of the viewshed. / Master of Science
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/32355 |
| Date | 09 May 2001 |
| Creators | Rose, Scott Michael |
| Contributors | Geography, Carstensen, Laurence W., Campbell, James B. Jr., Bostian, Charles W. |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Relation | ScottRose.pdf |
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