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Preferred term

digital elevation model

Is replaced by

digital elevation model

Definition

A digital elevation model is a digital model or 3D representation of a terrain's surface — commonly for a planet (including Earth), moon, or asteroid — created from terrain elevation data.

Broader concept

deprecated concept

Entry terms

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_152

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 3/21/22

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