Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of FAQ/apldemformat


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Sep 7, 2015, 11:07:32 AM (9 years ago)
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    44APL expects the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) to be in a 1-band ENVI BIL or BSQ file format. This is a simple binary format where the data is stored as a string of binary information with an accompanying header file that describes the number of bands / lines / samples. Further information on this file format can be found in the ENVI tutorial: [http://www.exelisvis.com/portals/0/tutorials/envi/ENVI_Intro.pdf]
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    6 The elevation data should be projected in WGS84 Latitude and Longitude with heights referenced to the WGS84 spheroid.
     6The elevation data should be projected in WGS84 Latitude and Longitude with heights referenced to the WGS84 spheroid. If possible a Digital Surface Model (DSM), providing the top of canopy / building height is preferred.
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    88For preparing a DEM for use in APL the ARSF DEM scripts (available to download from https://github.com/pmlrsg/arsf_dem_scripts) can be used. For more details on usage see [https://github.com/pmlrsg/arsf_dem_scripts/blob/master/doc/source/tutorial_lidar.rst the tutorial].