2018/02/16 by John P. Wilson · 1 citation
Engineering · Social Sciences · #3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications #Geographic Information Systems Studies
paper · doi:10.1002/9781118938188.ch6
openalex publication_date 2018/02/16 · openalex created_date 2022/05/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
This chapter describes the pervasive changes to data capture and computing systems and explores how these are likely to affect the ways in which scientists and practitioners will perform digital terrain modeling work in the future. It also describes the kinds of terrain modeling tools that are currently included in the ArcGIS ecosystem and explains the roles and characteristics of a series of third-party extensions that have been developed to extend the native capabilities of the ArcGIS ecosystem itself. The chapter reviews the roles and characteristics of some of the other proprietary and free and open-source terrain analysis and modeling products, some of which are continuously evolving, and all of which still attract sizable user communities. GRASS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) is a general purpose GIS for the management, analysis, modeling, and visualization of many types of geographic information.