Contents
Chapter 1: Digital representation of relief and stereoscopy
1.1 Definitions
and digital representations
1.1.1 Definitions
1.1.2 The various ways of digitally representing the relief
1.2 Methods of
obtaining stereoscopy
1.2.1 Aerial photographs
1.2.2 Lateral stereoscopy
1.2.3 Longitudinal stereoscopy
1.2.4 Radargrammetry and radar interferometry
1.3 Creation
using classical techniques
1.3.1 Direct acquisition
1.3.2 Indirect acquisition: digitization
1.3.3 Advantages and disadvantages of digitization
Chapter 2: The SPOT satellite and creating the DEM
2.1 The SPOT
satellite
2.1.1 Geometry and the HRV view
2.1.2 Pair selection criteria
2.2 Methods of
creating a SPOT DEM
2.2.1 Use of films on analog plotter
2.2.2 Use of films on analytic plotter
2.2.3 Automatic correlation
2.2.4 Use on digital plotter
2.3 Quality
control and precision of DEMs produced using SPOT
2.3.1 Measurement criteria
2.3.2 Factors influencing quality
2.3.3 Self-checking methods
Chapter 3: Automatic correlation on SPOT images with automatic plotting of relief
3.1 General
about automatic correlation of images
3.1.1 Principle
3.1.2 Application
3.1.3 Possible applications of correlation
3.2 Mapping
using SPOT images
3.2.1 Orientation of the stereopair
3.2.2 Matching corresponding pixels
3.3 Smoothing
and corrections
3.3.1 "Elastic grid" method
3.3.2 Interactive corrections
3.4 Calculating
the DEM
3.4.1 Use of parallax
3.4.2 Calculating a regular grid
4.1 Direct
applications
4.1.1 Topography
4.1.2 Products to mapping standards
4.1.3 Including the DEM in a GIS
4.1.4 Radiometric corrections
4.1.5 3D image synthesis
4.2 Thematic
applications
4.2.1 Hydrographic network and catch basins
4.2.2 3D perspectives and Earth sciences
4.2.3 Development plan and positioning
