Use DEM to represent terrain characteristics.

Use should result in models and terrain features that allow the user to analyze an area’s geographical characteristics, such as

  • elevation models
  • contours
  • hill shading
  • slopes
  • aspect
  • viewsheds.

Process/Skill Questions:

  • How can a DEM be used to create contour lines, hill shading of a dataset, characterizations of slope, or models of a viewshed?
  • How can geographical characteristics be inferred from a DEM?