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?