Title
Suitability Assessment Of Global, Continental And National Digital Elevation Models For Geomorphological Analyses In Italy
Abstract
Digital elevation models (DEMs) represent a fundamental resource in geomorphological analysis. The increasing availability of open-access DEMs over wide areas is advantageous, but requires an evaluation of DEM quality and errors. This work applies a hierarchical assessment of global, continental and national DEMs in Italy in order to explore the differences and analyze the vertical accuracy, spatial error distribution and agreement of morphometric measurements. The selected DEMs are compared with local reference data as a ground points dataset, extracted from the national geodetic network, and regional DEMs at high spatial resolution, through both a qualitative and a quantitative approach. The results identify limits and potentialities of the selected DEMs, showing accuracy and errors in height representation, also affected by the topographic characteristics of the surface, such as steep slope in mountain zones and some defects in hydromorphological derivatives that could condition the geomorphological applications.
Year
DOI
Venue
2021
10.1111/tgis.12845
TRANSACTIONS IN GIS
DocType
Volume
Issue
Journal
25
5
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1361-1682
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Marina Zingaro100.34
Marco La Salandra200.34
Rosa Colacicco300.34
Rodolfo Roseto400.34
Paolo Petio500.34
Domenico Capolongo600.34