| T. Podobnikar, MOUNTAINS PEAKS DETERMINATION SUPPORTED WITH SHAPES ANALYSIS |
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Geographia Technica, Special Issue, 2010, pp. 111 - 119 MOUNTAINS’ PEAKS DETERMINATION SUPPORTED WITH SHAPES ANALYSISTomaž PODOBNIKARABSTRACT: Peaks determination is commonly applied subjectively and manually by mountaineers. The
key issue of the paper is to develop the automated methods for points of regional peaks
detection applying spatial analysis on digital terrain model (DTM). Detection of the peaks
bases on measurements of relative heights and distances between the peaks with support of
potential surfaces fulfilling topographic and morphologic criteria. The quality of the results
has been proved in the following ways: visually, with the reference lists of peaks, and
triangulated spot heights on the topographic maps. The advantage of the proposed
automated approaches is higher comparability, objectivity and reliability of the results. A
consistent result may be attained using a DTM of high geomorphological quality and robust
methods. The proposed methods can be used for more reliable and graphically better
cartographic presentations. The study was applied for the Kamnik Alps, Slovenia. |
