Topographic Mapping
Map content: Contour lines and Planimetric features
- Contours are generated from digital elevation models (DEM)
- DEM's represent the 3D terrain in point cloud format generated from LiDAR or through a combination of points and break lines collected from aerial imagery
- Data density is chosen according to the complexity of the terrain
- Planimetric features are surface features which have been extracted in 3D from aerial photography
All visible features such as roads, rooftops, vegetation, rivers, lakes, etc. are traced into a 3D vector file
Contour Lines and Planimetric Features
Mapping scale 1:1000
Index contour at 1.25m interval
All visible features extracted and classified
Spruce Meadows, Alberta