Processing techniques for the production of an experimental computer-generated shaded-relief map

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An experimental computer-generated shaded-relief map of a topographic quadrangle of Nome, Alaska, at 1:1,000,000 scale was created to demonstrate current capabilities of map production. This paper describes the techniques used to produce the map product.

The data consisted of forty-eight 1° by 1° blocks of resampled digital elevation model (DEM) data. These data were digitally mosaicked and assigned colors based on intervals of elevation values. The color-coded data set was then used to create a shaded-relief image that was photographically composited with cartographic line information to produce a shaded-relief map. The majority of the processing was completed at the National Mapping Division EROS Data Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Processing techniques for the production of an experimental computer-generated shaded-relief map
Series title American Cartographer
DOI 10.1559/152304086783900149
Volume 13
Issue 1
Year Published 1986
Language English
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Contributing office(s) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Description 8 p.
First page 72
Last page 79
Country United States
State Alaska
City Nome
Scale 1000000
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Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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