2 Digital Elevation Model (DEM) A Digital Elevation Model (DEM), also referred to as the Digital Terrain Model (DTM) is a digital representation of earth's topography, i.e. an elevation map. Digital Elevation Model (DEM), also referred to as the Digital Terrain Model (DTM) is a digital model or three dimensional (3D) representation of the land surface elevation with respect to any reference datum. Technically a DEM contains only the elevation information of the surface, free of vegetation, buildings and other non ground objects with reference to a datum such as Mean Sea Level (MSL).
3 Digital Elevation Model (DEM) A Digital Elevation Model (DEM), also referred to as the Digital Terrain Model (DTM) is a digital representation of earth's topography, i.e. an elevation map. Digital Elevation Model (DEM), also referred to as the Digital Terrain Model (DTM) is a digital model or three dimensional (3D) representation of the land surface elevation with respect to any reference datum. Technically a DEM contains only the elevation information of the surface, free of vegetation, buildings and other non ground objects with reference to a datum such as Mean Sea Level (MSL).