Re: [gdal-dev] Most optimal algorithm for contour correctness?

2013-02-16 Thread Jan Heckman
Hi, I've tackled a similar problem. Correctness of contour is a simple matter, except for one thing. That is the issue of saddles. That issue cannot be solved correctly since typically the data can be interpreted in several ways. This is also described in a wikipedia article (google for it, if you

Re: [gdal-dev] Most optimal algorithm for contour correctness?

2013-02-15 Thread Martin Feuchtwanger
Nav, I don't know about the gdal routines specifically, but: 1. Re. dem/dtm generally, the most significant factor in interpolation results is the quantity (density, really) and quality of the source data, not the interpolation algorithm. 2. Re. contours generally, they are cartographic

[gdal-dev] Most optimal algorithm for contour correctness?

2013-02-13 Thread nav
Am creating an app which correctly calculates contours from a DEM file or any height-map given to it. The correctness of the contour holding the most importance, since a person viewing the contours shouldn't end up taking wrong planning decisions and maybe losing their life by the route they

Re: [gdal-dev] Most optimal algorithm for contour correctness?

2013-02-13 Thread nav
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