A Rapid and High-Precision Mountain Vertex Extraction Method Based on Hotspot Analysis Clustering and Improved Eight-Connected Extraction Algorithms for Digital Elevation Models
Digital Elevation Model (DEM)-based mountain vertex extraction is one of the most useful DEM applications, providing important information to properly Miscellaneous characterize topographic features.Current vertex-extraction techniques have considerable limitations, such as yielding low-accuracy results and generating false mountain vertices.To ove