I have two shape files containing height information of a certain area and I need to create a raster DEM with GRASS using them.
- file 1 consists of height information in contours (isolines)
- file 2 consists of height information with spot heights
What would be the best technique to generate raster DEM with these two types of data?
Do i need to generate some spot heights from contours and then integerate with existing spot heights for DEM generation or any other method?
Answer
I would highly recommend going through the Contour lines to DEM tutorial, available from GRASS wiki. Essentially, they describe different interpolation methods used to produce a DEM. Avoid IDW interpolation using contour lines (i.e. described in one segment of the tutorial) since this is an inappropriate use of the interpolation method. The GRASS module r.surf.contour is probably what you are looking for--more details about the module available here. Their tutorial shows a pretty good interpolated DEM from rasterized contour lines:
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