Brent, Another thing to consider is customer expectation.
Information, once generated, often has a very long lifespan.. this whole discussion has been great in figuring out ways in which you could do this - but I think you need to ask the question of what is it you are really trying to do and how that will translate to the customer. This can actually be worse the nicer the visuals are, because many laypeople see a pretty map and assume the data is good when in fact there is generally no correlation between data presentation and data quality. I've always preferred to simply pull data from the engineers/architects because that way you are only doing a minimal amount of input in terms of handling the actual data. Unless I'm the one designing a slope (which is basically never because I'm not a P.E.), I always clearly communicate that I am merely display the data they have provided me. Aside, presentation will of course influence perception; but there is clearly a difference between taking someone else's data and doing only minimal cleanup versus essentially manufacturing it.. May not be relevant as I don't know the specifics of the audience, but always something to keep in mind. /r - bri On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Greg Barrett <[email protected]> wrote: > Brent, If you need a higher resolution DEM you could create one with some > photos, Photosynth, some duct tape and lots of spare time... > http://palentier.blogspot.com/2010/12/how-to-create-digital-elevation-model.html > > -- > Greg > > @SpatialProphet > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > > -- Brian Russo / (808) 271 4166 _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org
