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Started by Josh , Jul 20 2006 02:07 PM

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Posted 07 August 2006 - 02:27 AM

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i still don't think that the elevation model necessarily needs to be at the same resolution as the final print/map.
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Posted 07 August 2006 - 03:43 AM

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i still don't think that the elevation model necessarily needs to be at the same resolution as the final print/map.


It doesn't have to be, but if it's at a much lower resolution you'll have to interpolate and even then you still have the risk of seeing the limitations in the source data clearly revealed on the final map.
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