Open AccessThe Use of Digital Terrain Model in the Study of Distribution of Cultural Landscape Elements based on the Example of Silesia Beskid
Author(s) -
Michał Sobala,
Barbara Czajka
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
contemporary trends in geoscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2299-8179
pISSN - 2084-5707
DOI - 10.2478/ctg-2012-0012
Subject(s) - terrain , digital elevation model , geography , distribution (mathematics) , physical geography , land cover , cartography , remote sensing , land use , ecology , mathematics , mathematical analysis , biology
Digital Terrain Model (DTM) and maps based on it, are very valuable tool in investigations of distribution of cultural landscape elements. Connection DTM with a digital land cover maps, clearly illustrate factors determinate location of various landscape elements. The paper presents the applicability of Digital Terrain Model to detect the influence of topographic attributes on landscape elements distribution and to determinate the landscape’s structure in the different altitudinal zones. Presented results, are the effect of the first phase of cultural landscape elements distribution research and they are starting point to look for other factors which could effect on structure of the landscape.