Abstract
Drawing a contour map by hand or by computer uses interpolation. Algorithms for this interpolation range from fitting splines, computing trend surfaces, to drawing flat surfaces within triangulations, all requiring some criterion to be satisfied. The geologist working by hand interpolates between pairs of points, draws connecting contours, does some smoothing to make the map look “real,” and perhaps works in some trends derived from geological experience.
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Hohn, M.E. (1988). Linear Estimation. In: Geostatistics and Petroleum Geology. Computer Methods in the Geosciences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7106-3_3
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