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Geographical Information Systems in Assessing Natural Hazards pp 35–55Cite as

Vector and Raster Structures in Generating Drainage-Divide Networks from Digital Terrain Models

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Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are becoming a fundamental tool in many spatial data applications, such as land planning and natural hazards assessment. A procedure for generating and handling hydrological basins data was developed, based on a set of modules integrated with a commercial GIS. The GIS and the other software modules make a complete system for processing the spatial entities and their attributes. Several types of spatial data are involved: elevation data, digitized polygons, which represent land attributes, and automatically generated drainage-divide networks and watersheds. The paper brings spatial data representation into focus and highlights the need for efficient and versatile conversion tools between raster and vector representations, in order to free users to handle their spatial data in different formats.

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  1. Ce.S.I.T., University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    Riccardo Detti & Valdo Pasqui

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  1. National Research Council, Center of Study on Man-Computer Interaction, Bologna, Italy

    Alberto Carrara

  2. National Research Council, Institute of Research for Hydrogeological Protection, Perugia, Italy

    Fausto Guzzetti

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Detti, R., Pasqui, V. (1995). Vector and Raster Structures in Generating Drainage-Divide Networks from Digital Terrain Models. In: Carrara, A., Guzzetti, F. (eds) Geographical Information Systems in Assessing Natural Hazards. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8404-3_3

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