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Method for predicting micro-topographic distribution of terrain

US8065124B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 2008
Grant dateNov 22, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T17/05
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for irrigating terrain comprising the following steps: generating field surface relative elevation data set using Monte-Carlo simulation; adjusting the simulation data set to ensure it falls in a reasonable numerical range; adjusting the data set to establish certain spatial dependence using Kriging interpolation method; and making further statistical characteristics parameter modification to the data set, so that the final corrected field surface relative elevation data shares the same or similar statistics characteristics parameters as the initial simulation. The method factors in both the randomness and spatial dependence of the field relative elevation distribution, which brings the simulation result closer to the actual micro-topography.

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