[gdal-dev] SDTS elevation values

[Frank Warmerdam]

Karthik wrote:
> Frank,
> 
> 	Thanks for your suggestion. I tried it out and I get the exact value
> as expected. If I understand correctly, you are referring to the
> intracell-reference-location field. It's used to denote whether the top left
> coordinates are off by half a pixel or not. I have taken care of this
> situation also. I think the variation is due to reading the wrong record. I
> think I am somehow reading the one record below or above the required
> record. I am also not sure whether Global mapper is using other
> interpolations like Bicubic or Trilinear interpolation which can give more
> accuracy. 
> 
> 	Also, I want a reassurance on the math I used. I have attached a
> JPEG image that explains the math I used to get the four surrounding points.

Karthik,

The image skips some of the core math you use to do the interpolation
but it seems generally reasonable.

> 	One more basic question I have here. How can one be sure of the
> values they are getting after interpolation? Is there some other
> verification tool available other than Global Mapper to cross verify?

When I write interpolators I do test points and then manually compute the
results I would expect.  In particular I do some test at pixel center (should
get the exact value of the original pixel) and on a grid corner (should get
a simple average of the four surrounding pixels).

I'm sorry I don't have more time to dig into this.

Best regards,
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