VESTNIK of Samara University. Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringVESTNIK of Samara University. Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering2542-04532541-7533Samara National Research University291310.18287/2412-7329-2015-14-4-7-16UnknownMethod of creating digital terrain models and its practical application as exemplified by Samara regionAnshakovG. P.<p>Doctor of Science (Engineering), Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor<br />Deputy General Designer</p>csdb@samspace.ruMyatovG. N.<p>Candidate of Science (Engineering)<br />Deputy Chief Designer – Deputy Head of Department</p>csdb@samspace.ruMalinovskiiV. A.<p>Assistant Chief of Department</p>vladmalinovski@gmail.comJSC «Rocket Space Center «Progress», Samara291220151447161401201614012016Copyright © 2016, VESTNIK of the Samara State Aerospace University2016<p>The article shows that high accuracy is one of the most important elements in the technology of creating such information products as a digital elevation model (DEM) of the terrain, so a reference is to be provided to confirm the accuracy. Unlike the methodological approach based on collecting data on the terrain relief using digitized topographic maps, a procedure is proposed to generate a reference DEM. The procedure provides high accuracy in solving the problem of coordinate referencing of control points due to differential processing of the navigation information obtained with the help of dual-frequency receivers of the geodetic class. In the course of work a technique for obtaining precise contour intervals of the terrain based on a rigidly bound algorithm for combining inertial and satellite measurements providing high-precision solutions even in the temporary absence of satellite signals was developed and experimentally validated. As a result of field and office works conducted in 2013-2015, a reference DEM with a size of about 50 50 km<sup>2</sup> was established that made it possible to evaluate the results obtained by DEM space stereo photography and make appropriate corrections in the program and methodical apparatus of Earth remote sensing data processing.</p>Remote sensingdigital elevation modelstereo photographyDEM accuracyДистанционное зондирование Землицифровая модель рельефастереосъёмкаточность цифровой модели рельефа[1. Novakovskii B.A., Prasolova A.I., Permiakov R.V. The accuracy of photogrammetric digital elevation models. Geodesy and Cartography. 2015. No. 2. P. 39-47. (In Russ.)][2. Vinogradov A.V., Voitenko A.V., Zhigylin A.U. Accuracy Evaluation of the Precise Point Position Technique for Processing Satellite Data Positioning and its Application for Inventory Works. Geoprofi. 2010. No. 2. P. 27-30. (In Russ.)][3. Bisnath S. Precise Point Positioning – A Powerful Technique with a Promising Future. GPS World. 2009. V. 20, Iss. 4. P. 43-50.][4. On’kov I.V. Accuracy assessment of DEM based on stereo pairs of a triplet KA TH-1 in ENVI software. Geomatics. 2014. No. 3. P. 22-28. (In Russ.)][5. Metody sputnikovogo i nazemnogo pozitsionirovaniya. Perspektivy razvitiya tekhnologiy obrabotki signalov [Satellite and Terrestrial Radio Positioning Techniques. A Signal Processing Perspective / ed. by D. Dardari, E. Falletti, M. Luise]. Moscow: Tekhnosfera Publ., 2012. 528 р.]