Scandolieri, Gustavo R.Pereira, Danillo R.Silva, Francisco A.Almeida, Leandro L.Sapia, Helton M.Silva, João F. C. [UNESP]2019-10-062019-10-062018-07-01Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering, v. 12, n. 2, p. 163-172, 2018.1982-3932http://hdl.handle.net/11449/189208Digital Terrain Modeling (DTM) is a computational model of the earth surface that represents relief and it has a wide range of applications. This work proposes a new approach to DTM using the Finite Element Method (FEM) point-based instead of mesh-based. The points used by the proposed methodology were obtained by data captured by satellite images. The most methods require the precomputation of a mesh on the surface of the terrain. Our methodology overcomes the mesh step, and then the modeling process is very fast.163-172engArtigo10.4090/juee.2018.v12n2.163171Acesso restrito2-s2.0-85066790301