TIN GIS Model

By Kardi Teknomo, PhD.

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TIN or Triangulated Irregular Network stored GIS data for 3D surface model. The basic unit is a triangle. Because a triangle consists of three lines connecting three nodes, each triangle will have three neighbors (except those on the side or periphery). The triangle is represented by a sequence of three nodes. Each triangle may have other associated attributes such as population density, crime rate, etc. in another table.

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Teknomo, Kardi. Introduction to GIS. http:\\people.revoledu.com\kardi\ tutorial\GIS\