Topographic profile

This can vary according to the slope and amplitude of the terrestrial relief, but is usually three to five times the horizontal scale.

It is evident that, thanks to computer science, more sophisticated three-dimensional models of the landscape can be made from digital terrain data.

[2] One of the most important applications of the topographic profiles is in the construction of works of great length and small width, for example roads, sewers or pipelines.

People who study natural resources such as geologists, geomorphologists, soil scientists and vegetation scholars, among others, build profiles to observe the relationship of natural resources to changes in topography and analyze numerous problems.

[2] A river or stream gradient may be derived from its elevation profile by means of numerical differentiation.