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Figure 3: Orthorectified pancromatic Cartosat-1 images, original DEM, and enhanced DEM are given in each raw for Jeddai, and 
Jeddas test regions respectively. 
studies presented in the literature, we can conclude that our pro 
posed urban DEM enhancement method is fast and reliable even 
in complex urban regions. The proposed automatic method will 
decrease operator work-loads in three-dimensional reconstruc 
tion of urban areas. In addition to that, we believe that proposed 
method will be of use for detailed urban monitoring, damage and 
change detection systems. The next step of this study will be the 
detection of more complex building shapes and textured rooftops. 
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