Mingsheng Liao 
  
between accuracy and computation cost. The procedures were implemented automatically. Further investigation will 
focus on the evaluation of the accuracy and reliability of the DEM quality generated in the next steps. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
The authors would like to thank Mr. Jie YANG, Wen YANG and Pan ZHU et al forthe technical support. 
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