LIM Model Supporting Plan Research—An Experiment on the Digital Terrain Model Building for the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang

Within the process of the Planning of National Archaeological Park of the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang, the experiment on building the Digital Terrain Model for the mausoleum is proceeded, so that the technological paths of Landscape Information Modeling are explored. The model merges terrain data of 3 different scales, which are the plain of Hanzhong, the entire area of the mausoleum and the garden area of the mausoleum. It simulates the geographic landscape surrounding the mausoleum and supports proof to the outcome of the plan research. Based on the DTM of the mausoleum, it is imaginatively restored to relate the heap earth over mound and the tomb underneath by spatial means. The cut and fill to building the mausoleum is estimated by means of LIM. Such experiment proves that with the ability of manipulating the information, LIM model is a promising tool to support plan research.