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DSM mesh
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[data architecture]
A representation of a digital surface model (DSM) composed of the vertices, edges, and faces that define terrain. A DSM mesh is a textured model created by draping adjusted images onto a triangulated irregular network (TIN) version of the DSM (derived from overlapping images in the adjusted block).