%0 Journal Article %T STUDY ON THE USE OF DEM TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF RISK AND HAZARD MAPS %A Caius DIDULESCU %A Adrian SAVU %J Geographia Napocensis %D 2011 %I Romanian Academy %X This article discusses the advantages of using different types of DEM to the achievement of risk and hazard maps. Models are used to study the real physical phenomena, to create a more precise picture of reality, especially for creating a virtual prototype that describes the structure and behavior of natural phenomena in different conditions. %K Digital Elevation Model %K Digital Terrain Model %K hazard maps %K risk maps %U http://geographianapocensis.acad-cluj.ro/Revista/volume/nr_1_2011/pdf/Didulescu_Savu.pdf