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Such outliers and non-matching regions have to be corrected accurately and efficiently for high-quality DSM generation. This process has been performed by applying a local distribution model, such as inverse distance weight (IDW), or by forming a triangulated irregular network (TIN). However, if the area of non-matching regions is large, it is not trivial to interpolate elevation values using neighboring cells. In this study, we proposed a new DSM interpolation method using a 3D mesh model, which is more robust to outliers and large holes. We compared mesh-based DSM with IDW-based DSM and analyzed the characteristics of each. The accuracy of the mesh-based DSM was a 2.80 m root mean square error (RMSE), while that for the IDW-based DSM was 3.22 m. While the mesh-based DSM successfully removed empty grid cells and outliers, the IDW-based DSM had sharper object boundaries. Because of the nature of surface reconstruction, object boundaries appeared smoother on the mesh-based DSM. We further propose a method of integrating the two DSMs. The integrated DSM maintains the sharpness of object boundaries without significant accuracy degradation. 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