The performance of automated DEM generation were re-evaluated through the use of professional photogrammetric workstations , that allow important advantages, for example, faster processing and low processing costs. The methodology of automatic DEM extraction and orthophoto generation from digital stereo imagery is well established and extensively described . However, an accuracy assessment of these elevation data is necessary. Inadequate and inaccurate representations can lead to poor decisions that can negatively impact our environment and the associated human, cultural, and physical landscape. This is particularly true in classification or other cartographic modeling applications where elevation, slope and aspect are derived from DEMs and used with other spatial data. Still, only a limited number of studies have addressed the issue of accuracy evaluation of DEM produced by photogrammetric methods from archive aerial photographs and derived geomorphometric features in areas with complex topography. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the quality of DEM created with photogrammetric methods using stereo aerial photos in areas of complex topography, and its potential use for geomorphometic analysis at local sca