I did some more digging and found some more info on this. Turns out the US is only processing the C-band stuff and will only release the data in 30m resolution for the US and 90m resolution for the rest of the world (this sucks). The germans are processing the x-band stuff and will have data available for all mapped regions at 1m resolutions(or so they say). Of course the BIG difference is that the US processed stuff is all free (thanks to US tax payers) while the German stuff is at "market price". I'm in the process of installing thier ordering system so I don't know how much the Germans have available yet. If anyone is interested, you can find the german stuff at http://www.dfd.dlr.de/srtm/html/.
Happy Holidays, Cameron Ole Frank Nielsen wrote: > There hasn't been much discussion on this list about the high resolution > data being made available from the Shuttle Radio Topography Mission (SRTM) > February 2000 where most of the surface of the planet was mapped using > advanced technology. > > Three institutions are involved in the data processing: one US, one Italian, > one German. > > The data have a very high resolution and have been processed for the whole > of the USA. Data will be made available in the public domain sometime during > this year on the home page of USGS. > > I am presently working in Angola for the WHO. I have worked extensively with > MI to map things and events among them population movements. > > Recently we had a tragic mine accident where an anti-tank mine killed 7 > people. This event has triggered a thorough review of UN security procedures > where information management is a very weak element. This I have discussed > with them. I have proposed solutions (GIS)... > > The SRTM data being high resolution may provide a very good mapping of the > landscape in which security operations have to take place and I have > proposed to the UN system that they apply for the release of data for Angola > to NASA/NIMA. The argument is that the information will be used for > humanitarian action. > > Manifold can import srtm data directly and data have been made available in > an ESRI format. > > What about MI? > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message number: 4631 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 4638
