I just heard from a co-worker that that data goes flat above a certain elevation over Everest.
On Tue, 15 Jun 2004, Ihab Hawater wrote: > Ian, > > You can get SRTM DEM (free) that are in ~ 90 m resolution for areas outside > USA. > Check out: http://edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/pub/data/srtm/ > > If you know the latitude and longitude of your location (Mt. Everest), then > get its corresponding DEM as they are named with the geographic coordinates > of the low left corner of the DEM dataset. Be aware that SRTM DEM has, > however, some gaps in them. > > The SRTM DEM comes in a binary format with an .hgt extension. Once you have > the data, you can use 'Grid Translator Pro (GTP) for MapInfo Vertical' to > upload the data to Vertical Mapper. A free evaluation version is available > for direct download. Check out: > http://www.geomaticssystems.com/Products/GTPMapInfo.htm > > Cheers > > Ihab Hawater > Geomatics Systems Inc. > www.geomaticssystems.com > 114 Inverary Crescent > London (Ontario) > Canada N6G 3L8 > > Perhaps someone out there in MapInfo-land knows of a source for the highest > resolution DEMs and/or Topographic Raster maps of Everest and K2.... > > I don't mind if it's commercial data - so long as it's good data... > > Any help... > > - Ian Erickson > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message number: 12209 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 12210
