Khurram, A good source for finding, viewing and using elevation data for a number of geographic locations is the following site by John Childs: http://www.terrainmap.com/
Regards, Frank. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mats Elfstr�m [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28 September 2004 10:33 am > To: Khurram Munawar > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: MI-L Ang. MI-L Ground Elevation Data > > > Hi All! > > In february 2000, NASA flew a special shuttle mission to generate a > near-global digital elevation model (DEM) of the Earth using radar > interferometry. (see > http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/features/srtm_jan2002/) > > Amazingly enough, the complete results are freely available for download > from > ftp://edcsgs9.cr.usgs.gov/pub/data/srtm/ > The data is segmented into one degree lat/lon chunks, with a planar > resolution of about 30 m. > The data are pretty raw, and should be treated with that knowledge, but > hey, it's free! > > I only found out this the other day, and I have just downloaded data for > Sweden. > But I have not yet figured out how to put the data into MapInfo. > I have looked at it with Global Mapper which works perfectly. Perhaps I > can transform it from there. > Another tip (from this list) is to use the 3dem software from > http://www.visualizationsoftware.com/3dem.html > > which apparently can convert the .hgt files into something MapInfo > understands. > This remains to be tested. > > H�lsning/ Best regards Mats.E > ________________________ > FB Engineering AB > S�dra F�rstadsgatan 26 > 211 43 Malm� > OBS nya telefonnummer! > Tel: 040-660 2550 > Mobil: 0705-27 60 27 > Fax: 040-660 2599 > e-post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.fbe.se > > > > > "Khurram Munawar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 2004-09-27 22:29 > S�nd svar till > "Khurram Munawar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Till > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Kopia > > �rende > MI-L Ground Elevation Data > > > > > > > Hi Guys, > > I am looking for USA terrain data (ground elevation data) of resolution 1 > Km > or better in a Map Info compatible format. Does any one of you know from > where I woul dbe able to get that. > > Regards, > Khurram > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message number: 13522 > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message number: 13524 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 13525
