Since OpenStreetMap does not have contour data, contour lines are generated off of other datasets. Often they are based on the US SRTM Digital Elevation Model (DEM) datasets but there are others datasets available that might have better coverage in some areas, etc. It is up to the person/project creating the contour lines from whatever DEM data they decide to use. Contours can be generated in any measurement system desired, but since many/most of these projects are based in metric countries, the contours are usually metric.
On Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 4:18:18 PM UTC-8, Bart Eisenberg wrote: > > The contour line are always mertric, as are the OpenStreetMap-sourced > maps. > > On Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 3:41:25 PM UTC-8, Eric Jain wrote: >> >> Just installed the contour lines plugin, and downloaded some elevation >> data. Looks great! >> >> However, the contour lines always seem to be metric; is there a way to >> switch to imperial units (i.e. feet)? >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Osmand" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
