For 3D effect on a 2D map, Shaded Relief plugin can make a hillshade from the DEM.
Thanks, Alex On 08/03/2011 01:45 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Hi Torsten, > If your question is how do you get the (SRTM) data, try something > like: > http://edcsns17.cr.usgs.gov/NewEarthExplorer/ - Earth Explorer from the > USGS > Or http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org/ - or various other places. > If you just want to use it as a basemap then I'm guessing you just > add it like a regular raster. If you want to use it to drape other data > over so you can do 3D I'm not sure if QGIS could do that or if it would be > the best solution - there are other open-source GIS's for that. > Hope that helps. > Jonathan > > > > From: Torsten Lange <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 02/08/2011 23:55 > Subject: [Qgis-user] free DEM data in QGis > Sent by: [email protected] > > > > Hi! > > I'm novice to use free DEM data. I work on a medium (~60km) scale area in > Germany. It's basically about geology. As don't need accurate DEM data for > the > time being I read through google that gtopo30 or (even better ?) DTED data > > from German Aerospace Center may be utilized, which are all free of > charge. > > Actually I don't know where to start. Could anyone please give some > comments > about how would be the general procedure to load those data into QGis? > Useful > links are appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > Torsten > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > > > > This transmission is intended for the named addressee(s) only and may contain > sensitive or protectively marked material up to RESTRICTED and should be > handled accordingly. Unless you are the named addressee (or authorised to > receive it for the addressee) you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to > anyone else. If you have received this transmission in error please notify > the sender immediately. All email traffic sent to or from us, including > without limitation all GCSX traffic, may be subject to recording and/or > monitoring in accordance with relevant legislation. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
