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
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