3 ms·
OpenStreetMap does not have much of its own elevation data. (There is a way to tag elevation, but it is rather seldom done). Any project that shows you OSM data
by Mediterraneo10 9y ago
OpenStreetMap does not have much of its own elevation data. (There is a way to tag elevation, but it is rather seldom done). Any project that shows you OSM data and elevation is probably pulling in third-party elevation data such as that from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)[1].
[1] http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org/ http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org/
- nxc18 9y agoI was pleasantly surprised to learn that Airbus sells a very nice Digital Elevation Model. It seems to be quite a lot better than the shuttle data everyone was using for a while. http://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/worlddem/ http://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/worlddem/
- rmc 9y agoThe elevation data in OSM is mostly just an elevation data on peaks and such, not actually DEM stuff