Depth/height map of the world ? I mean public and free.

Dr.Sid · 12-13-07, 04:14 PM

Hello there. Any of you know about of public domain (redistributable) height/depth map of the world ? In electronic form of course. I'm kinda doing my own subsim. Well in fact such map is not much important. Limited mission area with non-real custom maps would do too. But it would be great to have whole real world to explore.

The quality does not have to be any good. But I need something. And especially the copyright issues must be clean. I could grab height from google earth or both depth and height from some commercial atlas software, but that could cause me big troubles some day.

Dr.Sid · 12-13-07, 04:32 PM

You see ? I tried the google again right after writing this post and look what I've found ..

http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/fliers/01mgg04.html

2 minute resolution whole world. Perfect. So the question is .. do you know anything better ?

Chock · 12-13-07, 06:01 PM

There's the stuff from the NASA space shuttle flight a few years ago, this is the data which several developers have used for improved terrain meshes in MS Flight Simulator. As far as I'm aware, the data is in the public domain (as is most NASA stuff like that). Most of it is in FSX and it crops up in products such as this http://www.justflight.com/product.asp?pid=40

Chock

Dr.Sid · 12-13-07, 06:04 PM

Here is my fullres snapshot of Europe from Etopo:

XabbaRus · 12-13-07, 06:43 PM

Looks good sid, as long as we have proper navigable seas, ie the Bosphorus and Panama Canal.

Like chock said the NASA stuff is public domain and hi res.

Dr.Sid · 12-13-07, 07:54 PM

Looking looking and can't find it.

Etopo maps are too lowres for Bosphorus or Panama .. but such details could be painted manualy.

12-13-07, 04:14 PM	#1
Dr.Sid The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Depth/height map of the world ? I mean public and free. Hello there. Any of you know about of public domain (redistributable) height/depth map of the world ? In electronic form of course. I'm kinda doing my own subsim. Well in fact such map is not much important. Limited mission area with non-real custom maps would do too. But it would be great to have whole real world to explore. The quality does not have to be any good. But I need something. And especially the copyright issues must be clean. I could grab height from google earth or both depth and height from some commercial atlas software, but that could cause me big troubles some day.

12-13-07, 06:01 PM	#3
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	There's the stuff from the NASA space shuttle flight a few years ago, this is the data which several developers have used for improved terrain meshes in MS Flight Simulator. As far as I'm aware, the data is in the public domain (as is most NASA stuff like that). Most of it is in FSX and it crops up in products such as this http://www.justflight.com/product.asp?pid=40 Chock __________________

12-13-07, 06:43 PM	#5
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Looks good sid, as long as we have proper navigable seas, ie the Bosphorus and Panama Canal. Like chock said the NASA stuff is public domain and hi res. __________________

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12-13-07, 04:32 PM	#2
Dr.Sid The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	You see ? I tried the google again right after writing this post and look what I've found .. http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/fliers/01mgg04.html 2 minute resolution whole world. Perfect. So the question is .. do you know anything better ?

12-13-07, 06:04 PM	#4
Dr.Sid The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Here is my fullres snapshot of Europe from Etopo:

12-13-07, 07:54 PM	#6
Dr.Sid The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Looking looking and can't find it. Etopo maps are too lowres for Bosphorus or Panama .. but such details could be painted manualy.