Terrain Tiles

Description

A global dataset providing bare-earth terrain heights, tiled for easy usage and provided on S3.

Update Frequency

New data is added based on community feedback

License

https://github.com/tilezen/joerd/blob/master/docs/attribution.md

Documentation

https://github.com/tilezen/joerd/tree/master/docs

Managed By

Mapzen, a Linux Foundation project

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Contact

https://github.com/tilezen/joerd/issues

How to Cite

Terrain Tiles was accessed on DATE from https://registry.opendata.aws/terrain-tiles.

Usage Examples

Tutorials

• Using GDAL to Produce a Geotiff for an Area by Chris Henrick
  

Tools & Applications

• Arnis: Generate any location from the real world in Minecraft with a high level of detail by Louis Erbkamm
  
• Customizable Terrain Tiles by Clockwork Micro
  
• Download topographical map contour lines as SVGs by Bunting Labs
  
• EOS Land Viewer by Earth Observing System
  
• Mapzen Terrain Tiles on AWS Reader by Safe Software
  
• On The Go Map by On The Go Map
  
• Open-Source Elevation Service by Racemap
  
• PlanetUtils (GitHub): Scripts and a Docker container to download, merge, and resample terrain tiles by Interline Technologies
  
• PODPAC: Python Library supporting TerrainTiles for analysis by Creare
  
• R package for accessing Terrain Tiles by Jeffrey W. Hollister
  
• Sentinel Hub WMS/WMTS/WCS Service for DEM by Sinergise
  
• Sentinel Playground for DEM by Sinergise
  
• ShadeMap: Simulate sun shadows for any time and place on Earth by Ted Piotrowski
  
• Shadowmap | Sun-Powered Insights. Anywhere on Earth. by Shadowmap Technologies GmbH
  
• Terradactile: Generate DEM and hillshade Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs for visualization and download based on terrain tiles by Sparkgeo
  

Publications

• Interactive Visualization of 3D Terrain Data Stored in the Cloud by Gregory Larrick, Yun Tian, Uri Rogers, Halim Acosta, and Fangyang Shen
  
• Landscape transformations produce favorable roosting conditions for turkey vultures and black vultures by Jacob E. Hill, Kenneth F. Kellner, Bryan M. Kluever, Michael L. Avery, John S. Humphrey, Eric A. Tillman, Travis L. DeVault & Jerrold L. Belant