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by joshklint
Fri Jan 19, 2024 3:42 pm America/New_York
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Question: Earth elevation suitable for 3D rendering?
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Re: Earth elevation suitable for 3D rendering?

This data set only covers 84N/56S:
https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/science/usgs-eros-archive-digital-elevation-global-multi-resolution-terrain-elevation

It appears to be using a cylindrical projection, which is unusable near the poles.
by joshklint
Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:43 pm America/New_York
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Question: Earth elevation suitable for 3D rendering?
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Earth elevation suitable for 3D rendering?

I am trying to determine the highest resolution data source I can use for Earth elevation / height maps. I can use a WMS, tile server, or whatever else exists, but the height data needs to be high-precision, as this will be used for 3D rendering in a game engine. I would expect the height data to be...