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-====== Heightmap Real World Data ======+====== ArmA 3 Heightmap Real World Data ====== 
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 +[[https://www.pmctactical.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=68|ArmA 3 Forum]], [[:arma3|ArmA 3]], [[arma3:config|ArmA 3 Config]], [[arma3:missions|ArmA 3 Missions]], [[arma3:modeling|ArmA 3 3D Modeling]], [[arma3:scripting|ArmA 3 Scripting]], [[arma3:terrain|ArmA 3 Terrain]], [[arma3:texturing|ArmA 3 Texturing]], [[arma3:tools|ArmA 3 Tools]]
  
 **ArmA 3 Terrain Heightmap Using Real World Data** **ArmA 3 Terrain Heightmap Using Real World Data**
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 **Best online heightmap data?** **Best online heightmap data?**
  
-At the time of writing this page the best heightmap source is **Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM GL1) Global 30m**.+At the time of writing this page the best heightmap source is **Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM GL1) Global 30m** found from OpenTopography site or from global mapper online sources. 
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 +**ARC Seconds** 
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 +1 Arc second is 30 meters\\ 
 +9 Arc second is 90 meters 
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 +See also [[arma:terrain:dem_resolution|arma terrain DEM resolution]].
  
  
 ====== OpenTopography ====== ====== OpenTopography ======
  
-This is very good site to download elevation data, it has nice coverage and nice user interface.+This is very good site to download elevation data, it has nice coverage and nice user interface. Remember global mapper online sources includes this same data.
  
 Go to [[http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/lidar?format=sd|OpenTopography]] web site, click Global Data tab. Go to [[http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/lidar?format=sd|OpenTopography]] web site, click Global Data tab.
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 Once you have zoomed enough in to a smallish area, click "select a region" button in left side of the globe map screen. Mouse cursor changes to a cross now and you can drag a box to select region. Below you can see the data selection coordinates. Once you have zoomed enough in to a smallish area, click "select a region" button in left side of the globe map screen. Mouse cursor changes to a cross now and you can drag a box to select region. Below you can see the data selection coordinates.
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 +OpenTopography site limits digital elevation map downloads to 450,000 square kilometers (which is huge in arma3 terms).
  
 In coordinates box, if you choose to do so, you can tick "manually enter selection coordinates" box and then manually type in lat/lon coordinates. This is the only sure way to grab perfect square power of two data selection. In coordinates box, if you choose to do so, you can tick "manually enter selection coordinates" box and then manually type in lat/lon coordinates. This is the only sure way to grab perfect square power of two data selection.
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 Once processing is done you get "Raster Job Report" page which has your download. On "Download compressed raster results:" click the "rasters_srtm.tar.gz" (or rasters_alos.tar.gz if you chose ALOS) downloadable file to... you know, download. Once processing is done you get "Raster Job Report" page which has your download. On "Download compressed raster results:" click the "rasters_srtm.tar.gz" (or rasters_alos.tar.gz if you chose ALOS) downloadable file to... you know, download.
  
-This download is always the same file name so **please be careful and unpack this file into a directory**, use winrar RMB "extract to rasters_srtm/" and then **rename the directory to some good name which you recognize** because the terrain Asc ASCII Grid file inside is also named just "output_srtm.asc" every time you download new data. This way you never overwrite your existing terrain data downloads.+This download is always the same file name so **please be careful and unpack this file into a directory** 
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 +Use WinRAR / 7Zip RMB "extract to rasters_srtm/" and then **rename the directory to some descriptive name which you easily recognize** because the terrain Asc ASCII Grid file inside is also named just "output_srtm.asc" every time you download new data. This way you never overwrite your existing terrain data downloads.
  
-You should be able to import the tar gunzip (.gz) file into QGIS, however you should unpack it first like explained above. You can save the heightmap from QGIS into TIF file format and then read the tif with L3DT. L3DT can then save the heightmap as ASCII grid or XYZ. 
  
 ===== SRTM ===== ===== SRTM =====
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 ALOS World 3D - 30m has a lot of missing data spots. Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM GL1) Global 30m seems to have better coverage and the data / heightmap quality is much better than alos world 3d - 30m, it is highly recommended you download SRTM instead. ALOS World 3D - 30m has a lot of missing data spots. Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM GL1) Global 30m seems to have better coverage and the data / heightmap quality is much better than alos world 3d - 30m, it is highly recommended you download SRTM instead.
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 ===== ALOS World 3D - 30m ===== ===== ALOS World 3D - 30m =====
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 You can do [[arma3:terrain:real-world-data-global-mapper#aster_gdem_heightmap|Real World Data Global Mapper]] as it downloads automatically ASTER GDEM data for you if you use the connect to online data button. You can do [[arma3:terrain:real-world-data-global-mapper#aster_gdem_heightmap|Real World Data Global Mapper]] as it downloads automatically ASTER GDEM data for you if you use the connect to online data button.
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 +====== US National Elevation Dataset ======
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 +United States National Elevation Dataset is heightmap with 10 meter resolution which is very good. Unfortunately as the name suggests, its only for America, so unless you are doing american terrain this has no use to you.
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 +https://www.usgs.gov/core-science-systems/national-geospatial-program/national-map
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 +No idea how to download this manually, it can be done using global mapper -> online sources -> U.S. Data -> united states elevation data (NED) (10m resolution).
  
  
 ====== USGS EarthExplorer ====== ====== USGS EarthExplorer ======
  
-PMCTODO https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/+https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/
  
 Requires login? :-( Requires login? :-(
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 Click results button. Click results button.
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 +====== High Res Heightmaps ======
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 +https://environment.data.gov.uk/DefraDataDownload/?Mode=survey
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 +https://pugetsoundlidar.ess.washington.edu/index.html
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