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From: Spuii
Subject: How do I do this???
Date: 15 Jul 2002 02:28:26
Message: <3d326b8a@news.povray.org>

I have a topographical map of the (avocado)ranch that I live on (240 acres).
I want to make a 3d image using the numbers for e-w,n-s, and altitude. Is
there anyway to input all this other than by hand? I know the Longitude and
Latitude, so is there anyway or where I can download the data? Then from
there where do I go? Big Bag of Avocadoes to the first one who can steer me
straight...

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From: Christoph Hormann
Subject: Re: How do I do this???
Date: 15 Jul 2002 03:13:10
Message: <3D327606.6799651F@gmx.de>

Spuii wrote:
> 
> I have a topographical map of the (avocado)ranch that I live on (240 acres).
> I want to make a 3d image using the numbers for e-w,n-s, and altitude. Is
> there anyway to input all this other than by hand? I know the Longitude and
> Latitude, so is there anyway or where I can download the data? Then from
> there where do I go? 

Have a look at:

http://www.vterrain.org/Elevation/index.html
http://www.terrainmap.com/
http://edc.usgs.gov/geodata/

for elevation data.

If you want to extract elevation information from topographical maps you
might have a look at Grass:

http://www.geog.uni-hannover.de/grass/

For using the height data in POV-Ray see the documentation, section


Christoph

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