OpenTopoData
Earth Data, Everywhere!
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This API is best for accessing open GIS, imaging and remote sensing data worldwide.
Developers should use OpenTopoData to access open GIS, imaging, and remote sensing data from around the world without the hassle of in-house development. It provides a comprehensive database of topographical elevation provider sources and supports custom analytics and analysis algorithms which enable developers to generate custom maps and rasterize geographical datasources. It also allows automated geographic coordinate transformations to be used when needed.
Key features
- Free access to high quality digital
- topographical elevation data; Open access to various formats (JSON
- GeoTIFF
- etc.); Comprehensive database of topographical elevation provider sources; Generate custom maps and rasterize geospatial datasources; Support for custom analytics and analysis algorithms; Automated geographic coordinate transformations.
Potential use cases
- Personalised Topographical Maps: Generate customised topographical maps at various zoom levels and print options that people can use for personalised decoration or outdoor clothing and adventure planning.
- Off-road Navigation App: Build an off-road navigation app that uses orographic elevation data from OpenTopoData to provide directions and navigation instructions for paths specially maintained for off-road driving.
- Weather Forecast Interactive Tool: Create a weather forecasting interactive tool that utilises OpenTopoData to predict and display regional and global weather pattern changes based on elevation data.
OpenTopoData has made it incredibly easy for our application to access and analyse high quality topographical data sourced from around the world. We rely on it heavily for our product and would not be able to achieve the same level of accuracy and depth of data without it.
Related Technologies
- OpenStreetMap
- TerrainBuilder
- Landsat