[UW-GIS-L] On the topic of DEMs (Pakistan)

[Josef Eckert]

Thanks, Harvey!  Let me grub together the actual lat/longs from this 
ancient map and I'll get back with you.  What's your availability like?
~joe

Harvey Greenberg wrote:

> Yes, that 1" (~30m) DEM is the finest world dataset.  Although it 

> shows fine detail, there is a distracting nubbiness, and I usually use 

> the 3" (~90m) SRTM data, especially the HydroSHEDS version.  If you 

> don't want to download and mosaic it yourself, I have much of Asia as 

> a (conditioned) 3" DEM and a hillshade.  The hillshade has bilinear 

> pyramids, which is the only decent way to display high-resolution 

> hillshades.  You can arrange to come by my office and clip out what 

> you want.  If you want to start at a lower resolution, the HydroSHEDS 

> site has that too.

>

> harvey

>

> Matthew Parsons wrote:

>> Joe,

>>

>> You might want to consider the ASTER global DEM available via NASA.

>> http://gcmd.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/Metadata.do?Portal=GCMD&MetadataType=0&MetadataView=Full&KeywordPath=&EntryId=ASTGTM1 

>>

>>

>> Press release info: 

>> http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/jun/HQ_09-150_ASTER_Topographic_Map.html 

>>

>>

>> -Matt

>>

>>

>> Josef Eckert wrote:

>>> Hi,

>>>

>>> I'm hunting for DEMs of Pakistan and India, and I'm unable to obtain 

>>> funds for a paid solution.  I was wondering if anyone had 

>>> recommendations on where to pick up these for free?  I'll only be 

>>> using them as a hillshade, so resolution isn't terribly important.

>>>

>>> Best,

>>> Joe Eckert

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