Terrain Tiles

Stream data with DDA:

from dagshub.streaming import DagsHubFilesystem

fs = DagsHubFilesystem(".", repo_url="https://dagshub.com/DagsHub-Datasets/terrain-tiles-dataset")

fs.listdir("s3://elevation-tiles-prod")

Description:

A global dataset providing bare-earth terrain heights, tiled for easy usage and provided on S3.

Contact:

A global dataset providing bare-earth terrain heights, tiled for easy usage and provided on S3.

Update Frequency:

New data is added based on community feedback

Managed By:

Mapzen, a Linux Foundation project

Collabs:

• ASDI:
  • Tags: elevation

Resources:

1. resource:
   • Description: Gridded elevation tiles
   • ARN: arn:aws:s3:::elevation-tiles-prod
   • Region: us-east-1
   • Type: S3 Bucket
   • Explore: Browse Map
2. resource:
   • Description: Gridded elevation tiles - replication in EU region
   • ARN: arn:aws:s3:::elevation-tiles-prod-eu
   • Region: eu-central-1
   • Type: S3 Bucket

Tags:

aws-pds, agriculture, elevation, earth observation, geospatial, sustainability, disaster response

Tutorials:

1. tutorial:
   • Title: Using GDAL to Produce a Geotiff for an Area
   • URL: https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/201831/how-to-efficiently-access-files-with-gdal-from-an-s3-bucket-using-vsis3/202608#202608
   • AuthorName: Chris Henrick

Tools & Applications:

1. tools & applications:

   • Title: R package for accessing Terrain Tiles
   • URL: https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/elevatr/vignettes/introduction_to_elevatr.html
   • AuthorName: Jeffrey W. Hollister
   • AuthorURL: https://github.com/jhollist

2. tools & applications:

   • Title: Mapzen Terrain Tiles on AWS Reader
   • URL: https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_Desktop_Documentation/FME_ReadersWriters/terraintilesaws/terraintilesaws.htm
   • AuthorName: Safe Software
   • AuthorURL: https://www.safe.com/

3. tools & applications:

   • Title: Sentinel Hub WMS/WMTS/WCS Service for DEM
   • URL: http://www.sentinel-hub.com/apps/wms
   • AuthorName: Sinergise
   • AuthorURL: http://www.sinergise.com/

4. tools & applications:

   • Title: Sentinel Playground for DEM
   • URL: https://apps.sentinel-hub.com/sentinel-playground/?source=DEM&lat=41.902277040963696&lng=-102.83203125&zoom=4
   • AuthorName: Sinergise
   • AuthorURL: http://www.sinergise.com/

5. tools & applications:

   • Title: EOS Land Viewer
   • URL: https://eos.com/landviewer/
   • AuthorName: Earth Observing System
   • AuthorURL: https://eos.com/

6. tools & applications:

   • Title: Open-Source Elevation Service
   • URL: https://elevation.racemap.com
   • AuthorName: Racemap
   • AuthorURL: https://racemap.com/

7. tools & applications:

   • Title: On The Go Map
   • URL: https://onthegomap.com/
   • AuthorName: On The Go Map
   • AuthorURL: https://onthegomap.com/

8. tools & applications:

   • Title: PlanetUtils (GitHub): Scripts and a Docker container to download, merge, and resample terrain tiles
   • URL: https://github.com/interline-io/planetutils
   • AuthorName: Interline Technologies
   • AuthorURL: https://www.interline.io/

9. tools & applications:

   • Title: PODPAC: Python Library supporting TerrainTiles for analysis
   • URL: https://podpac.org/datasets.html#terraintiles
   • AuthorName: Creare
   • AuthorURL: http://www.creare.com/

10. tools & applications:

    • Title: Terradactile: Generate DEM and hillshade Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs for visualization and download based on terrain tiles
    • URL: https://terradactile.sparkgeo.com/
    • AuthorName: Sparkgeo
    • AuthorURL: https://sparkgeo.com/

11. tools & applications:

    • Title: Customizable Terrain Tiles
    • URL: https://clockworkmicro.com/
    • AuthorName: Clockwork Micro
    • AuthorURL: https://clockworkmicro.com/

12. tools & applications:

    • Title: ShadeMap: Simulate sun shadows for any time and place on Earth
    • URL: https://shademap.app/
    • AuthorName: Ted Piotrowski
    • AuthorURL: https://github.com/ted-piotrowski

13. tools & applications:

    • Title: Download topographical map contour lines as SVGs
    • URL: https://buntinglabs.com/tools/download-topo-map-contour-lines
    • AuthorName: Bunting Labs
    • AuthorURL: https://buntinglabs.com/

Publication:

1. publication:

   • Title: Landscape transformations produce favorable roosting conditions for turkey vultures and black vultures
   • URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-94045-3
   • AuthorName: Jacob E. Hill, Kenneth F. Kellner, Bryan M. Kluever, Michael L. Avery, John S. Humphrey, Eric A. Tillman, Travis L. DeVault & Jerrold L. Belant

2. publication:

   • Title: Interactive Visualization of 3D Terrain Data Stored in the Cloud
   • URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9298063
   • AuthorName: Gregory Larrick, Yun Tian, Uri Rogers, Halim Acosta, and Fangyang Shen