Hi guys,<br><br>Exciting map geek news! Version 2 of the ASTER GDEM data[1] has just been officially released for civilian use![2]<br><br>Some of you may have been aware of the ASTER GDEM map data that was released back in 2009 (Version 1). This data contains the 3D elevation of 99% of the earth at a resolution of 30 meters. This is 9 times more dense than the SRTM3 data (90m resolution) that is the default data used in Google Earth. However, version 1 was only released as raw data only fit for scientific research. In version 2, they have clean the data and it can now be used by the general public. :)<br>
<br>I once played with GTOPO30 and SRTM3 data to create topographic maps[3] and I think the ASTER data would be interesting to play around with. :)<br><br>[1] <a href="http://www.gdem.aster.ersdac.or.jp/">http://www.gdem.aster.ersdac.or.jp/</a><br>
[2] <a href="http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-10/19/nasa-elevation-map">http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-10/19/nasa-elevation-map</a><br>[3] <a href="http://vaes9.codedgraphic.com/posts/topomaps_using_srtm3_data">http://vaes9.codedgraphic.com/posts/topomaps_using_srtm3_data</a><br>
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