Collected here are matched sets of Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), Digital Raster Graphic Topographic Maps (DRGs), and Digital Orthophoto Quad Aerial Photographs (DOQs). 3DEM software builds a terrain model from the DEM, and then overlays the DRG or DOQ image for creation of 3D scenes and flyby animations. GPS waypoints and tracks can also be plotted on the surface for visualization of a path through the wilderness. These files require the use of 3DEM version 16 or higher.
DEMs are provided in tar.gz format that can be read directly by 3DEM. DRGs and DOQs in geotiff format (*.tif) can also be read directly by 3DEM. DRGs and DOQs in compressed zip format (*.zip) must be decompressed with WinZip before they can be read by 3DEM.
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Location |
Digital Elevation Model (DEM) | Digital Raster Graphic (DRG) | Digital Orthophoto Quads (DOQ) |
Planet Mars |
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Reull Vallis | reull.img.zip (1030 kbytes) | Not Available | reull.gif.zip (560 kbytes) |
Vallis Marineris | marineris.img.zip (870 kbytes) | Not Available | marineris.gif.zip (520 kbytes) |
USA - Arizona | |||
Grand Canyon Havasupai Point |
dem.tar.gz (3400 kbytes) | drg.zip (4200 kbytes) | doq.zip (1400 kbytes) |
Mount Lemmon | dem.tar.gz (3600 kbytes) | drg.zip (4100 kbytes) | doq.zip (1500 kbytes) |
USA - California |
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Big Sur | dem.tar.gz (3100 kbytes) | drg.tif (9000 kbytes) | doq.zip (1500 kbytes) |
Drake's Bay | dem.tar.gz (1500 kbytes) | drg.tif (5500 kbytes) | doq.zip (3200 kbytes) |
Los Padres Forest Hurricane Deck |
dem.tar.gz (230 kbytes) | drg.tif (10600 kbytes) | doq.zip (1600 kbytes) |
Redwood Nat'l Park Holter Ridge |
dem.tar.gz (3000 kbytes) | drg.tif (6300 kbytes) | doq.zip (1600 kbytes) |
San Francisco Bay Angel Island |
dem.tar.gz (600 kbytes) | drg.tif (5900 kbytes) | doq.zip (1300 kbytes) |
Tahoe Emerald Bay |
dem.tar.gz (1100 kbytes) | drg.tif (4800 kbytes) | doq.zip (1300 kbytes) |
Yosemite Hetchy Reservoir |
dem.tar.gz (3000 kbytes) | drg.tif (7700 kbytes) | doq.zip (1500 kbytes) |
Yosemite Matterhorn |
dem.tar.gz (3200 kbytes) | drg.zip (4700 kbytes) | doq.zip (1500 kbytes) |
USA - Montana | |||
Snowshoe Peak | dem.tar.gz (200 kbytes) | drg.zip (3300 kbytes) | doq.zip (1200 kbytes) |
USA - New York | |||
Catskill Mtns Peekamoose Mtn |
dem.tar.gz (2700 kbytes) | drg.zip (2400 kbytes) | doq.zip (1500 kbytes) |
USA - North Carolina | |||
Smoky Mtns Clingmans Dome |
dem.tar.gz (3300 kbytes) | drg.tif (9600 kbytes) | doq.zip (1600 kbytes) |
Smoky Mtns Silers Bald |
dem.tar.gz (3200 kbytes) | drg.tif (10000 kbytes) | doq.zip (1500 kbytes) |
Smoky Mtns Smokemont |
dem.tar.gz (2800 kbytes) | drg.tif (10900 kbytes) | doq.zip (1500 kbytes) |
Smoky Mtns Thunderhead |
dem.tar.gz (3200 kbytes) | drg.tif (10000 kbytes) | doq.zip (1600 kbytes) |
USA - Texas | |||
Big Bend Nat'l Park Emory Peak |
dem.tar.gz (230 kbytes) | drg.zip (2900 kbytes) | doq.zip (1700 kbytes) |
USA - Utah | |||
Canyonlands Park Spanish Bottom |
dem.zip (344 kbytes) | drg.zip (3500 kbytes) | doq.zip (2800 kbytes) |
USA - Virginia | |||
Charlottesville West | dem.tar.gz (2400 kbytes) | drg.zip (5100 kbytes) | doq.zip (1700 kbytes) |
Shenandoah Park Old Rag Mountain |
dem.tar.gz (3000 kbytes) | drg.zip (4400 kbytes) | doq.zip (1600 kbytes) |
USA - Washington State | |||
Olympic Nat'l Park Mount Olympus |
dem.tar.gz (2800 kbytes) | drg.zip (3900 kbytes) | doq.zip (1200 kbytes) |
Mt Saint Helens | dem.tar.gz (1600 kbytes) | drg.zip (3100 kbytes) | doq.zip (350 kbytes) |
USA - West Virginia | |||
New River Thurmond | dem.tar.gz (2800 kbytes) | drg.zip (3000 kbytes) | doq.zip (1600 kbytes) |
USA - Wyoming | |||
Yellowstone Park Cathedral Peak |
dem.tar.gz (1600 kbytes) | drg.zip (2500 kbytes) | doq.zip (1300 kbytes) |
Grand Teton | dem.tar.gz (2900 kbytes) | drg.zip (2800 kbytes) | doq.zip (1100 kbytes) |
DEMs for Glider Pilots -
Use these DEMs with IGC flight record files to produce 3D flight path
images. |
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Arizona - Turf turf.bin.zip (4100 kbytes) |
California - California City califcity.bin.zip (5800 kbytes) |
Pennsylvania - Reedsville reedsville.bin.zip (5000 kbytes) |