[Therion] Google Earth terrain model

[Martin Sluka]

On 8.7.2009, at 11:07, Footleg wrote:

> Or possibly more practical, extract terrain data from the new NASA
> public domain earth terrain model which I heard was being published on
> the news last week?

It looks promissing,

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

but one must generate the grid for therion from such data.

Google Earth has advantage one may shot-down the map data and  
altitude data from the same source. And altitude data directly as grid.

m.s.