Elevation Datasets and Formats

All of the data sets and formats listed here can be imported into RiverTools 2.4 and many are free. Several of them have also been included, with permission, on the RiverTools Data CD.

Australian Geodata 9-second DEM   (synopsis)
     Main Page   |   Metadata   |   Index   |   Sample Data   |   Other DEMs
     Geoscience Australia
CDED (Canadian Digital Elevation Data)   (synopsis)
     CIT Canada
DTED (Digital Terrain Elevation Data)   (synopsis)
     Level 0 Data   |   NIMA Home
ETOPO2 Global Topography & Bathymetry
     Main Page   |   Smith & Sandwell
ETOPO5 Global Topography & Bathymetry   (synopsis)
     Main Page   |   Downloadable Data
GeoTIFF   (synopsis)
     Main Page
GLOBE (Global Land One-km Base Elevation)   (synopsis)
     Main Page   |   Docs
GTOPO30   (synopsis)
     Main Page   |   Docs
IBCAO Arctic Bathymetry   (synopsis)
     Main Page
LIDAR Data (Light Detection and Ranging)   (synopsis)
     NOAA LIDAR   |   NOAA Data   |   NOAA LDART Page   |   NCALM Home
MOLA (Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter)   (synopsis)
     Main Page   |   MGS Home   |   Data   |   DEMs
NED (National Elevation Dataset)   (synopsis)
     Main Page   |   NED Fact Sheet   |   NED FAQ   |   USGS Home
NOAA/NOS EEZ Bathymetry   (synopsis)
     Main Page
RIDGE Multibeam Bathymetry
     Old Page   |   New Page
SDTS Raster Profile   (synopsis)
     Main Page (USGS)   |   DEM Downloads   |   USGS Downloads
Smith & Sandwell 2-Minute Seafloor Topography
     Main Page   |   NOAA/NGDC Site   |   NOAA/NGDC Link
SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission)   (synopsis)
     Main Page   |   Data Timeline   |   Data Info   |   Data Products   |   Data at USGS
     Downloadable Data
USGS Standard Format   (synopsis)
     GIS Data Depot   |   Earth Explorer   |   WebGLIS   |   EROS Data Center

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