Easily add elevation data to your apps and solutions
Quickly access geographic information and elevation profiles for specific points, lines, and polygons to support both single and multiple queries.
Elevation Service
Terrain mapping and elevation profiles for any location on Earth
Benefits of the elevation service
A lightweight and performant API, essential for applications in mapping, 3D modeling, and game development.
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Use cases and real-world examples
Improve environmental planning, risk assessment, and analysis
The elevation service covers both land and underwater areas. This enables you to evaluate real-world terrains and assess risks from a variety of natural occurrences, such as flooding, landslides, and wildfires.
Precise point elevation data and terrain modeling also support planning, assessment, and analysis in urban planning, environmental studies, and construction projects.
Display elevation changes and detailed trail conditions
Equip your hiking apps with detailed terrain mapping data to highlight elevation changes and trail conditions, empowering users to plan hikes with confidence.
Incorporate features, such as hillshade, slope, and aspect maps, along with elevation profiles for trail routes, to provide richer, more realistic visualizations reflecting every ridge and valley.
Expand your route planning
Develop systems and apps to provide range estimations for electric vehicles.
Measure elevation along diverse paths and land covers to enhance path optimization for any terrain.
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