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Elevation Products

High-Resolution Elevation Products

Equator Contours

Contours are created from high-resolution public lidar data. When you add the layer to your site, Equator auto-generates contours based on the specific resolution and interval required for your project.

Equator Point Cloud

Recommended for viewing LIDAR data in-app. Point clouds are created from high-resolution public lidar data. When you add the layer to your site, Equator auto-generates the layer based on the specific resolution and interval required for your project.

Equator 3D Surface

Recommended for viewing high-precision surface models in-app. Quantized meshes are created from high-resolution public lidar data. When you add the layer to your site, Equator auto-generates the layer based on the specific resolution and interval required for your project.

Equator DEM

Recommended for building smooth terrain models. DEMs are created from high-resolution public lidar data. When you add the layer to your site, Equator auto-generates the layer based on the specific resolution and interval required for your project.

Equator DSM

Recommended for building smooth terrain models. DSMs are created from high-resolution public lidar data. When you add the layer to your site, Equator auto-generates the layer based on the specific resolution and interval required for your project.

Equator Surface Hillshade

Best for creating visually appealing elevation maps in GIS. Hillshades are created from high-resolution public lidar data. When you add the layer to your site, Equator auto-generates the layer based on the specific resolution and interval required for your project.

Equator STL

STLs are created from high-resolution public lidar data. When you add the layer to your site, Equator auto-generates the layer based on the specific resolution and interval required for your project.

Equator Heightmap

Heightmaps are for Unity and Unreal Engine and they allow the use of real-world terrain in these game engines.

Equator Contours & Imagery

Contours & Imagery exports combine contours with map imagery. Since both exports go hand-in-hand, if both are needed you can get them both from one export.

Low-Resolution Elevation Products

Low-resolution (30 m) elevation data from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). When you add the layer to your site, Equator auto-generates the selected product based on the specific resolution and interval required for your project.

Equator JAXA Contours
Equator JAXA 3D Surface
Equator JAXA DSM
Equator JAXA Surface Hillshade
Equator JAXA STL
Equator JAXA Heightmap