Topography of a region - Python
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Introduction
An example of Alta-joki Alta river.
https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=68.8546,23.64807&z=8&b=mbt
Mostly needs an API.
Python GIS
- folium
- geopy
- GeoPandas
Earth Model
DEM files (likes SRTM data) with
- Rasterio
- GDAL
Norwegian national DEM (Kartverket). The Norwegian Mapping Authority provides very high-resolution DEM data (down to 1 meter).
Global DEMs (digital elevation model). No need super high resolution. Common datasets:
- SRTM (~30 m resolution)
- ASTER GDEM (~30 m)
Open portals. You can use
- OpenTopography
- OpenDEM
- NASA EarthData
which gives eg GeoTIFF.
