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From now on, we'll assume you are using SRTM-3 data. Unless otherwise noted, the process for SRTM-1 is identical. | From now on, we'll assume you are using SRTM-3 data. Unless otherwise noted, the process for SRTM-1 is identical. | ||
You can get download the appropriate data from ftp://e0srp01u.ecs.nasa.gov/srtm. You want all .hgt.zip files covering your region of interest. Depending on the size of your scenery, there may be quite a few. Download them to data/SRTM-3. | You can get download the appropriate data from ftp://e0srp01u.ecs.nasa.gov/srtm. (An alternative mirror for Europe is http://netgis.geo.uw.edu.pl/srtm/Europe/ ). You want all .hgt.zip files covering your region of interest. Depending on the size of your scenery, there may be quite a few. Download them to data/SRTM-3. | ||
Now we've got the data, we need to convert it into something of use to TerraGear. First, you need to unzip each of the .hgt files. Use a shell script like the following to unzip all the files: | Now we've got the data, we need to convert it into something of use to TerraGear. First, you need to unzip each of the .hgt files. Use a shell script like the following to unzip all the files: | ||