
Terrain Tiles
Provided by: Mapzen, a Linux Foundation project, part of the Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative
Provided by: Mapzen, a Linux Foundation project, part of the Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative

Terrain Tiles
Provided by: Mapzen, a Linux Foundation project, part of the Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative
Provided by: Mapzen, a Linux Foundation project, part of the Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative
This product is part of the Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative and contains data sets that are publicly available for anyone to access and use. No subscription is required. Unless specifically stated in the applicable data set documentation, data sets available through the Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative are not provided and maintained by AWS.
Description
A global dataset providing bare-earth terrain heights, tiled for easy usage and provided on S3.
Documentation
How to cite
Terrain Tiles was accessed on DATE
from https://registry.opendata.aws/terrain-tiles .
Update frequency
New data is added based on community feedback
Support information
Managed by: Mapzen, a Linux Foundation project
General AWS Data Exchange support
Resources on AWS
Description
Gridded elevation tiles
Resource type
S3 Bucket
Amazon Resource Name (ARN)
arn:aws:s3:::elevation-tiles-prod
AWS Region
us-east-1
AWS CLI Access (No AWS account required)
aws s3 ls --no-sign-request s3://elevation-tiles-prod/
Explore
Description
Gridded elevation tiles - replication in EU region
Resource type
S3 Bucket
Amazon Resource Name (ARN)
arn:aws:s3:::elevation-tiles-prod-eu
AWS Region
eu-central-1
AWS CLI Access (No AWS account required)
aws s3 ls --no-sign-request s3://elevation-tiles-prod-eu/
Usage examples
Tutorials
- Using GDAL to Produce a Geotiff for an Area by Chris Henrick
Publications
- Interactive Visualization of 3D Terrain Data Stored in the Cloud by Gregory Larrick, Yun Tian, Uri Rogers, Halim Acosta, and Fangyang Shen
- Landscape transformations produce favorable roosting conditions for turkey vultures and black vultures by Jacob E. Hill, Kenneth F. Kellner, Bryan M. Kluever, Michael L. Avery, John S. Humphrey, Eric A. Tillman, Travis L. DeVault & Jerrold L. Belant
Tools & Applications
- Customizable Terrain Tiles by Clockwork Micro
- Download topographical map contour lines as SVGs by Bunting Labs
- EOS Land Viewer by Earth Observing System
- Mapzen Terrain Tiles on AWS Reader by Safe Software
- On The Go Map by On The Go Map
- Open-Source Elevation Service by Racemap
- PlanetUtils (GitHub): Scripts and a Docker container to download, merge, and resample terrain tiles by Interline Technologies
- PODPAC: Python Library supporting TerrainTiles for analysis by Creare
- R package for accessing Terrain Tiles by Jeffrey W. Hollister
- Sentinel Hub WMS/WMTS/WCS Service for DEM by Sinergise
- Sentinel Playground for DEM by Sinergise
- ShadeMap: Simulate sun shadows for any time and place on Earth by Ted Piotrowski
- Shadowmap | Sun-Powered Insights. Anywhere on Earth. by Shadowmap Technologies GmbH
- Terradactile: Generate DEM and hillshade Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs for visualization and download based on terrain tiles by Sparkgeo