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Re:Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” proj... by peterbraden on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @09:04AM (#26089226)
What data are you using for the DEM?
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Re:Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” proj... by thatcherc on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @05:06PM (#26095441)
SRTM3! It's all available from the USGS. I'm in the (slow) process of upgrading to SRTM1, which offers 3x better linear resolution, so 9 'pixels' to each of the current 'pixels' I have now. The drawback for me, though, is that the file storage requirements are 9x higher with the higher-res data
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