How to import highly accurate DEM in UgCS

Learn how to download highly accurate #DEM (Digital Elevation Model) data with 1-meter precision directly from the #USGS (United States Geospatial Service) website: apps.nationalmap.gov/download.... The tutorial provides a step-by-step guide on how to access data that's 30 times more detailed than the default 1 arc-second elevation data in #UgCS.
Use this guide to elevate your #drone #mapping and #surveying projects!
This tutorial is recorded with UgCS v.5.
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[@houl8071]

Great tutorial! This is exactly what I was looking for while ising UgCS. Thank you

[@sphengineering]

Thank you! We're happy to hear we've delivered exactly what you needed.
Please feel free to share what other topics you'd like to be covered-we'll put them in our content production pipeline.

[@Alek987]

Please tell us the workflow for Europe, not for America, also make a tutorial how to use our own created DTM for this purpose

[@sphengineering]

Hi! Overall workflow of importing a DEM into UgCS is exactly the same. In Europe each country has their own database of elevation models. If you have your own DEM created then you need to export it into GeoTIFF file (.tif) extension and import into UgCS. -Kristaps

[@michaelcarlson3186]

Does UgCS convert source DEM from other mapping projections to Web Mercator projection on the fly now upon import? Does it also convert units?

[@sphengineering]

@@michaelcarlson3186 It does not automatically convert the DEM to other mapping projections. So it has to be converted before import. If you mean metric/imperial units then you can switch them in Main Menu / Configuration / Measurement. -Kristaps