[Gdal-dev] how to read SRTM files

[Mario Beauchamp]

Hi,

On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 18:41:36 +0000, Eduardo Patto Kanegae <lists at webmapit.com.br> wrote:

>I'm downloading SRTM NASA ziped files from 
>ftp://e0dps01u.ecs.nasa.gov/srtm/South_America/ but I saw that I don't 
>know this file format(.hgt)

You can also get SRTM data in Geotiff format from ftp://ftp.glcf.umiacs.umd.edu/glcf/SRTM/

And you have the choice between WRS2 and degree tiles.
--
Mario B.
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