What Is A Elevation Map

A digital elevation model (dem) is a representation of the bare ground (bare earth) topographic surface of the earth excluding trees, buildings, and any other surface objects. The distinctive characteristic of a topographic map is the use of elevation contour lines to show the shape of the earth's surface. This can be as simple as printing elevations on a road map or as complex as topographical mapping.

Elevation diagrams are mostly drawn to show a side of the house after its completion. This will ignore your altitude, and water. This can be as simple as printing elevations on a road map or as complex as topographical mapping.

To get a better view of the altitude numbers, zoom in a bit on the map, but don’t do it too much or the elevation numbers will disappear.

Maps that show elevations are called topographic maps. By the strictest definition, an elevation map is any map which shows the different elevations of an area. Elevation contours are imaginary lines connecting points having the same elevation on the surface of the land above or below a reference surface, which is usually mean sea level. What is a topographic map?