Open Digital Elevation Model (OpenDEM)
The Portal for sharing the 3rd Dimension
12.11.2024
OpenDTM -DE, the Lower Saxony data has been corrected.
In order to move forward, the voids have been filled with gdal_fillnodata.
In order to avoid nonsensical values at the borders, the data sets were clipped with the surface areas of Lower Saxony.
Further information on processing can be found here
2.11.2024
OpenDTM -DE, all federal states are now processed, except Lower Saxony & Schleswig-Holstein
Lower Saxony: Voids appear in the corners of the tiles. The problem is known and will be fixed. An exact date is not available.
Schleswig-Holstein: The availability of a mass download has been requested.
5.10.2024
OpenDTM -DE, Lower Saxony cannot be processed at the moment
Voids appear in the corners of the tiles. The problem is known and will be fixed. An exact date is not available.
That's why Brandenburg and Berlin are next in line.
11.09.2024
OpenDTM -DE, North Rhine-Westphalia is ready.
Take a look at the background information for the details.
Lower Saxony is the next federal state to be processed.
16.08.2024
OpenDTM -DE, Saarland is ready.
Take a look at the background information for the details.
North Rhine-Westphalia is the next federal state to be processed.
11.08.2024
OpenDTM -DE, Rhineland-Palatinate is ready.
Take a look at the background information for the details.
Saarland is the next federal state to be processed.
29.07.2024
OpenDTM -DE, Baden-Wuerttemberg is ready.
Take a look at the background information for the details.
Rhineland-Palatinate is the next federal state to be processed.
22.06.2024
OpenDTM -DE, Hesse is ready.
Take a look at the background information for the details.
Baden-Wuerttemberg is the next federal state to be processed.
15.06.2024
OpenDTM -DE, a free Terrain Model for Germany
Because only a low-resolution DTM is available nationwide, a standardised nationwide DTM is now here in the making. The federal states are being processed step by step.
Already finished are Bavaria, Saxonia and Thuringia.
Take a look at the background information for the details.
- GeoTiff with 1m resolution
- Contours with 10 m interval (shape file)
10.06.2024
The time has finally come! Free high-resolution terrain models are now available for all federal states in Germany.
The last two federal states are Bremen and Lower Saxony:
- Bremen (Germany) DTM & DSM with 1 m resolution
- Lower Saxony (Germany) DTM with 1 m resolution
08.06.2024
More high resolution datasets were added to the OpenDemSearcher.
As part of the implementation of the EU Open Data Directive, geodata should be made available as "open data" in all federal states of Germany from mid-2024.
- Saarland (Germany) DTM with 1 m resolution
- Baden-Wuerttemberg (Germany) DTM with 1 m resolution
- Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) DTM with 1 m resolution
03.01.2024
Happy New Year!
All download map clients have been completely revised.
In order to become as independent as possible from backend components, modern techniques such as vector tiles were used.
More information and code can be found in this GitHub repositories: https://github.com/OpenDEM/OpenDEMsearcher https://github.com/OpenDEM/BathymetryViewer_COG.
