{dataset_name}: Get elevation for locations

API: opentopodata.org:open-topo-data
Endpoint: /v1/{dataset_name}
Response format: unknown
Auth: unknown
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 189ms

Description

Reads the elevation from a given dataset for one or more lat/lng locations. Supports JSON and GeoJSON output formats.

Parameters (6)

dataset_name (string, path, required)

Name of the elevation dataset to query

Constraints: {'enum': ['aster30m', 'bkg200m', 'emod2018', 'etopo1', 'eudem25m', 'gebco2020', 'mapzen', 'ned10m', 'nzdem8m', 'srtm30m', 'srtm90m', 'test-dataset']}

format (string, query, optional, default: json)

Response format

Constraints: {'enum': ['json', 'geojson']}

interpolation (string, query, optional, default: bilinear)

Interpolation method for elevation values

Constraints: {'enum': ['nearest', 'bilinear', 'cubic']}

locations (string, query, required)

Latitude,longitude pairs separated by pipe characters, or an encoded Google polyline

nodata_value (string, query, optional, default: null)

Value to return for locations with no elevation data

Constraints: {'enum': ['null', 'nan']}

samples (integer, query, optional)

Number of equally-spaced points to sample along the path between locations

Constraints: {'minimum': 2, 'maximum': 1000}

Examples (2)

Get elevation for locations openapi-spec

curl 'https://api.opentopodata.org/v1/srtm90m?locations=-43.5%2C172.5%7C27.6%2C1.98&samples=10&interpolation=cubic&nodata_value=null&format=json'

import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.opentopodata.org/v1/srtm90m",
    params={
        'locations': '-43.5,172.5|27.6,1.98',
        'samples': '10',
        'interpolation': 'cubic',
        'nodata_value': 'null',
        'format': 'json',
    },
)
data = resp.json()

import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("opentopodata")
result = api.fetch("v1/{dataset_name}", locations="-43.5,172.5|27.6,1.98", samples=10, interpolation="cubic", nodata_value="null", format="json")

for item in result:
    print(item)

const resp = await fetch("https://api.opentopodata.org/v1/srtm90m?locations=-43.5%2C172.5%7C27.6%2C1.98&samples=10&interpolation=cubic&nodata_value=null&format=json");
const data = await resp.json();

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Get elevation for locations probe-gate

curl 'https://api.opentopodata.org/v1/srtm90m?locations=-43.5%2C172.5%7C27.6%2C1.98&samples=10&interpolation=cubic&nodata_value=null&format=json'

import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.opentopodata.org/v1/srtm90m",
    params={
        'locations': '-43.5,172.5|27.6,1.98',
        'samples': '10',
        'interpolation': 'cubic',
        'nodata_value': 'null',
        'format': 'json',
    },
)
data = resp.json()

import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("opentopodata")
result = api.fetch("v1/{dataset_name}", locations="-43.5,172.5|27.6,1.98", samples=10, interpolation="cubic", nodata_value="null", format="json")

for item in result:
    print(item)

const resp = await fetch("https://api.opentopodata.org/v1/srtm90m?locations=-43.5%2C172.5%7C27.6%2C1.98&samples=10&interpolation=cubic&nodata_value=null&format=json");
const data = await resp.json();

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