Real world topography

[Emre Senoglu]

Heya - now that terrain.party is not functioning anymore, what are some alternatives for obtaining basic real world topographic data? Preferably simple data (eg heightmaps) that can be used in multiple software (Twinmotion, 3ds Max, World Creator and the like).

[Podolsky]

It looks like OpenStreetMap is a big open-source project. Interface does not look very pretty, but seems there is 7 million worldwide community and many different options about export information. Necessary to look deeper (especially to Wiki).

https://www.openstreetmap.org/

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Map_features

[Emre Senoglu]

Do you have any information on whether it allows you to export heightmaps?

[Podolsky]

I know that exist Blender plug-in, that extract height maps using this service. That means it's possible (in theory). It's necessary to make deeper research about it.