Get started
-- elevation-api.eu provides a free elevation service aronud the Earth's globe. Under the scenes, it uses the Copernicus DEM dataset from the European Space Agency. -
-get elevation
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- To get elevation (in meters, of course) of a point on earth, you need to do a GET request to the following url:
- https://www.elevation-api.eu/elevation/:lat/:lon
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- Latitude and Longitude should be on the WGS-84 datum. For example, the elevation of lake Leman is:
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- curl https://www.elevation-api.eu/elevation/46.24566/6.17081
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- 368
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Errors
-- The elevation api uses the following error codes: -
-Error Code | -Meaning | -
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HTTP 501 | -- The requested elevation is outside the DEM's bound. Usually this happens if you try to request a point on Sea. - You can assume the elevation to be around 0m. - | -