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Re: Google earth elevations accurate?
Caroling Geary 2007-Sep-23 19:06:00
Interesting. I looked up Mt. Shasta CA, USA, and at high res, it
registered la too-low altitude. The peak is a very small area, as you
say, probably doesn't cross a gridline.
On Sep 23, 2007, at 1:51 PM, Erik Krause wrote:
>
> If you have a relatively smooth area the values should be accurate.
> In the mountains it starts to get difficult, because the resolution
> id too low to map rough structures. Summits and spires are usually
> too low compared to their real values. At least this is the case for
> summits in the european alps,
Caroling Geary, www.wholeo.net