Topographical Map of Earth Mission Completed

dolphin558 writes "The mission to provide a topographical layout of a large swath of the planet Earth was completed after a four year partnership between NASA and NGA. The data was derived from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission launched February of 2000. The map extends from 60 degrees north of the Equator to 56 degrees south with a resolution level (for publicly available data) of 295 feet. The data can be used to set warning guidelines for low lying areas, regulate land use and further refine radar topography for extra-terrestrial applications as in the case of Venus."

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Some nice images

[xott]

And a great topological map of New Zealand. You can clearly see the different forces affecting the land here. The upwelling of volcanic activity in the north, and the collision of plates pushing up the Southern Alps in the south Island. And if you look very very close in the middle of the North Island, you can see Hobbiton.