z-coordinate to given (x,y) coordinate?

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z-coordinate to given (x,y) coordinate?

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Hello together,

some months ago I've been asked by a customer whether we can offer a function for the following usecase:
  • The input data is just a valid x,y-coordinate
  • Required output is the z-coordinate aka height above the sea level
Currently we do not provide such a feature within xServers but you can easily access the following API:

http://open.mapquestapi.com/elevation/

Regards from Germany,

Bernd
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By the way: though we do not return the z-Coordinate as requested in the initial post we are able to provide the elevation profile of a route.
Sample track from Bern (CH) to Bolzano (I)
Sample track from Bern (CH) to Bolzano (I)
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Re: z-coordinate to given (x,y) coordinate?

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Hi!

Can you tell me how to switch on this height profile?
(To show it on the Map as in your Screenshot)

Thank you!
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Re: z-coordinate to given (x,y) coordinate?

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Hello Julian,

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<ns2:ResultListOptions_4 totalRectangle="false" boundingRectanglesOffset="0" boundingRectanglesC="0"
 tollManoeuvres="false" manoeuvreGroups="false" urbanManoeuvres="false" brunnelManoeuvres="false"
 manoeuvreAttributes="false" segmentAttributes="false" segments="true" dynamicInfo="false" 
 detailLevel="STANDARD" polygon="true" binaryPathDesc="false" nodes="true" texts="true" 
 manoeuvres="true" polygonElevations="true"/>
You have to request both polygon and polygonElevations via the ResultListOptions. This will return the Z-coordinate in the polygon then.
Sample screenshot showing the result list options requesting the z-coordinate in the response.
Sample screenshot showing the result list options requesting the z-coordinate in the response.
This also requires the file heights.bin in the maps root folder.

Depending on the framweork you use for the GUI it is then a more or less big challenge to display the diagram.

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Bernd
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