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[[Project Source]] used for initializing [[DTM|Digital Terrain Model]]; the terrain height without for example buildings, trees and other objects.
This page describes the World Elevation Service, configured as a [[Project Source]], used for initializing [[DTM|Digital Terrain Model]]; the terrain height without for example buildings, trees and other objects.


Its provider is ESRI and its coverage is Worldwide. The coverage with accompanying accuracy can be inspected with this ArcGIS Viewer{{ref|coverage}}.
The service of this project source is provided by ESRI and its coverage is Worldwide. This service is a combination of individual services per country or region, as listed in the [[#Coverage by Country|tables below]]. The service always returns the best possible accuracy it has, based on the coverage within a country.
 
The coverage with accompanying accuracy can also be inspected with this ArcGIS Viewer{{ref|coverage}}.


More background information on the service can be found here{{ref|info}}.
More background information on the service can be found here{{ref|info}}.


==Coverage by Country==
==Coverage by Country==
As of May 2026, these were the accuracy coverages per country:
The tables below contain the accuracy and source of each DTM per country, used by the World Elevation Service.
As of May 2026, the accuracy coverages per country were:


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Latest revision as of 09:09, 12 May 2026

This page describes the World Elevation Service, configured as a Project Source, used for initializing Digital Terrain Model; the terrain height without for example buildings, trees and other objects.

The service of this project source is provided by ESRI and its coverage is Worldwide. This service is a combination of individual services per country or region, as listed in the tables below. The service always returns the best possible accuracy it has, based on the coverage within a country.

The coverage with accompanying accuracy can also be inspected with this ArcGIS Viewer[1].

More background information on the service can be found here[2].

Coverage by Country

The tables below contain the accuracy and source of each DTM per country, used by the World Elevation Service. As of May 2026, the accuracy coverages per country were:

Europe

Country Accuracy Source
Netherlands 0.50 meters AHN
UK England 1.00 meters Environment Agency
France 1.00 meters IGN-F
Germany Bavaria 1.00 meters Bayerische Vermessungsverwaltung
Germany Berlin 1.00 meters Geoportal Berlin
Germany Brandenburg 1.00 meters GeoBasis-DE/LGB
Germany Hesse 1.00 meters HVBG
Germany Nordrhein-Westfalen 1.00 meters Land NRW
Germany Lower Saxony 1.00 meters LGLN
Germany Saxony 1.00 meters GeoSN
Germany Sachsen-Anhalt 2.00 meters LVermGeo LSA
Germany Other 24.00 meters Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
Belgium Vlaanderen 0.50 meters agentschap Digitaal Vlaanderen
Belgium Wallonia 0.50 meters Service public de Wallonie (SPW)
Spain 5.00 meters IGN
Spain Madrid 1.00 meters Ayuntamiento de Madrid
Portugal 0.50 meters DGT
Italy 10.00 meters INGV
Denmark 0.40 meters KDS
Norway 10 meters NMA
Finland 2.00 meters NLS
Switzerland 0.50 meters swisstopo
Austria 1.00 meters BEV
Poland 1.00 meters GUGIK
Czech Republic 2.00 meters CUZK
Slovakia 1.00 meters ÚGKK SR
Slovenia 1.00 meters ARSO
Latvia 1.00 meters Latvian Geospatial Agency
Lithuania 1.00 meters NZT
Estonia 1.00 meters Estonian Land Board
Other 24.00 meters Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

Outside Europe

Country Accuracy Source
USA 1.00 meters NRCS USDA
Japan 6.18 meters GSI Japan
Other 24.00 meters Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

See also

References

  1. World Elevation Coverage Map ∙ ESRI ∙ Found at: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?layers=3af669838f594b378f90c10f98e46a7f ∙ (last visited: 2026-05-12)
  2. Terrain - Overview ∙ ESRI ∙ Found at: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=58a541efc59545e6b7137f961d7de883 ∙ (last visited: 2026-05-12)