Terrain (Project Source)
Project Source used for the Digital Terrain Model (DTM); the terrain height of the bare ground without for example buildings, trees and other objects. See for more information the elevation model page.
Its provider is ESRI. Its coverage is Worldwide. The coverage with accompanying accuracy can be inspected with this ArcGIS Viewer[1].
More background information on the service can be found here[2].
Coverage by Country
As of May 2026, these were the accuracy coverages per country:
Europe
| Name | Accuracy | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 0.50 meters | |
| England | 1.00 meters | Environment Agency |
| France | 1.00 meters | IGN-F |
| Germany Bavaria | 1.00 meters | |
| Germany Berlin | 1.00 meters | Geoportal Berlin |
| Germany Brandenburg | 1.00 meters | GeoBasis-DE/LGB |
| Germany Hesse | 1.00 meters | |
| 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 | |
| Portugal | 0.50 meters | |
| Italy | 10.00 meters | |
| Denmark | 0.40 meters | |
| Norway | 10 meters | |
| Finland | 2.00 meters | |
| Switzerland | 1.00 meters | |
| Austria | 1.00 meters | |
| Poland | 1.00 meters | |
| Czech Republic | 2.00 meters | |
| Slovakia | 1.00 meters | |
| Slovenia | 1.00 meters | |
| Latvia | 1.00 meters | |
| Lithuania | 1.00 meters | |
| Estonia | 1.00 meters | |
| Other | 24.00 meters |
Outside Europe
| Name | Accuracy | |
|---|---|---|
| USA | 1.00 meters | |
| Japan | 6.18 meters | |
| Other | 24.00 meters |
See also
References
- ↑ World Elevation Coverage Map ∙ ESRI ∙ Found at: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?layers=3af669838f594b378f90c10f98e46a7f ∙ (last visited: 2026-05-12)
- ↑ Terrain - Overview ∙ ESRI ∙ Found at: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=58a541efc59545e6b7137f961d7de883 ∙ (last visited: 2026-05-12)