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WAsP – the Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Program |
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WAsP – the Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Program |
The US Geological Survey provide digital maps with resolutions as fine as 1:25 000 (or better) – from the institution itself or from partners, e.g.
MapMart. The products include elevation and topographical maps from
the US, and global coastline maps from all over the globe.
Appropriate links and information is given in the table below.
| Product | Region | Format | Free/Commercial | Web-link | Can be used by WAsP? |
| Coast line data | Global | Vector | Free | rimmer.ngdc.noaa.gov | Yes |
| Elevation data | US | Commercial | Craterlake.wr.usgs.gov/data.html | ||
| DLG – Vector | Commercial | Earthexplore.usgs.gov | Not yet | ||
| DXF / DWG-vector | Commercial | www.mapmart.com/Vector.htm 1:24 000 Vectors |
Yes, but only after conversion (*) |
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| DEM – Raster | Commercial | Earthexplore.usgs.gov | Yes, but only after transformation (**) | ||
| DEM – Raster | Commercial | www.mapmart.com/DEM.htm, High detail – 7.5-Minute |
Yes, but only after transformation (**) |
(*) DWG-files may be converted to DXF by DConvert.
(**) Files in DEM-format may be read by Surfer to create a contour map, the contours of which in turn may be exported as a DXF-file
(by means of the option "Map | Contour Map | Export Contours"). The DXF-file may be converted to
a WAsP map file by importing –
and saving as WAsP map by the Map Editor.
