The surface import modal is the tool to import surfaces to the 2D map view of Glex. The surface is converted to a flat representation of the actual surface and includes hill-shading, contour lines and color gradient choices.
Currently, the following formats are supportedSupported formats:
.zmap
.xyz (only when gridded)
.tiff tif (geotiff) [coming soon]
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Supported CRS:
ED50
WGS84 (for .tif files only)
Supported file size
Files can be no larger than 100mb.
The CRS of the file has to use ED50 as its datum. (lat-long is not supported)
Using the surface settings it is possible to customize the surface.
Surface settings
Surface settings let you customize the visualization of your surface.
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Color selection: select the color gradient for your surface
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Strength: Determines how strong the shadows are.
Direction: Determines the cardinal direction of the light.
0° is light from the North, moving clockwise
Altitude: Determines how far above the light is projected from.
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