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A service for direct access to and download of height data. The service meets the requirements of the EU directive Inspire. The product name in Swedish is Markhöjdmodell Nedladdning.
About this product
The product is based on height data from the National Elevation Model. When downloading area, resolution and coordinate system can be selected.
Depending on which client software is used, different possibilities are given for processing, for example:
- presentation of the elevation model with different colour schemes based on slope and height level
- calculation of slope gradients and volumes
- showing of height values for profiles, individual points, etc.
- draping of maps and pictures over the elevation model.
Maintenance and update frequency
The product is continuously updated when the National Elevation Model is updated. Production plans and production status can be found under Plans and outcomes.
Fact sheets and reports
It is free to disseminate the information below to organizations and / or individuals who may have an interest in altitude data.
Fact sheets:
- New national height model (in Swedish, pdf, new window)
- Airborne laser scanning (in Swedish, pdf, new window)
Reports from Lantmäteriet:
- Preliminary study of surface models using image matching (pdf, new window)
- Cartographic information from laser data (in Swedish, pdf, new window)
- Height model texture (in Swedish, pdf, new window)
- The accuracy of the height model (in Swedish, pdf, new window)
- Comparison of overlapping height models (in Swedish, pdf, new window)
- Useful analysis, Elevation data - a prerequisite for climate adaptation (in Swedish, pdf, new window)
- LMV Report 2006: 3, Laser scanning, Falun test project (in Swedish, pdf, new window)
External reports:
- The effect of vegetation and slopes on the uncertainty of laser data for a new national height model (new window)
- Examination of algorithms and software for ground classification of point clouds from airborne laser scanning (new window)
- Calibration of ALS Intesity Data (pdf, new window)
- Accuracy check of laser data for new national height model (in Swedish, pdf, new window)
Services that meet the INSPIRE specifications are available free of charge on www.geodata.se/geodataportalen (opens in new window). There you can also find detailed information about the services. On the INSPIRE website (opens in new window), you can read the implementing rules that form the basis for our INSPIRE services.
Documentation
The versions of the services may overlap, so pay attention to which version you pick up at home. Version history describes the changes that occurred at each update.
| Version and date | Change since previous version |
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Version 1.0 Available in production environment from: |
Technical framework and standard for download services
The download services are based on the standard protocol Webb Coverage Service (WCS) from The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) or the web standard Atom.
The Open Geospatial website Consortium (new window)
the Atom web standard on the RFC Editor website (new window)
WCS works as a view service, but with the ability to download the data that the service contains. Most GIS software on the market has built-in support for the WCS standard.
Atom is an XML-based format used for web feeds and can be used in most RSS readers or feed readers.
Do you want deeper technical information about our geodata products you can read the product documentation.
Our geodata products with API:s require that you have an application or software capable of managing the services. To view real property information or maps directly in your browser, you can use Lantmäteriet's e-services.
Plans and outcomes
The product is based on the National Elevation model. The elevation model is continuously updated using point clouds from aerial laser scanning and aerial image matching.
The production plans below are the underlying plans for the updating. The plans can be changed based on weather and other conditions.
Production status
Production status is updated every day and display information regarding date for data capture and survey technique (laser scanning or image matching) for the National Elevation model.
Order product
You can order geodata products directly from us or from one of our resellers. The resellers can also help you with customization and processing of the products.
Order from Lantmäteriet
If you want to order directly from us at Lantmäteriet you should use the Order form.
If you want to use our spatial data services in your business, you first need to sign a license for use. Submit a request in the Order Form.
Order from resellers
Do you want help with customizing and processing our products and services? Then you should contact one of our resellers.
Copyright and publication
In some cases you need permit to distribute geographic information. Read more on the page Copyright and publication of Lantmäteriet's geographical information.