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Podrock, help April 23, 2016 1:17 pm RL

I used to be able to download grey scale elevation maps from the usgs at http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/basic/

Now they are in some *.img format I cannot view- I need .tiff, or .png- is there a converter (preferably free) that you recommend?

In the end I need images like this:

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  • Just found a better solution... by RL 2016-08-23 16:11:06
    • Another possible addition to the toolbox by mcfly 2016-04-24 18:42:42
      • I will look into the free version... by RL 2016-04-26 14:52:47
      • Opentopography by podrock 2016-04-24 09:36:53
        • Pix4D alternative? by SDG 2016-08-26 07:30:48
        • You might try: by podrock 2016-04-24 06:21:46
          • Don't you use Blender? by podrock 2016-04-24 07:00:42
            • Yes, this is for blender by RL 2016-04-24 11:39:37
              • I finally got it... by RL 2016-04-24 13:12:43
                • Excellent! by podrock 2016-04-24 14:05:42
                  • South Platte by RL 2016-04-24 14:21:11
                    • North Carolina by podrock 2016-04-24 15:24:20
                      • Cool, is that sketch up pro? by RL 2016-04-24 17:02:40
                        • Yup by podrock 2016-04-24 17:18:11
                          • If you ever want to try blender for terrain... by RL 2016-04-24 17:28:46
          • A python method by podrock 2016-04-23 15:09:51
            • Uhhh, by podrock 2016-04-23 14:07:37
              • I used to be able to download a tiff image by RL 2016-04-23 14:11:42
                • software by podrock 2016-04-23 14:34:21
                  • Sadly by RL 2016-04-23 22:34:06
                  • what scale? by podrock 2016-04-23 14:25:05
                    • Not sure what you mean by RL 2016-04-23 22:31:42
                      • What I mean by podrock 2016-04-24 06:43:07

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