[mkgmap-dev] Making contour (topo) maps for Scandinavia and Russia

Tue Apr 21 12:32:23 BST 2009

I wondered why the contour lines on OpenCycleMap tiles end near my latitude
(a few hundred meters south from my home).  The reason seems to be that the
NASA SRTM data does not cover polar areas, between 60° and 90° degree
northern or southern latitude.  Fortunately, some contour data appears to
be available: http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/contours2.html

Has anyone made any experiments with this data?  Is a translation from
the Pulkovo 42 coordinate system to WGS84 needed?  Is it OK to distribute
Garmin maps that combine OSM and this elevation data?

	Marko