Mapping Toolbox™ 2.7

Product Description

• Introduction and Key Features
• Importing Map and Geospatial Data
• Organizing and Manipulating Map and Geospatial Data
• Displaying Map and Geospatial Data
• Analyzing Map and Geospatial Data
• Visualizing and Analyzing Terrain Data

Visualizing and Analyzing Terrain Data

In addition to supporting a variety of gridded terrain and bathymetry formats and data products, the Mapping Toolbox provides the following specialized capabilities for terrain visualization and analysis:

• Elevation profiles
• Perspective views
• Contour maps
• Lighting, shading, and texture-mapping
• Colormaps for terrain and bathymetry
• Gradient, slope, and aspect calculations
• Line-of-sight visibility (point-to-point) and viewshed calculations

Map of northeast Asia, created from Smith and Sandwell's global elevational bathymetry model, which is based on satellite altimetry, ship track lines, and GTOPO30. Click on image to see enlarged view.