I will continue to work on.īut your note (you can check this under > Window > Model info > Location). This Question seems to be interesting for many user but till now nobody has found a solution. I have already investigated in the forum and Internet.
Digital terrain model from google earth how to#
But The GE Terrains are sufficient for my purposes.Ī new question now for me is, how to get a realistic street on the terrain. The Problem is that SRMTs and other map materials with higher resolution one can get only from the german land survey offices against much money, so i saw an alternative only in the GE-Terrains. Often I have downloaded SRMT terrains from CGIAR-CSI GeoPortal but the resolution especially for German regions is very low. I tried to use ArcGis but it seemed to me as a non-specialist to difficult. Most of the knowledge about GIS I have acquired on the Internet.
Unfortunately, I am not an expert in the area of GIS. May be it is interesting for some of you. These produced contour lines can be used for modeling a terrain into Sketchup. This tutorial shows a technic how to create height contour lines from the pictures in Google earth. I have found an interesting Tutorial at the internet. Unfortunately, DEMs are to get in Germany only for a lot of money. May be there are users which would like to present models on a terrain that corresponds to the real area. Most of the Sketchup techniques i have learned by online video tutorials.
I was immediately enthusiastic with this software. I came in contact with Sketchup about two years ago. My special interest is in the reconstruction of historical buildings and all other things which can be constructed with Sketchup. I’m a retired “stoneaged” mechanical engineer. I’m a new member in this community and I’m surprised about this many talented people here.