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Exploring Himalayan Topography

May 26, 2025 Peter Van Geit Leave a comment

In this post we explore mesmerizing views on the Himalayas along any given hiking route. During my 4 months Trans…

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Posted in: Topography Filed under: Topography

High Resolution Topography

May 19, 2025 Peter Van Geit Leave a comment

Topography is represented on topographic maps through contour lines. Most contours are generated from 30 meter (1 arc sec) DEM…

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Posted in: Maps, Topography Filed under: Topography

Himalayan Geography & GIS – Part 4 – Topography

May 23, 2024 Peter Van Geit

In this module we will be download satellite generated Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data, extract elevation data for Himalayan features,…

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Posted in: Courses, GIS, Topography Filed under: GIS, Topography

Alpine Hiking 6E – DEM & Contours

December 21, 2021 Peter Van Geit

A Digital Elevation Model (DEM) is a representation of the bare ground (bare earth) topographic surface of the Earth excluding trees, buildings,…

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Posted in: 6 GIS, Alpine Bootcamp DIY, Topography Filed under: GIS, Topography

Alpine Hiking 3A – Elevation profile

November 27, 2021 Peter Van Geit

In Chapter 1 we learned about the Geography of the Western Himalayas, Topography (Contours) and various detailed maps like Open…

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Posted in: 3 Journey Planning, Alpine Bootcamp DIY, Topography Filed under: Topography

Alpine Hiking 2E – Off trail / Contours

November 25, 2021 Peter Van Geit

When you don’t have a map with trails or GPS log there’s another way to make your way across the…

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Posted in: 2 Navigation, Alpine Bootcamp DIY, Navigation, Topography Filed under: Navigation, Topography

Alpine Hiking 1B – Topography & Contours

November 17, 2021 Peter Van Geit

In this second module let’s get familiar with one of the most important concepts: topography. Topographic maps use contour lines…

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Posted in: 1 Maps & Route Planning, Alpine Bootcamp DIY, Topography Filed under: Topography

Alpine Hiking 1A – Geography of Western Himalayas

November 16, 2021 Peter Van Geit

In this first module we will familiarize ourselves with the geography of the Indian Western Himalayas spanning the states of…

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Posted in: 1 Maps & Route Planning, Alpine Bootcamp DIY, Topography, Ultra Journeys Filed under: Topography

Navigation Bootcamp (9) – Digital Elevation Models & Generating Contours

March 12, 2020 Peter Van Geit

In this module we ll learn about Digital Elevation Models (DEM) of the planet, how to download and generate contours…

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Navigation Bootcamp (8) – Contours and Topographic maps

March 3, 2020 Peter Van Geit

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