Maps usually show geopolitical boundaries: countries and provinces. A more meaningful view of the mountains is as per its natural…
An interesting way to look at the Himalayas is to understand the flow of water (rain, winter snow and glacial…
Introduction In this chapter we will teach you how to perform various interesting types of terrain analysis: Previous GIS chapters…
In this post we explore mesmerizing views on the Himalayas along any given hiking route. During my 4 months Trans…
Topography is represented on topographic maps through contour lines. Most contours are generated from 30 meter (1 arc sec) DEM…
In this module we will be download satellite generated Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data, extract elevation data for Himalayan features,…
A Digital Elevation Model (DEM) is a representation of the bare ground (bare earth) topographic surface of the Earth excluding trees, buildings,…
In Chapter 1 we learned about the Geography of the Western Himalayas, Topography (Contours) and various detailed maps like Open…
When you don’t have a map with trails or GPS log there’s another way to make your way across the…
In this second module let’s get familiar with one of the most important concepts: topography. Topographic maps use contour lines…