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Digital elevation models typically provide 3D representations of various surfaces and can be used to store elevation details for an area on a map.

and, SimpleDEMViewer is a fairly easy-to-use Mac application that lets you visualize and navigate information stored in such files.

Supports various types of DEM file types

Note that SimpleDEMViewer only provides viewing tools, so to get started you must first import a DEM file: go to the File menu and press the Open entry.

SimpleDEMViewer can open a variety of file types, including digital elevation models: GTOPO30, ETOPO1, ETOPO2, ETOPO5, HYDRO1K, SRTM, SRTM DTED, SRTM30plus, GLOBE, GDEM, and more. A complete list is included in the SimpleDEMViewer online manual.

Different map navigation tools

Additionally, SimpleDEMViewer allows you to browse elevation data and visualize map representations in its main window. Additionally, you can refresh the rendition or choose to zoom in or out on the image (via the map manipulation menu or using Command + [ or Commend + ] hotkey).

At the same time, you can adjust the viewing mode (aerial or panoramic), the texture of the map, contour lines or slope. Other options include the possibility to generate stereograms, geographic profiles, projection/grayscale or lake data.

Quite complex DEM viewer with lots of customization possibilities

Through the SimpleDEMViewer preferences window, the user can adjust the color set for elevation representation, toggle shadow effects or latitude and longitude lines. In addition, you can set the default unit of measure (km, nautical miles) or the base latitude for map width calculations.

SimpleDEMViewer also comes with a fairly simple user interface, but is capable of generating different types of map projections using DEM files: Conic, Mercator, Azimuth Equidistant, Azimuth Equiarea, or Orthogonal.