GOOPO V1.0-Google Topography Query by Roozbeh Geraili Mikola

GOOPO V1.0-Google Topography Query by Roozbeh Geraili Mikola, PhD, PE

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Properties:

Query Type:
Select Unit:
Start Longitude:	(default: -122.260913)
Start Latitude:	(default: 37.866532)
End Longitude:	(default: -122.240914)
End Latitude:	(default: 37.877711)
Data Point (X-Dir.):	(default: 256)
Data Point (Y-Dir.):	(default: 256)

Actions:

Notes:

Use of the Google Elevation API for standard users is subject to a limit of 2,500 requests per day. In each given request you may query the elevation of up to 512 locations and 10 requests per second. This limit is enforced by Google to prevent abuse and/or repurposing of the Elevation API, and this limit may be changed in the future without notice. Please visit google developer page for more information.GOOPO trys to optimize the data usage due to this limitation but you need to pay attention to the selection of sampling number (Data Point), specially in grid query, to avoid recieving error message from Google server.

GOOPO in Action:

Following clips show how to use GOOPO:
GOOPO in Action (Clip)

Select File Type:
File Name:

Input

1-Select query type. Either Grid or Line query can be selected in GOOPO.

2-Select unit system. Either Meter or Feet units can be selected in GOOPO.

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3-Define Longitude and Latitude for start and end points of query. You can use the mouse or enter a coordinate in the console.

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4-Define number of sampling points (X and Y direction for Grid query and along the line in Line query).

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5-Press "Get Elevation" button to extract the elevations. After finishing the query process a "Save As" will pops up and ask for output type

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Note: Use of the Google Elevation API for standard users is subject to a limit of 2,500 requests per day. In each given request you may query the elevation of up to 512 locations and 10 requests per second. This limit is enforced by Google to prevent abuse and/or repurposing of the Elevation API, and this limit may be changed in the future without notice. Please visit google developer page for more information.GOOPO trys to optimize the data usage due to this limitation but you need to pay attention to the selection of sampling number (Data Point), specially in grid query, to avoid recieving error message from Google server.

Output

GOOPO offers two format for output 1:text file 2:dxf file. After finishing the elevation query the "Save As" dialog pops up and you will be able to select the output type and save the extracted data in local machine. Please note that you can simply press "Save As" button and save the data as different format.

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BY USING GOOPO, YOUARE AGREEING TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IFYOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, DO NOT USE THISSOFTWARE.

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ANY PERSON WHO USES THIS PRODUCT DOES SO AT HIS/HERS SOLE RISK ANDWITHOUT LIABILITY TO GOOPO.

GOOPO is a free web-based program which uses Google Elevations API to provide elevation data across Earth. By feeding latitude and longitude, this program will return a list of data in the preferred format (text or dxf). This Program has been written by java, html as well as php to make it accessible directly from the internet.

GOOPO is non-commercial and free to use. If you have questions or comments, please contact me at roozbehg@live.com. Visit my personal web page to find out about the other free programs/codes or my experiences and research interests.

GOOPO uses the following non-commercial javascript libraries:
1- jQuery
2- Google Elevation API

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