DEM Net Elevation API
Open 3D terrain generator from real world data
DEM Net Elevation API launched on November 6, 2019 with 3 votes, #1,504 of 3,203 launches that month. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.
What it does
A simple open source API providing global elevation data and fast content pipeline, enabling live 3D textured terrain generation in both STL and glTF. See SketchFab exports here : https://sketchfab.com/xfischer
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