data/.gitignore data/Australia/.gitignore download.py test/test_download.py test/test_read_data.py verify_download.py @@ -1,3 +1,33 @@ -Script that imports the SRTM data in a PostGIS (PostgreSQL) database. I will use the source code of Srtm2Osm for inspiration. +Script that imports the SRTM data in a PostGIS (PostgreSQL) database. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Route_altitude_profiles_SRTM#SRTM_import + +Usage: +First run the tests that come with this script: + +$ cd test +$ python test_download.py +$ cd .. + +Then download the SRTM source files (635 MB): + +$ python download.py + +Verify that the download went correctly: + +$ python verify_download.py + +Unzip the files (adds 3 GB): +$ for f in `ls *.zip`; do unzip $f; done + +Create a PostGIS database (you may need to change some things here depending on +your system): + +$ createdb srtm +$ createlang plpgsql srtm +$ psql -d srtm -f /usr/share/postgresql-8.3-postgis/lwpostgis.sql +$ psql -d srtm -f /usr/share/postgresql-8.3-postgis/spatial_ref_sys.sql + +Run test script: +$ cd test +$ python test_read_data.py README a74ce159f8c281f55e70fa6cb636b98b4d95994e Sjors sjors@sprovoost.nl http://github.com/Sjors/srtm2postgis/commit/78c7d35c14b9c4f259248e80b3eaa59e25d0c8a2 78c7d35c14b9c4f259248e80b3eaa59e25d0c8a2 2008-05-26T00:41:06-07:00 2008-05-26T00:41:06-07:00 Download Australian tiles from server. Test a few tiles. 30d94eab338e4fff9a4fe32122d5b0f95ba38b4b Sjors sjors@sprovoost.nl