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README revised by @calmomau.
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0.9.4 (unreleased)
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- Nothing changed yet.
- Beta release.


0.9.3 (2016-03-24)
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- Add distclean sub-command.


0.9.2 (2016-03-24)
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- Add the basic documentation on http://elevation.bopen.eu


0.9.1 (2016-03-24)
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- Update the usage documentation in the README.


0.9.0 (2016-03-24)
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- First Beta release.
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$ eio clip -o Rome-DEM.tif --bounds 12 41.5 13 42.5

The ``--bounds`` option must be given as ``left bottom right top`` similarly to the ``rio`` command form ``rasterio``.
The ``--bounds`` option accepts latitude and longitude coordinates
(more precisely in geodetic coordinates in the WGS84 refernce system EPSG:4326 for those who care)
given as ``left bottom right top`` similarly to the ``rio`` command form ``rasterio``.

The first time an area is accessed elevation downloads the data tiles from the USGS or CGIAR-CSI servers and
caches them in GeoTiff compressed formats,
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Python API
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Every command have a corresponding API function in the ``elevation`` module::
Every command has a corresponding API function in the ``elevation`` module::

import elevation

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# seed the SRTM3 90m DEM of Italy
elevation.seed(product='SRTM3', bounds=(6.6 36.6 18.6 47.1))

See the `User's guide <http://elevation.bopen.eu/en/stable/usersguide.html>`_ for the complete list of functionalities.


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