GET {format}

usgs.gov:usgs-elevation-api

Summary: Query elevation by coordinates
Operation ID: getElevation
Auth: unknown
Description

Returns the elevation at a specific latitude/longitude point in the specified format (JSON or XML).

Parameters (6)

format (string, path, required)

Output response format

Constraints: {'enum': ['json', 'xml']}

includeDate (boolean, query, optional, default: False)

Include date of elevation data acquisition in response

units (string, query, optional, default: Feet)

Unit of measurement for elevation value

Constraints: {'enum': ['Feet', 'Meters']}

wkid (integer, query, optional, default: 4326)

Spatial reference well-known ID (WKID). 4326 = WGS84, 102100 = Web Mercator.

Constraints: {'enum': [4326, 102100]}

x (number, query, required)

Longitude coordinate (WGS84)

y (number, query, required)

Latitude coordinate (WGS84)

Examples (1)

TitleTypeURLAction
Query elevation by coordinates openapi-spec https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/{format}?x=-105.0&y=40.0

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