Heightmap Overlay
Heightmap
![](/w/images/8/8a/Heightmap_overlay.jpg)
- Main article: Heightmap (Overlay).
- This overlay displays the height of the terrain. The overlay becomes available for all stakeholders when added to a project.
What the Heightmap Overlay is
![](/w/images/8/8a/Heightmap_overlay.jpg)
The Heightmap Overlay is an overlay that displays the height of the terrain. The overlay becomes available for all stakeholders when added to a project.
A model type for the overlay can be chosen in the right panel.
There exist two model types:
- - Digital Terrain Model type: displays the height of the terrain at the selected location on the map.
- - Digital Surface Model type: displays the height of the terrain and the height of the object that is located on the selected location on the map.
![](/w/images/0/0d/Model_type.jpg)
Additional information displayed in hover panel
![](/w/images/5/5f/Hover_panel_terrain.jpg)
When clicking on a specific location on the map, the hover panel displays additional information about the height of the terrain at that specific location.
![](/w/images/9/91/Hover_panel_heightmap_overlay_.jpg)
When clicking on a specific location on the map, the hover panel displays additional information about the height of the terrain and the object that is located on that specific location.
How-to's