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The precise spacing is defined by dividing the world into zones based on latitude, and is given in the following table:
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In addition three more levels (3, 4 and 5) at increasing resolution have been proposed, but not yet standardized.
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simulation and prediction. Terrain elevations are described as the height above the
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U.S. Military Specification Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED) MIL-PRF-89020B
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format for military system applications that require terrain elevation.
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MATLAB has in its Mapping toolbox a function for reading DTED files:
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Level 0 has a post spacing of approximately 900 meters.
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Level 2 has a post spacing of approximately 30 meters.
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Level 1 has a post spacing of approximately 90 meters.
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The DTED format for level 0, 1 and 2 is described in
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Digital Elevation Model
aircraft
radar
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geoid
WGS84
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visualization
modeling
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FAS: Digital Terrain Elevation Data
DTED at National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency website
DTED specification

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