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Merge pull request #151 from tilezen/iandees/v2-docs
Updating docs for Terrain v2
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***Required attribution:***
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> U.S. Geological Survey, and U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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```
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* ArcticDEM terrain data DEM(s) were created from DigitalGlobe, Inc., imagery and
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funded under National Science Foundation awards 1043681, 1559691, and 1542736;
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* Australia terrain data © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2017;
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* Austria terrain data © offene Daten Österreichs – Digitales Geländemodell (DGM)
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Österreich;
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* Canada terrain data contains information licensed under the Open Government
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Licence – Canada;
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* Europe terrain data produced using Copernicus data and information funded by the
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European Union - EU-DEM layers;
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* Global ETOPO1 terrain data U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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* Mexico terrain data source: INEGI, Continental relief, 2016;
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* New Zealand terrain data Copyright 2011 Crown copyright (c) Land Information New
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Zealand and the New Zealand Government (All rights reserved);
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* Norway terrain data © Kartverket;
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* United Kingdom terrain data © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right
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2015. All rights reserved;
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* United States 3DEP (formerly NED) and global GMTED2010 and SRTM terrain data
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courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.
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***Required attribution when using Mapzen's hosted service:***
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> Mapzen, U.S. Geological Survey, and U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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* Mapzen
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* ArcticDEM terrain data DEM(s) were created from DigitalGlobe, Inc., imagery and
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* Australia terrain data © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2017;
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* Austria terrain data © offene Daten Österreichs – Digitales Geländemodell (DGM)
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Österreich;
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* Canada terrain data contains information licensed under the Open Government
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Licence – Canada;
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* Europe terrain data produced using Copernicus data and information funded by the
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European Union - EU-DEM layers;
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* Global ETOPO1 terrain data U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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* Mexico terrain data source: INEGI, Continental relief, 2016;
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* New Zealand terrain data Copyright 2011 Crown copyright (c) Land Information New
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Zealand and the New Zealand Government (All rights reserved);
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* Norway terrain data © Kartverket;
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* United Kingdom terrain data © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right
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2015. All rights reserved;
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* United States 3DEP (formerly NED) and global GMTED2010 and SRTM terrain data
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courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.
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### Where to attribute
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All 3DEP products available through The National Map are in the public domain and may be used without restriction.
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> All 3DEP products available through The National Map are in the public domain and may be used without restriction.
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> a. Copyright protection is asserted for all products generated by these specifications which are distributed outside of the United States. No domestic copyright will be asserted.
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No restrictions, All GMTED2010 data products are publically available. Any acquisition or use of these data signifies a user's agreement to comprehension and compliance of the USGS Standard Disclaimer. Ensure all portions of metadata are read and clearly understood before using these data in order to protect both user and USGS interests. Please refer to http://www.usgs.gov/privacy.html for the USGS disclaimer.
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Although the USGS is making these data available to others who may find the data of value, USGS does not warrant, endorse, or recommend the use of these data for any given purpose. The user assumes the entire risk related to the use of these data. USGS is providing these data "as is", and USGS disclaims any and all warranties, whether expressed or implied, including (without limitation) any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will USGS be liable to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages or lost profits resulting from any use or misuse of these data. Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Any user who modifies the data is obligated to describe the types of modifications they perform. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent the data, nor to imply that changes made were approved or endorsed by the USGS.
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> No restrictions, All GMTED2010 data products are publically available. Any acquisition or use of these data signifies a user's agreement to comprehension and compliance of the USGS Standard Disclaimer. Ensure all portions of metadata are read and clearly understood before using these data in order to protect both user and USGS interests. Please refer to http://www.usgs.gov/privacy.html for the USGS disclaimer.
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> Although the USGS is making these data available to others who may find the data of value, USGS does not warrant, endorse, or recommend the use of these data for any given purpose. The user assumes the entire risk related to the use of these data. USGS is providing these data "as is", and USGS disclaims any and all warranties, whether expressed or implied, including (without limitation) any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will USGS be liable to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages or lost profits resulting from any use or misuse of these data. Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Any user who modifies the data is obligated to describe the types of modifications they perform. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent the data, nor to imply that changes made were approved or endorsed by the USGS.
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More details can be found on the ETOPO1 [about](https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/global/global.html) page and [data sources](https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/global/etopo1sources.html) page, and [description](https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/page?xml=NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC/MGG/DEM/iso/xml/316.xml&view=getDataView&header=none) page and [disclaimer](https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ngdcinfo/privacy.html#disclaimer) page.
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### data.gov.uk LIDAR Composite Digital Terrain Model
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[Released](https://data.gov.uk/dataset/lidar-composite-dtm-2m1) by [data.gov.uk](https://data.gov.uk/), licensed under the United Kingdom [Open Government License version 3](http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/)
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### data.gv.at Digitales Geländemodell (DGM) Österreich
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